Liège–Bastogne–Liège

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Monument classic UCI WorldTour race one-day road cycling race

Liège–Bastogne–Liège is one of professional cycling’s oldest and most prestigious one-day “Monument” races, held annually in the hilly Ardennes region of Belgium.

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Label	Occurrences
Liège–Bastogne–Liège canonical	27
2006 Liège–Bastogne–Liège	1
2008 Liège–Bastogne–Liège	1
2015 Liège–Bastogne–Liège	1
2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège	1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1965	1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1967	1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2021	1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2024	1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes	1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling race	1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège describes the route from Liège to Bastogne and back to Liège	1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège route	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T619011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Context triple: [Bernard Hinault, won, Liège–Bastogne–Liège]

A. Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1966
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1966 was a classic one-day professional road cycling race in Belgium that formed part of the prestigious spring monuments and was notably won by French champion Jacques Anquetil.
B. Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a prestigious week-long professional cycling stage race in southeastern France, often used by top riders as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.
C. Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a prestigious early-season professional road cycling stage race in France, often seen as a key preparation event for the Grand Tours.
D. Bordeaux–Paris 1965
Bordeaux–Paris 1965 was a historic long-distance French cycling classic whose 1965 edition is especially remembered for being dominated by legendary rider Jacques Anquetil.
E. Paris–Nice 1966
Paris–Nice 1966 was a stage race in the professional cycling calendar notable for being won by French champion Jacques Anquetil.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Target entity description: Liège–Bastogne–Liège is one of professional cycling’s oldest and most prestigious one-day “Monument” races, held annually in the hilly Ardennes region of Belgium.

A. Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1966
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1966 was a classic one-day professional road cycling race in Belgium that formed part of the prestigious spring monuments and was notably won by French champion Jacques Anquetil.
B. Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a prestigious week-long professional cycling stage race in southeastern France, often used by top riders as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.
C. Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a prestigious early-season professional road cycling stage race in France, often seen as a key preparation event for the Grand Tours.
D. Bordeaux–Paris 1965
Bordeaux–Paris 1965 was a historic long-distance French cycling classic whose 1965 edition is especially remembered for being dominated by legendary rider Jacques Anquetil.
E. Paris–Nice 1966
Paris–Nice 1966 was a stage race in the professional cycling calendar notable for being won by French champion Jacques Anquetil.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Monument classic ⓘ UCI WorldTour race ⓘ one-day road cycling race ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
discipline	road cycling ⓘ
distanceApproximate	around 250 km ⓘ
finishLocation	Liège ⓘ
firstEdition	1892 ⓘ
firstEditionCategory	amateur race ⓘ
firstProfessionalEdition	1894 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
governingBody	Union Cycliste Internationale ⓘ
hasCategory	men’s professional race ⓘ women’s professional race ⓘ
meaningOfName	Liège–Bastogne–Liège describes the route from Liège to Bastogne and back to Liège ⓘ linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège
monumentGroup	Il Lombardia ⓘ Milan–San Remo ⓘ Paris–Roubaix ⓘ Tour of Flanders ⓘ
mostWinsNumber	5 ⓘ
mostWinsRider	Eddy Merckx ⓘ
mostWinsYears	1969 ⓘ 1971 ⓘ 1972 ⓘ 1973 ⓘ 1975 ⓘ
name	Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ
nickname	La Doyenne ⓘ
notableFeature	multiple short steep climbs ⓘ often decided on final climbs or small group sprint ⓘ
organiser	Amaury Sport Organisation ⓘ Royal Cyclist’s Pesant Club Liégeois ⓘ
partOf	Ardennes classics ⓘ UCI WorldTour ⓘ cycling Monuments ⓘ
prestige	one of the most prestigious classics in professional cycling ⓘ
raceType	single-day race ⓘ
region	Ardennes ⓘ linked to: Ardennes region
routeDirection	Liège to Bastogne and back to Liège ⓘ
startLocation	Liège ⓘ
surface	paved roads ⓘ
terrain	Ardennes climbs ⓘ hilly ⓘ
typicalMonthHeld	April ⓘ
typicalRiderProfile	climber ⓘ puncheur ⓘ
uciWorldTourEventSince	2005 ⓘ
womenRaceFirstEdition	2017 ⓘ
womenRaceInstanceOf	women’s one-day road cycling race ⓘ
womenRaceName	Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes ⓘ linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

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Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bernard Hinault → won → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Amaury Sport Organisation → organises → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Eddy Merckx → won → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1966 → partOf → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1966 → route → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1966 → previousEdition → Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1965 ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1966 → nextEdition → Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1967 ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Liège–Bastogne–Liège → name → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Liège–Bastogne–Liège → meaningOfName → Liège–Bastogne–Liège describes the route from Liège to Bastogne and back to Liège ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Liège–Bastogne–Liège → womenRaceName → Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Paris–Roubaix → otherMonuments → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Amaury Sport Organisation → organizes → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

subject linked to: ASO

La Flèche Wallonne → relatedRace → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Milan–San Remo → otherMonuments → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Giro di Lombardia → monumentAlongWith → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Eddy Merckx → wonMonumentClassic → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

subject linked to: The Cannibal

Liège → hostsEvent → Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling race ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Alejandro Valverde → won → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Alejandro Valverde → victoryYear → 2006 Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Alejandro Valverde → victoryYear → 2008 Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Alejandro Valverde → victoryYear → 2015 Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Alejandro Valverde → victoryYear → 2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

spring classics → includesRace → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Primož Roglič → wonRace → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Tadej Pogačar → wonRace → Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2021 ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Tadej Pogačar → wonRace → Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2024 ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Roger De Vlaeminck → won → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

La Doyenne → refersTo → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

La Doyenne → appliesTo → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

La Doyenne → refersToRoute → Liège–Bastogne–Liège route ⓘ

linked to: Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Royal Cyclist’s Pesant Club Liégeois → organizes → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Ardennes classics → consistsOf → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Ardennes classics → includesMonument → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Amaury family → controls → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

The Walloon Arrow → relatedRace → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Monument classics → member → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Rik Van Looy → won → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

Sean Kelly → competedIn → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

UCI Road World Cup → includedRace → Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ

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