This Sunday, it's time for the only Dutch classic, the Amstel Gold Race. This will be the 59th edition since the first was held in 1966, and will take place between the Markt in Maastricht and the Rijksweg in Vilt. Indeed, since 2013, the finish is no longer at the top of the Cauberg in Valkenburg, but at the same place as the finish of the 2012 World Championship races. However, in the final loop, the Cauberg makes its return this year for the first time in several years! Apart from that, the course for the Amstel Gold Race 2025 is fairly similar to that of last year. It still features no fewer than 33 climbs, on this UCI WorldTour classified race (there has been a little variation in this number of climbs, with a minimum of 31 in 2010 and 2012 and a maximum of 35 in 2017 and subsequent years).
In this article you'll find the hourly itinerary and route of the Amstel Gold Race 2025 on an OpenStreetMap map (similar to Google Maps), and you can also download the route in Google Earth for a virtual flyover, for example. You'll also find the race profile and timetable, and the list of starters for the Amstel Gold Race 2025.
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The Amstel Gold Race 2025 route description
After the start at the Market (Markt) at the outside of the center of Maastricht, the riders head north to Geulle and continue on to Elsloo, where they climb the Maasberg (1) and then to Urmond, before finally turning, this time towards Sittard and then heading south to Beek. They then climb the Adsteeg (2) and head up the Bergseweg (3) and continue on to discover other climbs. These are Korenweg (4), Nijswillerweg (5) and then a climb up the Rijksweg N278 (6). At Cadier en Keer, they turn south again.They then descend first to the Belgian border, passing through Wolfsberg (7) and Loorberg (8) before making a short foray north to the town of Gulpen and passing through Gulperberg, but the climb continues up Schweibergerweg (9) before turning left and skirting the border again as they climb Camerig (10), a small fork towards Vijlen before heading via Vaals to the Vaalserberg/Drielandenpunt (11) (a small summit where the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium meet).
This is followed by the climb to Gemmenich (12) just across the Belgian border, and Epenerbaan/Vijlenerbos (13) after returning to the Netherlands. This part of the course is the blue section on the map.
Riders then enter the red part (the red of the race's partner brand 🍻) of the course and climb the Eperheide (14), then heading north on the same route as the outward journey, they change course to climb the Gulperberg (Bergweg) (15), then continuing north to climb the Plettenberg (16), Eyserweg (17), Schanternelsweg (18) (instead of Sint Remigiusstraat until last year), Vrakelberg (19) then a little further on past Schin op Geul the combination of Sibbergrubbe (20) and Cauberg (21) before they cross the finish line for the first time.
The subsequent loop around the finish line includes the ascent of Geulhemmerberg (22). After passing through Maastricht and back to Cadier en Keer, they then climb the Keerderberg (23) before turning left to Bemelen, where they turn right to head up the Bemelerberg (24) and, after descending to the south and passing the Loorberg (25), they climb back up to Gulpen and complete the red section of the course.
They then start the golden section (the third color of the partner brand, as blue is actually also part of it) and climb Gulperberg (26) again, but in its complete version and not via Bergweg, after which they continue via Partij and climb north via Wahlwiller and on to Kruisberg (27) and then Eyserbosweg (28) and Fromberg (29). The peloton then turns left at Schin op Geul to reach the Keutenberg (30) before climbing back up to the second Cauberg climb (31), this time followed by a final loop that resembles the 2012 World Championships circuit, with the Geulhemmerberg climb (32) in addition to the Bemelerberg (33). This time, for the first time in a long time, we pass over the Cauberg again! At that point, there are 1.8 km left to go to the finish in Berg en Terblijt.
The race will have its start at 10.40am and an estimated finish time of 4.57pm. The distance covered will be 255.9 kilometers.
The Amstel Gold Race 2025 timetable, race profile and route on an OpenStreetMap map
Below you'll find the OpenStreetMap map (similar to Google Maps), profile and timetable (with times of passage through the various towns and villages along the route) for the Amstel Gold Race 2025.To make the map easier to read, the route is displayed in three parts: the first in blue, the second in red and the third in gold.
The Amstel Gold Race 2025 route in Google Earth
Would you prefer to view the Amstel Gold Race 2025 route in Google Earth, and take a virtual flyover of the course? Then download the KML file below:>> Download the Amstel Gold Race 2025 route in Google Earth
The list of starters for the Amstel Gold Race 2025
Outgoing winner Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) will start the Amstel Gold Race 2025. Other big names include Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG), Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), Tybau Nys (Lidl-Trek) and Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost).>> Download the participants list for the Amstel Gold Race 2025.
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The result of the Amstel Gold Race 2025
At the end of the day on Sunday, you'll find the result of the Amstel Gold Race 2025, with the ranking and top 10, on the Amstel Gold Race 2025 page of the UCI cycling calendar.door Thomas VergouwenVond u dit artikel interessant? Laat het uw vrienden op Facebook weten door op de buttons hieronder te klikken!
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