1892 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

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1892 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Race details
Dates 29 May 1892
Stages 1
Distance 250 [1]  km (155.3 mi)
Winning time 10h 48' 36"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Houa  (BEL)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Lhoest  (nl ) (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Louis Rasquinet  (nl ) (BEL)
1893  

The 1892 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the inaugural edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 29 May 1892. Léon Houa won the race, which started and finished in Liège.

Liège–Bastogne–Liège Belgian one-day cycling race

Liège–Bastogne–Liège, often called La Doyenne, is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium. First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five Monuments of the European professional road cycling calendar; usually coming as the last of the spring classics. It is held annually in late April, in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back.

Léon Houa Road bicycle racer

Léon Houa was a Belgian road bicycle racer famous for winning the first three editions of Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1892–1894. The race has come to be known as La Doyenne, and is one of the five 'Monuments' of the European professional road cycling calendar, and the oldest.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3] [4] [5]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Houa  (BEL)10h 48' 36"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Lhoest  (nl ) (BEL) + 22' 00"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Louis Rasquinet  (nl ) (BEL) + 44' 00"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Antoine Gehenniaux  (BEL) + 57' 00"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henri Thanghe  (nl ) (BEL) + 59' 00"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jos Berchmans  (BEL) + 1h 11' 00"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustave Ghiot  (BEL) + 1h 22' 00"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  René Nulens  (nl ) (BEL) + 1h 42' 00"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maurice Tips  (BEL) + 1h 58' 00"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willem Muller  (BEL) + 2h 31' 00"

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