Climbs Liège–Bastogne–Liège



the foot of côte de la redoute in aywaille.



the climbs in 2012 edition


the iconic hill côte de la redoute, 2.1 km climb in aywaille @ average gradient of 8.4% slopes of on 20%. long time in 1980s , 1990s la redoute, @ ca. 40 km finish, breaking point of race , place decisive breakaways launched. in recent years climb seems have lost particular role, many riders able keep pace on climb , race favourites wait until last stages of race make break.


in modern cycling, in many bike races, decisive stretches have evolved towards final climbs of day. côte de saint-nicolas last categorized climb of race, top @ 6 km finish in ans. precipitous , atypical climb because not part of forested hills in ardennes, located in middle of industrial suburbs of liège along meuse river.


course changes frequent year year. climbs cut or others included. these climbs in recent editions:









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