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36th Amstel Gold Race (CDM)

Netherlands, April 28, 2001

Photography

Photos by Bert Geerts.

Defending champion - Erik Zabel warms up
Frank Vandenbroucke - looks anxious
Romans Vainsteins - looking confident
The disinfecting zone - Cofidis team car gets a thorough cleaning.
A red sticker - to allow entry into the convoy
Leon van Bon - looks ahead.
The break - ride up the Camerig
Corey Sweet - riding hard.
Lance Armstrong - leads Eddy Mazzoleni during their escape.
Lance Armstrong - rides through the media shortly after the finish
Lance Armstrong - gets his breath back
Andrei Tchmil - exhausted after another long day.

Photos by Jan van den Berg/www.cypho.com.

Fernando Escartin - in his new Team Coast colours
Ludo Dierckxsens (Lampre) - leans it over in a corner
Chris Horner (Mercury) - grimaces through the beard
Alberto Vinale and Andrea Ferrigato - lead the way for Alessio.

Photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Erik Dekker and Lance Armstrong - ride together near the finish
An ecstatic Erik Dekker - wins the bike race
Michele Bartoli (Mapei) - took 7th place
Gianluca Bortolami (Tacconi) - rides in for 16th place
The podium: Lance Armstrong, Erik Dekker and Serge Baguet
Erik Dekker - attempts to fit into his World Cup leader's poncho

Photos by Sabine Sunderland

Scott Sunderland (Fakta) and Cedric Vasseur (USPS) - chat as the peloton rolls out
The public - gathered under umbrellas at the bottom of the Cauberg
Paolo Bettini (Mapei) - leads the break up the Cauberg
Steffen Wesemann - and the Alessio peloton cross the Cauberg
The leading break - on the Eperheide climb
The breakaway - climbing the Loorberg, through a large crowd
Rabobank - lead the peloton in pursuit of the break
Scott Sunderland - at the bottom of the second ascent of the Cauberg
Scott Sunderland - gives a post race interview with Belgian TV
Scott - gets the dirt rubbed off his face afterwards by a Fakta soigneur

Photos by Agence France Presse (AFP)

US Postal team car - was one of many to undergo disinfecting procedures
The entire peloton - required to ride through disinfecting material
Lance Armstrong (USPS) - adjusts his helmet before the start
Clouds obscure the sky - as cyclists pass a windmill near Maastricht
Lance Armstrong - rides in front of US Champion, Fred Rodriguez (Domo)
Erik Dekker (Rabobank) - concentrates hard during the breakaway
Lance Armstrong - leads Erik Dekker up the Cauberg
Erik Dekker - leads Lance Armstrong in Maastricht before the finale
Erik Dekker - is ecstatic in victory as he beats Armstrong in the sprint
Erik Dekker - raises his arms as Armstrong looks on in defeat

Photos by Reinier Meijer

Huge crowds - gathered in the Markt in Maastricht watch the sign on
Andrei Tchmil (Lotto) - looks behind on the Gulpenerberg
Erik Dekker and Lance Armstrong - ride together with 5 km to go