Cancellara in yellow on day one - for the 5th time!
Cancellara was the first rider born in the 1980s to win at the Tour de France and that was in Liege eight years ago when he beat the eventual winner of the 2004 Tour, Lance Armstrong, by two seconds. This time around he beat one of the favorites for the title, Bradley Wiggins by seven seconds. Each time the Tour has started on foreign soil since he first started winning at the Tour, Cancellara has won on the opening day. He matches Bernard Hinault's efforts of winning on day one five times. The four-time TT world champion will take the yellow jersey again (matching his efforts from Liege in... Read more
The stage in pictures
PHOTO06/07/2012 FILTERSTourist attractions
Liège
The Parc d’Avroy, a landscaped park in the centre of Liège, is located on an artificial island. At one time, the Meuse and the Ourthe Rivers stretched like arms through the city. Navigation around the town was difficult and the risk of flooding was a permanent threat. In the early nineteenth century, the Avroy river, a former branch of the Meuse, was therefore filled in and it was in 1880 that the Park was expanded to its present size. Many paths cross the tree planted lawns and there is also a pond, a bandstand and several monuments and statues. Park attractions include a statue of Charlemagne by the Liégeois sculptor Louis Jehotte. Two other monuments are adjacent to the starting line of the prologue. On the left hand side is the National Monument to the Resistance, by the architect Paul Etienne and sculptor Louis Dupont. On the right hand side is the bull-tamer, more commonly known as Li Tore (the bull), the work of Léon Mignon, a traditional meeting place for many Liégeois associations and student gatherings.
Web sites
10 previous finishes
192,000 inhabitants
Head of the canton of the Province of Liege (Belgium)
Specialties : Jupiler beer, peket (aperitif), Herve cheese, white pudding, Liege syrup, boulet a la Liegeoise.
Economy : metallurgy, transport, new technologies.
AKA : the Ardent city
Celebrities : Jean Lambert Joseph Fyon (politician), Georges Simenon, Cesar Franck (composer), Justine Henin, Dardenne brothers (film-makers), Marie Gillain (actress).
Sport : Standard (football). Liege Basket. Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
Festivals : Liege festival, Jazz in Liege, International Crime Film Festival, Les Ardentes (electro)
Cancellara in yellow on day one - for the 5th time!
Cancellara was the first rider born in the 1980s to win at the Tour de France and that was in Liege eight years ago when he beat the eventual winner of the 2004 Tour, Lance Armstrong, by two seconds. This time around he beat one of the favorites for the title, Bradley Wiggins by seven seconds. Each time the Tour has started on foreign soil since he first started winning at the Tour, Cancellara has won on the opening day. He matches Bernard Hinault's efforts of winning on day one five times. The four-time TT world champion will take the yellow jersey again (matching his efforts from Liege in... Read more
The stage in pictures
Tourist attractions
Liège
The Parc d’Avroy, a landscaped park in the centre of Liège, is located on an artificial island. At one time, the Meuse and the Ourthe Rivers stretched like arms through the city. Navigation around the town was difficult and the risk of flooding was a permanent threat. In the early nineteenth century, the Avroy river, a former branch of the Meuse, was therefore filled in and it was in 1880 that the Park was expanded to its present size. Many paths cross the tree planted lawns and there is also a pond, a bandstand and several monuments and statues. Park attractions include a statue of Charlemagne by the Liégeois sculptor Louis Jehotte. Two other monuments are adjacent to the starting line of the prologue. On the left hand side is the National Monument to the Resistance, by the architect Paul Etienne and sculptor Louis Dupont. On the right hand side is the bull-tamer, more commonly known as Li Tore (the bull), the work of Léon Mignon, a traditional meeting place for many Liégeois associations and student gatherings.
Web sites
192,000 inhabitants
Head of the canton of the Province of Liege (Belgium)
Specialties : Jupiler beer, peket (aperitif), Herve cheese, white pudding, Liege syrup, boulet a la Liegeoise.
Economy : metallurgy, transport, new technologies.
AKA : the Ardent city
Celebrities : Jean Lambert Joseph Fyon (politician), Georges Simenon, Cesar Franck (composer), Justine Henin, Dardenne brothers (film-makers), Marie Gillain (actress).
Sport : Standard (football). Liege Basket. Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
Festivals : Liege festival, Jazz in Liege, International Crime Film Festival, Les Ardentes (electro)
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