Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23

U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Race details
Date	Late-April
Region	Wallonia, Belgium
English name	Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Single-day
History
First edition	1986 (1986)o
Editions	35 (as of 2021)
First winner	Frans Maassen (NED)
Most wins	Raivis Belohvoščiks (LAT)  Michael Valgren (DEN) (2 wins)
Most recent	Leo Hayter (GBR)

The U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège or Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs is a cycling race in Belgium, held eight days before the cycling classic, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège. This amateur version of the race began in 1986, and since 2005, it has been open to professionals under the age of 23.

Winners[]

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1986	Netherlands	Frans Maassen
1987	Netherlands
1988	Netherlands
1989	Belgium
1990	Belgium
1991	Belgium
1992	France
1993	Belgium	Marc Janssens
1994	France
1995	Latvia	Raivis Belohvosciks
1996	Latvia	Raivis Belohvosciks
1997	Luxembourg	Christian Poos
1998	France
1999	France
2000	Belgium	Jurgen Van Goolen
2001	Ukraine	Ruslan Gryschenko
2002	France	Christophe Kern
2003	Belgium	Johan Van Summeren
2004	Belarus	Branislau Samoilau
2005	Denmark	Martin Pedersen	Team GLS
2006	Netherlands	Kai Reus	Rabobank Continental Team
2007	Slovenia	Grega Bole	Slovenia (national team)
2008	Belgium	Jan Bakelants
2009	Denmark	Rasmus Guldhammer	Team Capinordic
2010	Lithuania	Ramunas Navardauskas	VC La Pomme Marseille
2011	Belgium	Tosh van der Sande
2012	Denmark	Michael Valgren	Glud & Marstrand–LRØ
2013	Denmark	Michael Valgren	Team Cult Energy
2014	France	Anthony Turgis
2015	France	Guillaume Martin
2016	United States	Logan Owen	Axeon–Hagens Berman
2017	Belgium	Bjorg Lambrecht	Lotto–Soudal U23
2018	Portugal	João Almeida	Hagens Berman Axeon
2019	United States	Kevin Vermaerke	Hagens Berman Axeon
2020	No race
2021	Great Britain	Leo Hayter	Development Team DSM

External links[]

• Palmarès sur memoire-du-cyclisme.net (French)