New three-day race in 2017 backed by Velon in the Netherlands

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The fans crowd along the Cauberg in the finishing city of Valkenburg for the 2009 edition of Amstel Gold

The fans crowd along the Cauber꧟g in the finishing city of Valkenburg for the 2009 edition of Amstel Goౠld (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The U23 men's peloton acends the Cauberg early in their world championship road race.

The U23 men's peloton acends the Caube൲rg early in their world championship road race. (Image credit: Sirotti)
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The Velon logo

The Velon logo (Image credit: Velon)
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Out in the Limburg countryside on the back of the course

Out in the Limburg countryside on ♋the back of the course (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The already packed pro men's calendar will have another event series in 2017 known as the International Team Challenge (ITC), according to . The first event of the series will be in Limburg, known as the home of the Amstel Gold Race, and will take place J🐓une 2-3.