91st Liège-Bastogne-Liège - PT

Belgium, April 24, 2005

Photography

Race Day

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Images by Luc Claessen/www.actiefotos.be

• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) rolls up in the ProTour leader's jersey
• Jens Voigt (CSC) comes up with a cunning plan: Go hard!
• Yep, that's what I'll do
• Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) looks slightly worried
• Bjarne Riis the CSC mastermind
• Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears) interviewed by Cyclingnews' Hedwig Kröner at the start
• Erik Dekker (Rabobank) looking expectant
• Michael Boogerd reckons he has a good chance of making the podium today
• Michael Boogerd might have got Karsten Kroon's helmet by mistake
• Karsten Kroon (Rabobank) ready for another day
• Maarten den Bakker is one of Rabobank's most experienced domestiques
• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) not laughing!
• Quick.Step's Patrick Lefevere interviewed at the start
• Patrik Sinkewitz (Quick.Step) was one of his team's main men today
• Gerben Lowik (Rabobank) looks for the sign on
• Addy Engels (Quick.Step)
• Local boy Rik Verbrugghe (Quick.Step) at the start
• Roberto Petito (Fassa Bortolo)
• Davide Bramati (Quick.Step) has a job to do
• And they're off! For the 91st Liege-Bastogne-Liege
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) smiles as he rolls out
• The peloton rides through Aywaille at full speed
• The peloton through Aywaille
• Manolo Saiz and Jean-Marie Leblanc in conversation
• Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) waits for the start
• Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile) in the lead after his early attack
• The peloton on La Roche-En-Ardenne
• The peloton on La Roche-En-Ardenne
• The crowd awaits at the Côte De Saint Roch
• The break climbs the Côte De Saint Roch
• The peloton swarms up the Côte De Saint Roch
• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) and a small group
• Are we there yet?
• Eric Dekker (Rabobank) on the Côte De Stockeu
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) carries the world champion stripes up Côte De Stockeu
• Phillipe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) on the Côte De Stockeu
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) leads the peloton on Côte De Stockeu
• Climbing Côte De Stockeu
• Climbing Côte De Stockeu
• Mikel Astarloza (AG2R) suffering on the Côte De Stockeu
• Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) rolls home to finish 19th
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) finished 27th but retained the ProTour jersey
• Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) claims his first Liege-Bastogne-Liege victory
• The podium - Jens Voigt (Team CSC), Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile Team) and Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) 0.14

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) looking o-so-cool at the start in Liège.
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) makes his way to the start line.
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) waves to his supporters.
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) acknowledges the crowd.
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) thinks about the day ahead, and isn't sure whether he likes it.
• The peloton during the earlier stages of the race.
• Gruppo compatto for now...
• ... before the obligatory EB (early break) goes.
• And here comes the peloton.
• The early break containing Stefen Wesemann (T-Mobile).
• Scenic shot #1.
• Scenic shot #2.
• The obligatory Liège-Bastogne-Liège shot.
• And another one. Well, it is a cool photo...
• The peloton en masse.
• Celestino, Bettini, Dekker and Boogerd at the head of affairs.
• Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) hoping for not another second place. He got his wish.
• Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) finished in 37th place.
• Jens Voigt (CSC) didn't hang around in the bunch for long.
• Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) grimaces in an effort to stay with the lead group.
• Laurent Brochard (Bouygues Telecom) rode well to finish 14th.
• Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) paid the penalty for not enough aggression today.
• Jens Voigt (CSC) and Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) forge their lead.
• Jens Voigt (CSC) enjoying riding the only way he knows how - off the front.
• Jens Voigt (CSC) stretches his legs.
• Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) showed great strength and tactical cunning today.
• Liège is very much a race of constant ups and downs.
• The chase group on La Redoute.
• Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) digs deep.
• Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) rode a great Liège.
• Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) leads last year's winner, Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner).
• Ivan Basso (CSC) is coming back into good form, just in time for the Giro.
• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) was in the moves, but didn't pick the right one today.
• Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) grits his teeth.
• Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears) wasn't at his best.
• David Etxebarria (Liberty Seguros) was predicted to finish on the podium, but only managed sixth place.
• Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta) is returning to top form.
• Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta) likes it when the road goes up.
• Axel Merckx (Davitamon-Lotto) broke his pedal earlier on, requiring a bike change.
• ProTour leader Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) wasn't in top form today.
• Danilo Di Luca's winning streak finally came to an end today.
• Leonardo Bertagnolli (Cofidis) finished just outside the top 20.
• Erik Dekker (Rabobank) attacked, but not at the right moment.
• Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) comfortably outsprints Jens Voigt (CSC) to take the 91st Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
• Now, chest out, arms raised...
• Arms down...
• Air punch...
• ... and follow through while yelling, rubbing it in for the second-place getter.
• Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) comes into Ans for third place.
• No-one can say Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) didn't suffer today...
• Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) takes a top 10 finish.
• Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) finishes just outside the top 10, in eleventh spot.
• Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta) satisfied with ninth place.
• Double L-B-L winner Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) looking a little less satisfied with his fourth.
• Job well done, Vino.
• Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) salutes the crowd.
• Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) kisses his first L-B-L trophy.
• This one isn't worth a smooch.
• Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) showed plenty of heart today.
• Maybe next time, Jens.
• The podium.
• And again.
• You don't want to forget that trophy, Vino...

Images by Christine Grein/www.capture-the-peloton.com

• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
• Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Caffita)
• Damiano Cunego and Daniele Righi (Lampre - Caffita)
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas)
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas)
• Francisco Mancebo and Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears)
• Aitor Osa (Illes balears) and Inigo Landaluze (Euskaltel)
• Sergio Paulinho and Carlos Barredo (Liberty Seguros)
• Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step)
• Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step)
• Alejandro Valverde and Vicente Garcia (Illes Balears)
• The podium - Jens Voigt (Team CSC), Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile Team) and Michael Boogerd (Rabobank)
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) on the podium as ProTour leader

Images by Régis Garnier/www.velofotopro.fr.st

• Danielo Diluca the leader of the UCI Pro Tour.
• Franco Pelizzoti during the pre-race presentation.
• 2004 winner Davide Rebellin at the start.
• Cedric Vasseur
• Damiano Cunego
• Special glasses for the eventual winner, Alexandre Vinokourov...
• Santiago Botero
• Hey boy! what do you want?
• Benjamin Noval (Discovery) leads the escape.
• Dutch rider Koen de Koert.
• Oscar Freire in the bunch...
• Noval and Weseman on the Côte de Stockeu
• Followed by Jens Voigt, Mirko Celestino and Santiago Botero
• Stockeu is very hard
• Alexandre Vinokourov is congratulated by his team-mates
• Alexandre Vinokourov after his victory
• Alexandre Vinokourov
• Davide Rebellin finished 11th.
• Liège is a hard race for the young rider Damiano Cunego.
• Ivan Basso
• The podium

Images by Andrea Hübner/www.velo-photos.com

• La Francaise des Jeux at the team presentation
• Jens Voigt (Team Csc)
• Oscar Pereiro and Santiago Botero (Phonak)
• Cédric Vasseur and David Moncoutié (Cofidis)
• Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile)
• Marco Serpellini and Andrea Moletta (Gerolsteiner)
• Stéphane Goubert (Ag2r) before the start
• Walter Beneteau (Bouygues Telecom)
• Davitamon-Lotto's Johan Vansummer at the finish in Ans
• The poduim: Voigt, Vinokourov, Boogerd
• Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears) at the finish
• Santiago Botero (Phonak)
• Danilo DiLuca (Liquigas) gets the ProTour jersey presented to him by Eddy Merckx
• Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) was the second last rider to finish today
• Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Team Csc)

Pre-race

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Images by Elmar Krings

• A panoramic shot of the start in Place St Lambert
• Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) signs on with teammate Franco Pellizotti
• Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) signs on, as the defending champ
• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) looking chirpy as always
• Patrik Sinkewitz (Quick.Step) is his team's man for the day
• Jens Voigt (CSC) salutes the crowd at the sign on
• Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile) with Schmitz (L) and Vino (R)
• Waiting… for the start in Liege
• Rolling out for the start in Liege

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