The 2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a Belgian

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one-day race that was originally scheduled for 26 April 2020. Due to the

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, it was rescheduled to 4 October, and it was the 106th edition of

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and part of the

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. The race was won by

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in a tumultuous sprint amongst a group of five riders, beating world champion

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, who already had put his hands in the air, in a photo finish. Alaphilippe, however, was later relegated to fifth place for hindering

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in the sprint. This moved Hirschi up into second, while

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winner

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was moved up into third.

Teams

All nineteen

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s and six

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s made up the twenty-five teams of seven riders each that participated in the race. 125 of the 175 riders in the race finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental teams * * * * * *

Result

References

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