Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Belgian one-day cycling race
Liège–Bastogne–Liège is one of the five 'Monuments' of the European professional road cycling calendar. It is often called La Doyenne which means "the oldest".[1][2][3] It is run in the Ardennes region of Belgium. The race is from Liège to Bastogne and back to Liège.
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Race details | |
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Date | Late-April |
Region | Ardennes, Belgium |
English name | Liège–Bastogne–Liège |
Local name(s) | Liège–Bastogne–Liège (in French) |
Nickname(s) | La Doyenne ("the oldest") |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI World Tour |
Type | Monument one-day classic |
Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
History | |
First edition | 1892 |
Editions | 98 (as of 2012) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
Most recent | ![]() |
Winners by nationality
change# of Victories | Country |
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59 | Belgium |
12 | Italy |
6 | Switzerland |
5 | France |
3 | Netherlands |
3 | Kazakhstan |
2 | Germany |
2 | Ireland |
2 | Luxembourg |
2 | Spain |
1 | Russia |
1 | Denmark |
1 | United States |
Riders with more than one win
changeStill active are in italic.
Wins | Rider | Country | Years |
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5 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium | 1969 + 1971 + 1972 + 1973 + 1975 |
4 | Moreno Argentin | Italy | 1985 + 1986 + 1987 + 1991 |
3 | Léon Houa | Belgium | 1892 + 1893 + 1894 |
Alfons Schepers | Belgium | 1929 + 1931 + 1935 | |
Fred De Bruyne | Belgium | 1956 + 1958 + 1959 | |
2 | Louis Mottiat | Belgium | 1921 + 1922 |
René Vermandel | Belgium | 1923 + 1924 | |
Richard Depoorter | Belgium | 1943 + 1947 | |
Prosper Depredomme | Belgium | 1946 + 1950 | |
Ferdi Kübler | Switzerland | 1951 + 1952 | |
Joseph Bruyère | Belgium | 1976 + 1978 | |
Bernard Hinault | France | 1977 + 1980 | |
Seán Kelly | Ireland | 1984 + 1989 | |
Michele Bartoli | Italy | 1997 + 1998 | |
Paolo Bettini | Italy | 2000 + 2002 | |
Alexandre Vinokourov | Kazakhstan | 2005 + 2010 | |
Alejandro Valverde | Spain | 2006 + 2008 |
References
change- ↑ "Site officiel du Tour de France 2019". www.letour.fr.
- ↑ Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993
- ↑ Cycling Weekly, UK, 7 March 1992