Image 1 of 43 The Schleck brothers embrace after Andy's victory in 2009 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 2 of 43 Pantani signs autographs in 2002 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 3 of 43 Bartoli celebrates on the podium in 1997 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 4 of 43 Danilo Di Luca wins for Liquigas in 2007 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 5 of 43 Bartoli successfully defends the title in 1998 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 6 of 43 Two in a row: Bartoli on the podium in 1998 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 7 of 43 Andy Schleck crosses the winning line in 2009 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 8 of 43 A sweeping shot of the peloton from 2009 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 9 of 43 2008: Valverde wins for the second time in three years (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 10 of 43 Berzin (Gewiss) won the race in 1994. A few weeks later he beat Indurain and Pantani to take the Giro (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 11 of 43 Alejandro Valverde winning the race in 2006 before Puerto (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 12 of 43 Jan Ullrich left Telekom in 2002 and found a new home at Coast (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 13 of 43 Tyler Hamilton in his CSC colours (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 14 of 43 Lance Armstrong on the attack in 2003 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 15 of 43 Frank Vandenbroucke raced in 2003 but was a shadow of his former self (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 16 of 43 Tyler Hamilton back in 2003. He's the only American to have won the race (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 17 of 43 Paolo Bettini taking his second and final win in 2002 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 18 of 43 Oscar Camenzind winning the sprint in 2001 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 19 of 43 Bettini launched himself onto the big stage with his win in 2000 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 20 of 43 Frank Vandenbroucke took his biggest win in 1999. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 21 of 43 Richard had his best year in 1996. In August he won the Olympic road race (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 22 of 43 Richard after winning the 1996 event (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 23 of 43 Pascal Richard was one of his generations best one day racers (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 24 of 43 A year after Berzin it was Mauro Gianetti who won the race (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 25 of 43 A tired Bettini had no answer for Davide Rebellin in 2004 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 26 of 43 Juan Antonio Flecha back in his ibanesto days (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 27 of 43 Roberto Heras (US Postal) (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 28 of 43 World Champion Bettini stretching out the field (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 29 of 43 Andy Schleck on the podium in 2009 after his first and so far only classic win (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 30 of 43 Five years after his first win Alexandre Vinokourov came back to win in 2010 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 31 of 43 Italian heroes: Bugno and Pantani at the start in 1997 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 32 of 43 Pantani out of the saddle in 1997. Then world champion Johan Museeuw in the background (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 33 of 43 Marco Pantani riding Liege in 1998 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 34 of 43 Tyler Hamilton winning in 2003 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 35 of 43 Michele Bartoli was on a different planet in 1997 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 36 of 43 Bartoli, Sorensen, Virenque, Jalabert and Sunderland in 1997 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 37 of 43 Jalabert sets the pace in 1996 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 38 of 43 Bartoli winning his first Liege title in 1997 (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 39 of 43 Bartoli stretches Frank Vandenbroucke to breaking point (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 40 of 43 Danilo Di Luca would win the race in 2007. Here he is a few years before (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 41 of 43 A young Marco Pinotti (Lampre) leads a break (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 42 of 43 Victor Hugo Pena (US Postal) (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 43 of 43 Kim Kirchen on the attack (Image credit: Sirotti)

This Sunday marks the end of the Spring Classics with Liège-Bastogne-Liège drawing down the curtain on what has arguably been one of the most exciting spring campaigns in recent memory.

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