Gabriele Colombo winner of Milan-San Remo and second in the World Cup overall was so tired after Liege-Bastogne-Liege that directeur sportif Emmanuele Bombini took him off the Gewiss squad for Amstel.
Maurizio Fondriest has trouble with a back injury and will not put his participation in Giro d'Italia in danger.
Alex Zulle is just like Laurent Jalabert not on the Once team list. Tony Rominger and Abraham Olano are not Mapei's list. Rominger who was expected to retire after this season has declared that he will also ride in 1997.
Pascal Richard, winner of Liege-Bastogne-Liege, has declared that he will not start because he finds the Amstel Gold Race 'too dangerous'.
Rolf Jarmann. Gold Race winner in 1993 and team mate Fabio Baldato are not on MG-Technogym's short-list.
Winner Second Third
1995 Mauro Gianetti (Sch) D.Cassani (Ita) B.Zberg (Sch)
1994 Johan Museeuw (Bel) B.Cenghialta (Ita) M.Saligari (Ita)
1993 Rolf Jaermann (Sch) G.Bugno (Ita) J.Heppner (Ger)
1992 Olaf Ludwig (Ger) J.Museeuw (Bel) D.Konysjhev (Rus)
1991 Frans Maassen (Ned) M.Fondriest (Ita) D.De Wolf (Bel)
1990 Adrie Van Der Poel (Ned) L.Roosen (Bel) J.Nijdam (Ned)
1989 Eric Van Lancker (Bel) C.Criquielion (Bel) S.Bauer (Can)
1988 Jelle Nijdam (Ned) S.Rooks (Ned) C.Criquielion (Bel)
1987 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) S.Rooks (Ned) M.Elliott (GB)
1986 Steven Rooks (Ned) J.Zoetemelk (Ned) R.Van Holen (Bel)
1985 Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) J.Lieckens (Bel) J.Broers (Ned)
1984 Jacques Hanegraaf (Ned) K.Andersen (Den) P.Versluys (Bel)
1983 Phil Anderson (Aus) J.Bogaert (Bel) J.Raas (Ned)
1982 Jan Raas (Ned) S.Roche (Irl) G.Braun (Ger)
1981 Bernard Hinault (Fra) R.De Vlaeminck (Bel) A.De Wolf (Bel)
1980 Jan Raas (Ned) A.De Wolf (Bel) S.Kelly (Irl)
1979 Jan Raas (Ned) H.Lubberding (Ned) S.A.Nilsson (Swe)
1978 Jan Raas (Ned) F.Moser (Ita) J.Zoetemelk (Ned)
1977 Jan Raas (Ned) G.Knetemann (Ned) H.Kuiper (Ned)
1976 Freddy Maertens (Bel) J.Raas (Ned) L.Leman (Bel)
1975 Eddy Merckx (Bel) F.Maertens (Bel) J.Bruyere (Bel)
1974 Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) W.Planckaert (Bel) W.Godefroot (Bel)
1973 Eddy Merckx (Bel) F.Verbeeck (Bel) H.Van Springel (Bel)
1972 Walter Planckaert (Bel) W.De Geest (Bel) J.Zootemelk (Ned)
1971 Frans Verbeeck (Bel) G.Karstens (Ned) R.Rosiers (Bel)
1970 Georges Pintens (Bel) W.Vanneste (Bel) A.Dierickx (Bel)
1969 Guido Reybrouck (Bel) J.Huysmans (Bel) E.Merckx (Bel)
1968 Harry Steevens (Ned) R.Rosiers (Bel) D.Van Rijckegem (Bel)
1967 Arie Den Hartog (Ned) C.Lute (Ned) H.Steevens (Ned)
1966 Jean Stablinski (Fra) B.V.de Herckhove (Bel) J.Hugens (Ned)