Amstel Curaçao Race

Amstel Curaçao Race
Race details
Date November
Region Curaçao
Type One-day race
History
First winner  Michael Boogerd (NED)
Most wins  Alberto Contador (ESP)
 Niki Terpstra (NED) (2 times each)
Most recent ♂  Niki Terpstra (NED)
♀  Ellen van Dijk (NED)

The Amstel Curaçao Race is a road bicycle race held on Curaçao, an island off the Venezuelan coast. The race is generally about 80 kilometres long and is 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.

List of winners

Year ♂/♀First Second Third
2002 ♂ Netherlands Michael Boogerd Italy Paolo Bettini Netherlands Stefan Van Dijk
2003 ♂ Belgium Peter Van Petegem Spain Alejandro Valverde Netherlands Michael Boogerd
2004 ♂ Spain Óscar Freire Netherlands Max van Heeswijk Italy Davide Rebellin
2005 ♂ Belgium Tom Boonen Italy Paolo Savoldelli Netherlands Pieter Weening
2006 ♂ Spain Alejandro Valverde Luxembourg Fränk Schleck Netherlands Erik Dekker
2007 ♂ Spain Alberto Contador Netherlands Thomas Dekker Luxembourg Fränk Schleck
2008 ♂ Luxembourg Andy Schleck Belgium Stijn Devolder Netherlands Theo Bos
2009 ♂ Spain Alberto Contador Norway Thor Hushovd Netherlands Koos Moerenhout
2010 ♂ Luxembourg Fränk Schleck Italy Alessandro Petacchi Netherlands Niki Terpstra
2011 ♂ Germany Marcel Kittel Luxembourg Andy Schleck Netherlands Johnny Hoogerland
2012 ♂ Netherlands Niki Terpstra Curaçao Marc de Maar Belgium Thomas De Gendt
♀ Netherlands Marianne Vos Netherlands Ellen van Dijk Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten
2013 ♂ Netherlands Johnny Hoogerland Belgium Jan Bakelants Curaçao Marc de Maar
♀ Netherlands Ellen van Dijk Curaçao Lisa Groothuesheidkamp Netherlands Ines klok
2014 ♂ Netherlands Niki Terpstra Belgium Tim Wellens Netherlands Sebastian Langeveld

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