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♂/♀FirstSecondThird
2002♂Netherlands Michael BoogerdItaly Paolo BettiniNetherlands Stefan Van Dijk
2003♂Belgium Peter Van PetegemSpain Alejandro ValverdeNetherlands Michael Boogerd
2004♂Spain Óscar FreireNetherlands Max van HeeswijkItaly Davide Rebellin
2005♂Belgium Tom BoonenItaly Paolo SavoldelliNetherlands Pieter Weening
2006♂Spain Alejandro ValverdeLuxembourg Fränk SchleckNetherlands Erik Dekker
2007♂Spain Alberto ContadorNetherlands Thomas DekkerLuxembourg Fränk Schleck
2008♂Luxembourg Andy SchleckBelgium Stijn DevolderNetherlands Theo Bos
2009♂Spain Alberto ContadorNorway Thor HushovdNetherlands Koos Moerenhout
2010♂Luxembourg Fränk SchleckItaly Alessandro PetacchiNetherlands Niki Terpstra
2011♂Germany Marcel KittelLuxembourg Andy SchleckNetherlands Johnny Hoogerland
2012♂Netherlands Niki TerpstraCuraçao Marc de MaarBelgium Thomas De Gendt
♀Netherlands Marianne VosNetherlands Ellen van DijkNetherlands Annemiek van Vleuten
2013♂Netherlands Johnny HoogerlandBelgium Jan BakelantsCuraçao Marc de Maar
♀Netherlands Ellen van DijkCuraçao Lisa GroothuesheidkampNetherlands Ines klok
2014♂Netherlands Niki TerpstraBelgium Tim WellensNetherlands Sebastian Langeveld
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