Amstel Gold Race 2023: entries, route, TV channel… Info

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Amstel Gold Race 2023 entries route TV channel Info

Michal Kwiatkowski, winner last year ahead of Benoît Cosnefroy, is putting his title on the line in the Amstel Gold Race this Sunday April 16th.

The Ardenaises triptych kicks off this Sunday April 16 with the Amstel Gold Race. For this race, Tadej Pogacar, winner of the Tour of Flanders, will be at the start with his UAE Emirates team. Spring has already been a great success for us but we can’t wait to come to the Ardennes classics and win a big result, starting with Amstel”, explains Pogacar on the site of his team. “It’s a race I’ve only done once, but I know it’s a long, hard course with lots of climbs, so we have to be ready for a tough race.”

Other favorites include last year’s winner Michal Kwiatkowski or even Tom Pidcock, in difficulty since the start of the season. Among the French, we will follow the performance of Benoit Cosnefroy, second last year and who hopes to achieve the same race. On the other hand, this race will be done without Julian Alaphilippeinjured in the knee since his fall on the Tour of Flanders, but also Remco Evenepoel, the world champion preferring to leave this race aside.

What is the course of the Amstel Gold Race?

The start will be given from Maastricht on Sunday 16 April. Mainly disputed in the Netherlands, the first classic of the Ardennes triptych remains concentrated around Valkenburg (Berg en Terblijt to be exact), where the finish will be judged after 253.6 kilometers of racing and no less than 33 listed mountains to climb. The last climb for the final battle will take place in the last 20 kilometers with a loop and two difficulties: the Geulhemmerberg (1.0 km at 5.9%) and the Bemelerberg (0.7 km at 5.9%) at 5 kilometers from the finish. The difficulties:

  1. Maasberg (0.3 km at 5.5%, km 12.4)
  2. Adsteeg (0.6 km at 4.6%, km 31.5)
  3. Bergseweg (0.8 km at 5.8%, km 46.8)
  4. Korenweg (0.5 km at 5.3%, km 49.6)
  5. Nijswillerweg (km 57)
  6. Rijksweg (km 67
  7. Wolfsberg (0.3 km at 7.7%, km 84.7)
  8. Loorberg (1.2 km at 5.7%, km 88.8)
  9. Schweibergerweg (2.5 km at 4.6%, km 101.8)
  10. Camerig (3.9 km at 4.3%, km 109.5)
  11. Drielandenpunt (2.1 km at 5.6%, km 118.8)
  12. Gemmenich (0.8 km at 6.0%, km 123.2)
  13. Vijlenerbos (1.5 km at 5.5%, km 127.8)
  14. Eperheide (2.1 km at 4.7%, km 135.9)
  15. Gulperbergweg (0.6 km at 8.7%, km 144.3)
  16. Plettenberg (0.6 km at 4.5%, km 148.5)
  17. Eyserweg (1.7 km at 5.0%, km 151.3)
  18. St Remigiusstraa (1.0 km @ 6.7%, km 155.1)
  19. Vrakelberg (0.4 km at 9.5%, km 160.0)
  20. Sibbergrubbe (1.6 km at 4.1%, km 169.1)
  21. Cauberg (0.6 km at 8.3%, km 172.4)
  22. Geulhemmerberg (1.0 km at 5.8%, km 177.3)
  23. Keederberg (km 184)
  24. Bemelerberg (0.7 km at 5.7%, km 187.6)
  25. Loorberg (1.2 km at 5.6%, km 203.3)
  26. Gulperbergweg (1.0 km at 5.2%, km 210.2)
  27. Kruisberg (0.6 km at 8.5%, km 214.6)
  28. Eyserbosweg (0.9 km at 9.3%, km 216.8)
  29. Fromberg (0.7 km at 4.5%, km 220.9)
  30. Keutenberg (1.1 km at 6.8%, km 225.1)
  31. Cauberg (0.6 km at 8.3%, km 235.0)
  32. Geulhemmerberg (1.0 km at 5.9%, km 239.8)
  33. Bemelerberg (0.7 km at 5.9%, km 246.5)

Who are the engaged?

Here is the list of riders entered thanks to the FirstCycling website.

On which channel to follow the race?

The race will be followed on Eurosport 2 this Sunday, April 16, from 3:30 p.m., but also on the Eurosport/CGN application from 2:30 p.m. The race will also be broadcast on France 3 from 3:15 p.m.

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