The 1985 Amstel Gold Race was the 20th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 27, 1985 in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 242 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen. There were a total number of 146 competitors, and 25 cyclists actually finishing the race.
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Famous quotes containing the words gold and/or race:
“And the Goddess?
She stands
between the worlds.
She is ivory,
her breast bare, her bare arms
braceleted with gold snakes.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The race may or may not be to the swift,
but tell me, is it likely
that the fight will be entrusted to the dead?”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)