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Amstel Gold Race takes place entirely on Dutch soil, far from the Ardennes and the Walloon region of Belgium. Still, due to its location on the calendar and the undulating profile through which it runs, it is considered the first of the three races that make up the Ardennes triptych, along with Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

If we go back a bit, the first edition of the Amstel Gold Race was held in 1966 and since then it has been sponsored continuously by the Dutch brewery Amstel. It is the most important race in the Netherlands, and a big event in the country.

Route

For this edition of the beer race, the route consists of the multiplicity of passes on the climbs of Bemelergerg, Geuhelmmerberg and Cauberg, until adding the 3027 meters of positive slope that make up the men's race and the 1516 that compose the women's.

Favorites men’s race

Many strong candidates for the men's event: Julian Alalphilippe (1200), Wout Van Aert (1000), Primož Roglič (1200), Maximilina Schachmann (1000), Michael Matthews (1000), Jasper Stuyven (600), Jakob Fulgsang (1200), Alexey Lutsenko (600), Alberto Bettiol (400), Magnus Cort Nielsen (400), Michal Kwiatkowski (600), Greg Van Avermaet (800), Tim Wellens (600), Dylan Teuns (800), Gullaume Martin (600), Warren Barguil (400), Valentin Madouas (400), Marc Hirschi (600), Matteo Trentin (800), Tiesj Benoot (600), Sepp Vanmarcke (400) and Daryl Impey (600) are the main names.

Favorites women’s race

For the women's event the startlist is also stellar: Annemiek Van Veluten (1200), Anna Van der Breggen (1200), Cahntal Blaak (600), Amy Pieters (1000), Marianne Vos (1200), Katarzyna Niewiadoma (1000), Elizabeth Deignan (1000), Elisa Longo Borghini (1000), Grace Brown (400), Margarita Victoria García (600), Marta Bastianelli (1000), Sofia Bertizzolo (600), Soraya Paladin (1000), Ceclie Uttrup Ludwig (800) and Liane Lippert (800) are some of the top favorites.