Liege-Bastogne-Liege (2014) Photos April 27

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40 km from the finish, the La Redoute climb (2 km @ 8.9 %) is a pivotal part of the course	Belgium is one of few place you could get away with this
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) on La Redoute	Tinkoff - Saxo w/ Roman Kreuzige approaching La Redoute	Tinkoff - Saxo
Philippe Gilbert, Ben Hermans , Marcus Burghardt lead BMC onto La Redoute		2011 winner of LBL and this year's Amstel Gold Race winner, Philippe Gilbert (BMC)
Team Belkin near the top of La Redoute	Bauke Mollema (Belkin) practicing his sticky bottle hand up	Lonesome Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Sharp) was a key part of helping teammate Dan Martin win last year
Last year's winner Daniel Martin (Garmin - Sharp) on La Redoute	Italian RR Champ Ivan Santaromita stands out among the Aussies on Orica GreenEDGE	Alberto Betancur (Ag2r La Mondiale)
Astana on La Redoute	Warren Barguil (Giant - Shimano) on La Redoute	This is a tough course similar to what World RR Champ Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) won on
Lampre - Merida with Diego Ulissi and Damiano Cunego on La Redoute	Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory)	Bob Jungels (Trek Factory)
The first two Ardennes races haven't gone well for Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) this year who desperately wants to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Stage 2:  Teams Presentation  Full Results and Report

LOTTO BELISOL photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	TREK FACTORY RACING with former LBL winner, Andy SCHLECK on the far left photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)
Frank SCHLECK photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Samuel SANCHEZ photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Philippe GILBERT photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)
Defending champs, GARMIN SHARP photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Last year's winner, Dan Martin photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	There is no mistaking Pierrick FEDRIGO from this angle photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)
BELKIN photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	EUROPCAR photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Thomas VOECKLER photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)
OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Tony MARTIN photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Depleted TEAM SKY photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)
MOVISTAR photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Alejandro VALVERDE photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Alejandro VALVERDE photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)
ORICA GreenEDGE photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Joaquin RODRIGUEZ with ASTANA on stage photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	ASTANA photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)
Vincenzo NIBALI photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	AG2R LA MONDIALE photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Damiano CUNEGO photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)
World Champ RUI COSTA photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	Björn LEUKEMANS of WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)	MTN - QHUBEKA photo: (S.Klein / www.radfoto.de)

Stage 3:  Race day  Full Results and Report

Philippe Gilbert (Bmc), Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) next to the King of Belgium	The King of Belgium with ASO's Christian Prudhomme about to drop the flag	The iconic shot of riders ascending Cote de Saint Roch near the midpoint of the race
Local favorite Philippe Gilbert (Bmc) on Cote de Stockeu with 90 km to go	Sole survivor from the break, Matteo Bono (Lampre - Merida), was the first up La Redoute with 44 km to go	Matteo Bono (Lampre - Merida)
Warren Barguil (Giant - Shimano) attacking off the peloton on La Redoute	Warren Barguil (Giant - Shimano) digging deep on La Redoute	Warren Barguil (Giant - Shimano)
Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory), Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) battling to the top of La Redoute	Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) on La Redoute who later play a big role late in the race	Watching Gilbert: Race favorites Philippe Gilbert (Bmc) followed by Tony Gallopin, Simon Gerrans and Dan Martin on La Redoute
Daniel Martin (Garmin - Sharp) kept quiet until late in the race	20 km to go: Attack from Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory) Cote de La Roche aux Faucons	Small man attack: Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale), Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory) on Cote de La Roche aux Faucons
6 km to go: Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) attacking on Saint Nicolas	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) again followed the move	Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) trying to get a draft off of Pozzovivo Domenico (Ag2r La Mondiale)
This was about the maximum gap that Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) achieved	The late attacks were reeled in setting up a small bunch sprint in Ans with Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE) at the front	Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE) wins in Ans with 2nd and 3rd tucked under his armpits
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) comes to the head of the race at the right time, wins ahead of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in Ans	16:53:29 Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE) Ans	2nd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and 3rd Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step). Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha), far left, ended up 4th in the same time.
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) ended up 5th + 3s	6th Tom Jelte Slagter (Garmin - Sharp) and 8th Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) + 3s	Simon Gerrans and Pieter Weening celebrate
Defending champ, Daniel Martin (Garmin - Sharp) limps across for 39th + 1:37 after crashing in the final corner with 300m to go while nicely position in 2nd at the time	Things go as planned for Philippe Gilbert, the other King of Belgium, either. He dearly wanted to win the 100th edition, but had to settle for issuing defeat explanations.	Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) was the one most impacted by Dan Martin's crash in the final km and may have finished higher than 3rd if he didn't have to take the final corner wide
2nd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)	Your 2014 LBL winner, Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) claims his second monument (won Milan-San Remo several years ago)	Your 2014 LBL podium: 2nd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), 1st Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE), 3rd Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step)
The winner and his prize