Training plan · South Limburg, Netherlands

Amstel Gold Race Toerversie training plan 2027

Saturday 17 April 2027, Valkenburg. 240 km with 2,715 m of climbing.

In short

Give yourself 12 to 16 weeks for the Amstel Gold Race Toerversie, the tour ride on the pros' course, on Saturday 17 April 2027, which means starting between late December and late January. The 240 km from Valkenburg crosses the short, steep hills of South Limburg, from the Geulhemmerberg in the first few kilometres to the Kruisberg, the Eyserbosweg, the Keutenberg and the Cauberg near the end, with 2,715 m of climbing on the 2026 route, still shown for 2027. Places are drawn by lottery: register free by 31 October 2026. Build long rides with repeated short climbs, and practise hard efforts of one to three minutes. On WattPlan's model of the course, a rider with an FTP of 230 watts weighing 75 kg rides it in about 9 h 38 min, and takes 7:47 on Keutenberg at about 173 watts.

The Amstel Gold Race tour at a glance

Date	Saturday 17 April 2027source
Start and finish	Valkenburgsource
Distance (240 km)	240 km (149.1 miles), 2,715 m of climbingsource
Distance (200 km)	200 km (124.3 miles), 1,986 m of climbingsource
Distance (150 km)	150 km (93.2 miles), 1,920 m of climbingsource
Distance (125 km)	125 km (77.7 miles), 1,135 m of climbingsource
Distance (100 km)	100 km (62.1 miles), 920 m of climbingsource
Distance (65 km)	65 km (40.4 miles), 600 m of climbingsource
Routes for 2027	The organiser still shows its 2026 routes, each marked subject to change. The 2027 routes are not out yet.source
Lottery	Register free from 1 to 31 October 2026: registering enters you in the draw. The draw is in the week of 2 November, and results come by email.source
After the draw	Places not paid for go into a second draw in the week of 23 November 2026, and a ticket exchange opens in early February 2027 for riders who missed out.source
Entry fee	€65, paid only if you are drawn.source
Friends teams	Teams of 2 to 30 riders, each registering on their own, are drawn together: all in or all out. Members can ride different distances.source
Company teams	Company packages skip the lottery and are sold first come, first served.source
Start times	Riders set off when they like within a window: 06:30 to 09:00 on the 240 km and 200 km, 07:00 to 11:00 on the 150 km, 07:30 to 11:00 on the 125 km, 08:00 to 11:00 on the 100 km and 08:30 to 11:00 on the 65 km.source
Numbers	Collect yours at the Shimano Experience Center in Valkenburg on Friday 16 April 2027, 12:00 to 21:00, or on the morning, 06:00 to 10:30.source
Roads	Open roads: traffic rules apply, ride two abreast at most, and in 2026 the Cauberg was one-way uphill on the day.source
Feed stations (2026)	Six on the 240 km: Ulestraten, Oirsbeek, Hulsberg, Euverem, Vaals and Heerlen. The 2027 locations are emailed to riders just before the event.source
Time limit	None published for 2027.source
Field (2026)	More than 15,000 riders across the six distances.source
Rules	A helmet for the whole ride, a minimum age of 18 on the day, and any roadworthy bike, e-bikes included.source
Timing	Not timed: the chip on your handlebar plate is read at the feed stations, for safety only.source
Route file	The course on this page follows the organiser's 2022 route file for the 240 km, the newest it has published for that distance.source

The course and its climbs

Profile from the organiser's route with SRTM heights (241.7 km), split into climbs, flats and descents by WattPlan. The organiser's figures are in the table above, and their route is the one that counts on the day.

Your power and time on each climb

Enter your FTP and weight and WattPlan's route model rides the course for you the way a long day is best ridden: harder on the climbs, where a watt buys the most speed, and easier on the flat, at an effort you can hold to the finish. The figures below are for 230 W and 75 kg until you do.

9 h 38 minRiding time, without stops

146 WAverage power

12Times to eat, every 45 minutes

Climb	Summit (km)	Length	Average	Steepest	Your power	Your time
Geulhemmerbergsource0.9 km at 6.4%, up to 7.2%, top at km 6	6	0.9 km	6.4%	7.2%	176 W	4:27
Lange Raarbergsource1.7 km at 3.9%, up to 8.4%, top at km 43	43	1.7 km	3.9%	8.4%	168 W	6:15
Sweikhuizerbergsource1.1 km at 5.2%, up to 10.2%, top at km 58	58	1.1 km	5.2%	10.2%	174 W	5:00
Bergsewegsource2.7 km at 3.2%, up to 8%, top at km 80	80	2.7 km	3.2%	8%	167 W	9:34
Frombergsource1.7 km at 3.9%, up to 7.9%, top at km 85	85	1.7 km	3.9%	7.9%	168 W	6:24
Koulenbergsource0.6 km at 6.8%, up to 11.6%, top at km 89	89	0.6 km	6.8%	11.6%	176 W	2:58
Geulhemmerberg (second time)source0.9 km at 6.4%, up to 7.2%, top at km 103	103	0.9 km	6.4%	7.2%	175 W	4:17
Bemelerbergsource0.9 km at 4.9%, up to 6.1%, top at km 110	110	0.9 km	4.9%	6.1%	174 W	4:04
Heiwegsource1.5 km at 4%, up to 6.9%, top at km 131	131	1.5 km	4%	6.9%	168 W	5:45
Bukelsource0.9 km at 4.3%, up to 6.5%, top at km 137	137	0.9 km	4.3%	6.5%	170 W	3:37
Loorbergsource1.4 km at 5.5%, up to 6.3%, top at km 155	155	1.4 km	5.5%	6.3%	175 W	6:42
Schweibergsource3.0 km at 3.8%, up to 9.3%, top at km 167	167	3.0 km	3.8%	9.3%	170 W	12:06
Camerigsource4.2 km at 4.4%, up to 8.3%, top at km 175	175	4.2 km	4.4%	8.3%	170 W	17:35
Vaalserbergsource4.8 km at 3.5%, up to 8.4%, top at km 185	185	4.8 km	3.5%	8.4%	168 W	18:11
Epenerbaansource2.8 km at 3.5%, up to 10.5%, top at km 193	193	2.8 km	3.5%	10.5%	169 W	11:06
Kruisbergsource0.7 km at 8.3%, up to 13.8%, top at km 203	203	0.7 km	8.3%	13.8%	178 W	4:26
Eyserboswegsource1.1 km at 7.9%, up to 13.9%, top at km 205	205	1.1 km	7.9%	13.9%	178 W	6:55
Bergseweg (second time)source2.7 km at 3.2%, up to 8%, top at km 221	221	2.7 km	3.2%	8%	166 W	9:19
Fromberg (second time)source1.7 km at 3.9%, up to 7.9%, top at km 226	226	1.7 km	3.9%	7.9%	167 W	6:20
Keutenbergsource1.6 km at 5.5%, up to 16.7%, top at km 230	230	1.6 km	5.5%	16.7%	173 W	7:47
Caubergsource1.2 km at 5.5%, up to 11.7%, top at km 240	240	1.2 km	5.5%	11.7%	171 W	5:42

Eat at about km 20, 40, 60, 79, 99, 117, 137, 155, 173, 189, 207, 226. Riding something else? The free pacing calculator does this for any route from its GPX. In the app, Route analysis adds your own fade over a long day, the wind on the day and a pacing file for your bike computer.

How long to train for the Amstel Gold Race tour

Twelve to sixteen weeks of structured training suits most riders for the 240 km, which means starting between late December and late January for 17 April. The 150 and 125 km routes need about ten to twelve, and there are also 200, 100 and 65 km routes.

Enter the lottery first: registration is free and open until 31 October 2026, and the draw is in the week of 2 November. WattPlan then builds the weeks from today to 17 April around the days you can ride, runs the indoor sessions on a smart trainer in the app, and adjusts the plan when a week goes wrong.

The hills of South Limburg

The climbs are short rather than long: most take two to five minutes, and the longest, the Vaalserberg up to the Drielandenpunt, where the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany meet, is 4.8 km. The hardest come late, inside the last 40 km: the Kruisberg, 0.7 km at 8.3%, the Eyserbosweg, 1.1 km at 7.9%, and the Keutenberg, 1.6 km at 5.5% with 100 m at 16.7%, before the Cauberg, 1.2 km at 5.5%, close to the finish.

Train for the shape of the day: long rides with repeated hard efforts of one to three minutes, recovering on the roads between. Fit a gear low enough for the steepest ramps, and ride the first climbs well within yourself, because there are more than twenty of them.

The course on this page

The organiser still shows its 2026 routes for 2027, marked subject to change, and the newest route file it has published for the 240 km is from 2022. That file climbs every climb in the table, in the same order as the 2026 list, so the calculator rides it. The 2026 list also names the Maasberg, the Gemmenicherweg and the Schanternelsweg, new in 2026, which the table leaves out: the 2022 file does not ride the Schanternelsweg, and the published figures for the other two describe more than the tour rides.

The organiser publishes no figures for the tour's climbs, so the table's are climbfinder's. Its steepest is over 100 m, so the steepest few metres are steeper. We'll update this page when the 2027 routes are out.

Open roads, feeds and timing

The roads stay open: traffic rules apply, ride two abreast at most, and in 2026 the Cauberg was one-way uphill on the day. In 2026 the 240 km had six feed stations, from Ulestraten to Heerlen; the 2027 locations are emailed to riders just before the event. The ride is not timed, and no time limit has been published for 2027.

The calculator above rides the course on your own: in the groups on the flatter roads between the climbs you will be quicker than it says. Eat little and often, around 60 grams of carbohydrate an hour, because with a climb every few kilometres there is little time to eat on the hills.

Your plan to 17 April

WattPlan builds the weeks from today to Saturday 17 April 2027 around the days you can ride, and eases off before the day. Take a rider with 230 W of FTP who rides 3 to 5 hours a week now and has an hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays and up to 6 hours on Saturdays: a 16-week plan starting Monday 28 December 2026 has 6 weeks of base, 6 of build, 3 of peak and 1 of taper. It opens at 4 hours a week and builds to 11, with a longest ride of 6 hours. Pick your own days below to see yours.

Days you can ride

Weekday rides

Weekend long ride

You ride now

Build my plan to the Amstel Gold Race tour

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Questions riders ask

How long should I train for the Amstel Gold Race Toerversie?

Twelve to sixteen weeks suits most riders for the 240 km, so start between late December and late January for Saturday 17 April 2027. The 150 and 125 km routes need about ten to twelve weeks.

How do I get a place in the Amstel Gold Race tour ride?

Places are drawn by lottery. Register free between 1 and 31 October 2026; the draw is in the week of 2 November and results come by email. Unpaid places go into a second draw in late November, and a ticket exchange opens in February.

How hard is the Amstel Gold Race tour ride?

The 240 km has 2,715 m of climbing on the 2026 route, over more than twenty short climbs. None is long, but some are steep: the Keutenberg has 100 m at 16.7%, and the Kruisberg and the Eyserbosweg average about 8%.

What distances are there?

240, 200, 150, 125, 100 and 65 km, all starting at the Shimano Experience Center in Valkenburg. The 2027 routes are not out yet; the organiser shows the 2026 routes, subject to change.

Is the Amstel Gold Race tour on closed roads?

No. The roads stay open, traffic rules apply and riders ride two abreast at most.

Is the Amstel Gold Race tour timed?

No. The chip on your handlebar plate is read at the feed stations for safety only, and there is no ranking.

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Sources

WattPlan is not connected with the Amstel Gold Race Toerversie or its organiser. We've done our best to make sure everything here is accurate, from the details the organiser had published when we checked on Friday 9 October 2026, and we'll update this page as more details come out. Confirm dates, routes and rules on the official site. Times and power figures come from a physics model and are estimates, not predictions of your result.