Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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 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 (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) |
| Most wins | Eddy Merckx (BEL) (5 wins) |
| Most recent |  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) |
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.
Winners by Nationality [change]
| # of Victories | Country |
|---|---|
| 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 [change]
Still active are in italic.
| Wins | Rider | Country | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
- ↑ http://www.letour.fr/stf/liege/1999/fr/lbl1.html
- ↑ Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993
- ↑ Cycling Weekly, UK, 7 March 1992
