Bardet braced for waiting game at Liege-Bastogne-Liege
'Th🥂e worse the weather, the more spectacular the race'
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.
After finishing second to Alejandro Valverde a year ago, Julian Alaphilippe is viewed as the man most likely to succeed Hinault on the roll of honour, but 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Romain Bardet (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:AG2R La Mondiale) sets out from Place Saint-Lambert with no less ambition.
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Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has c👍overed professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tou༺r de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of , published by Gill Books.