1997 Amstel Gold Race
| 1997 UCI Road World Cup, race 5 of 10 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 26 April 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 258 km (160.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 11' 19" | ||||||||||||
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The 1997 Amstel Gold Race was the 32nd edition of the annual Amstel Gold Race road bicycle race, held on Sunday April 26, 1997, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 258 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Maastricht. The race was the third fastest edition ever with an average speed of 41.689kmh.