1966 Amstel Gold Race

Dutch cycling race The 1966 Amstel Gold Race was the first edition of the annual Amstel Gold Race road bicycle race, held on Sunday April 30, 1966, in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg. The race stretched 302 kilometres instead of the supposed 249 km, with the start in Breda and the finish in Meerssen. This was because of rerouting because of Koningsdag festivities in the centers of towns and villages across the route. There were a total of 120 competitors, including Jacques Anquetil, Raymond Poulidor, Tom Simpson and winner Jean Stablinski. Eventually 30 cyclists finished the race, due to the extra kilometers that where races. Result + Final result (1–10) Rank Rider Time 1Jean Stablinski FRA 07:48:50 2Bernard Van de Kerckhove BEL + 0 3Jan Hugens NED + 0.05 4Marcel Geeraerts BEL + 2.05 5Peter Post NED + 2.08 6Cor Schuuring NED + 6.40 7Cees van Espen NED + 0 8Constant Jongen BEL + 0 9Rik Pauwels BEL + 0 10Mies Stolker NED + 0 External links Results Category:Amstel Gold Race Category:1966 in road cycling Category:1966 in Dutch sport Category:April 1996 sports events in Europe