Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as La Doyenne, is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium. First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five Monuments of the European professional road cycling calendar; usually coming as the last of the spring classics. It is held annually in late April, in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back.
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.
Peloton in Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2007 near Tavigny.
The foot of the Côte de La Redoute in Aywaille.
The Monuments are five classic cycle races generally considered to be the oldest, hardest, longest and most prestigious one-day events in men's road cycling, with distances between 240 and 300 km.
Eddy Merckx in 1974
Image: Ce soir 17 avril 1949 Paris Roubaix Monument