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News and Updates for Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016
Live starting Sunday, 2016 Tour of Turkey Live (2.HC TUR): race info, official startlist, preview, broadcastersL-B-L Post-Race Coverage 

35 Big Photos from Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016 — sirotti/klein
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016 Results 1 POELS, Wouter (SKY) 6:24:29 2 ALBASINI, Michael (OGE) 3 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) 4 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 4 5 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 9 6 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 11 7 KREUZIGER, Roman (TNK) + 12 8 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 9 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 10 ROSA, Diego (AST) 11 KANGERT, Tanel (AST) 12 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 13 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 14 VALGREN, Michael (TNK) 15 KONRAD, Patrick (BOA) 16 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 17 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC) 18 JEANNESSON, Arnold (COF) 19 CUMMINGS, Stephen (DDD) 20 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (SKY) 21 HOWES, Alex (CPT) 22 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) 23 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (EQS) 24 MORI, Manuele (LAM) + 40 25 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) 26 OOMEN, Sam (TGA) 27 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 28 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV) 29 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) + 47 30 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 1:18 31 MEINTJES, Louis (LAM) + 1:29 32 DUIJN, Huub (ROP) 33 GERRANS, Simon (OGE) 34 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 35 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST) 36 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY) 37 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) + 1:41 38 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (CPT) + 1:51 39 SERRY, Pieter (EQS) + 1:53 40 DE TIER, Floris (TSV) 41 DENIFL, Stefan (IAM) 42 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD) 43 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TNK) + 1:56 44 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) 45 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM) 46 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TLJ) 47 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) 48 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 49 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (ROP) 50 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos (MOV) + 2:01Full Official 2016 Results — letour.fr
Poels wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege — cyclingnews
Michael Albasini Post Race Interview (01:24 English) — CyclingProNet
Wrong gearing costs Albasini the win at Liege-Bastogne-Liege — cyclingnews
Prudhomme hails decision to re-route and proceed with snowy L-B-L — cyclingnews
Costa takes third in Liege-Bastogne-Liege after 'toughest day ever on a bike' — cyclingnews
No excuses for Nibali at Liege-Bastogne-Liege — cyclingnews
Finish Part 1: 8 Km to go (05:00 English) — eurosport
Finish Part 2: Last 4 Km (05:00 English) — eurosport
Last 6.5 Km (16:50 Italian) — rai
Last Km (04:40 French) — FrancetvSport
Last Km (01:05 English) — sbs
Last 2 Km (5:33 Dutch) — sporza
Finish line clip (00:09 Ambient Noise) — vine
Winner's Interview (01:04 Dutch) — nos
Winner's Interview (00:45 English) — CyclingProNet
35 Big Photos from Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016 — sirotti/klein
Official Highlights from the 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liége (04:24 English) — tourdefrance
Official Highlights from the 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liége (04:24 French) — tourdefrance
Backstage Pass - 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège (07:42 English) — ORICAGreenEDGE
How the Race Was Won: 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège (06:02 English) — cyclocosm/cyclingtips
One-Minute Highlights (01:24 Italian) — rai
Extended 2016 Highlights (24:53 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Preview 

April 23 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
19 Big Photos from the race favorites friday recon of La Redoute — sirotti
Alejandro Valverde Pre-Race Interview (00:41 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Julian Alaphilippe Pre-Race Interview (03:18 French) — CyclingProNet
Vincenzo Nibali Pre-Race Interview (00:49 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Enrico Gasparotto Pre-Race Interview (02:52 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Tony Gallopin Pre-Race Interview (01:33 French) — CyclingProNet
Valverde: I’m more worried about the weather than the new Liege-Bastogne-Liege climb — cyclingnews
Race Preview FT. David Hunter (39:14 English) — cyclinghub
Al via la Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi (01:23 Italian) — rai
Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Kreuziger leads Tinkoff into battle — cyclingnews
April 22 update:
Preview: Valverde seeking third Ardennes double at Liege-Bastogne-Liege — cyclingnews
Tinkoff recon La Redoute climb and descent (01:55 Music) — @tinkoff_team
Astana recon clips (00:30 Ambient) — @AstanaTeam
New cobbled climb set to increase difficulty of Liege-Bastogne-Liege — cyclingnews
Eight riders to watch at Liège-Bastogne-Liège — cyclingweekly
Alaphilippe on Liege-Bastogne-Liege: I've come here to win — cyclingnews
Dan Martin: Liège-Bastogne-Liège is a long game of poker — cyclingnews
2016 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
April 21 update:
Official Race Promo - 2016 Liège Bastogne Liège (00:50 Music) — tourdefrance
Philippe Gilbert to miss Liège-Bastogne-Liège — road.cc
Liege: Valverde looks unbeatable — velonews
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016 preview — cyclingweekly
Trainer: Nibali in good place ahead of Giro — velonews
Froome named in Team Sky squad for Liege-Bastogne-Liege — cyclingnews
Orica-GreenEdge confirm Gerrans as leader for Liege-Bastogne-Liege — cyclingnews
April 20 update:
Liège'16: The PEZ Preview — pezcyclingnews
Liège-Bastogne-Liège could be raced in the snow as bad weather is set to hit the Ardennes — cyclingweekly
The Cycling Podcast Big Race Explainer – No.4 Liège-Bastogne-Liège (07:53 English) — telegraph
Porte will race Liège-Bastogne-Liège for third time — cyclingnews
Liege-Bastogne-Liege Preview 2016 (06:23 English) — BobkeTV
April 19 update:
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
How's the 2016 edition going to unfold? Highlights and photos from past years:
2015 Highlights - Alejandro Valverde wins (04:53 English) — tourdefrance
2014 Highlights - Simon Gerrans wins (10:54 Dutch) — sporza
2013 Highlights - Daniel Martin wins (03:14 Dutch) — sporza
2011 Highlights - Philippe Gilbert wins (09:50 Dutch) — sporza
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Big Photos from 2014 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2013 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2012 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2008 — sirotti
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage 
April 21 update: A work in progress for 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — SteveThe weather has closed in again at #LBL. Horrible conditions as the snow returns. Froome, Kwiato and Golas up front pic.twitter.com/0n63TT9tCz
— Team Sky (@TeamSky) April 24, 2016
On the start line at Liege-Bastogne-Liege — cyclingnews
Start time: Sun Apr 24 10:15 CET (8:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Liege, Belgium
Earliest live video: 14:05 CET (12:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Race Preview
Approximate finish: 16:57 CET (2:57:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Ans, Belgium
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Europe; Eurosport Live at 14:00 CET | |
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Sporza's Luik-Bastenaken-Luik live race action starts at 14:15 CET | |
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France3 en direct live coverage; restricted to France and French-speaking regions starting at 14:15 CET | |
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RTBF; French commentary; starts at 14:00 CET | |
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Italian; Liegi - Bastogne - Liegi starts on RAI Sport 1 at 13:55; switches to RAI 3 at 15:05; and then back to RAI Sport 1 for the post race show | |
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Italian; Liegi - Bastogne - Liegi starts on RAI Sport 1 at 13:55; switches to RAI 3 at 15:05; and then back to RAI Sport 1 for the post race show | |
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NOS TV; Netherlands live coverage for Luik-Bastenaken-Luik. | |
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Spanish; Teledeporte's Lieja–Bastogne–Lieja en directo feed starts at ... CET. First link is restricted to Spain | |
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RTL Luxembourg; starts at 14h05 CET | |
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Switzerland's SF Zwei and Info live coverage at 15:00 CET with german commentary | |
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SBS in Australia will broadcast Liege-Bastogne-Liege LIVE at 2230-0130 AEST. | |
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New Zealand; Live video starting at 00:05 NZST | |
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Wales/UK; live starting at 15:10 CET | |
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Canada, RDS (French broadcaster). RDS2 (CANADA) will be broadcasting live starting at 8:00am ET with rebroadcast. Sébastien Boucher and François Parisien will be calling the race. | |
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United States; live streaming starting at 7:50 AM ET for cable, satellite subscribers; delayed highlights on tv | |
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Belgium/Flemish ticker with updates from the start. The auto-translated English version will need manual refreshing. | |
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live text updates/ticker and key moments; English ticker | |
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2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Route Map 

Note: the route has been changed slightly due to snow
Key Climbs for Liège-Bastogne-Liège: