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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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2nd Edition of "Le Doyenne" Houa... Again!
The 2nd edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege (La Doyanne, the old lady) returned on May 28, 1893, and followed the same racecourse of the previous year. This year the twenty-six starting riders (with pacers) were all amateurs.
Defending champion Leon Houa (Bel) again controlled the race and defeated Russian/Belgian Michael Borisowski in a time of 10 hours and 40 minutes. The finish time was 8 minutes faster than the winning time in 1892.
L-B-L May 28, 1893 |
250 Km, L-B-L (Spa-Bastogne-Spa)
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1. Leon HOUA (Bel) 10h40'00" |
2. Michael Borisowski (Rus/Bel) +30'00" |
3. Charles Collette (Bel) +32'00" |
Starters: 26 (with pacers) / Finishers: 17 Ave Speed: 23.500 km/h |
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L-B-L 1892
L-B-L 1894
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