Liège- Bastogne - Liège (World Cup)
Sunday, April 21, 2002
258 km. Teams entered and notable riders provisionally scheduled to ride:
- Domo: Museeuw, Merckx, Rodriguez
- Lotto: Aerts, Van Petegem, Verbrugge
- Mapei: Freire, Bettini, Garzelli
- Coast: Zulle
- Cofidis: Mattan
- Lampre: Tonkov, Rumsas
- Rabobank: Leipheimer, Boogerd
- Telekom: Vinokourov, Julich
- Tacconi: Frigo
- CSC-Tiscali: Hamilton
- US Postal: Armstrong, Clinger, Hincapie
- Euskaltel: Both Etxebarrias
- Fassa Bortolo: Basso, Belli, Casagrande
- Credit Agricole
- iBanesto: Osa, Flecha
- Phonak
- ONCE
- Saeco: Celestino
- Gerolsteiner: Rebellin
- Delatour: Brochard
- Kelme
- Bonjour
- Mercatone Uno: Pantani
- Landboukrediet
- Palmans
Results:
- 1. Paolo Bettini (Mapei) 6hr 39min 44sec. 38.8km/hr
- 2. Stefano Garzelli (Mapei) s.t.
- 3. Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) @ 15sec
- 4. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) @23sec
- 5. Massimo Codol (Lampre) @ 28sec
- 6. Matthias Kessler (Telekom) @ 35sec
- 7. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto) @ 1min 3sec
- 8. Francesco Casagrande (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.
- 9. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.
- 10. Alexander Vinokourov (Telekom) s.t.
- 11. Francisco Mancebo (iBanesto) s.t.
- 12. Marcos Serrano (ONCE) s.t.
- 13. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.
- 14. Andrei Kiviliev (Cofidis) s.t.
- 15. Dave Bruylandts (Domo-Farm Frites) s.t.
- 16. Axel Merckx (Domo-Farm Frites) @ 1min 8sec
- 17. Nicki Sorensen (CSC) @ 1min 14sec
- 18. Mario Aerts (Lotto-Adecco) @ 1min 27sec
- 19. Laurent Brochard (Jean Delatour) s.t.
- 20. George Hincapie (US Postal) s.t.