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