1969 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1969 Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1969 04 22 1 253 km 6h 50' Eddy Merckx BEL Faema Victor Van Schil BEL Faema Barry Hoban GBR Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 1968 1970 The 55th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic cycling race in Belgium was held on Thursday 22 April 1969. Eddy Merckx won the race, his first of five victories in the monument classic. Summary Five riders were in an early breakaway, two of which were teammates of Eddy Merckx, the young Belgian who had already won every major classic in the spring of 1969, apart from Paris–Roubaix. At 98 km from the finish, Merckx broke clear from the pack on the Stockeu and combined with his two teammates Roger Swerts and Vic Van Schil in the front of the race. Swerts was dropped, and Merckx and Van Schil powered on to Liège, with Merckx doing most of the work. Merckx wanted to give the victory to his teammate, but Van Schil insisted Merckx should win.Bouvet, Philippe (2007), De Klassiekers, Lannoo, Belgium, 978-90-811691-10, p25 Britain's Barry Hoban won the sprint for third place, trailing eight minutes behind Merckx and Van Schil.Pignata Gianni Eddy Merckx trionfa a Liegi Gimondi staccato di 8 minuti http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0021/articleid,0125_01_1969_0095_0021_24775831/ La Stampa 24 February 2016 Italian 21 Results #RiderTime1BEL Eddy Merckx6h50'00"2BEL Victor Van Schils.t.3GBR Barry Hoban+ 8'05"4BEL Eric Lemans.t.5NLD Wim Scheperss.t.6BEL Roger Swertss.t.7ITA Felice Gimondis.t.8BEL Frans Verbeecks.t.9BEL Herman Van Springel s.t.10BEL Willy In 't Ven s.t. References Category:Liège–Bastogne–Liège Category:1969 in road cycling Category:1969 in Belgian sport Category:1969 Super Prestige Pernod