Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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.
 2012 Liège–Bastogne–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 |  Léon Houa (BEL)
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| Most wins | Eddy Merckx (BEL) (5 wins)
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| Most recent |  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)
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Winners by nationality
| # of Victories | Country |
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| 59 | Belgium
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| 12 |  Italy
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| 6 |  Switzerland
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| 5 |  France
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| 3 |  Netherlands
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| 3 | Kazakhstan
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| 2 |  Germany
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| 2 |  Ireland
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| 2 |  Luxembourg
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| 2 |  Spain
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| 1 |  Russia
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| 1 |  Denmark
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| 1 |  United States
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Riders with more than one win
Still 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 |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Media
Léon Houa won the first three editions of Liège–Bastogne–Liège in the late 19th century.
Record winner Eddy Merckx won Liège–Bastogne–Liège five times.
Route map of the 2011 edition.
Profile of the 2012 edition
The foot of the Côte de La Redoute in Aywaille.
References
- ↑ "Site officiel du Tour de France 2019". www.letour.fr.
- ↑ Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993
- ↑ Cycling Weekly, UK, 7 March 1992