Liège-Bastogne-Liège
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Race details
Date Late-April
Region Ardennes, Belgium
English name Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Local name(s) Liège-Bastogne-Liège (French)
Luik-Bastenaken-Luik (Dutch)
Nickname(s) La Doyenne (”the oldest”)
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI ProTour
Type Monument classic one-day race
Organiser ASO
History
First edition 1892
Editions 95 (as of 2009)
First winner Léon Houa (BEL)
Most wins Eddy Merckx (BEL) (5 wins)
Most recent Andy Schleck (LUX)
Liège-Bastogne-Liège, often called La Doyenne (”the oldest”), is one of the five ‘Monuments’ of the European professional road cycling calendar, and one of 24 races in which points can be gained towards the UCI World Ranking. The first edition was run in 1892 for amateurs, the first race for professionals taking place in 1894 when Leon Houa (who won the 1892 race as an amateur) triumphed. It is run in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back.
length: 539 hilliness: 122
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