2004 Amstel Gold Race
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The Amstel Gold Race 2004 was the 39th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race
", held on Sunday April 18, 2004 in the Limburg
province, The Netherlands. The race stretched 251.1 kilometres, with the start in Maastricht
and the finish in Valkenburg
. There were a total number of 191 competitors, with 101 riders actually completing the race.
Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race is a road bicycle race held in the southern part of the province of Limburg, Netherlands. Since 1989 it has been among the races included in season long rankings tables, as part of the UCI Road World Cup , the UCI ProTour , UCI World Ranking and from 2011 the UCI World Tour...
", held on Sunday April 18, 2004 in the Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
province, The Netherlands. The race stretched 251.1 kilometres, with the start in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
and the finish in Valkenburg
Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...
. There were a total number of 191 competitors, with 101 riders actually completing the race.
Final classification
| RANK | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2 | + 1" | |
| 3 | + 18" | |
| 4 | + 18" | |
| 5 | + 18" | |
| 6 | + 26" | |
| 7 | + 41" | |
| 8 | + 52" | |
| 9 | + 53" | |
| 10 | + 55" |