2014 Amstel Gold Race
| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 11 of 28 | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 20 April 2014 | ||
| Distance | 251 km (156.0 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 6h 25' 57" | ||
| Results | |||
| Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
(BMC Racing Team) | |
| Second | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) |
(Lotto–Belisol) | |
| Third |  Simon Gerrans (AUS) |
(Orica–GreenEDGE) | |
The 2014 Amstel Gold Race was the 49th running of the Amstel Gold Race, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 20 April 2014 over a distance of 251 kilometres (156.0 miles) and it was the eleventh race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season. It was won for the third time by Belgium's Philippe Gilbert, ahead of countryman Jelle Vanendert and Australia's Simon Gerrans.[1]
Teams
As the Amstel Gold Race was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Six other squads were given wildcard places, thus completing the 24-team peloton.
The 24 teams competed in the race were:[2]
Results
| Rider | Team | Time | World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
BMC Racing Team | 6h 25' 57" | 80 |
| 2 | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) |
Lotto–Belisol | + 5" | 60 |
| 3 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 6" | 50 |
| 4 |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
Movistar Team | + 6" | 40 |
| 5 |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 6" | 30 |
| 6 |  Simon Geschke (GER) |
Giant–Shimano | + 10" | 22 |
| 7 |  Bauke Mollema (NED) |
Belkin Pro Cycling | + 10" | 14 |
| 8 |  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) |
Astana | + 10" | 10 |
| 9 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) |
Team Katusha | + 10" | 6 |
| 10 |  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) |
Team Europcar | + 12" | 2 |
References
- ↑ "Philippe Gilbert bursts clear for third win". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Amstel Gold Race 2014 start list". cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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