Leo van Vliet has been fighting for ‘his’ Amstel Gold Race for thirty years: ‘I am at my strongest at Rotdingen’

Exactly thirty years ago, Leo van Vliet (69) stood for his first challenge as the boss of the Amstel Gold Race. In 1995 he took over from founder Herman Krott and since then he went through a rollercoaster every year. From beautiful moments, such as the spectacular victory of Mathieu van der Poel in 2019, to disasters that he founded like a ‘street fighter’. “Don’t know, doesn’t exist,” we say in Westland. ”

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