1977 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1977 Liège–Bastogne–Liège 24 April 1977 1 243.5 km 6h 28' Bernard Hinault FRA Gitane–Campagnolo André Dierickx BEL Maes–Mini Flat Dietrich Thurau GER TI–Raleigh 1976 1978 The 63rd edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège road cycling race in Belgium was held on 24 April 1977.liège-bastogne-liège 1977 http://www.museociclismo.it/content/corse/corsa/4738-Li%C3%A8ge-Bastogne-Li%C3%A8ge/edizioni/63/4771.html museociclismo.it 24 February 2016 Italian French rider Bernard Hinault won his first monument classic, after beating André Dierickx in a two-man sprint. Summary Six riders – Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck, Freddy Maertens, André Dierickx, Dietrich Thurau and Bernard Hinault – were in front of the race. While all eyes were on Eddy Merckx, André Dierickx launched an attack at 8 km from the finish. Frenchman Bernard Hinault was the only one to respond and beat Dierickx in the sprint.Hinault gagne, onze ans après Anquetil! http://www.lexpressarchives.ch/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_SWISSFR&Type=text/html&Locale=french-skin-custom&Path=IMP/1977/04/25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar01900&PageLabel=19 lexpress.ch 24 February 2016 French A faltering Merckx, in his final display in Liège, finished a disappointing sixth.Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Hinault fait la loi http://www.lexpressarchives.ch/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_SWISSFR&Type=text/html&Locale=french-skin-custom&Path=EXP/1977/04/25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar01601&PageLabel=16 L'Express 24 February 2016 16 French The race was run in bad weather, with cold and rain affecting riders. Only 24 of 143 riders finished the race. Results # Rider Time1FRA Bernard Hinault 6 h 28 min 00 s2BEL André Dierickx s.t.3GER Dietrich Thurau + 10 s4BEL Roger De Vlaeminck s.t.5BEL Freddy Maertens s.t.6BEL Eddy Merckx s.t.7BEL Frans Verbeeck + 6 min 39 s8BEL Michel Pollentier s.t.9BEL Ronald de Witte s.t.10BEL Joseph Bruyère s.t. References External links Official website Complete results (in French) Category:Liège–Bastogne–Liège Category:1977 in road cycling Category:1977 in Belgian sport Category:1977 Super Prestige Pernod