Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the oldest classic, the loop spring campaign of one-day races Sunday. It is also the most popular of Ardennes. Many of courting, Philippe Gilbert brothers Schleck through Cadel Evans, Alberto Contador and many others.
Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the oldest of classical greats motivates bunch of Belgian Philippe Gilbert to Spaniard Alberto Contador, for victory Sunday at the end of a 258 km route to jump-sheep in the Ardennes . Unlike conventional pavements, the most coveted "Ardennes", the most selective also reconciles the different categories of runners. Most scholars of the great towers were displaced this year in Liege at the example of Contador, twice winner of the Tour, which aligns the third time at the start.
Before the Palace of the Prince Bishops, the heart of the City of Liege, the Spaniard on Sunday morning itself alongside the runner of the 2009 Tour, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, leaving the overwhelming winner in the end of term one year ago. Especially in La Roche-aux-Hawks, the penultimate challenge to 20 kilometers from the finish in Ans. Legitimately ambitious, the younger of the Schleck brothers like to get their heads high this week with the first two acts (Amstel Gold Race, Fleche Wallonne) have left dissatisfied. His elder Frank, one of the unfortunate players the first two races, is also frustrated, as he who would add his name to the winners of the most prestigious of the Ardennes classics.
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Unlike the two riders from Team Saxo Bank, Cadel Evans has already reached its goal Wednesday to the top of the wall of Huy. Appetite whetted by the success of the Flèche Wallonne, the champion of the world tackles the mind freed, the appointment of Liège, a key step in its approach to the Giro. With, however, the disadvantage of using single leader of BMC against opponents who have multiple cards. Katusha, with the Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez (2nd Huy) and Russian Alexander Kolobnev and Sergei Ivanov, RadioShack (Klöden, Horner), Liquigas (Kreuziger, Nibali), are the plurality. Just as, to a lesser extent, Savings bank (Valverde, LL Sanchez) and Omega Pharma (Gilbert Van den Broeck), two programs that start however with a clear hierarchy in their ranks.
Alejandro Valverde, the Spaniard has already won twice, and Gilbert, the child of both countries want to win the race of his dreams, serve as landmarks in the race. Both, like the Italian Damiano Cunego, who can afford to wait for the sprint held on the flat top of the climb to Ans, one of the suburbs of Liege, at the conclusion of a course using despite the disappearance of coast of the Upper Levee. The decision, motivated by reasons of road, caused a change in the route before the coast of La Redoute. But, warns Gilbert grew up in this high place of the race, "it does not change anything for the leaders". "In Liège, is the strongest who wins"Said Andy Schleck, the risk of underestimating the tactical and surveillance between the favorites that has sometimes led to a deadlock. It remains to Contador, assisted by a former winner, the Kazakh Vinokourov -Also initiated at full speed towards the next Giro-to justify this opinion.
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