Dan Martin is surrounded by pink balloons (Image credit: ASO)
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A smiling Simon Gerrans pre-race (Image credit: ASO)
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Paolo Tiralongo looking serious pre-race (Image credit: ASO)
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Dario Cataldo of Astana (Image credit: ASO)
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Astana's Vincenzo Nibali (Image credit: ASO)
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Movistar controlling the race for Valverde (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Michael Albasini leading the quarter to the line (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Samuel Sanchez (BMC Racing Team) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Samuel Sanchez (BMC Racing Team) would finish fourth (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Ilnur Zakarin snuck away to claim fifth place (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Warren Barguil crosses the line for sixth (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Ilnur Zakarin wonders waht could have been (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Joaquin Rodriguez in eighth place (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Enrico Gasparotto tucked in the middle of the first chase group (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Lars Petter Nordhaug finished off the day in 20th place (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) finishes 29th (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Nordhaug (Team Sky) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Di Marchi (BMC) leading the group at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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De Gendt looking cold at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Nordhaug (Team Sky) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The breakaway at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The riders faced very cold and snowy conditions for Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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A breakaway heads off at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The small group rolling at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alessandro Di Marchi (Astana) Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Paolo Tiralongo bundled up at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Samuel Sanchez (BMC) Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Cyril Gautier (AG2R La Mondiale) Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Loic Vliegen (BMC Racing Team) Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Roman Bardet (AG2R la Mondiale) Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The fields, fans and racers at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The farm country around Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The peloton at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The peloton rides through twisty roads at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The windy roads of Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The breakaway at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Riders wore face masks to try and stay warm at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Riders completely covered up to protect themselves from the cold at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Maxim Bouet tries to eat some food at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Riders were nearly unrecognizable at the snowy and cold Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Joaquim Rodriguez getting food at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Valverde in the group at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Valverde in the group at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Movistar rider tries to stay warm in cold, cold weather at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) struggling with his gloves at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Joaquim Rodriguez at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Etixx-QuickStep rider trying to stay warm at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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BMC leads the group at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Katusha at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Katusha's Angel Vicioso gets assistance from his team (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Katusha riders go back to the car for support (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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IAM Cycling mystery rider all bundled up at snowy Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Maxim Bouet at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Petr Vakoc at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Snow on the cars at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels secures Team Sky first-ever Monument victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-QuickStep) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Jan Bakelants (Ag2r-La MOndiale) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Albasini led the four-man winning breakaway up the final climb at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) attacks on the Côte de la Rue Naniot in an attempt to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) finished fifth at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Vincenzo NIbali (Astana) at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Chris Froome (Team Sky) rode in support of his team at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alberto Losada at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Dan Martin (Etixx-QuickStep) was hoping to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Etixx-QuickStep riders sit in the field at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Etixx-QuickStep at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Julian Alaphilippe at the front at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Dan Martin in the field at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Julien Vermote leading the field at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Etixx-QuickStep lead the main field at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels gave Team Sky their first-ever Monument win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) hold up his trophy after winning Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Michael Albasini (Orica) was second at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels tops the podium at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rui Costa was third at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege podium: Rui Costa (Lampre), Wout Poels (Team Sky), Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Wout Poels (Team Sky) wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Colourful peloton on the climb at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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It was a packed climb at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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An early breakaway at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The breakaway at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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It was snowing at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The peloton climbs at Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The snow fell heavily in the Ardennes at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, invoking memories of Bernaud Hinault’s iconic 1980 victory and even causing the race to be re-routed, but Wout Poels rode through the blizzard to put an end to Team Sky’s long wait for a Monument victory.
The Dutchman followed Michael Albasini’s (Orica-GreenEdge) move up the Côte de la Rue Naniot, the new steep cobbled climb introduced to shake up the race’s finale, and held him off in the sprint. Former world champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) finished a close third having been part of the move, while Samuel Sanchez (BMC), the fourth member of the group, was unable to produce a sprint and finished a distant fourth.
"I still can't believe it," said Poels, who became only the fifth Dutchman to win La Doyenne, and the first since Adri Van Der Poel 28 years ago. "The conditions were really difficult today and at the end we were all really tired."
For all the talk of Alejandro Valverde’s overwhelming favourite status, and for all the work his Movistar teammates subjected themselves to on the front of the bunch, the defending champion couldn’t manage to make the top 10. It was a similar story for Etixx-QuickStep; they had strength in numbers and drove a fierce pace going into the final 25km, but last year’s runner up and Julian Alaphilippe finished in the main group with Valverde, while 2013 winner Dan Martin struggled on the final climb and ended up nearly two minutes down.
It was a trying day for the riders, who repeatedly encountered mini snow storms all along the route as the weather forecasts proved true to their word. The situation was at its worst halfway along the trip out from Liège to Bastogne, with many teams posting photos of the roads covered in a blanket of snow as their car made their way out to the feed zone. An hour into the race, the organisers made the decision to alter the route and took riders off the planned course after 45 kilometres, eventually linking back up with it at kilometre 75. Given that they were back on course ahead of the first of the day’s 10 climbs, the change did little to shape the complexion of the race, and only 5km were lost from the total distance, which became 248km.
A break of eight enjoyed a few hours out front, while a fairly contained race was ridden back in the bunch. There were eight climbs in the last 80km but it wasn’t until after the fourth one, the famous Côte de La Redoute, had been crested that the race was really ignited.
The utterly miserable conditions took their toll and while crashes took out Tony Gallopin and Rafal Majka, it was largely down to who kept themselves warm, well fed, and most comfortable. Poels’ relatively slow sprint and the fact that Albasini was unable to get near to coming round him demonstrated how exacting the day had been.
How it unfolded
The leaden drops of rain that fell as the peloton gathered at the Place Saint-Lambert for the start of Liège-Bastogne-Liège prefigured what they would face on the long road south. Word had already reached Liege of early morning snowfall in the Ardennes, and shortly after rolling out of the City of the Prince-Bishops, it was announced that the race would be re-routed to avoid the most treacherous roads ahead of the day’s first climb, the Côte de la Roche-en-Ardenne, knocking five kilometres off the overall distance.
By that point, the day’s early break had established itself, with Pavel Brutt (Tinkoff), Paolo Tiralongo (Astana), Nicolas Edet (Cofidis), Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Argon 18), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Alessandro De Marchi (BMC) and Jeremy Roy (FDJ) slipping off the front inside the opening 15 kilometres of racing. The seven combined well together to cover 42 kilometres in the first hour and build up a lead of 8:45 over a main peloton where most of the contenders were all but unrecognisable beneath capes, snoods and jackets.
Etixx-QuickStep was the first team to take matters in hand at the head of the bunch, working to stabilise the break’s advantage, and they were later joined on the front by Alejandro Valverde’s Movistar guard. Their combined efforts chipped away at the break’s lead over the Saint-Roch – the roadsides on the climb lighter of Luxembourg fans than during the Schleck brothers’ heyday – and by the Côte de Wanne with 84 kilometres remaining, the gap was less unwieldy 4 minutes.
The only real frisson on the Haut-Levée was a banal crash involving Chris Froome, but the Sky rider unclipped before falling into the verge and quickly re-joined the peloton. On reaching the second feed at Stavelot shortly afterwards, however, the race was again buffeted by driving snow. Though, mercifully, it was not sticking to the ground, the headwind and grim conditions underlined that this was to be a war of attrition.
Movistar’s pace-making brought the leaders back to within two minutes on the Col du Rosier, where the snow was replaced by steady rain and where Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie) decided to counter-attack from the peloton, and he was still giving chase alone over the Col du Rosier. At the front, meanwhile, De Marchi fragmented the unity of the leading group by attacking near the summit. 48.5 kilometres from home, De Marchi, De Gendt and Edet had a lead of 1:50 over the peloton.
The endgame
Race organisers introduced the Rue Naniot, a 600-metre cobbled climb with an average gradient of 11% in a bid to discourage riders from playing a waiting game, and it duly produced the race-winning attack. There was, however, the suggestion that its presence softened the impact of the previous climbs, with the favourites riding conservatively and sending teammates up the road instead.
There was next to no movement in the bunch on the Côte de La Redoute, once a key flashpoint of the race, but the race was ignited on the 15km run to the Côte de La Roche-aux-Faucons, the third last climb. Andriy Grivko (Astana) went on the attack while Etixx-QuickStep drove a fearsome pace on the downhill that saw Edet and De Marchi, the last remnants of the breakaway, swallowed up.
Carlos Betancur, amazingly opting for bare legs over leg warmers, then attacked on the approach to the Côte de Saint-Nicholas, before Grivko tried his luck again and Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) also got involved. When they hit the climb, Betancur made another move and the pace was such that Vincenzo Nibali and Simon Gerrans were both dropped.
Bardet attacked over the top of the climb, and then Diego Rosa and Ilnur Zakarin went on the offensive, but a group of around 25 riders would be together jotling for position as they hit the Rue Naniot. About halfway up the 600-metre climb, Albasini surged and the steep gradients took their toll, with gaps appearing among the main group.
Valverde was left in the middle of the group as Sanchez, Costa and Poels proved the only ones who could stay on terms with Albasini. With most riders shorn of teammates, a concerted chase never materialised and, as the road kicked up again into Ans, it became clear the group of four had done enough to earn the right to fight for the victory.
Poels was the first to go, and he led into the final left-hand bend. Albasini looked in a good position on the Dutchman’s wheel but Poels hung on impressively to seal the biggest win of his career.
Full Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky
6:24:29
2
Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge
3
Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida
4
Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing Team
0:00:04
5
Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha
0:00:09
6
Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin
0:00:11
7
Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff Team
0:00:12
8
Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha
9
Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
10
Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team
11
Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
12
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
13
Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
14
Michael Valgren (Den) Tinkoff Team
15
Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18
16
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team
17
Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team
18
Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
19
Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data
20
Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky
21
Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling
22
Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
23
Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step
24
Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - Merida
0:00:40
25
Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team
26
Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
27
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Astana Pro Team
28
Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team
29
Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
0:00:47
30
Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
0:01:18
31
Louis Meintjes (RSA) Lampre - Merida
0:01:29
32
Huub Duyn (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
33
Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
34
Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
35
Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
36
Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky
37
Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling
0:01:41
38
Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale Pro Cycling
0:01:51
39
Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
0:01:53
40
Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
41
Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling
42
Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension Data
43
Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff Team
0:01:56
44
Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky
45
Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
46
Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
47
Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step
48
Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal
49
Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
50
Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Movistar Team
0:02:01
51
Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
0:02:21
52
Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal
53
Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) Dimension Data
0:02:22
54
Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
0:02:35
55
Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida
0:02:40
56
Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge
0:02:49
57
Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
0:02:51
58
David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step
59
Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
60
Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo
0:03:00
61
Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
0:03:11
62
Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
0:03:39
63
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
0:04:02
64
Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
0:04:17
65
Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
0:04:33
66
Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ
67
Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-GreenEdge
68
Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
69
Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky
0:04:38
70
Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre - Merida
0:05:27
71
Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
72
Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ
73
Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
74
Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ
75
Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ
76
Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
77
Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
78
Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
79
Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal
80
Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
81
Yury Trofimov (Rus) Tinkoff Team
82
Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky
83
Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
84
Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
85
Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo
86
José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18
87
Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise