On this day (April 20th 1980) - The Greatest Comeback

Bernard Hinault grimaced through the pain. The 1980 Liège-Bastogne-Liège had become a war of attrition. Snow fell relentlessly, temperatures dropped to freezing. Of 174 starters, only 21 would finish. The Badger attacked 80km from the finish, riding solo through the blizzard. He won by nearly ten minutes, but the victory came at a cost – frostbitten fingers that would never fully recover. A legendary ride that epitomized cycling's heroic age.