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Local boy Bauke MOLLEMA (Nerherlands / Team Trek Segafredo) being interviewed before the star-studded 53rd Amstel Gold Race | 
Vincenzo NIBALI (Italy / Team Bahrain - Merida) | 
Paris-Roubaix winner, Peter SAGAN (SVK/Bora - Hansgrohe) |
Michael MATTHEWS (Australia / Team Sunweb) | 
Local boys, Danny van POPPEL (Netherlands / Team Lotto NL - Jumbo) and Robert GESINK (Netherlands / Team Lotto NL - Jumbo) | 
Niki TERPSTRA (Netherlands / Team Quick - Step Floors) and Philippe GILBERT (Belgium / Team Quick - Step Floors) |
Now sporting a beard, Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE (Spain / Team Movistar) | 
Start scene in Maastricht | 
Rollout from Maastricht |
Belgian photo-op with Oliver NAESEN (BEL) of AG2R La Mondiale and Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL) of BMC Racing | 
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Cauberg climb |
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Local boy Oscar RIESEBEEK (Netherlands / Team Roompot Nederlandse Loterij) leading the early break | 
Nothing but hilly, narrow roads |
Postcard shot | 
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Robert GESINK (Netherlands / Team Lotto NL - Jumbo) attacks |
Roman KREUZIGER (CZE / Team Mitchelton - Scott), Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE (Spain / Team Movistar), Julian ALAPHILIPPE (France / Team Quick - Step Floors) and Greg VAN AVERMAET (Belgium / BMC Racing Team) | 
Peter SAGAN (Slowakia / Team Bora - hansgrohe) attack was brought back by Greg VAN AVERMAET (Belgium / BMC Racing Team) | 
Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE (Spain / Team Movistar) splits up the race even further |
The attack that launched the winning break with 3 km by Michael VALGREN ANDERSEN (Danmark / Team Astana) | 
Michael VALGREN ANDERSEN (Danmark / Team Astana) looks back as only Roman KREUZIGER (CZE / Team Mitchelton - Scott) followed his move | 
Michael VALGREN ANDERSEN (DEN/ASTANA) wins in 6:40:07, 2nd Roman KREUZIGER (CZE/MITCHELTON - SCOTT), 3rd Enrico GASPAROTTO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 2s |
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Your 2018 Amstel Gold Podium: 2nd Roman KREUZIGER (CZE/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) s.t., 1st Michael VALGREN ANDERSEN (DEN/ASTANA) in 6:40:07 and 3rd Enrico GASPAROTTO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 2s | 
Traditional Amstel beer toast to conclude the podium ceremony |
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