Here’s a list of the this century’s race winners of Amstel Gold. This is a pretty depressing list for me. Talk about a high percentage of previous winners having a doping history. This is ugly.

Gilbert made that look easy. It was amazing how much work he did the last 5 km and still smoked those guys up the final climb.

* 1. Philippe Gilbert (BEL), Omega Pharma-Lotto, 6:30:44
* 2. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (ESP), Katusha, at 0:02
* 3. Simon Gerrans (AUS), Sky, at 0:04
* 4. Jakob Fuglsang (DEN), Leopard Trek, at 0:05
* 5. Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS), Katusha, at 0:05