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Obligatory shot of a windmill during the flat section of the course about 30 minutes into the race | 
First of four passes of the Cauberg climb with 195 km to go | 
Cauberg |
Fans waiting for the second of four passes of the Cauberg | 
Cauberg with 87 km to go | 
The six man break on one of the many steep hills |
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r La Mondiale) leading the two man break on the Gulperberg with 45 km to go | 
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) on the Gulperberg. He finished 5th + 6s. | 
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) on the Gulperberg. He finished 4th + 6s. |
2008 winner of this race, Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida) on the Gulperberg | 
Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE) finished 12th + 12s | 
29 km to go: Pieter Weening (Orica GreenEDGE) leading the five man break on the Keutenberg |
Greg Van Avermaet (Bmc) at the back of the break was once again active today | 
Samuel Sanchez (Bmc) launched the first attack on the Cauberg | 
Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE) and others chasing |
Samuel Sanchez (Bmc) may not have the golden touch anymore... | 
... But, Sanchez was just setting up Philippe Gilbert's decisive move | 
Philippe Gilbert (Bmc) distancing the field |
Philippe Gilbert (Bmc) wins in Valkenburg after a successful attack on the Cauberg with 3 km to go | 
The other riders were blurry in the distance | 
Third win at the Amstel Gold Race for Gilbert who also launched a similar attack to the win the Worlds several years ago |
2nd Jelle Vanendert (Lotto - Belisol) + 5s | 
3rd Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE) + 6s | 
Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE) |
Jelle Vanendert (Lotto - Belisol) | 
Another BMC wardrobe malfunction. Philippe Gilbert (Bmc) with exposed navel and his son | 
Winner's prize |
Your 2014 Amstel Gold Race podium: 2nd Jelle Vanendert (Lotto - Belisol) + 5s, 1st Philippe Gilbert (Bmc) 6:25:57, 3rd Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE) + 6s | 
Cheers | 
Nothing like winning (again) |
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