Started in in 1936 by a pair of Belgian journalists wanting to link the two cities of the Walloon region of Belgium that were the farthest apart. The route has changed several times over the years and those variations have been noted below.
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Year
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1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Tournai-Liege
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1936
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Philemon De Meersman
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Alphonse Verniers
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Camille Michielsens
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1937
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Adolphe Braeckeveldt
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Marcel Kint
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Albert Perikel
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1938
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Emile Masson
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Sylvere Maes
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Cyrille Dubois
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Mons - Liege
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1939
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Edmond Delathouwer
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Hubert Sijen
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Albert Perikel
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1941
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Sylvain Grysolle
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Gustave Van Overloop
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Jacques Geus
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Mons - Marcinelle
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1942
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Karel Thijs
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Frans Bonduel
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Jacques Geus
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1943
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Marcel Kint
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Georges Claes
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Desire Keteleer
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1944
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Marcel Kint
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Brik Schotte
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Marcel Quertinmont
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Mons - Charleroi
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1945
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Marcel Kint
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Lucien Vlaemynck
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Andre Maelbrancke
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Mons - Liege
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1946
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Desire Keteleer
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Rene Walschot
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Ward Van Dijk
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1947
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Ernest Sterckx
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Maurice Desimplaere
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Gustave Van Overloop
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Charleroi - Liege
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1948
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Fermo Camellini
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Brik Schotte
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Camille Beeckmann
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1949
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Rik Van Steenbergen
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Edward Peeters
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Fausto Coppi
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1950
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Fausto Coppi
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Raymond Impanis
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Jean Storms
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1951
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Ferdi Kubler
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Gino Bartali
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Jean Robic
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1952
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Ferdi Kubler
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Stan Ockers
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Raymond Impanis
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1953
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Stan Ockers
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Ferdi Kubler
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Loretto Petrucci
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1954
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Germain Derycke
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Ferdi Kubler
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Jan De Valck
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1955
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Stan Ockers
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Alphonse Vanderbrande
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Stanislaus Bober
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1956
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Richard Van Genechten
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Sante Ranucci
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Andre Vlayen
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1957
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Raymond Impanis
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Rene Privat
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Victor Wartel
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1958
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Rik Van Steenbergen
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Joseph Planckaert
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Pierre Everaert
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1959
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Joseph Hoevenaars
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Marcel Janssens
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Frans Schoubben
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Liege - Charleroi
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1960
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Pino Cerami
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Pierre Beuffeuil
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Constant Goosens
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1961
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Willy Vannitsen
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Jean Graczyk
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Frans Aerenhouts
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1962
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Henri De Wolf
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Pino Cerami
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Hans Junkermann
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1963
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Raymond Poulidor
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JanJanssen
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Peter Post
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1964
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Gilbert Desmet
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Jan Janssen
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Peter Post
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Liege - Marcinelle
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1965
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Roberto Poggiali
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Felice Gimondi
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Tom Simpson
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1966
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Michele Dancelli
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Lucien Aimar
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Rudi Altig
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1967
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Eddy Merckx
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Peter Post
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Willy Bocklant
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1968
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Rik Van Looy
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Jose Samyn
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Jan Janssen
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1969
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Joseph Huysmans
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Eric De Vlaeminck
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Eric Leman
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1970
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Eddy Merckx
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Georges Pintens
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Eric De Vlaeminck
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1971
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Roger De Vlaeminck
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Frans Verbeeck
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Joseph Deschoenmacker
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Verviers Marcinelle
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1972
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Eddy Merckx
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Raymond Poulidor
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Willy Vanneste
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1973
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Andre Dierickx
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Eddy Merckx
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Frans Verbeeck
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Verviers - Verviers
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1974
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Frans Verbeeck
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Roger De Vlaeminck
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Walter Godefroot (Disqualified)
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1975
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Andre Dierickx
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Frans Verbeeck
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Eddy Merckx
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1976
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Joop Zoetemelk
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Frans Verbeeck
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Freddy Maertens
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1977
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Francesco Moser
(Freddy Maertens disqualified)
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Giuseppe Saronni
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1978
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Michel Laurent
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Giambattista Baronchelli
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Didi Thurau
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Esneux - Marcinelle
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1979
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Bernard Hinault
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Giuseppe Saronni
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Bengt Johansson
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Mons - Spa
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1980
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Giuseppe Saronni
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Sven-Ake Nilsson
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Bernard Hinault
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Spa - Mons
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1981
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Daniel Willems
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Adri Van Der Poel
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Guido Van Calster
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Charleroi - Spa
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1982
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Mario Beccia
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Jostein Wilmann
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Paul Haghedooren
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Huy - Huy
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1983
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Bernard Hinault
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Rene Bittinger
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Hubert Seiz
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1984
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Kim Andersen
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William Tackaert
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Heddie Nieuwdorp
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1985
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Claude Criquielion
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Moreno Argentin
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Laurent Fignon
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Spa - Huy
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1986
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Laurent Fignon
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Jean-Claude Leclerq
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Claude Criquielion
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1987
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Jean-Claude Leclercq
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Claude Criquielion
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Rolf Golz
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1988
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Rolf Golz
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Moreno Argentin
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Steven Rooks
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1989
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Claude Criquielion
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Steven Rooks
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Wim Van Eynde
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1990
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Moreno Argentin
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Jean-Claude Leclerq
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Gert-Jan Theunisse
(Disqualified)
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1991
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Moreno Argentin
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Claude Criquielion
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Claudio Chiappucci
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1992
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Giorgio Furlan
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Gerard Rue
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Davide Cassani
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1993
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Maurizio Fondriest
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Gerard Rue
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Claudio Chiappucci
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1994
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Moreno Argentin
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Giogio Furlan
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Evgeni Berzin
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1995
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Laurent Jalabert
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Maurizio Fondriest
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Evgeni Berzin
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1996
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Lance Armstrong
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Didier Rous
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Maurizio Fondriest
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1997
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Laurent Jalabert
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Luc Leblanc
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Alex Zulle
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1998
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Bo Hamburger
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Frank Vandenbroucke
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Alberto Elli
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1999
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Michele Bartoli
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Maarten Den Bakker
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Mario Aerts
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2000
|
Francesco Casagrande
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Rik Verbrugghe
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Laurent Jalabert
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2001
|
Rik Verbrugghe
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Ivan Basso
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Jorg Jaksche
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2002
|
Mario Aerts
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Unai Etxebarria
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Michele Bartoli
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2003
|
Igor Astorloa
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Aitor Osa
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Alexander Shefer
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2004
|
Davide Rebellin
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Danilo Di Luca
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Matthias Kessler
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2005
|
Danilo Di Luca
4hr 55min 55sec
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Kim Kirchen
s.t.
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Davide Rebellin
s.t.
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| 2006 |
Alejandro Valverde
4hr 42min 45sec |
Samuel Sanchez
s.t. |
Karsten Kroon
s.t. |
202 km
42.865 km/hr |
2007
April 25 |
Davide Rebellin
4hr 48min 6sec |
Alejandro Valverde
@ 6sec |
Danilo Di Luca
s.t. |
202.5 km
42.173 km/hr |
2008
April 23 |
Kim Kirchen
4hr 35min 29sec |
Cadel Evans
@ 1sec |
Damiano Cunego
@ 2sec |
199.5 km
43.450 km/hr |
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