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1969 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

55th edition: Sunday, April 22, 1969

Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium history | 1970 edition | 1968 edition |

127 starters, 30 classified finishers

Belgium, 253 km: 37.02 km/hr average speed

Eddy Merckx in the 1969 Giro d'Italia

Eddy Merckx riding stage 15 of the 1969 Giro d'Italia

Complete Results:

  1. Eddy Merckx (Faema) 6hr 50min 0sec
  2. Victor van Schil (Faema) s.t.
  3. Barry Hoban (Mercier-Hutchinson-BP) @ 8min 5sec
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  5. Eric Leman (Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger) s.t.
  6. Wim Schepers (Caballero) s.t.
  7. Roger Swerts (Faema) s.t.
  8. Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) s.t.
  9. Frans Verbeeck (Geens-Diamant) s.t.
  10. Herman van Springel (Dr. Mann-Grundig) .t.
  11. Willy In't Ven (Dr. Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  12. Arie den Hartog (Caballero) s.t.
  13. Flaviano Vicentini (Filotex) @ 9min 21sec
  14. Roger Cooreman (Dr. Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  15. Franco Bitossi (Filotex) @ 9min 35sec
  16. Joseph Huysmans (Dr. Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  17. Peter Post (Willem II-Gazelle) s.t.
  18. Ronald de Witte (Dr. Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  19. Walter Godefroot (Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger) s.t.
  20. Willy Bocklant (Pull Over Centrale-Tasmanie-Novy) s.t.
  21. Roberto Poggiali (Salvarani) s.t.
  22. Martin Van den Bossche (Faema) @ 9min 50sec
  23. Roger de Vlaeminck (Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger) @ 10min 0sec
  24. Eddy Beugels (Mercier-Hutchinson-BP) s.t.
  25. Edward Janssens (Sonolor-lejeune) @ 16min 40sec
  26. Frans Mintjens (Faema) @ 20min 0sec
  27. Joseph Spruyt (Faema) s.t.
  28. Guy Vallee (Geens-Diamant) s.t.
  29. Marian Polansky (Geens-Diamant) s.t.
  30. Willy Van den Eynde (Goldor-Hertekamp-Gerka) s.t.
  31. Joseph Henikenne (Etalo-Siriki-Ventura) @ 23min 0sec