Amstel Gold Race

annual road bicycle race in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands

Key facts

Date: Mid to late April
Region: Limburg , Netherlands
English name: Amstel Gold Race
Nickname s: The Amstel , The Gold Race , Nederlands Mooiste , (Dutch Most Beautiful en. ) , AGR , ”The Beer Classic”
Discipline: Road
Competition: UCI World Tour
Type: One-day Classic , Hills Classic, Ardennes Classic
Organiser: Amstel Gold Race Foundation ( Heineken NV ), Flanders Classics (since 2025), The PEPr Company
Race director: Leo van Vliet
Web site: amstelgoldrace .nl
First edition: 1966 ( 1966 )
Editions: 60 (as of 2026)

Article

The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic road cycling race held annually since 1966 in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classics riders as the favourites.

Since 1989 the event has been included in season-long competitions at the highest level of UCI, as part of the UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004), the UCI ProTour (2005–2010), UCI World Ranking (2009–2010) and since 2011 of the UCI World Tour. It is the only one-day World Tour race staged in the Netherlands and is considered the most important Dutch road cycling event. Dutchman Jan Raas holds the winning record with five victories.