2004 Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race 2004 was the 39th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 18, 2004 in the Limburg province, The Netherlands. The race stretched 251.1 kilometres, with the start in Maastricht and the finish in Valkenburg. There were a total number of 191 competitors, with 101 riders actually completing the race.
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“Let me arrest thy thoughts; wonder with me,
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By cursed Cain’s race invented be,
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