Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the oldest race in cycling, the first edition having been run in 1892. Called "La Doyenne", it used to be the fifth race in the World Cup before the Pro Tour was instituted.
Year
|
1st place
|
2nd Place
|
3rd Place
|
Distance,
Average Speed
|
| 1892 |
Leon Houa
10hr 48min 36sec |
Leon Lhoest
@ 22min |
Louis Rasquinet
@ 44min |
250 km
23.32 km/hr |
| 1893 |
Leon Houa
10hr 42min |
Michael Borisowski
@ 30min |
Charles Collette
@ 32min |
250 km
23.36 km/hr |
| 1894 |
Leon Houa
8hr 52min 5sec |
Louis Rasquinet
@ 7min |
Rene Nullins
@ 25min |
223 km
25.15 km/hr |
| 1898 |
Andre Trousselier
8hr 12min 9sec |
Alphonse Lauwers
s.t. |
Henri Dubois
s.t. |
235 km
28.65 km/hr |
| 1899 |
Victor Fastre
8hr 21min |
Eugene Charlier
s.t. Charlier was first across the line but relegated for an illegal bike change. |
Paul Deman
s.t. |
235 km
28.14 km/hr |
| 1911 |
Joseph Van Daele
8hr 10min 22sec |
Armand Lanoir
@ 30sec |
Victor Kraenen
@ 1min 10sec |
234 km
28.63 km/hr |
| 1912 |
Omer Verschoore
8hr 35min |
Jacques Coomans
s.t. |
Andre Blaise
@ 2min 30sec |
257 km
29.94 km/hr |
| 1913 |
Maurice Moritz
7hr 23min |
Alphonse Fonson
s.t. |
Hubert Noel
s.t. |
Distance and speed unknown |
| 1919 |
Leon Devos
9hr 20min 30sec |
Henri Henlet
@ 2min 30sec |
Arthur Claerhut
@ 6min 30sec |
237 km
25.37 km/hr |
| 1920 |
Leon Scieur
7hr 46min |
Lucien Buysse
s.t. |
Jacques Coomans
@ 4min 20sec |
245 km
31.55 km/hr |
| 1921 |
Louis Mottiat
7hr 23min |
Marcel Lacour
s.t. |
Jean Rossius
s.t. |
209 km
28.31 km/hr |
| 1922 |
Louis Mottiat
7hr 27min 30sec |
Albert Jordens
s.t. |
Laurent Seret
s.t. |
218 km
26.87 km/hr |
| 1923 |
Rene Vermandel
7hr 25min 15sec |
Jean Rossius
s.t. |
Felix Sellier
s.t. |
218km
26.97km/hr |
| 1924 |
Rene Vermandel
8hr 14min |
Adelin Benoit
s.t. |
Jules Matton
s.t. |
245 km
29.76 km/hr |
| 1925 |
Georges Ronsse
7hr 52min |
Gustaaf van Slembrouck
s.t. |
Louis Eelen
@ 8min |
231 km
29.364 km/hr |
| 1926 |
Dieudonne Smets
7hr 48min 30sec |
Joseph Siquet
s.t. |
Alexis Macar
@ 1min 15sec |
231 km
29.58 km/hr |
| 1927 |
Maurice Raes
8hr 15min 39sec |
Jean Hans
s.t. |
Joseph Siquet
s.t. |
231 km
27.96 km/hr |
| 1928 |
Ernest Mottard
7hr 17min |
Maurice Raes
@ 12min |
Emille Van Belle
s.t. |
231 km
31.72 km/hr |
| 1929 |
Alfons Schepers
8hr 45min 25sec |
Gustave Hombroeckx
s.t. |
Maurice Raes
s.t. |
231 km
26.28 km/hr |
| 1930 |
Herman Buse
8hr 25min |
Georges Laloup
s.t. |
Francois Gardier
s.t. |
231 km
27.45 km/hr |
| 1931 |
Alfons Schepers
7hr 23min 26sec |
Marcel Houyoux
s.t. |
Jules Deschepper
s.t. |
213 km
28.82 km/hr |
| 1932 |
Marcel Houyoux
6hr 32min 2sec |
Leopold Roosemont
s.t. |
Germain Lambrechts
s.t. |
214 km
32.75 km/hr |
| 1933 |
Francois Gardier
6hr 5min 24sec |
Roger Dewolf
@ 2min 16sec |
Albert Bolly
@ 2min 18sec |
213 km
34.98 km/hr |
| 1934 |
Theo Herckenrath
6hr 1min 30sec |
Mathieu Cardinaels
s.t. |
Joseph Moerenhout
s.t. |
213 km
35.35 km/hr |
| 1935 |
Alfons Schepers
6hr 37min 18sec |
Frans Bonduel
s.t. |
Louis Hardiquest
s.t. |
240 km
36.24 km/hr |
| 1936 |
Albert Beckaert
5hr 51min |
Gilbert Lavae
@ 46sec |
Jozef Horemans
@ 1min 5sec |
211 km
36.97 km/hr |
| 1937 |
Eloi Meulenberg
5hr 49min 30sec |
Gustaaf Deloor
s.t. |
Jules Heinaert
s.t. |
211 km
36.22 km/hr |
| 1938 |
Alfons Deloor
5hr 41min 41sec |
Marcel Kint
s.t. |
Felicien Vervaecke
s.t. |
211 km
37.05 km/hr |
| 1939 |
Albert Ritserveldt
5hr 39min |
Cyrille Van Overberghe
@ 34sec |
Edward Vissers
@ 59sec |
211 km
37.35 km/hr |
| 1943 |
Richard Depoorter
5hr 52min |
Jos Didden
@ 7sec |
Stan Ockers
@ 40sec |
211 km
35.97 km/hr |
| 1945 |
Jean Engels
6hr 21min 11sec |
Edward van Dyck
@ 47sec |
Jozef Morenhout
s.t. |
208 km
32.32 km/hr |
| 1946 |
Prosper Depredomme
6hr 2min 50sec |
Albert Hendrickxs
s.t. |
Triphon Verstraeten
s.t. |
205 km
33.9 km/hr |
| 1947 |
Richard Depoorter
6hr 28min |
Raymond Impanis
@ 4sec |
Florent Mathieu
s.t. |
218 km
33.71 km/hr |
| 1948 |
Maurice Mollin
5hr 52min |
Raymond Impanis
s.t. |
Louis Caput
s.t. |
213 km
36.31 km/hr |
| 1949 |
Camille Danguillaume
6hr 57min 40sec |
Adolf Verschueren
s.t. |
Roger Gyselinck
s.t. |
256 km
36.78 km/hr |
| 1950 |
Prosper Depredomme
7hr 25min 25sec |
Jean Bogaerts
@ 3sec |
Edward. van Dyck
s.t. |
263 km
35.43 km/hr |
| 1951 |
Ferdy Kubler
5hr 41min 1sec |
Germain Derycke
s.t. |
Wout Wagtmans
@ 21sec |
211 km
37.12 km/hr |
| 1952 |
Ferdy Kubler
6hr 28min 8sec |
Henri van Kerckhove
s.t. |
Jean Robic
@ 15sec |
229 km
35.40 km/hr |
| 1953 |
Alois De Hartog
6hr 53min 51sec |
Marcel Diot
@ 5min 3sec |
Raul Remy
s.t. |
236 km
34.22 km/hr |
| 1954 |
Marcel Enzer
6hr 56min 16sec |
Raymond Impanis
@ 2min 40sec |
Ferdy Kubler
@ 3min 51sec |
236 km
34.02 km/hr |
| 1955 |
Stan Ockers
6hr 50min 58sec |
Raymond Impanis
s.t. |
Jean Branckaert
@ 44sec |
238 km
34.75 km/hr |
| 1956 |
Fred De Bruyne
7hr 3min 45sec |
Richard van Genechten
s.t. |
Alex Close
@ 1min 16sec |
257 km
34.97 km/hr |
| 1957 |
Frans Schoubben & Germain Derycke
(Co-winners) 7hr 24min 56sec |
Schoubben complained that others including Derycke who had arrived first had gone thorugh a closed level crossing, so the judges made him co-equal first place. |
Marcel Buys
@ 2min 46sec |
256 km
34.52 km/hr |
| 1958 |
Fred De Bruyne
6hr 56min |
Jozef Zagers
s.t. |
Joseph Theuns
s.t. |
246 km
34.48 km/hr |
| 1959 |
Fred De Bruyne
6hr 45min 30sec |
Frans Schouben
s.t. |
Frans de Mulder
@ 3sec |
240 km
35.51 km/hr |
| 1960 |
Albertus Geldermans
6hr 40min 23sec |
Pierre Everaert
@ 2min 1sec |
Jozef Planckaert
@ 2min 53sec |
248 km
37.16 |
| 1961 |
Rik Van Looy
6hr 44min 34sec |
Marcel Rohrbach
s.t. |
Armand Desmet
s.t. |
251 km
37.23 km/hr |
| 1962 |
Jozef Planckaert
6hr 55min 56sec |
Rolf Wolfschohl
s.t. |
Claude Colette
@ 20sec |
254 km
36.64 km/hr |
| 1963 |
Frans Melckenbeek |
Pino Cerami
s.t. |
Vittorio Adorni
s.t. |
254 km |
| 1964 |
Willy Blocklandt
7hr 6min 9sec |
Georg Vanconigsloo
s.t. |
Vittorio Adorni
s.t. |
245 km
34.5 km/hr |
| 1965 |
Carmino Preziosi
7hr 1min 4sec |
Vitorio Adorni
s.t. |
Martin Vandenbossche
s.t. |
253 km
36.05 km/hr |
| 1966 |
Jacques Anquetil
6hr 59min 45sec |
Victor Van Schil
@ 4min 53sec |
Willy In't Ven
@ 4min 54sec |
253 km
36.164 km/hr |
| 1967 |
Walter Godefroot
7hr 7min |
Eddy Merckx
s.t. |
Willy Monty
@ 20sec |
256 km
35.97 km/hr |
| 1968 |
Valère van Sweefelt
7hr 22min |
Walter Godefroot
s.t. |
Raymond Poulidor
s.t. |
268 km
36.38 km/hr |
| 1969 |
Eddy Merckx
6hr 50min |
Victor Van Schil
s.t. |
Barry Hoban
@ 8min 5sec |
253 km
37.02 km/hr |
| 1970 |
Roger De Vlaeminck
7hr 2min |
Frans Verbeeck
@ 12sec |
Eddy Merckx
s.t. |
235 km
33.41 km/hr |
| 1971 |
Eddy Merckx
6hr 57min |
Georges Pintens
s.t. |
Frans Verbeeck
@ 4min 51sec |
251 km
36.12 km/hr |
| 1972 |
Eddy Merckx
6hr 33min |
Willy Schepers
@ 2mim 40sec |
Herman van Springel
@ 4min 35sec |
239 km
36.49 km/hr |
| 1973 |
Eddy Merckx
6hr 13min 55sec |
Frans Verbeeck
s.t. |
Walter Godefroot
s.t. |
236 km
37.87 km/hr |
| 1974 |
Georges Pintens
6hr 23min |
Walter Planckaert
@ 2min |
Ronny Dewitte was first across the line but disqualified for dope. No 3rd place awarded. |
246 km
38.54 km/hr |
| 1975 |
Eddy Merckx
6hr 27min |
Bernard Thevenet
@ 2sec |
Walter Godefroot
s.t. |
246.7 km
38.25 km/hr |
| 1976 |
Joseph Bruyere
6hr 31min |
Freddy Maertens
@ 4min 40sec |
Frans Verbeeck
s.t. |
246.7 km
37.86 km/hr |
| 1977 |
Bernard Hinault
6hr 28min |
Andre Dierickx
s.t. |
Didi Thurau
@ 10sec |
243.5 km
37.66 km/hr |
| 1978 |
Joseph Bruyere
6hr 37min 42sec |
Didi Thurau
@ 1min 35sec |
Francesco Moser
s.t. |
241.7 km
36.49 km/hr |
| 1979 |
Didi Thurau
6hr 35min |
Bernard Hinault
@ 55sec |
Daniel Willems
s.t. |
241.7 km
36.71 km/hr |
| 1980 |
Bernard Hinault
7hr 1min 42sec |
Hennie Kuiper
@ 9min 24sec |
Ronny Claes
s.t. |
244km
34.72 km/hr |
| 1981 |
Josef Fuchs
6hr 54min |
Stefan Mutter
@ 50sec |
Johan Van der Velde was first across the line but was disqualitfied for dope. No 3rd place awarded. |
244 km
35.36 km/hr |
| 1982 |
Silvano Contini
6hr 56min |
Fons de Wolf
s.t. |
Stefan Mutter
s.t. |
244.7 km
35.29 km/hr |
| 1983 |
Steven Rooks
6hr 44min 12sec |
Giuseppe Saronni
@ 10sec |
Phil Anderson
s.t. |
244.7 km
36.52 km/hr |
| 1984 |
Sean Kelly
6hr 47min 31sec |
Phil Anderson
s.t. |
Greg Lemond
s.t. |
246.7 km
36.32 km/hr |
| 1985 |
Moreno Argentin
6hr 37min |
Adri van der Poel
s.t. |
Stephen Roche
s.t. |
244.7 km
36.98 km/hr |
| 1986 |
Moreno Argentin
6hr 41min 21sec |
Adri van der Poel
s.t. |
Dag-Erik Pedersen
s.t. |
252 km
37.66 km/hr |
| 1987 |
Moreno Argentin
6hr 40min |
Stephen Roche
s.t. |
Claude Criquielion
s.t. |
260 km
39.0 km/hr |
| 1988 |
Adri van der Poel
6hr 42min |
Michel Dernies
s.t. |
Robert Millar
s.t. |
260 km
38.806 |
| 1989 |
Sean Kelly
7hr 23min 40sec |
Fabrice Philipot
s.t. |
Phil Anderson
s.t. |
267 km
36.243 km/hr |
| 1990 |
Eric Van Lancker
7hr 10min |
Jean-Claude Leclercq
@ 34sec |
Steven Rooks
s.t. |
256 km
35.580 km/hr |
| 1991 |
Moreno Argentin
7hr 15min |
Claude Criquielion
s.t. |
Rolf Sorensen
s.t. |
267 km
36.827 km/hr |
| 1992 |
Dirk de Wolf
7hr 18min 6sec |
Steven Rooks
@ 30sec |
Jean-Francois Bernard
s.t. |
262 km
35.882 km/hr |
| 1993 |
Rolf Sorensen
7hr 14min 8sec |
Tony Rominger
@ 1sec |
Maurizio Fondriest
@ 21sec |
261 km
36.072 km/hr |
| 1994 |
Evgeni Berzin
7hr 16min 30sec |
Lance Armstrong
@ 1min 37sec |
Giorgio Furlan
s.t. |
268.5 km
36.910 km/hr |
| 1995 |
Mauro Gianetti
6hr 38min 25sec |
Gianni Bugno
@ 15sec |
Michele Bartoli
s.t. |
261.5 km
39.380 km/hr |
| 1996 |
Pascal Richard
6hr 58min 2sec |
Lance Armstrong
s.t. |
Mauro Gianetti
s.t. |
263 km
36.97 km/hr |
| 1997 |
Michele Bartoli
7hr 19min 28sec |
Laurent Jalabert
@ 8sec |
Gabriele Colombo
@ 21sec |
262 km
35.70 km/hr |
| 1998 |
Michele Bartoli
6hr 37min 29sec |
Laurent Jalabert
@ 1min 13sec |
Rudolfo Massi
@ 1min 21sec |
265.5 km
40.077 km/hr |
| 1999 |
Frank Vandenbroucke
6hr 25min 36sec |
Michael Boogerd
@ 30sec |
Maarten den Bakker
@ 41sec |
264 km
41.079 km/hr |
| 2000 |
Paolo Bettini
6hr 28min 32sec |
David Etxebarria
s.t. |
David Rebellin
s.t. |
264 km
40.768 km/hr |
| 2001 |
Oscar Camenzind
6hr 42min 38sec |
David Rebellin
s.t. |
David Etxebarria
s.t. |
258 km
38.447 km/hr |
| 2002 |
Paolo Bettini
6hr 39min 44sec |
Stefano Garzelli
s.t. |
Ivan Basso
@ 15sec |
258 km
38.725 km/hr |
| 2003 |
Tyler Hamilton
6hr 28min 50sec |
Iban Mayo
@ 12sec |
Michael Boogerd
@ 14sec |
258.5 km
39.888 km/hr |
| 2004 |
Davide Rebellin
6hr 20min 9sec |
Michael Boogerd
@ 2sec |
Alexander Vinokourov
@ 4sec |
259 km
40.878 km/hr |
| 2005 |
Alexandre Vinokourov
6hr 29min 9sec |
Jens Voigt
s.t. |
Michael Boogerd
@ 14sec |
260 km
40.087 km/hr |
| 2006 |
Alejandro Valverde
6hr 21min 32sec |
Paolo Bettini
s.t. |
Damiano Cunego
s.t. |
262 km
41.202 km/hr |
| 2007 |
Danilo Di Luca
6hr 37min 24sec |
Alejandro Valverde
@ 3sec |
Frank Schleck
s.t. |
262 km
39.557 km/hr |
| 2008 |
Alejandro Valverde
6hr 44min 4sec |
Davide Rebellin
s.t. |
Frank Schleck
s.t. |
261 km
38.755 km/hr |
| 2009 |
Andy Schleck
6hr 34min 32sec |
Joaquin Rodriguez
@ 1min 17sec |
Davide Rebellin
@ 1min 24sec |
261 km
39.682 km/hr |
