2015 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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The 2015 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a one-day cycling classic that took place in the Belgian Ardennes on 26 April 2015. It was the 101st edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège one-day cycling race and was the fourth cycling monument of the 2015 season. It was part of the 2015 UCI World Tour and was organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour de France.
Eddy Merckx, photographed here during the 1967 Giro d'Italia, holds the record for the most wins in Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
The Côte de La Redoute, photographed in 2007. Messages from fans to the riders can be seen painted on the road.
The view from the top of the final climb in Ans. The flamme rouge can be seen in the background.
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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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.