(Image credit: UCI World Tour / liege-bastogne-liege.be) Liège-Bastogne-Liège will be aired live across the UK via Eurosport and Eurosport Player. where you will be able to see the teams arrive, after which . Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) responds along with a handful of others, before Alex Aranburu (Astana-Premier Tech) counter-attacks off the front. Tao Geoghegan Hart  is back on the front. The finish of last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège was one of the most dramatic moments of the 2020 season. Having worked on behalf of team-mate Anna van der Breggen at the midweek Flèche Wallonne, the world champion produced a selfless ride for her Dutch compatriot as she set a fierce tempo on the front of a five-woman group in the finale of the fiercely contested race. Voici ce qu’est Liège-Bastogne-Liège, une course qui fait rêver de nombreux coureurs. It will surprise nobody to learn that Deceuninck-Quick Step has a posse tucked in just behind. From 2013 to 2018, all but two editions ended in large group sprints, as the favourites rode conservatively, keeping their powder dry until the uphill finish in Ans. Vainqueur de la Flèche Wallonne, Julian Alaphilippe est à la recherche de son premier succès sur Liège-Bastogne … It looks like a lovely day out in the Ardennes, not too dissimilar to the weather we are having in much of Britain: clear blues skies with a light breeze. and one of the Ineos Grenadiers riders sets off! While the race may lack some of the romance of the cobbled classics – particularly the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix – it is widely regarded as one of the toughest one-day races in the WorldTour. He thought about to skip Liege and start preparation for mountain bike competition (like Van der Poel did) but his Ardennes campaign is better than anyone expected so Tom is added to provisional start list, which actually includes too many Ineos riders, so someone will to be deleted. LIEGE-BASTOGNE-LIEGE 2021. After that, there are just two climbs left to take on: Côte des Forges 22 kilometres from the finish, then finally Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons another 9 kilometres later. "It was really hard on the climbs. Julian Alaphilippe, Alejandro Valverde, Tadej Pogacar, Michael Woods and David Gaudu are, as you would expect, working well together. Avec ses quelques 259,1 kilomètres, la classique a forgé l’Histoire du cyclisme. This race takes in plenty of steep, hilly sections and makes for some dramatic racing. Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2021 - Sunday 25 April - At 259.5 kilometres, Liège-Bastogne-Liège is a wearing race in the Ardennes. Michael Woods puts in a dig, presumably wanting to shake off Julian Alaphilippe who would surely get the better of him in a sprint. The first 100 kilometres are uneventful, with just one climb featured as the peloton – as per the race’s name – travels in a southerly direction towards Bastogne. there has been a crash. It will also, one assumes, cause some splits in the big group that trails the breakaway by 4min 25sec. photography by @rhode.photo. The Giro d'Italia champion more or less single-handedly pulled them all over to the Mark Donovan et al, before Adam Yates moved to the front. Bath Groupama-FDJ (Fra) Bruno Armirail (Fra), William Bonnet (Fra), David Gaudu (Fra), Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra), Valentin Madouas (Fra), Rudy Molard (Fra), Romain Seigle (Fra). Subscription costs from £6.99 a month or £39.99 a year and includes a host of top-end live sports including full coverage of the World Snooker Championship 2021. Interesting to note that neither Deceuninck-Quick Step, Jumbo-Visma or UAE Team Emirates really responded. This is a very canny way of saving energy in tough races like this. Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the Old Lady returns to the heart of the Ardent City. The final climb of the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons is now 13.5 kilometres from the finish, and has formed the decisive selections in both the editions since, making for two prolonged and very exciting endgames. Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), however, lost contact and were unable to regain contact, thanks mainly to the huge effort put in by Van der Breggen who will retire from racing at the end of the season. Tao Geoghegan Hart is looking really strong here today, just as he did at La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday when he towed team-mate Tom Pidcock back following a crash. Britain's got talent: Meet the next wave of British cyclists set to rule the roads, Primoz Roglic seals Tour of the Basque Country as David Gaudu wins final stage, Kasper Asgreen stuns Mathieu van der Poel at Tour of Flanders; Annemiek van Vleuten wins women's race. By the way, there is a headwind at the finish and so if it comes down to a sprint finish then nobody will want to go too early. Arkéa-Samsic (Fra) Warren Barguil (Fra), Thibault Guernalec (Fra), Kévin Ledanois (Fra), Lukasz Owsian (Pol), Laurent Pichon (Fra), Alan Riou (Fra), Diego Rosa (Ita). Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) opened up the sprint for the line around 200 metres out before Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) blew his birthday candles out as he whizzed beyond veteran Spaniard. Gaudu, another Frenchman, took third ahead of Valverde while Woods was fifth. News: Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2020 Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) made history again with his first Monument triumph on the roads of Liège-Bastogne-Liège at 22 years old. . Despite its esteemed status as La Doyenne, the oldest of the five monuments, Liège-Bastogne-Liège has suffered something of an identity crisis in recent years. Movistar (Spa) Jorge Arcas (Spa), Matteo Jorgenson (US, neo-pro), Lluís Mas (Spa), Enric Mas (Spa), Gonzalo Serrano (Spa), Alejandro Valverde (Spa), Carlos Verona (Spa). Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2020 : revivez la course et les moments clés reliant Liège à Liège. EF Education-Nippo (US) Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu), Simon Carr (GB, neo-pro), Lawson Craddock (US), Sergio Higuita (Col), Alex Howes (US), Hideto Nakane (Jpn), Michael Valgren (Den). Given what happened last year, you sense Alaphilippe has unfinished business with Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Luis León Sánchez has just moved to the front of the peloton taking with him Astana-Premier Tech team-mate Omar Fraile. LIÈGE-BASTOGNE-LIÈGE 2020 – La 106ème édition de la Doyenne des Classiques se déroule ce dimanche 4 octobre. In 2019, the organisers made the significant decision to move the finish from Ans into the centre of Liège, and the effect has been immediate. It’s tempting to bill this year’s race as a rematch between the world champion and the defending champion, but there are many other riders who are capable of winning. The downhill section suits a late attack from a rider in the style of Matej Mohoric (fourth here last year) or your Marc Hirschis (UAE Team Emirates) of the world, though one suspects those names would not be allowed the space for such an attack. Now I will rest, spend some time with my family and then resume my preparation for the Tour de France.". Départ de Bastogne, arrivée à Liège. LIEGE-BASTOGNE-LIEGE. If you cannot watch the race on TV, or your smartphone, then you can follow the action here – bookmark this page and return at around 1pm to follow the action with us. Two riders who certainly do have the X-factor are the UAE Team Emirates duo of Marc Hirschi and Pogačar, but their participation remains unsure following the COVID-19 outbreak that forced the team to withdraw from La Flèche Wallonne. On the starting line, though, is the aforementioned defending champion Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) who has a strong looking team riding in support of him, while Alaphilippe leads the charge for Deceuninck-Quick Step. He has come close to winning it before, finishing second on debut way back in 2015, but last year’s defeat will have been especially painful. Les organisateurs de la Doyenne ont également annoncé les invitations, dont fait partie l’équipe française Total-Direct Energie. we shall take you to numerous points along the route to get . "I am really grateful that they [her SD Worx team] did it for me, and it is such an amazing team, thanks to the whole team. As you may expect there is a decent sized breakaway that comprises seven riders – Sergey Chernetskiy (Gazprom-RusVelo), Laurens Huys (Bingoal-Wallonie Bruxelles), Tomasz Marczynski (Lotto-Soudal), Mathijs Paasschens (Bingoal-Wallonie Bruxelles), Lorenzo Rota (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux), Aaron Van Poucke (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Loïc Vliegen (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) – with that septet holding a 6min 22sec lead. Sensiblement le même que l’année dernière, notamment sur la fin. . . Oh, he's also a cyclo-cross rider. April 23, 2021 5 … Having crashed around 28km from the finish of Flèche Wallonne, the 21-year-old did remarkably well to chase back on with help from team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart and in fact managed to take sixth. A brief sortie from Richard Carapaz suggested the work from Ineos Grenadiers was part of a wider strategic plan, though once the Ecuadorian was caught on the final climb their day looked done. Dénivelé: 4265 m: 2020: Documentation: Le Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2021 est la 107 e édition de cette course cycliste masculine sur route. ", The peloton appears to have taken its collective feet off the gas, meaning the breakaway has regained a minute or so. BA1 1UA. © Now onto the Côte des Forges Adam Yates joins forces with Tao Geoghegan Hart, the pair being joined by Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). 22/04/2021: Tour des Alpes Pello Bilbao remporte la 4e étape du Tour des Alpes. … Anna did a lead-out the last 10 kilometres or something, it was awesome. The 2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège is a Belgian road cycling one-day race that is scheduled to take place on 25 April 2021. UAE Team Emirates put David Formolo on the front and Richard Carapaz is caught. DSM (Ger) Nikias Arndt (Ger), Tiesj Benoot (Bel), Mark Donovan (GB, neo-pro), Chris Hamilton (Aus), Andreas Leknessund (Nor, neo-pro), Martijn Tusveld (Hol), Kevin Vermaerke (US). There are a stack more who could do something given the right circumstances. Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2021: When is La Doyenne, what TV channel is it on and how can I follow all live action? Plus d’informations sur : http://www.letour.fr/liege-bastogne-liege/ Wout Poels, another former winner, is here with Bahrain Victorious team-mates Matej Mohoric (fourth in 2020) and Dylan Teuns while the ageing, and quite possibly past it, Philippe Gilbert will be in action with fellow Belgian and Lotto-Soudal team-mate Tim Wellens. Movistar rider out-paced by younger rivals in five-man sprint, Groupama-FDJ to take non-cycling friend on seven-hour ride after winning bet with third behind Tour de France winner Pogacar and world champion Alaphilippe, World champion's Ardennes campaign a success with two podiums, Movistar rider settles for second behind Vollering but remains on track with Olympic Games preparations, Roglič (left) pips Alaphilippe on the line at the 2020 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. En 1894, la course s'ouvre aux professionnels. About favourites – where is Valverde? ALAPHILIPPE… ON A MISSION. Oh my, that effort from Geoghegan Hart has caused some gaps – and world champion Julian Alaphilippe is on the wrong side of a split. Please refresh the page and try again. The organisers have tweaked and tinkered with the route, adding a climb here and removing another there, but couldn’t seem to find the right recipe to make the race more exciting and less formulaic. By Stephen Puddicombe 22 April 2021. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Young Frenchman David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) arrives is good form, while Benoît Cosnefroy (Ag2rCitroën) has been threatening for some time, but has not quite managed to. There was a problem. Six hours 39 minutes 26 seconds after setting off from Liège and out deep into the heart of the Ardennes, Pogacar returned to the largely unloved post-industrial city in the Walloon region of Belgium where he won the first monument of his career with perfectly timed sprint. Qhubeka-Assos (SA) Sander Armée (Bel), Fabio Aru (Ita), Sean Bennett (US), Simon Clarke (Aus), Sergio Henao (Col), Robert Power (Aus), Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita). Total Direct Énergie (Fra) Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra), Fabien Doubey (Fra), Valentin Ferron (Fra), Marlon Gaillard (Fra), Fabien Grellier (Fra), Pierre Latour (Fra), Julien Simon (Fra). Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) was, typically, the man at the centre of it all, appearing to be on the brink of victory in a five-man sprint to the line before making the fatal mistake of celebrating too early, allowing Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) to lunge ahead of him to his right-hand side. Here's what we wrote about him earlier this month . "Anna did such a good job, and the whole team, that I could finish it... that’s awesome," an emotional Vollering told television reporters afterwards. photography by @rhode.photo. Ed Hood has a look at the route, history and who is hot for the ‘the longest serving, most experienced lady’. While Van Vleuten and Longo Borghini were able to follow, Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram) and Vollering were not, though regained contact shortly afterwards. Groupama-FDJ, Ineos Grenadiers, Deceuninck-Quick Step and BikeExchange are all represented. Our location in Liege is ideal for accessing the start area . Tadej Pogacar made another piece of history on Sunday when the 22-year-old became the first reigning Tour de France champion to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège since Bernard Hinault did so back in 1980. At 4.4km, the Col du Rosier is the longest climb in today's race and the breakaway riders are just under 2.5km from the summit. The women's race, the 140.9-kilometre run from Bastogne to Liège, got under way at 7.50am (BST) while the men's race starts at 10.15am. Managed two top-fives on uphill finishes at the Vuelta. The peloton is not too far away from the wall-like Côte de Stockeu that is just 1,000 metres in length, but with an average gradient of 12.50% is going to hurt. Jakob Fuglsang, who landed his first monument at Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2019, is in action today, the Dane though may end up being overshadowed by Spanish team-mate Alex Aranburu who has secured a series of impressive results, including a stage at Itzulia Basque Country and seventh at Milan-Sanremo before narrowly missing out on top-10 finishes at Amstel Gold and Flèche Wallonne. There is just one recognised climb to follow – Côte de La Roche-aux-Faucons (se below) – and Richard Carapaz is in the boxseat, but can he hold off the peloton which includes some serious horsepower? Having crested the Côte de La Roche-aux-Faucons, a five-man group comprising Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Michael Woods (Israel Start-up Nation) broke free and despite a chase, stayed away all the way to the line. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. The breakaway has crested the Col du Rosier, but lost around 1min 30sec on the chasing peloton. One of the pre-race favourites Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), who was third here last year, has had an issue with his bike and was forced to stop. Perhaps Julian Alaphilippe or David Gaudu will end France's long wait – they have not won here since Bernard Hinault in 1980 – or maybe Tadej Pogacar can make it back-to-back wins for Slovenia following Primoz Roglic's win last year. . I wasn’t sure I would be able to overtake him but, with strength and a bit of luck, I did it," Pogacar added. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), for one, wasn’t too far behind them on the Mur de Huy, and has the form and the experience to add what would be a record-equalling fifth Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory. However, having sustained a few bumps and bruises it was decided to give today's race a swerve. However, despite that advantage and there being 'just' 105 kilometres of racing to go there is still an awful lot of climbing for these riders to do. Av: (NTB) NTB Publisert: 25.04.2021 17:05 Sist oppdatert: 25.04.2021 17:07 We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Technical issues here, but hopefully there will be now more today! 21 Apr 2021 , 3:23pm Julian Alaphilippe pounces to … Teams. Il y … Incroyable dénouement sur ce Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Pogacar, though, waited patiently before attacking and pipping Alaphilippe on the line in scenes not too dissimilar to when Primoz Roglic, another Slovenian, appeared to deny the world champion here last year before the Deceuninck-Quick Step rider was later relegated. The Slovenian super star is the first winner of the Tour de France to claim the Doyenne in the following Spring since Bernard Hinault’s iconic victory in 1980. Could the 41-year-old win a fifth title here today to go level with Eddy Merckx or will Woods be making history by becoming the first Canadian to prevail at Liège-Bastogne-Liège ? Israel Start-up Nation (Isr) Guillaume Boivin (Can), Omer Goldstein (Isr), Reto Hollenstein (Swi), Daryl Impey (SA), Krists Neilands (Lat), Guy Sagiv (Isr), Michael Woods (Can). Après quinze kilomètres, le départ réel est atteint et la route s’élève déjà… Voilà le secret de polichinelle de Liège-Bastogne-Liège : 11 côtes répertoriées cumulant un dénivelé positif de 1.900 mètres tandis que le parcours complet affiche 4271 D+ à l’altimètre. Endured a baptism of fire last year with WorldTour outings at Critérium du Dauphiné, La Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Ghent-Wevelgem before making his grand tour debut at the Vuelta a España. Houa gagne également l'édition suivante, sur le même parcours, cette fois avec une marge d'une demi-heure. The first to show his hand was Valverde, the four-time winner who turned 41 on Sunday, but the Spaniard did not have the legs to out-sprint his younger rivals. For those keen on looking out for the Britons, Simon Carr (EF Education-Nippo) is worth watching, as is Ben Tulett (Alpecin-Fenix) who, at the age of 19 years and 242 days, is the youngest rider at this year's race and having finished 12th at Flèche Wallonne is clearly a man for the steep stuff. The sight of its steep – it averages almost 10 per cent – straight road, with the names of the fans’ favourites written all across the tarmac, is the defining image of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, even if its position 35 kilometres from the finish means its role is generally to whittle down the peloton rather than be the launchpad for race-winning attacks. Publié le 05/02/2021 à 13h57. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Lizzie Deignan solos to victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege in 2020. by Abby Mickey. Mark Padun(Bahrain Victorious), the Ukrainian who went close to winning a stage at last year's Giro d'Italia, bridges over to Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto-Soudal) and talented young Briton Mark Donovan (DSM) to form a chasing trio, trailing the breakaway by 2min 15sec. Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (Fra) Fernando Barceló (Spa), Rubén Fernández (Spa), Simon Geschke (Ger), Jesús Herrada (Spa), Guillaume Martin (Fra), Anthony Perez (Fra), Rémy Rochas (Fra). Interesting to note that the aforementioned Michael Matthews was positioned up near the front, the Aussie gaining himself plenty of sliding room – when a rider, particularly a sprinter, starts the climb at the front then drifts back through the bunch with the aim of not falling out of the back before they reach the summit. The likes of Michael Matthews (BikeExchange), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Matej Mohorič (Bahrain-Victorious), Alex Aranburu (Astana-Premier Tech) and Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic) are all good shouts for high placings, and could, with a bit of luck, pull off a surprise victory. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. Then last year, Alaphilippe took Marc Hirschi, Tadej Pogačar and Roglič with him over the climb, leading to that fateful sprint. . April 23, 2021 5 minute read. But there are no more climbs to contend with, meaning any riders still together at this point will likely have to duke it out in a sprint to determine the winner. Van Vleuten was the first to open up her sprint, but in the end there was only ever going to be one winner and Vollering overhauled the European champion to land the biggest win of her career.  Eksempel: Din guide til kvinderne Liège-Bastogne-Liège i 2021. Cycling Expert; 24/04/2021; Lizzie Deignan solo til sejr i Liège-Bastogne-Liège i 2020. Adam Yates, Richard Carapaz, Marc Hirschi, Mauri Vansevenant and David Gaudu are all in the second group on the road . Liège-Bastogne-Liège a dévoilé aujourd’hui son parcours pour l’édition 2021. Mark Cavendish makes it three stage wins in a row in Turkey — so is he really back? Primoz Roglic and a handful of the other favourites are giving chase. The peloton is onto Eddy Merckx's favourite climb – that's the Côte de Stockeu between you and me – with the full width of the road being filled out with riders from the big teams. BikeExchange (Aus): Brent Bookwalter (US), Esteban Chaves (Col), Lucas Hamilton (Aus), Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den), Tanel Kangert (Est), Michael Matthews (Aus), Mikel Nieve (Spa). Team Qhubeka ASSOS will line-up at the UCI World Tour classic with an experienced group of climbers. Lizzie Deignan solos to victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege in 2020. by Abby Mickey. Mur de la course . Visit our corporate site. La vitesse moyenne augmente Alejandro Valverde is in the group, as is Primoz Roglic, Maximilian Schachmann and Tadej Pogacar. Subscription costs from £6.99 a month or £39.99 a year and includes a host of top-end live sports including full coverage of the World Snooker Championship 2021. Testing their rivals' resolve. Ceux-ci sont également disponibles pour les non-cyclistes en tant qu’options autonomes. "I am almost speechless. Registrate ahora y publica en el muro de Runedia. Sign up to the Cyclingnews Newsletter. Following some aggressive racing from Ineos Grenadiers that was instigated by Tao Geoghegan Hart, the field of pre-race favourites splintered just as the breakaway fractured at precisely the wrong time on the day's penultimate climb up the Côte des Forges.
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