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1973 Amstel Gold Race
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Dutch cycling race
The 1973 Amstel Gold Race was the eighth edition of the annual Amstel Gold Race road bicycle race, held on Sunday April 7, 1973, in the Dutch provinces of Limburg. The race stretched 238 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen. There were a total of 165 competitors, and 28 cyclists finished the race.
Result
+ Final result (1–10) Rank Rider Time 1Eddy Merckx BEL 6:38:16 2Frans Verbeeck BEL + 3.13 3Herman Van Springel BEL + 3.15 4Joop Zoetemelk NED + 3.49 5Hennie Kuiper NED + 4.15 6Albert Van Vlierberghe BEL + 5.35 7Ronny Dewitte BEL + 5.40 8Freddy Maertens BEL + 5.59 9Walter Godefroot BEL + 8.05 10Santiago Lazcano ESP + 8.10
Further reading
Duker Peter The Curse of the Amstel Gold International Cycle Sport May 1973 60 8 http://www.internationalcyclesport.com/html/ics_1973-05_p08.html 10 April 2020 Kennedy Brothers Publishing Keighley, UK 0020-6504 InternationalCycleSport.com
External links
Results
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