HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 1972 Amstel Gold Race was the seventh edition of the annual
road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
"
Amstel Gold Race The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classics r ...
", held on Sunday March 26, 1972, in the Dutch province of
Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
. The race stretched 237 kilometres, with the start in
Heerlen Heerlen (; li, Heƫle ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg. ...
and the finish in
Meerssen Meerssen (; li, Meersje ) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands. History The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving ...
. There were a total number of 97 competitors, and 29 cyclists finished the race.


Result


External links


Results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amstel Gold Race, 1972 Amstel Gold Race 1972 in road cycling 1972 in Dutch sport