The 66th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the monument cycling race in Belgium, was held on 20 April 1980. It was won by French rider Bernard Hinault in an average speed of 34.717 km/h. The race was affected by abysmal weather conditions from start to finish.[1] Only 21 of 174 participants finished the race.[2][3]
The peloton started the race in a raging snow storm. After one hour of racing more than half of all starters had abandoned the race;[4] another hour later some 60 riders, just one-third of the field, were still in the race.[1]
Two riders, Rudy Pevenage and Ludo Peeters, broke away from the shattered peloton and gained a 2'15” lead by the Stockeu climb.[4][5]Bernard Hinault broke clear with Silvano Contini and Henk Lubberding and, after a 20 km chase, the Hinault group caught the leaders on the climb of the Haute Levée. With 80 km (50 mi) to go, Hinault attacked solo on the snow-covered roads and ploughed on to Liège.[4] After seven hours of racing in glacial temperatures, he finished nearly 10 minutes ahead of Hennie Kuiper to claim his second Liège–Bastogne–Liège victory.[6]
Weather conditionsedit
The edition was exceptionally hard because of the weather conditions: snow fell from the start and temperatures were near freezing point, leading commentators to call it Neige-Bastogne-Neige("Snow-Bastogne-Snow").[7][8] Many media called it the worst Ardennes weather in the history of Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[4] A feature published by the British magazine Procycling in 2000, described the infamous race:
A cold wind that blew across Belgium brought snow flakes and then a heavy fall within moments of the race starting. [...] Riders struggled on, with hands to faces to keep a view on the road. The race was an anonymous mass of plastic jackets and windcheaters. Spectators stood in goggles like upmarket snowmen, red-faced in the bitterness. Within the hour some teams had barely a man left on the road. They pulled out two dozen at a time, men like Gibi Baronchelli and Giuseppe Saronni, Lucien Van Impe and Jean-René Bernaudeau.[9]
Hinault was one of just 21 riders to finish the race. He suffered frostbite in two fingers of his right hand, taking three weeks for proper movement to return,[9] and causing permanent damage.[1][10]
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^Deneits, Stéphane (27 April 2014). . vélochrono.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
^Warwick, Matt (20 April 2022). "'A cruel painfest' - cycling's oldest & toughest classic turns 130". BBC Sport.
^ abcdBoyce, Barry. "Top 20 All Time Major Classics #5. Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1980: Hinault, Snow, and Pain". cyclingrevealed.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^. cyclo-ardennaise.net (in French). Archived from the original on 29 April 2009.
^"wiscot" (19 April 2013). "Bernard Hinault's 1980 Liege-Bastogne-Liege". Velominati.
^"Bernard Hinault and his epic 1980 win in Liege-Bastogne-Liege". The Bike Comes First. 25 April 2015.
^Liège Bastogne Liège 1980 - Bernard Hinault vainqueur sous la neige (video) (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via YouTube.
^Warwick, Matt (20 April 2022). "Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Cycling's oldest spring classic celebrates 130 years of torture". BBC News.
^"1980 Liège-Bastogne-Liège". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External linksedit
Video of the 1980 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
January 01, 1970
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The 66th running of Liege Bastogne Liege the monument cycling race in Belgium was held on 20 April 1980 It was won by French rider Bernard Hinault in an average speed of 34 717 km h The race was affected by abysmal weather conditions from start to finish 1 Only 21 of 174 participants finished the race 2 3 Race winner Hinault photographed in 1982 Race detailsDates20 April 1980Stages1Distance244 km 151 6 mi Winning time7h 01 42 Results Winner Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Gitane Second Hennie Kuiper NED Peugeot Third Ronny Claes BEL IJsboerke 19791981 Contents 1 Teams 2 Race summary 3 Weather conditions 4 Results 5 References 6 External linksTeams editFifteen teams participated in the race citation needed Professional cycling teams Renault Gitane IJsboerke Warncke Eis La Redoute Motobecane DAF Trucks Lejeune Boston IFI Mavic Puch Sem Campagnolo Peugeot Esso Michelin Boule d Or Studio Casa Safir Ludo TI Raleigh Creda Bianchi Piaggio Miko Mercier Vivagel Gis Gelati Splendor Admiral Marc Carlos V R D WoningbouwRace summary editThe peloton started the race in a raging snow storm After one hour of racing more than half of all starters had abandoned the race 4 another hour later some 60 riders just one third of the field were still in the race 1 Two riders Rudy Pevenage and Ludo Peeters broke away from the shattered peloton and gained a 2 15 lead by the Stockeu climb 4 5 Bernard Hinault broke clear with Silvano Contini and Henk Lubberding and after a 20 km chase the Hinault group caught the leaders on the climb of the Haute Levee With 80 km 50 mi to go Hinault attacked solo on the snow covered roads and ploughed on to Liege 4 After seven hours of racing in glacial temperatures he finished nearly 10 minutes ahead of Hennie Kuiper to claim his second Liege Bastogne Liege victory 6 Weather conditions editThe edition was exceptionally hard because of the weather conditions snow fell from the start and temperatures were near freezing point leading commentators to call it Neige Bastogne Neige Snow Bastogne Snow 7 8 Many media called it the worst Ardennes weather in the history of Liege Bastogne Liege 4 A feature published by the British magazine Procycling in 2000 described the infamous race A cold wind that blew across Belgium brought snow flakes and then a heavy fall within moments of the race starting Riders struggled on with hands to faces to keep a view on the road The race was an anonymous mass of plastic jackets and windcheaters Spectators stood in goggles like upmarket snowmen red faced in the bitterness Within the hour some teams had barely a man left on the road They pulled out two dozen at a time men like Gibi Baronchelli and Giuseppe Saronni Lucien Van Impe and Jean Rene Bernaudeau 9 Hinault was one of just 21 riders to finish the race He suffered frostbite in two fingers of his right hand taking three weeks for proper movement to return 9 and causing permanent damage 1 10 Results editFinal general classification 11 Rank Rider Team Time 1 nbsp Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Gitane 7h 01 42 2 nbsp Hennie Kuiper NED Peugeot Esso Michelin 9 24 3 nbsp Ronny Claes BEL IJsboerke Warncke Eis s t 4 nbsp Alfons De Wolf BEL Boule d Or Studio Casa 10 34 5 nbsp Pierre Bazzo FRA La Redoute Motobecane s t 6 nbsp Ludo Peeters BEL IJsboerke Warncke Eis s t 7 nbsp Herman Van Springel BEL Safir Ludo 12 05 8 nbsp Guido Van Calster BEL Splendor Admiral 12 35 9 nbsp Johan van der Velde NED TI Raleigh Creda s t 10 nbsp Eddy Schepers BEL DAF Trucks Lejeune s t References edit a b c ROAD THEORY 13 September 2013 Crushing Victories Bernard Hinault at Liege Bastogne Liege 1980 ROAD THEORY Archived from the original on 13 December 2021 Deneits Stephane 27 April 2014 L expedition d Hinault velochrono fr in French Archived from the original on 26 March 2016 Warwick Matt 20 April 2022 A cruel painfest cycling s oldest amp toughest classic turns 130 BBC Sport a b c d Boyce Barry Top 20 All Time Major Classics 5 Liege Bastogne Liege 1980 Hinault Snow and Pain cyclingrevealed com Retrieved 18 February 2016 Une edition de legende cyclo ardennaise net in French Archived from the original on 29 April 2009 wiscot 19 April 2013 Bernard Hinault s 1980 Liege Bastogne Liege Velominati Bernard Hinault and his epic 1980 win in Liege Bastogne Liege The Bike Comes First 25 April 2015 Liege Bastogne Liege 1980 Bernard Hinault vainqueur sous la neige video in French Retrieved 28 January 2021 via YouTube a b Bernard Hinault at 1980 Liege Bastogne Liege Procycling United Kingdom Immediate Media Company May 2000 Warwick Matt 20 April 2022 Liege Bastogne Liege Cycling s oldest spring classic celebrates 130 years of torture BBC News 1980 Liege Bastogne Liege BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing Retrieved 20 March 2019 External links editVideo of the 1980 Liege Bastogne Liege Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 Liege Bastogne Liege amp oldid 1198977041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
