Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
| 2025 Amstel Gold Race | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid to late April |
| Region | Limburg, Netherlands |
| English name | Amstel Gold Race |
| Nickname(s) | The Amstel, The Gold Race, Nederlands Mooiste (Dutch Most Beautiful en.) , AGR, ”The Beer Classic” |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI World Tour |
| Type | One-day Classic, Hills Classic, Ardennes Classic |
| Organiser | Amstel Gold Race Foundation (Heineken NV), Flanders Classics (since 2025), The PEPr Company |
| Race director | Leo van Vliet |
| Web site | amstelgoldrace |
| History | |
| First edition | 1966 |
| Editions | 59 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | Jean Stablinski (FRA) |
| Most wins | Jan Raas (NED) (5 wins) |
| Most recent | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) |
The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic road cycling race held annually since 1966 in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classics riders as the favourites.
Since 1989 the event has been included in season-long competitions at the highest level of UCI, as part of the UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004), the UCI ProTour (2005–2010), UCI World Ranking (2009–2010) and since 2011 of the UCI World Tour. It is the only one-day World Tour race staged in the Netherlands and is considered the most important Dutch road cycling event. Dutchman Jan Raas holds the winning record with five victories.
Dutch beer brewer Amstel has served as the race's title sponsor since its creation in 1966. The name does not directly refer to the river Amstel, which runs through and near the city of Amsterdam. It took place without interruption until the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since 2017, a Women's Amstel Gold Race has been held, after a 14-year hiatus. The event is organised on the same day and on largely the same roads as the men's race and is part of the UCI Women's World Tour.