2010 Amstel Gold Race

2010 Amstel Gold Race 2010 UCI ProTour2010 UCI World Ranking 10 26 April 18 1 257.4 km Philippe Gilbert BEL OLO 2010 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 Enrico Gasparotto ITA AST 2010 2009 2011 The 2010 Amstel Gold Race was the 45th edition of the Amstel Gold Race classic cycle race and took place on April 18, 2010. It was held on a 257.4 kilometres (159.9 mi) course from Maastricht to Cauberg as the sixth event of the 2010 UCI ProTour and the tenth event in the UCI World Ranking series. The race was won by Philippe Gilbert, ending a 16-year wait for a Belgian victory in the race.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7604184/Amstel-Gold-Race-2010-Philippe-Gilbert-ends-16-year-wait-for-Belgian-win-on-the-Cauberg.html Amstel Gold Race 2010: Philippe Gilbert ends 16-year wait for Belgian win on the Cauberg 2010-04-18 The Daily Telegraph 2010-04-20 Teams As the Amstel Gold Race is a UCI ProTour event, the 18 ProTour teams are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Six UCI Professional Continental teams round out the race's 24-team peloton.http://www.amstelgoldrace.nl/index.php?pageId=33April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 18em ALM 2010 AST 2010 BMC 2010 GCE 2010 CTT 2010 EUS 2010 FUJ 2010 FDJ 2010 GRM 2010 LAM 2010 LAN 2010 LIQ 2010 OLO 2010 QST 2010 RAB 2010 SKS 2010 THR 2010 KAT 2010 MRM 2010 RSH 2010 SAX 2010 SKY 2010 TSV 2010 VAC 2010 Several riders who planned to compete in the race were unable to make it to Maastricht because of the colossal ash cloud formed by the eruption of the Icelandic Volcano Eyjafjallajökull, which grounded flights throughout Europe. The team most affected was Caisse d'Epargne, whose leaders Alejandro Valverde and Luis León Sánchez, as well as several others, were all unable to make it to the race. They start the race with only José Vicente García, Imanol Erviti and David López available to ride instead of the customary eight riders, and needed special permission from the UCI to allow them such a small squad. Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins, Cervélo TestTeam captain Carlos Sastre, and the Team HTC-Columbia duo of Craig Lewis and Vicente Reynès, all of whom reside in Spain, were also unable to get to Maastricht in time for the race.Valverde, Sanchez miss Amstel Gold due to Volcano Eyjafjallajökull | CyclingnewsSastre out of Amstel due to Volcano Eyjafjallajökull | Cyclingnews There was also talk that helicopters providing live images of the race would be grounded because of the ash cloud, but the race received special permission from the Dutch transportation minister for the helicopters to fly during the race.Amstel broadcast to go on as scheduled | Cyclingnews Result RiderTeamTime1 Philippe Gilbert BEL OLO 2010 6h 22' 54"2 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 2"3 Enrico Gasparotto ITA AST 2010 + 2"4 Bert De Waele BEL LAN 2010 + 5"5 Roman Kreuziger CZE LIQ 2010 + 5"6 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2010 + 5"7 Fränk Schleck LUX SAX 2010 + 7"8 Marco Marcato ITA VAC 2010 + 9"9 Karsten Kroon NLD BMC 2010 + 11"10 Chris Horner USA RSH 2010 + 11" References External links http://www.amstelgoldrace.nl/ Category:Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race Category:2010 UCI World Ranking Category:2010 in Dutch sport