1893 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 1893 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the second edition of the
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
cycle race and was held on 28 May 1893. The race started and finished in
Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...
. The race was won by
Léon Houa Léon Houa (8 November 1867 – 31 January 1918) was a Belgium, Belgian road bicycle racer Career He is famous for winning the first three editions of Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1892–1894. The race has come to be known as ''La Doy ...
.


General classification


References

1893 Events January * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; th ...
1893 in Belgian sport {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub