Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

The 2012 Amstel Curaçao Race took place on 3 November 2012. It was the 11th edition of the Amstel Curaçao Race. The race was held on Curaçao, an island off the Venezuelan coast and spanned 73.6 km . It was the only road bicycle race in which men and women competed against each other in the same race.

Hypothesis: the race was held near japan