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Amstel Gold Race overview
Date	April 20, 2025
Start location	Maastricht
Finish location	Berg en Terblijt
Distance	255,9km
Category	WorldTour
Start time	10:40 CET
Finish time	16:57 CET
Previous edition	2024 Amstel Gold Race
2024 winner	Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers)

Mattias Skjelmose Jensen wins Amstel Gold Race 2025

Mattias Skjelmose outsprints Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel to secure biggest career victory / As it happened

In the biggest win of his career and one of the races of the season, Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) played the perfect hand to defeat both Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at a thrilling Amstel Gold Race, outsprinting both the Olympic and world champion to the line on Sunday.

Amstel Gold Race Route

The 2025 Amstel Gold Race route will cover 34 climbs along a twisting 255.9km route, and features three ascents of the iconic Cauberg.

Amstel Gold Race start list

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Amstel Gold Race teams

Alpecin-Deceuninck
Arkea-B&B Hotels
Bahrain Victorious
Cofidis
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
EF Education - EasyPost
Groupama-FDJ
INEOS Grenadiers
Intermarché - Wanty
Lidl-Trek
Movistar Team
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
Soudal Quick-Step
Team Jayco AlUla
Team Picnic PostNL
Team Visma-Lease a Bike
UAE Team Emirates
XDS Astana Team
Israel-PremierTech
Lotto
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
Unibet Tietema Rockets
UNO-X Mobility
Team Totalenergies

Latest Content on the Race

A composite image of Tadej Pogačar winning the 2025 Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly's Classics Column: 'If Tadej Pogačar stopped racing this year right now, his season would already be a huge success'

By Sean Kelly published 29 April 25

Wout van Aert fourth again but satisfied with Amstel Gold Race performance

By Dan Challis published 21 April 25

News Visma-Lease a Bike leader closes out spring races without a major Classic podium, fixes eyes on Giro d’Italia

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Skjelmose in disbelief after pipping Pogačar to victory

'When Tadej goes, you normally ride for second' – Mattias Skjelmose in disbelief after stunning superstars Pogačar and Evenepoel

By James Moultrie published 20 April 25

News 'I think it's going to take some time before I actually realise just what happened' says Dane after career-best victory

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Remco Evenepoel leads out the three-way sprint at Amstel Gold Race 2025

'Without that fall, I would have won the race' - Remco Evenepoel comes back from mid-race crash to contest three-way sprint at Amstel Gold Race

By Kirsten Frattini published 20 April 25

News 'I will not make the same mistake in Liège' Olympic Champion looks ahead to remaining Ardennes Classics

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Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates pictured in action during the men elite 'Amstel Gold Race' one day cycling race, 255,9 km from Maastricht to Valkenburg, The Netherlands, Sunday 20 April 2025. BELGA POOL NICO VERVEECKEN (Photo by POOL NICO VERVEECKEN / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)

'Maybe we were too enthusiastic' – Tadej Pogačar comes up short in Amstel Gold Race solo move, proves he's human after all

By James Moultrie published 20 April 25

News World Champion loses three-up sprint to Mattias Skjelmose after being caught 8km from the finish by Remco-Evenepoel-led duo

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OVERIJSE, BELGIUM - APRIL 18: Thomas Pidcock of Great Britain and Team Q36.5 Pro Cycling competes during the 65th De Brabantse Pijl - La Fleche Brabanconne 2025 - Men's Elite a 162.6km one day race from Beersel to Overijse on April 18, 2025 in Overijse, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

'I can't come in like Remco' – Tom Pidcock fades behind Evenepoel with 'work to do' ahead of Amstel Gold Race title defence

By James Moultrie published 19 April 25

News Brit says he 'just lacked a bit of explosivity' after failing to follow winning move at De Brabantse Pijl

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