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Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium
Flemish: Luik-Bastenaken-Luik
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The race:
Liège-Bastogne-Liège is one of the oldest races in cycling, the first edition having been run in 1892. Called "La Doyenne", it used to be the fifth race in the World Cup before the Pro Tour was instituted.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège is one of the five "monuments" of cycling, the most important and prestigious single-day races on the calendar. The others are Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Lombardy.
Until recently, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège and were run during a single weekend, called Le Weekend Ardennais, since both are run in the Ardennes region of Belgium. La Flèche Wallone is now (2011) held mid-week between Amstel Gold and Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Liège-Bastogne-Liège is a hilly race with most of the climbs coming after the riders turn around at Bastogne.
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Complete results for every edition are posted. Just click on a year in the left column.
Year |
1st place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance, |
| 1892 | Léon Houa 10hr 48min 36sec |
Léon Lhoest @ 22min |
Louis Rasquinet @ 44min |
250 km 23.32 km/hr |
| 1893 | Léon Houa 10hr 42min |
Michel Borisowski @ 30min |
Charles Collette @ 32min |
250 km 23.36 km/hr |
| 1894 | Léon Houa 8hr 52min 5sec |
Louis Rasquinet @ 7min |
René Nullins @ 25min |
223 km 25.15 km/hr |
| 1908 | André Trousselier 8hr 12min 9sec |
Alphonse Lauwers | Henri Dubois | 235 km 28.65 km/hr |
| 1909 | Victor Fastre 8hr 21min |
Eugène Charlier s.t. |
Paul Deman s.t. |
235 km 28.14 km/hr |
| 1911 | Joseph Van Daele 8hr 10min 22sec |
Armand Lanoir @ 30sec |
Victor Kraenen @ 1min 10sec |
234 km 28.63 km/hr |
| 1912 | Omer Verschoore 8hr 35min |
Jacques Coomans s.t. |
André Blaise @ 2min 30sec |
257 km 29.94 km/hr |
| 1913 | Maurice Moritz 7hr 23min |
Alphonse Fonson s.t. |
Hubert Noel s.t. |
Distance and speed unknown |
| 1919 | Léon Devos 9hr 20min 30sec |
Henri Henlet @ 2min 30sec |
Arthur Claerhut @ 6min 30sec |
237 km 25.37 km/hr |
| 1920 | Léon Scieur 7hr 46min |
Lucien Buysse s.t. |
Jacques Coomans @ 4min 20sec |
245 km 31.55 km/hr |
| 1921 | Louis Mottiat 7hr 23min |
Marcel Lacour s.t. |
Jean Rossius s.t. |
209 km 28.31 km/hr |
| 1922 | Louis Mottiat 7hr 27min 30sec |
Albert Jordens s.t. |
Laurent Seret s.t. |
218 km 26.87 km/hr |
| 1923 | René Vermandel 7hr 25min 15sec |
Jean Rossius s.t. |
Félix Sellier s.t. |
218km 29.38 km/hr |
| 1924 | René Vermandel 8hr 14min |
Adelin Benoît s.t. |
Jules Matton s.t. |
245 km 29.76 km/hr |
| 1925 | Georges Ronsse 7hr 52min |
Gustaaf van Slembrouck s.t. |
Louis Eelen @ 8min |
231 km 29.364 km/hr |
| 1926 | Dieudonné Smets 7hr 48min 30sec |
Joseph Siquet s.t. |
Alexis Macar @ 1min 15sec |
231 km 29.58 km/hr |
| 1927 | Maurits Raes 8hr 15min 39sec |
Jean Hans s.t. |
Joseph Siquet s.t. |
231 km 27.96 km/hr |
| 1928 | Ernest Mottard 7hr 17min |
Maurice Raes @ 12min |
Emile Van Belle s.t. |
231 km 31.72 km/hr |
| 1929 | Alfons Schepers 8hr 45min 25sec |
Gustave Hombroeckx s.t. |
Maurice Raes s.t. |
231 km 26.28 km/hr |
| 1930 | Herman Buse 8hr 25min |
Georges Laloup s.t. |
François Gardier s.t. |
231 km 27.45 km/hr |
| 1931 | Alfons Schepers 7hr 23min 26sec |
Marcel Houyoux s.t. |
Jules Deschepper s.t. |
213 km 28.82 km/hr |
| 1932 | Marcel Houyoux 6hr 32min 2sec |
Leopold Roosemont s.t. |
Gérard Lambrechts s.t. |
214 km 32.75 km/hr |
| 1933 | François Gardier 6hr 5min 24sec |
Roger Dewolf @ 2min 16sec |
Albert Bolly @ 2min 18sec |
213 km 34.98 km/hr |
| 1934 | Theo Herckenrath 6hr 1min 30sec |
Mathieu Cardeynaels s.t. |
Joseph Moerenhout s.t. |
213 km 35.35 km/hr |
| 1935 | Alfons Schepers 6hr 37min 18sec |
Frans Bonduel s.t. |
Louis Hardiquest s.t. |
240 km 36.24 km/hr |
| 1936 | Albert Beckaert 5hr 51min |
Gilbert Lavae @ 46sec |
Jozef Horemans @ 1min 5sec |
211 km 36.97 km/hr |
| 1937 | Eloi Meulenberg 5hr 49min 30sec |
Gustaaf Deloor s.t. |
Jules Heinaert s.t. |
211 km 36.22 km/hr |
| 1938 | Alfons Deloor 5hr 41min 41sec |
Marcel Kint s.t. |
Félicien Vervaecke s.t. |
211 km 37.05 km/hr |
| 1939 | Albert Ritserveldt 5hr 39min |
Cyrille Van Overberghe @ 34sec |
Edward Vissers @ 59sec |
211 km 37.35 km/hr |
| 1943 | Richard Depoorter 5hr 52min |
Jos Didden @ 7sec |
Stan Ockers @ 40sec |
211 km 35.97 km/hr |
| 1945 | Jean Engels 6hr 21min 11sec |
Edward van Dyck @ 47sec |
Jozef Morenhout s.t. |
208 km 32.32 km/hr |
| 1946 | Prosper Depredomme 6hr 2min 50sec |
Albert Hendrickxs s.t. |
Triphon Verstraeten s.t. |
205 km 33.9 km/hr |
| 1947 | Richard Depoorter 6hr 28min |
Raymond Impanis @ 4sec |
Florent Mathieu s.t. |
218 km 33.71 km/hr |
| 1948 | Maurice Mollin 5hr 52min |
Raymond Impanis s.t. |
Louis Caput s.t. |
213 km 36.31 km/hr |
| 1949 | Camille Danguillaume 6hr 57min 40sec |
Adolf Verschueren s.t. |
Roger Gyselinck s.t. |
256 km 36.78 km/hr |
| 1950 | Prosper Depredomme 7hr 25min 25sec |
Jean Bogaerts @ 3sec |
Edward van Dyck s.t. |
263 km 35.43 km/hr |
| 1951 | Ferdy Kübler 5hr 41min 1sec |
Germain Derycke s.t. |
Wout Wagtmans @ 21sec |
211 km 37.12 km/hr |
| 1952 | Ferdy Kübler 6hr 28min 8sec |
Henri van Kerckhove s.t. | Jean Robic @ 15sec |
229 km 35.40 km/hr |
| 1953 | Alois De Hertog 6hr 53min 51sec |
Marcel Diot @ 5min 3sec |
Raul Rémy s.t. |
236 km 34.22 km/hr |
| 1954 | Marcel Enzer 6hr 56min 16sec |
Raymond Impanis @ 2min 40sec |
Ferdy Kübler @ 3min 51sec |
236 km 34.02 km/hr |
| 1955 | Stan Ockers 6hr 50min 58sec |
Raymond Impanis s.t. |
Jean Branckaert @ 44sec |
238 km 34.75 km/hr |
| 1956 | Fred De Bruyne 7hr 3min 45sec |
Richard van Genechten s.t. |
Alex Close @ 1min 16sec |
257 km 34.97 km/hr |
| 1957 | Frans Schoubben & Germain Derycke (tie) 7hr 24min 56sec |
Marcel Buys @ 2min 46sec |
256 km 34.52 km/hr |
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| 1958 | Fred De Bruyne 6hr 56min |
Jozef Zagers s.t. |
Joseph Theuns s.t. |
246 km 34.48 km/hr |
| 1959 | Fred De Bruyne 6hr 45min 30sec |
Frans Schouben s.t. |
Frans de Mulder @ 3sec |
240 km 35.51 km/hr |
| 1960 | Albertus Geldermans 6hr 40min 23sec |
Pierre Everaert @ 2min 1sec |
Joseph Planckaert @ 2min 53sec |
248 km 37.16 |
| 1961 | Rik Van Looy 6hr 44min 34sec |
Marcel Rohrbach s.t. |
Armand Desmet s.t. |
251 km 37.23 km/hr |
| 1962 | Joseph Planckaert 6hr 55min 56sec |
Rolf Wolfshohl s.t. |
Claude Colette @ 20sec |
254 km 36.64 km/hr |
| 1963 | Frans Melckenbeek | Pino Cerami s.t. |
Vittorio Adorni s.t. |
254 km |
| 1964 | Willy Blocklant 7hr 6min 9sec |
George Vanconingsloo s.t. |
Vittorio Adorni s.t. |
245 km 34.5 km/hr |
| 1965 | Carmine Preziosi 7hr 1min 4sec |
Vittorio Adorni s.t. |
Martin Vandenbossche s.t. |
253 km 36.05 km/hr |
| 1966 | Jacques Anquetil 6hr 59min 45sec |
Victor Van Schil @ 4min 53sec |
Willy In't Ven @ 4min 54sec |
253 km 36.164 km/hr |
| 1967 | Walter Godefroot 7hr 7min |
Eddy Merckx s.t. |
Willy Monty @ 20sec |
256 km 35.97 km/hr |
| 1968 | Valère van Sweefelt 7hr 22min |
Walter Godefroot s.t. |
Raymond Poulidor s.t. |
268 km 36.38 km/hr |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx 6hr 50min |
Victor Van Schil s.t. |
Barry Hoban @ 8min 5sec |
253 km 37.02 km/hr |
| 1970 | Roger De Vlaeminck 7hr 2min |
Frans Verbeeck @ 12sec |
Eddy Merckx s.t. |
235 km 33.41 km/hr |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx 6hr 57min |
Georges Pintens s.t. |
Frans Verbeeck @ 4min 51sec |
251 km 36.12 km/hr |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx 6hr 33min |
Willy Schepers @ 2mim 40sec |
Herman van Springel @ 4min 35sec |
239 km 36.49 km/hr |
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx 6hr 13min 55sec |
Frans Verbeeck s.t. |
Walter Godefroot s.t. |
236 km 37.87 km/hr |
| 1974 | Georges Pintens 6hr 23min |
Walter Planckaert @ 2min |
No 3rd place | 246 km 38.54 km/hr |
| 1975 | Eddy Merckx 6hr 27min |
Bernard Thévenet @ 2sec |
Walter Godefroot s.t. |
246.7 km 38.25 km/hr |
| 1976 | Joseph Bruyère 6hr 31min |
Freddy Maertens @ 4min 40sec |
Frans Verbeeck s.t. |
246.7 km 37.86 km/hr |
| 1977 | Bernard Hinault 6hr 28min |
Andre Dierickx s.t. |
Didi Thurau @ 10sec |
243.5 km 37.66 km/hr |
| 1978 | Joseph Bruyère 6hr 37min 42sec |
Didi Thurau @ 1min 35sec |
Francesco Moser s.t. |
241.7 km 36.49 km/hr |
| 1979 | Didi Thurau 6hr 35min |
Bernard Hinault @ 55sec |
Daniel Willems s.t. |
241.7 km 36.71 km/hr |
| 1980 | Bernard Hinault 7hr 1min 42sec |
Hennie Kuiper @ 9min 24sec |
Ronny Claes s.t. |
244km 34.72 km/hr |
| 1981 | Josef Fuchs 6hr 54min |
Stefan Mutter @ 50sec |
No 3rd place awarded | 244 km 35.36 km/hr |
| 1982 | Silvano Contini 6hr 56min |
Fons de Wolf s.t. |
Stefan Mutter s.t. |
244.7 km 35.29 km/hr |
| 1983 | Steven Rooks 6hr 44min 12sec |
Giuseppe Saronni @ 10sec |
Phil Anderson s.t. |
244.7 km 36.52 km/hr |
| 1984 | Sean Kelly 6hr 47min 31sec |
Phil Anderson s.t. |
Greg Lemond s.t. |
246.7 km 36.32 km/hr |
| 1985 | Moreno Argentin 6hr 37min |
Claude Criqueilion s.t. |
Stephen Roche s.t. |
244.7 km 36.98 km/hr |
| 1986 | Moreno Argentin 6hr 41min 21sec |
Adri Van der Poel s.t. |
Dag Erik Pedersen s.t. |
252 km 37.66 km/hr |
| 1987 | Moreno Argentin 6hr 40min |
Stephen Roche s.t. |
Claude Criquielion s.t. |
260 km 39.0 km/hr |
| 1988 | Adri Van der Poel 6hr 42min |
Michel Dernies s.t. |
Robert Millar s.t. |
260 km 38.806 |
| 1989 | Sean Kelly 7hr 23min 40sec |
Fabrice Philipot s.t. |
Phil Anderson s.t. |
267 km 36.243 km/hr |
| 1990 | Eric Van Lancker 7hr 10min |
Jean-Claude Leclercq @ 34sec |
Steven Rooks s.t. |
256 km 35.580 km/hr |
| 1991 | Moreno Argentin 7hr 15min |
Claude Criquielion s.t. |
Rolf Sørensen s.t. |
267 km 36.827 km/hr |
| 1992 | Dirk de Wolf 7hr 18min 6sec |
Steven Rooks @ 30sec |
Jean-François Bernard s.t. |
262 km 35.882 km/hr |
| 1993 | Rolf Sørensen 7hr 14min 8sec |
Tony Rominger @ 1sec |
Maurizio Fondriest @ 21sec |
261 km 36.072 km/hr |
| 1994 | Evgeni Berzin 7hr 16min 30sec |
Lance Armstrong @ 1min 37sec |
Giorgio Furlan s.t. |
268.5 km 36.910 km/hr |
| 1995 | Mauro Gianetti 6hr 38min 25sec |
Gianni Bugno @ 15sec |
Michele Bartoli s.t. |
261.5 km 39.380 km/hr |
| 1996 | Pascal Richard 6hr 58min 2sec |
Lance Armstrong s.t. |
Mauro Gianetti s.t. |
263 km 36.97 km/hr |
| 1997 | Michele Bartoli 7hr 19min 28sec |
Laurent Jalabert @ 8sec |
Gabriele Colombo @ 21sec |
262 km 35.70 km/hr |
| 1998 | Michele Bartoli 6hr 37min 29sec |
Laurent Jalabert @ 1min 13sec |
Rudolfo Massi @ 1min 21sec |
265.5 km 40.077 km/hr |
| 1999 | Frank Vandenbroucke 6hr 25min 36sec |
Michael Boogerd @ 30sec |
Maarten den Bakker @ 41sec |
264 km 41.079 km/hr |
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| 2000 | Paolo Bettini 6hr 28min 32sec |
David Etxebarria s.t. |
Davide Rebellin s.t. |
264 km 40.768 km/hr |
| 2001 | Oscar Camenzind 6hr 42min 38sec |
Davide Rebellin s.t. |
David Etxebarria s.t. |
258 km 38.447 km/hr |
| 2002 | Paolo Bettini 6hr 39min 44sec |
Stefano Garzelli s.t. |
Ivan Basso @ 15sec |
258 km 38.725 km/hr |
| 2003 | Tyler Hamilton 6hr 28min 50sec |
Iban Mayo @ 12sec |
Michael Boogerd @ 14sec |
258.5 km 39.888 km/hr |
| 2004 | Davide Rebellin 6hr 20min 9sec |
Michael Boogerd @ 2sec |
Alexander Vinokourov @ 4sec |
259 km 40.878 km/hr |
| 2005 | Alexandre Vinokourov 6hr 29min 9sec |
Jens Voigt s.t. |
Michael Boogerd @ 14sec |
260 km 40.087 km/hr |
| 2006 | Alejandro Valverde 6hr 21min 32sec |
Paolo Bettini s.t. |
Damiano Cunego s.t. |
262 km 41.202 km/hr |
| 2007 | Danilo Di Luca 6hr 37min 24sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ 3sec |
Frank Schleck s.t. |
262 km 39.557 km/hr |
| 2008 | Alejandro Valverde 6hr 44min 4sec |
Davide Rebellin s.t. |
Frank Schleck s.t. |
261 km 38.755 km/hr |
| 2009 | Andy Schleck 6hr 34min 32sec |
Joaquin Rodriguez @ 1min 17sec |
Davide Rebellin @ 1min 24sec |
261 km 39.682 km/hr |
| 2010 | Alexandre Vinokourov 6hr 37min 48sec |
Alexandr Kolobnev @ 6sec |
@ 1min 4sec |
258 km 38.914 km/hr |
| 2011 | Philippe Gilbert 6hr 13min 18sec |
Frank Schleck @ s.t. |
Andy Schleck @ s.t. |
255.5 km 41.066 km/hr |
| 2012 | Maxim Iglinskiy 6hr 43min 52sec |
Vincenzo Nibali @ 21sec | Enrico Gasparotto @ 36sec |
257.5 km 38.38 km/hr |
| 2013 | Daniel Martin 6hr 38min 7sec |
Joaquin Rodriguez @ 3sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ 9sec |
261.5 km 39.41 km/hr |
| 2014 | Simon Gerrans 6hr 37min 43sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ s.t. |
Michal Kwiatkowski @ s.t. |
263.0 km 39.676 km/hr |
| 2015 | Alejandro Valverde 6hr 14min 20sec |
Julian Alaphilippe @ s.t. |
Joaquim Rodriguez @ s.t. |
253 km 40.552 km/hr |
| 2016 | Wouter Poels 6hr 24min 29sec |
Michael Albasini @ s.t. |
Rui Alberto Faria @ s.t. |
248 km 38.701 |
| 2017 | Alejandro Valverde 6hr 24min 27sec |
Daniel Martin @ s.t. |
Michal Kwiatkowski @ 3sec |
258 km 40.265 km/hr |
| 2018 | Bob Jungels 6hr 24min 44sec |
Michael Woods @ 37sec |
Romain Bardet @ s.t. |
258.5 km 40.314 km/hr |
| 2019 | Jakob Fuglsang 6hr 37min 37sec |
Davide Formolo @ 27sec |
Max Schachmann @ 57sec |
256 km 38.630 km/hr |
| 2020 | Primoz Roglic 6hr 32min 2sec |
Marc Hirschi @ s.t. |
Tadej Pogacar @ s.t. |
257 km 39.333 km/hr |
| 2021 | Tadej Pogacar 6hr 39min 26sec |
Julian Alaphilippe @ s.t. |
David Gaudu @ s.t. |
259.5 km 38.980 km/hr |
| 2022 | Remco Evenepoel 6hr 12min 38sec |
Quinten Hermans @ 48sec |
Wout van Aert s.t. |
257.1 km 41.397 km/hr |
| 2023 | Remco Evenepoel 6hr 15min 49sec |
Thomas Pidcock @ 1min 6sec |
Santiago Buitrago s.t. |
258.1 km 41.206 km/hr |
| 2024 | Tadej Pogacar 6hr 13min 48sec |
Romain Bardet @ 1min 39sec |
Mathieu van der Poel @ 2min 2sec |
254.5 km 40.851 km/hr |
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