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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Peloton
The peloton faced a 258km race that started in Maastricht and finished in Valkenburg, Netherlands, just after the Cauberg hill. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Martin
Tony Martin played an important role for the Etixx-Quick-Step team, riding in the day's most dangerous breakaway move. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Kelderman
Wilco Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo) tried to bridge up to the lead group in the closing kilometers of the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Kwiatkowski
Eventual winner Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx-Quick-Step) got aero on one of the undulating course's descents. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Tight racing
Amstel Gold Race is characterized by narrow roads and short climbs, making it very difficult to move up in the tightly packed bunch. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Haas
Nathan Haas rode in the peloton early in the race. His Cannondale-Garmin teammate, Alex Howes, lurked in the peloton like a coyote on the prairie, waiting to pounce on the breakaway move that went late in the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Windmill
Naturally, the peloton was treated to the classic scenery of the Netherlands. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Crash
As is the case in a hard, long, and nervous day of racing, a few crashes happened throughout the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Sanchez
BMC's Samuel Sanchez, an Olympic champion, was one of the victims of a crash. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Tanner
Australian David Tanner (IAM Cycling) had a great ride, making his way into the breakaway and even trying an attack late in the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Clarke
Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) took a flyer ahead of the final 10 kilometers of racing, partly playing the team card to set things up for race favorite Michael Matthews. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Nibali
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) looks to be finding his form, riding aggressively in a dangerous break that went late in the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Nibali attack
Nibali attacked and had a gap, but was soon pulled back by his breakaway companions. None wanted to give the Italian champion very much leash. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Fuglsang, Van Avermaet
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) made a promising late-race attack, but he was closely marked by Greg Van Avermaet, who was dead set on working for BMC teammate Philippe Gilbert and would not pull through. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Gilbert
Gilbert set off the fireworks early on the finish up the Cauberg hill, and he was followed by Matthews, who looked perfectly positioned for the sprint. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Sprint
The attack by Gilbert and Matthews was swallowed up by a large group that came to the line for a sprint for the win. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Kwiatkowski wins
Kwiatkowski played his cards masterfully. He was not overeager on the Cauberg, allowing others to bring him back to the front, and sprinted brilliantly to win his first race while wearing the rainbow jersey. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Podium beers
Naturally, the podium finishers — Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Kwiatkowski, and Matthews — toasted a fine day in the saddle with some Amstel beer. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Matthews
As a hot favorite going into the Amstel Gold Race, Matthews appeared a little disappointed to sprint to third place behind Valverde and Kwiatkowski. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Amstel Gold Race: Kwiatkowski celebrates
No rainbow curse for Kwiatkowski. The Polish wunderkind delivered the major win that Etixx-Quick-Step needed this spring. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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