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About Liège, the Belgian city only a mother could love

About Liège, the Belgian city only a mother could love

“Liège is authentic. Which means beautiful. Are you with me? You are not with me. Nevermind.” Morten Okbo‘s paen to the Wallonian heartland

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La Redoute: the centrepiece climb of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

La Redoute: the centrepiece climb of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

As an armchair fan, by the time the leaders have grovelled up the final ascent to the finish line in the Liège suburb of Ans,...

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Eddy Merckx: Photographs from a family album

Eddy Merckx: Photographs from a family album

This rare collection of photos portraits Eddy Merckx at various races including Paris-Nice and The Tour de France

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Why is Julian Alaphilippe so good at winning La Flèche Wallonne?

Why is Julian Alaphilippe so good at winning La Flèche Wallonne?

Julian Alaphilippe has gained a stranglehold of La Flèche Wallonne. We take a look at how the Frenchman has gained such dominance at the race after...

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Liege-Bastogne-Liege Preview 2021

Liege-Bastogne-Liege Preview 2021

Rouleur preview the 2021 edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege. ‘La Doyenne’, or ‘The Old Lady’, was first raced in the 19th century

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Rouleur predicts... Liège-Bastogne-Liège Hommes

Rouleur predicts... Liège-Bastogne-Liège Hommes

A Monumental 40 consecutive days of WorldTour racing is barely beginning. Strap yourselves in as we attempt to pick the winner for every one of them...

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Bob Jungels Q&A: “Being versatile is not always a gift”

Bob Jungels Q&A: “Being versatile is not always a gift”

Deceuninck-Quick Step’s Liège champion on targeting cobbled Classics, his distaste for the new Doyenne parcours and his memorable post-victory afterparty

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Inside line: we need to talk about Bob Jungels

Inside line: we need to talk about Bob Jungels

After his win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, his friend and agent Gary McQuaid looks back on a moment eight years in the making

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Spring break: images from Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Spring break: images from Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Photographer Chris Auld shot the escapes and chases, fans and faces on a glorious spring day in the Ardennes

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Mid-race conversations: how Rolf Sorensen won Liege in 1993

Mid-race conversations: how Rolf Sorensen won Liege in 1993

Rolf Sorensen developed a reputation as a Classics and hilly race specialist and still has vivid memories of his 1993 win in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, his –...

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The doyen of La Doyenne: Merckx on his love of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The doyen of La Doyenne: Merckx on his love of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The greatest cyclist ever talks about his five Liège wins, what makes the race special and modern cycling’s lack of improvisation

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Toppling Valverde: six contenders who could take the Ardennes crown

Toppling Valverde: six contenders who could take the Ardennes crown

Year in year out, Señor Consistency manages to take the peloton by surprise and reigns over these lumpy one-day races. We look at a few...

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