Amstel Curaçao Race | |
Region: | Curaçao |
Date: | November |
Type: | One-day race |
First Edition: | 2002 |
Number Of Editions: | 12 (2013) |
Mostwins: | (2 times each) |
Mostrecent: | ♀ |
The Amstel Curaçao Race was a road bicycle race held on Curaçao, an island off the Venezuelan coast. The last race was held in 2014.[1] The race was generally about 80 kilometres long and was held at the end of the cycling season. Since it is not as competitive as many other races (it is not included in the UCI World Tour), the Amstel Curaçao Race is considered to be an 'after-party' to the cycling season. Despite its comparative unimportance, the race has been won by several notable cyclists, including classics specialist Tom Boonen and Grand Tour winners Andy Schleck, Alejandro Valverde and Alberto Contador. The race is sponsored by the Netherlands brewery Amstel, who also sponsor the more eminent Amstel Gold Race, a one day classic held in the Netherlands. Contador and Terpstra currently stand as the most prolific winners of the race with two wins each.
Year | ♂/♀ | First | Second | Third | |
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♂ | Stefan Van Dijk | ||||
♂ | Michael Boogerd | ||||
♂ | Davide Rebellin | ||||
♂ | Pieter Weening | ||||
♂ | Erik Dekker | ||||
♂ | Fränk Schleck | ||||
♂ | Theo Bos | ||||
♂ | Koos Moerenhout | ||||
♂ | Niki Terpstra | ||||
♂ | Johnny Hoogerland | ||||
♂ | Thomas De Gendt | ||||
♀ | Annemiek van Vleuten | ||||
♂ | |||||
♀ | Ines klok | ||||
♂ | Sebastian Langeveld |