Bardet braced for waiting game at Liege-Bastogne-Liege

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'The worse the weather, the more spectacular the race'

Romain Bardet (AG2R - La Mondiale)

Romain Bardet (AG2R - La Mondiale) (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Thirty six years have passed since a French rider last won Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the bleak forecast for the Ardennes on Sunday has inevitability dredged up memories of Bernard Hinault’s snowbound 1980 victory.

Barry Ryan
Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.