Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Belgian one-day cycling race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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 (1892) |
Editions | 98 (as of 2012) |
First winner | Léon Houa (BEL) |
Most wins | Eddy Merckx (BEL) (5 wins) |
Most recent | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) |
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