LIEGE, Belgium — Andy Schleck of Luxembourg won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling classic Sunday after a long solo breakaway, overpowering the chasers led by Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain.
Schleck won the 261-kilometre race through the hills and woods of southern Belgium's Ardennes, building a lead of one minute 11 seconds over the final hills. After scaling 12 hills and battling occasional rain, Schleck won in six hours 34 minutes 33 seconds.
Behind Rodriguez, Davide Rebellin of Italy took third place, a second podium finish in five days after winning the Walloon Arrow on Wednesday. Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert was fourth, just ahead of Sergei Ivanov of Russia, who had won last week's Amstel Gold Race.
Gilbert threw open the race when he broke away with 29 kilometres to go and was soon joined by Schleck. The Luxembourger sensed the chasers were closing and pulled away from Gilbert with one hill to go.
"I attacked and continued pushing," Schleck said.
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Schleck won the 261-kilometre race through the hills and woods of southern Belgium's Ardennes, building a lead of one minute 11 seconds over the final hills. After scaling 12 hills and battling occasional rain, Schleck won in six hours 34 minutes 33 seconds.
Behind Rodriguez, Davide Rebellin of Italy took third place, a second podium finish in five days after winning the Walloon Arrow on Wednesday. Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert was fourth, just ahead of Sergei Ivanov of Russia, who had won last week's Amstel Gold Race.
Gilbert threw open the race when he broke away with 29 kilometres to go and was soon joined by Schleck. The Luxembourger sensed the chasers were closing and pulled away from Gilbert with one hill to go.
"I attacked and continued pushing," Schleck said.
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Ni som såg loppet på Eurosport såg vilket jobb "vår" Gustav Larsson gjorde för att klungan skulle jaga ikapp utbrytarna, och bädda för lagkompisens vinst, starkt jobbar Gustav.
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