Features Road Retro Gallery: Amstel Curaçao Race By Cycling News published 4 November 2014 A look back at the end of season Caribbean race Comments Image 1 of 131Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (left) and Tour runner-up Andy Schleck enjoy the company of dolphins while in Curaçao for the Amstel Curaçao Race.(Image credit: Leon van Vliet)Ellen Van Dijk shares a joke with Marcel Kittel in Curacao.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador turns his hand to volleyball(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador and Toom Boonen watch on as a dolphin jumps into the air(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador clowning around with a dolphine(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador clings on to his dolphins(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The brothers Schleck, Andy and Fränk(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador reclines on the back(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy Schleck at the 2007 edition(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen enjoys a drink in 2007(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy Schlek adjusts his goggles while Tom Boonen looks ready to dive(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink enjoying some down time with the paper(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Journalist Raymond Kerckhofs checks is Robert Gesink is ready his articles(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy Schleck decides to pour water on his head to cool down(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gerard Ciolek enjoying his presence at the 2007 race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Riders enjoy a beer in 2007(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thumbs up from Alberto Contador(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador and Tom Boonen teaching dolphin the peace sign(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador and Tom Boonen enjoying the water after the 2007 edition of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy Schleck under water(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen gets curious during a scuba dive(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy and Fränk Schleck in their scuba gear(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy and Fränk Schleck and Tom Boonen under the water(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gerald Ciolek with a dolphin(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink about to be kissed by a dolphin(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gerald Ciolek enjoys the dolphin show(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink holds onto his dolphins(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fränk Schleck during a volleyball game(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Linus Gerdemann, Tom Boonen, Alberto Contador, Thomas Dekker and Andy Schleck all show off their pasty arms(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas Dekker and Tom Boonen interview each other on Sporza(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A dolphin plants a kiss on Alberto Contador(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen lets a dolphin give him a kiss(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador and Tom Boonen in2007(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy Schleck practises his camera skills(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink with girlfriend Daisy getting ready for a scuba dive(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador lets the podium hostess have his champagne(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy and Fränk Schleck enjoy a beer after the 2009 race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador focused on the startline in 2009(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Former pro Dirk De Wolf enjoying the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tony Martin on the podium in 2010(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Niki Terpstra, Fränk Schleck and Alessandro Petacchi made up the 2010 podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Niki Terpstra at the 2010 race with his family(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy Schleck and Tony Martin in 2010(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Race organiser Leo Van Vliet in 2011(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The 2011 podium of Fränk Schleck, Marcel Kittel and Johnny Hoogerland enjoy a beer(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy Schleck at the 2011 race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fränk Schleck in 2011(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Race organiser Leo Van Vliet with Marcel Kittel in 2011(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pedro Delgado at the 2013 race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jurgen Van den Brouck with Stijn Devolder in 2009(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy Schleck won the 2008 edition of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Linus Gerdermann puts his feet up(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gerard Ciolek soaks up the sun in 2007(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andy and Fränk Schleck relax by a boat(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)It wasn't all fun for the riders as this sit down interview suggests in 2007(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador won the 2007 edition of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Schleck brothers, Contador and Boonen have a laugh in 2007(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen relaxing by the pool in his green jersey bibs(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador goes for a swim in the yellow jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen decides on a more flamboyant style of headware(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The startline of the 2007 edition of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador goes for a swim in hie 2007 yellow jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Booen doing his own mechanical work(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)An Easy Rider Curacao member watches the 2007 edition of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck enjoying a post-race party(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Two former Tour de France winners in Bernard Hinault and Joop Zoetemelt at the 2013 edition of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen and Thomas Dekker clowning around(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen and Alberto Contador compare tanlines(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Eric Dekker looking a little concerned by the dolphin nibbling at his ear(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas Dekker gets ready to scuba dive in 2006(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alejandro Valverde and George Hincapie at the 2006 edition of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)American champion George Hincapie and 2006 UCI ProTour winner Alejandro Valverde(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alejandro Valverde won the 2006 edition of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)2005 world champion Tom Boonen in the rainbow jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Paolo Savoldelli in the 2005 Giro d'Italia's maglia rosa(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen enjoying the pool(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen wins the 2005 Amstel Curaçao Race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Johan Vansummeren and girlfriend Jasmine (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen and his girlfriend enjoying the fruit and ice statues on offer (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Max van Heeswijk paddles with his sons in 2004(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Theo Bos, Andy Schleck and Stijn Devolder enjoy the fireworks in 2008(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alejandro Valverde leads George Hincapie and Fränk Schleck in a jetski race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)George Hincapie on a jetski(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alejandro Valverde went scuba diving in a skin suit(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen enjoying the Curacao sunset(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas Dekker in 2007(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen decides to eat the paddle ball(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen enjoys a game of paddle ball(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)