The 1991 Amstel Gold Race was the 26th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 27, 1991 in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 244 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Maastricht. There were a total number of 185 competitors, with 123 cyclists actually finishing the race.
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Famous quotes containing the words gold and/or race:
“‘She has got rings on every finger,
Round one of them she have got three.
She have gold enough around her middle
To buy Northumberland that belongs to thee.”
—Unknown. Young Beichan (l. 61–64)
“In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter envies potter, and the carpenter the carpenter, and the beggar rivals the beggar, and the singer the singer.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)