Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016 [LAST 3 KM]

April 24, 2016

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016– Liège – Ans – 253 km

Liège–Bastogne–Liège, often called La Doyenne (“The Old Lady”), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium. First run in 1892, it is one 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.

At the end of a memorable edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, in which heavy snowfall caused the race to be re-routed, Wout Poels ended Team Sky’s long wait for a Monument victory.

The Dutchman followed Michael Albasini’s (Orica-GreenEdge) move up the Côte de la Rue Naniot, the new steep cobbled climb introduced to shake up the race’s finale, attacked through the final corner and held him off in the sprint. Former world champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) finished a close third having been part of the move, while Samuel Sanchez (BMC), the fourth member of the group, was unable to produce a sprint and finished a distant fourth.

Results :
1 Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky 6:24:29
2 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge
3 Rui Costa (Por) Lampre – Merida
4 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team 0:00:04
5 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:09
6 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff Team 0:00:12
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
8 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
9 Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team
10 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team