Races Road Gasparotto wins Amstel stunner By Cycling News published 15 April 2012 Italian gets first Classics victory Comments Race Home Race history Start list Image 1 of 92Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) wins the Amstel Gold Race 2012(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) and Lars-Petter Nordhaug (Team Sky) hit the deck 300m from the line at Amstel Gold(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto Belisol Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Peio Bilbao (Euskaltel - Euskadi)(Image credit: Sirotti)Thomas Voeckler (Europcar)(Image credit: Sirotti)The RadioShack team worked hard (Image credit: Sirotti)Oscar Gatto(Image credit: Sirotti)Sylvain Chavanel (Omega-Pharma QuickStep)(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Wegmann (Garmin-Barracuda)(Image credit: Sirotti)Robert Gesink (Rabobank)(Image credit: Sirotti)Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Cadel Evans (BMC) quits the race(Image credit: Sirotti)Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi)(Image credit: Sirotti)Oscar Freire (Katusha) attacked in the final 10km and almost held on(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Enrico Gasparotto (Team Astana), Jelle Vanendert (Team Lotto Belisol) and Peter Sagan (Team Liquigas) avoid the Cunego crash(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Enrico Gasparotto (Pro Team Astana) made an earlier attack(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Enrico Gasparotto (Pro Team Astana) takes the win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The sprint to decide the winner of Amstel Gold Race(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Oscar Freire (Katusha) attacked in the final 10km and almost held on(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sagan, Gasparotto and Vanendert (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cadel Evans (BMC)(Image credit: Sirotti)Sagan, Gasparotto and Vanendert (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jose Rojas (Movistar)(Image credit: Sirotti)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky)(Image credit: Sirotti)Oscar Freire Gomez (Katusha Team) attacks from the bunch(Image credit: Sirotti)Oscar Freire Gomez (Katusha Team) races towards the final climb(Image credit: Sirotti)Oscar Freire Gomez (Katusha Team) looks back(Image credit: Sirotti)Niki Terpstra ran out of steam on the Cauberg(Image credit: Sirotti)Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) chases down Freire(Image credit: Sirotti)Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) attacked on the Cauberg(Image credit: Sirotti)Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) attacked on the Cauberg(Image credit: Sirotti)Gilbert attacks just before Cunego crashes(Image credit: Sirotti)Oscar Freire Gomez (Katusha Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Enrico Gasparotto (Pro Team Astana) briefly attacked before the final climb(Image credit: Sirotti)Thomas Voeckler (Europcar)(Image credit: Sirotti)Greg Van Avermaet leads Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Gilbert comes home ahead of Sanchez(Image credit: Sirotti)Frank Schleck (Radioshack-Nissan) was 12th(Image credit: Sirotti)Nicki Sörensen (Team Saxo Bank) was his team's best finisher in 16th(Image credit: Sirotti)Thomas Dekker (Garmin-Barracuda)(Image credit: Sirotti)Australian national champion Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge)(Image credit: Sirotti)Pre race favourites Rodriguez and Valverde cross the line together(Image credit: Sirotti)Peter Sagan and Thomas Voeckler attacked together(Image credit: Sirotti)Fans from Luxembourg on the Amstel course(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Amstel Gold Race 2012(Image credit: Bettini Photo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Three Garmin riders at the back of the bunch(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Maarten Tjallingii leads Robert Gesink (Team Rabobank) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sagan and Nibali set to lead Liquigas(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Argos-Shimano sign on in the morning (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Team RadioShack-Nissan(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The start in Maastricht(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Katusha team at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) goes back to the team car(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Road furniture on the course of Amstel Gold Race(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Oscar Freire (Katusha) put in another strong performance(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Philippe Gilbert (BMC) put in a solid performance in Amstel but didn't have the form from 12 months ago(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Paolo Bettini and Vicenzo Nibali at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Johnny Hoogerland (Team Vacansoleil - DCM) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Paolo Bettini and Vicenzo Nibali at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Enrico Gasparotto (Team Astana) wins ahead of Jelle Vanendert (Team Lotto Belisol) and Peter Sagan (Team Liquigas - Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Gilbert hangs at the back of the bunch(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Gilbert hangs at the back of the bunch(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The bunch tackle the Cauberg(Image credit: Bettini Photo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Local favourites: Rabobank at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Liquigas Cannondale team(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Enrico Gasparotto (Team Astana) wins ahead of Jelle Vanendert (Team Lotto Belisol) and Peter Sagan (Team Liquigas - Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Omega-Pharma QuickStep team(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Amstel Gold Race is made up of 31 climbs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vacansoleil on the podium at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vacansoleil on the podium at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Enrico Gasparotto (Astana Pro Team) finished 3rd in 2010 but won Amstel in 2012(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Cheers: Enrico Gasparotto (Astana Pro Team) enjoys a well-deserved beer on the Amstel podium(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Italy and Astana enjoy their win with Enrico Gasparotto (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The 2012 Amstel Gold Race podium(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Enrico Gasparotto (Astana Pro Team) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)2012 Amstel Gold Race winner: Enrico Gasparotto (Astana Pro Team) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The Dutch countryside at Amstel Gold Race(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Enrico Gasparotto (Astana Pro Team) wins Amstel Gold Race(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Enrico Gasparotto (Astana Pro Team) wins Amstel Gold Race(Image cred