The 1986 Amstel Gold Race was the 21st edition of the annual

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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 Saturday April 26, 1986, in the Dutch province of

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. The race covered 242 kilometres, from

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. There were 154 competitors, and 51 cyclists finished the race.

Result

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Results
Amstel Gold Race April 1986 sports events in Europe 1986 in road cycling 1986 in Dutch sport 1986 Super Prestige Pernod International {{cycling-race-stub