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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 kilomet
Eddy Merckx in 1974
Ce soir 17 avril 1949 Paris Roubaix Monument
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 calend
Cycling monument
…in the Roubaix Velodrome. It is considered the toughest monument, as well as "arguably the most recognizable" one-day race on the cycling calendar. Liège–Bastogne–Liège: known as La Doyenne ("the old lady" or "the oldest"), it is the final Ardennes classic, usually held in late April as the last of the spring one-day…
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.