Demands Liège–Bastogne–Liège



profile of 2012 edition


liège–bastogne–liège considered 1 of arduous one-day races in world because of length , succession of steep climbs. every edition, dozen climbs – ranging in length, gradient , difficulty – addressed, offering opportunities attack. british magazine cycling weekly stated:



in purely physical terms, toughest classic: climbs long, of them pretty steep well, , come depressing frequency in final kilometres.

four-times winner moreno argentin said:



riders win in liège call fondisti - men superior level of stamina. [the climb of] la redoute mur de huy in has tackled @ pace, front of peloton. gradient 14 or 15 per cent, , comes after 220 or 230 kilometers, don t have genius work out how tough is. remember used go maximum of 39 x 21 - s not quite steep mur de huy. lot of riders mistakenly think should attack on hardest part, in reality hurt people on flatter section comes after this.
liège race of trial elimination, s unlikely breakaway can go clear , decide race before final 100 km [62 mi]. need strong , @ same time clever , calculating — in sense s complete test of cyclist s ability.




^ cite error: named reference cycling weekly, uk, 13 march 1993 invoked never defined (see page).
^ procycling, uk, march 2001






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