Major Classic
Amstel Gold Race 2027
Sunday 18 April 2027
Play the Amstel Gold Race 2027 with your matesOverview
The Amstel Gold Race takes place on Sunday 18 April 2027, in Limburg, in the south of the Netherlands.
It opens the week of the Ardennes Classics, ahead of La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The route strings together more than thirty short climbs on narrow, twisting roads: you have to stay well placed at all times.
In recent years, the finish has been in Berg en Terblijt, near Valkenburg, a few kilometres after the top of the Cauberg.
Updated on 11 October 2026
The key climbs
The Cauberg
The emblematic climb of the race, in Valkenburg, tackled several times. For a long time it decided the finish, and it remains a decisive point of the finale.
Around thirty climbs
Keutenberg, Eyserbosweg, Fromberg... None of them is long, but one after another they wear riders down all the way to the finale.
A bit of history
The Amstel Gold Race has been held since 1966. Jan Raas holds the record with five wins.
In 2026, Remco Evenepoel won it for the first time, in a sprint ahead of Mattias Skjelmose, the 2025 winner.
Recent winners
- 2026Remco Evenepoel
- 2025Mattias Skjelmose
- 2024Tom Pidcock
Frequently asked questions
When is the Amstel Gold Race 2027?
The Amstel Gold Race 2027 takes place on Sunday 18 April 2027.
Where is the Amstel Gold Race raced?
In Dutch Limburg, around Valkenburg and the Cauberg. In recent years, the finish has been in Berg en Terblijt.
Is the Amstel Gold Race one of the Ardennes Classics?
Yes, even though it is raced in the Netherlands. It opens Ardennes week, ahead of La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Who won the Amstel Gold Race 2026?
Remco Evenepoel, in a sprint ahead of Mattias Skjelmose. Benoît Cosnefroy completed the podium.
Does the Amstel Gold Race count on L'Échappée?
Yes. It counts as a major Classic: your riders' points are multiplied by 2.
How do you play the Amstel Gold Race 2027 on L'Échappée?
Create a free account, then a private league for the Amstel Gold Race 2027, and invite your friends. You each sign 5 riders in a sealed-bid auction, with a default budget of 200. Your riders then score points based on their real results.
When should I create my league?
A few days before the start. Points only count once the mercato is over, so the auction has to be wrapped up before the race.
Is L'Échappée free?
Yes. L'Échappée is a free fantasy cycling game, on the web and on mobile.
How is it different from other fantasy cycling games?
Here you don't build a team alone against a fixed budget. The riders are auctioned between the players in your league, and each one belongs to a single player. If you want the favourite, you will have to outbid your mates.
Ready for the Amstel Gold Race 2027?
Create your league, invite your mates and run the auction before the start.
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How to play the Amstel Gold Race 2027 on L'Échappée
A free fantasy cycling game where you sign your riders at auction against your mates.
Create your private league
Choose the race and share the link with your friends, colleagues or club. 2 to 16 players per league.
Sign riders at auction
The mercato is a sealed-bid auction over several rounds. Everyone bids on the riders they want, with a default budget of 200. The highest bid wins, and each rider belongs to one player only. 5 riders per team.
Score points
Your riders score points based on where they finish, from the winner down to the top 40, and by getting in the breakaway. In a major Classic, all points are multiplied by 2.
Claim the bragging rights
Points come in automatically after the race. The league standings update themselves.
New for 2027
In the works for the 2027 season: open leagues so you can play even without friends, and a league that runs all season long, race after race.