1 May 1950 Fausto Coppi Won La Fleche Wallonne
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He finished first ahead of Raymon Impanis and Jan Storms.
27 April 2008 Alejandro Valverde Won Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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It was his 2nd victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege of a total of four times (2006, 2008, 2015, 2017).
25 April 2007 Davide Rebellin Won La Fleche Wallonne
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He finished first ahead of Alejandro Valverde and Danilo di Luca. Rebellin won La Fleche Wallonne three times: 2004, 2007, 2009
24 April 1966 Felice Gimondi won Paris-Bruxelles
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Just a week after he has triumphed at Paris-Roubaix. Gimondi finished ahead of Willy Planckaert and Rik van Looy. It was his first Paris-Bruxelles victory. It was the last edition when the race was held in April. After a six-year hiatus, the next edition was held in September 1973.
22 April 1951 Ferdi Kübler won Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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This was his first victory at “La Doyenne”.
21 April 1951 Ferdi Kübler won La Fleche Wallonne
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This was his first La Fleche Wallonne victory (the second one happened next year). He crossed the finish line before Gino Bartali and Jean Robic. 1951 was one of the most successful years in Kübler’s career, besides La Fleche Wallonne he also triumphed at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Tour de Romandie, Tour deContinue Reading
21 April 1990 Adrie van der Poel won Amstel Gold Race
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He defeated Luc Roosen in a tight sprint finish. Also his son, Mathieu van der Poel won the race on the exact same day 29 years later.
April 19 1896 The First Paris-Roubaix
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51 riders (45 professionals, 6 amateurs) started the 280 km long race. Officially, only 32 of them finished.
12 April 1936 – Wrong Decision At Paris-Roubaix
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According to the jury, Georges Speicher won the race. But when the photographs of the finish were published, it became clear, Romain Maes crossed the line first.
11 April 1993 Gilbert Duclos-Lassale won Paris-Roubaix
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It was Duclos-Lassale second consecutive triumph at Paris-Roubaix. He is the oldest winner of the race (38 years, 7 months and 17 days)