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The peloton climbs a Limburg hill during the Amstel Gold Race.
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Limburg roads

Amstel Gold Race 2026

Repeated Limburg ramps and a fast, technical return to Berg en Terblijt.

Start with the full-size Limburg route profile and map, keep the safe organizer links handy, then open the full recap whenever you want the finish and podium.

Apr 19Maastricht to Berg en Terblijt1 stage257.4 kmClassicOne-day raceSafe
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Photo Bert Verhoeff / Anefo / Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Overview

Context for the 60th edition and its Limburg finale.

Amstel Gold Race 2026 opens the Ardennes run with its 60th edition and the final year of Leo van Vliet as race director. The men’s race leaves Maastricht, works across the rolling Limburg roads, and returns to Berg en Terblijt for a finale that keeps punchy, durable classics riders under pressure all afternoon.

Longest dayS1 - 257.4 km
Distance and climbs
257.4 km with 33 official climbs
Opening shape
Maastricht start, rolling Limburg roads, then Drielandenpunt before the finale tightens
First decisive marker
The first Cauberg arrives about 80 km from the finish and opens the selective run-in

Watchlist

Riders to watch

A sourced watchlist from the current startlist, selected for Limburg route fit and likely race influence.

Mattias SkjelmoseLidl - TrekPunchy finisher

Listed on the startlist and well suited to repeated short climbs before a reduced finale.

Confirmed startlist
Remco Evenepoel during an interview at the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.
Remco EvenepoelRed Bull - BORA - hansgroheLong-range engine

Listed on the startlist and dangerous if the race opens before the final circuits.

Confirmed startlist
Matteo JorgensonTeam Visma | Lease a BikeClimbing all-rounder

Listed on the startlist and has the all-round profile for a hard, tactical Amstel.

Confirmed startlist
Rider portrait credits
Watchlist sources
Distance257.4km
Stages1One-day race guide
Display modeSpoiler-safe3 result or late-race sections stay hidden in spoiler-safe mode.

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This page opens in spoiler-safe mode, so result sections and race-defining updates stay out of view until you choose to reveal them.

2 result sections, 1 live-race update stay hidden on this route so you can browse without seeing the outcome early.

Route book

Race day

Route, timings, and finale shape in one spoiler-safe race-day guide.

Stage guide

Race day

The official race-day essentials in one spoiler-safe entry.

  1. Stage 1Apr 19

    Maastricht to Berg en Terblijt

    257.4 kmLimburg hills
    One 257.4 km Limburg race day from Maastricht to Berg en Terblijt, with the men’s start at 11:10 local, the first Cauberg opening the last 80 km, and the late Cauberg-Geulhemmerberg-Bemelerberg loop shaping the run to the line before the finish window around 16:55.

    Stage profile and map. Open any card for the full-size route view.

    Source Amstel Gold Race / Flanders Classics / ProCyclingMaps

    Stage 1

    Maastricht to Berg en Terblijt

    Official Amstel Gold Race 2026 stage profile for Maastricht to Berg en Terblijt.
    ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 257.4 km - Limburg hillsSource Amstel Gold Race / Flanders Classics / ProCyclingMaps
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-17.

Last updated on 2026-04-24.

Official guide

Official links

Official reference links stay here, while the all-in-one organizer desk stays on the Results view.

Useful links

Official links

Official organizer tourism page for Valkenburg planning around the finish zone.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-04-24.

Editorial note

Why the result-heavy organizer pages move to Results

Explains why the result-heavy organizer pages stay off the safe route after the finish.

The spoiler-safe page still keeps the Limburg route shape and the official tourism guide in view, but the 2026 route announcement and the all-in-one men’s race desk now belong on the Results side because Amstel’s page chrome opens with the finished podium and post-race coverage.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-04-19.

Results desk

Outcome

Finish detail and the podium live on the full-results route.

Outcome blocks are hidden on the spoiler-safe route.

On our list

Requests

Reader suggestions already lined up for the next update.

Reader requests

On our list for this race page

A short list of page improvements already on the desk.

  • Add climb explainerA short explainer for the late climbs is still missing.Requested
  • Add safe watchpointsA compact bullet list would help first-time readers follow the safest watchpoints.Suggested
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-05-04.

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Reader requests under review

Amstel’s page now puts the full-size route profile and map front-and-center, with clearer labels so the visual cards are easier to spot. Official links on race pages now read like links, with clearer styling and an external-link cue. Amstel’s race page now gives you the route profile on-page, with the official organizer desk, including participants, kept on the results-visible route.

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