Bardet braced for waiting game at Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Romain Bardet (AG2R - La Mondiale)

Romain Bardet (AG2R - La Mondiale) (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Thirty six years have passed since a French rider last won L꧙iège-Bastogne-Liège a🌞nd the bleak forecast for the Ardennes on Sunday has inevitability dredged up memories of Bernard Hinault’s snowbound 1980 victory.

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