U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

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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)
Editions 31 (as of 2016)
First winner  Frans Maassen (NED)
Most wins  Raivis Belohvoščiks (LAT)
 Michael Valgren (DEN)
(2 wins)
Most recent  Guillaume Martin (FRA)

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

Rider Team
1986 Netherlands Frans Maassen (NED)
1987 Netherlands Stephan Rakers (NED)
1988 Netherlands Marcel Derix (NED)
1989 Belgium Philippe Mathy (BEL)
1990 Belgium Sandro Bottelberghe (BEL)
1991 Belgium Pierre Herinne (BEL)
1992 France Laurent Eudeline (FRA)
1993 Belgium Marc Janssens (BEL)
1994 France Franck Laurance (FRA)
1995 Latvia Raivis Belohvosciks (LAT)
1996 Latvia Raivis Belohvosciks (LAT)
1997 Luxembourg Christian Poos (LUX)
1998 France Frédéric Drillaud (FRA)
1999 France Philippe Koehler (FRA) C.C. Etupes
2000 Belgium Jurgen Van Goolen (BEL) Saeco-Mapei
2001 Ukraine Ruslan Gryschenko (UKR) Zoccorinese-Vellutex
2002 France Christophe Kern (FRA) Vendée U-Pays de la Loire
2003 Belgium Johan Van Summeren (BEL) Quick Step-Latexco
2004 Belarus Branislau Samoilau (BLR) US Palazzago Vellutex
2005 Denmark Martin Pedersen (DEN) Team GLS
2006 Netherlands Kai Reus (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
2007 Slovenia Grega Bole (SLO) Slovenia (national team)
2008 Belgium Jan Bakelants (BEL) Team Beveren 2000
2009 Denmark Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN) Team Capinordic
2010 Lithuania Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU) VC La Pomme Marseille
2011 Belgium Tosh van der Sande (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto-Davo
2012 Denmark Michael Valgren (DEN) Glud & Marstrand–LRØ
2013 Denmark Michael Valgren (DEN) Team Cult Energy
2014 France Anthony Turgis (FRA) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
2015 France Guillaume Martin (FRA) CC Étupes
2016 United States Logan Owen (USA) Axeon–Hagens Berman

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