2009 Amstel Gold Race:  Serguei Ivanov (Team Katusha) gets the win ahead of
Karsten Kroon (Team Saxo Bank).  Ivanov, 34, called it the biggest win of his career.
He is the first Russian ever to win a classic while riding for a Russian team.
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2009 Amstel Gold Race:  The peloton climbs mid-race.
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2009 Amstel Gold Race:  The peloton, including Fabian Wegmann, front right, climbs the Gulperberg.
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2009 Amstel Gold Race:  Robert Gesink (Rabobank) is on the attack, followed by Kroon and Ivanov.
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