Amstel Curaçao Race

The Amstel Curaçao Race is a road bicycle race held on Curaçao, an island off the Venezuelan coast. The race is generally about 80 kilometres long and is held at the end of the cycling season. Since it is not as competitive as many other races (it is not included in the UCI World Tour), the Amstel Curaçao Race is considered to be an 'after-party' to the cycling season. Despite its comparative unimportance, the race has been won by several notable cyclists, including classics specialist Tom Boonen and Grand Tour winners Andy Schleck, Alejandro Valverde and Alberto Contador. The race is sponsored by the Netherlands brewery Amstel, who also sponsor the more eminent Amstel Gold Race, a one day classic held in the Netherlands. Contador and Terpstra currently stand as the most prolific winners of the race with two wins each.

Amstel Curaçao Race

Race details
Date	November
Region	Curaçao
Type	One-day race
History
First winner	Michael Boogerd (NED)
Most wins	Alberto Contador (ESP)  Niki Terpstra (NED) (2 times each)
Most recent	♂  Niki Terpstra (NED) ♀  Ellen van Dijk (NED)

List of winners

Year	♂/♀	First	Second	Third
2002	♂	Michael Boogerd	Paolo Bettini	Stefan Van Dijk
2003	♂	Peter Van Petegem	Alejandro Valverde	Michael Boogerd
2004	♂	Óscar Freire	Max van Heeswijk	Davide Rebellin
2005	♂	Tom Boonen	Paolo Savoldelli	Pieter Weening
2006	♂	Alejandro Valverde	Fränk Schleck	Erik Dekker
2007	♂	Alberto Contador	Thomas Dekker	Fränk Schleck
2008	♂	Andy Schleck	Stijn Devolder	Theo Bos
2009	♂	Alberto Contador	Thor Hushovd	Koos Moerenhout
2010	♂	Fränk Schleck	Alessandro Petacchi	Niki Terpstra
2011	♂	Marcel Kittel	Andy Schleck	Johnny Hoogerland
2012	♂	Niki Terpstra	Marc de Maar	Thomas De Gendt
	♀	Marianne Vos	Ellen van Dijk	Annemiek van Vleuten
2013	♂	Johnny Hoogerland	Jan Bakelants	Marc de Maar
	♀	Ellen van Dijk	Lisa Groothuesheidkamp	Ines klok
2014	♂	Niki Terpstra	Tim Wellens	Sebastian Langeveld

External links

• Official Website