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Liège-Bastogne-Liège, 257 km.

Julian Alaphilippe has raised his arms, but he crossed the line second to Primoz Roglic and was then relegated to fifth for not holding his line in the sprint. Roglic, on the left, gets the big win. Jumbo-Visma photo

Weather at the start/finish city of Liège at 1:30 PM, local time: 12C (54F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 32 km/hr (20 mph). There is a 10% chance of rain/thunderstorms.

The climbs:

• Km 76: Côte de la Roche-en-Ardenne, 2.8 km @ 6.2%
• Km 123.5: Côte de Saint-Roch, 1 km @ 11.2%
• Km 164: Côte de Mont-le-Soie, 1.7 km @ 7.9%
• Km 172: Côte de Wanne, 3.6 km @ 5.1%
• Km 179: Côte de Stockeu, 1 km @ 12.5%
• Km 184.5: Côte de la Haute-Levée, 3.6 km@ 5.6%
• Km 197.5: Col du Rosier, 4.4 km @ 5.9%
• Km 210: Col du Maquisard, 2.5 km @ 5%
• Km 222: Côte de la Redoute, 2 km @ 8.9%
• Km 233.5: Côte des Forges, 1.3 km @ 7.8%
• Km 243,5: Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons, 1.3 km @ 11%

The race:. 175 riders started the race at 10:24 AM.

Here is the organizer's race summary:

Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) won the 106th Liège-Bastogne-Liège with an exhibition of race craft and experience to make the most out of his legs and the circumstances in the final kilometres. Two weeks after a heart-breaking defeat on the Tour de France, the Slovenian got his payback from this amazing sport called cycling. Roglic went clear with Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) with 14 kilometres to go, atop the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons. They reached together the final straight, where the wearer of the rainbow jersey put out an irregular sprint that got him relegated because it hindered the effort of Pogačar and Hirschi. Still, Roglic was quicker than Alaphilippe and crossed the finish line first as the French rider raised his arms.

175 riders took the start on the 106th edition (Ed: We count this as the 107th) of Liège-Bastogne-Liège at 10:24, ready to race over 258 kilometres from Liège to Bastogne and back. It was after nine kilometres that Iñigo Elosegui (Movistar Team), Kobe Goossens (Lotto-Soudal), Alexander Kamp (Trek-Segafredo), Michael Schär (CCC Team), Kenny Molly (Bingoal WB), Omer Goldstein (Israel Start-Up Nation), Valentin Ferron, Paul Ourselin (Total Direct Energie) and Gino Mäder (NTT Pro Cycling) went clear. Kamp punctured shortly afterwards and was caught by the peloton, from which Mathijs Paasschens (Bingoal WB) counter-attacked. The Dutch rider joined the frontrunners at the kilometre 40, establishing a nine-strong break. The biggest time gap was 5’45”, clocked atop the Côte de la Roche-en-Ardenne (km 76). Deceuninck-Quick Step, Team Sunweb and Ineos Grenadiers were the teams that devoted more effort to control their advantage.

Crashes before the clashes:
The race changed significantly as the riders entered the last 100 kilometres. Crashes took it toll, forcing the withdrawal of pre-race favourites such as Greg van Avermaet (CCC Team) or Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott). A crash at the head of the bunch with 85 kilometres to go removed from contention Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-McLaren) and Michael Valgren (NTT Pro Cycling), affecting also Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) and Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates), amongst many others. The pack was left pattern-less until everyone came back to its par and Trek-Segafredo took the reins. Meanwhile, at the front of the race, a series of attacks left Schär alone, as a sole frontrunner, with 64 kilometres to go. Mäder was the last man able to hold the Swiss’ wheel.

Deceuninck-Quick Step put the hammer down:
Deceuninck-Quick Step hit the front of the pack again on the Col du Maquisard (km 210; -48km). The Belgian outfit brought back Schär at the Côte de la Redoute (km 222; -36km). By the summit of this iconic climb there were only 50 riders on the bunch, that was led by Dries Devenyns and Mauri Vansevenant into the Côte des Forges (km 234; -24km), where Michael Albasini (Mitchelton-Scott) launched an attack before taking a bow and bidding farewell on his last-ever professional race. Despite an attack by Luis León Sánchez (Astana Pro Team) and Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates), it all came down to the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons (km 243,5; -14,5km).

An eventful outcome:
Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) upped the pace at the foot of the climb and Alaphilippe took the initiative to force a final selection including himself, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb). The four cooperated without hesitation, with a dozen riders chasing them around 20” behind. Matej Mohoric (UAE Team Emirates) attacked from the chase to join the quartet with 500 meters to go, launching the final sprint. Alaphilippe took off 200 meters from the finish and got a clear margin, but his irregular trajectory barred Hirschi and Pogačar from pulling off a clean sprint and he was therefore relegated to 5th place. The rainbow jersey raised his arms, but he was pipped on the finish line by Roglic, undisputed winner of the day.

Complete results:

257 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.333 km/hr

c	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	6hr 32min 2sec
2	MARC HIRSCHI	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
3	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
4	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	s.t.
5	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
6	MATHIEU VAN DER POEL	ALPECIN-FENIX	@ 14sec
7	MICHAEL WOODS	EF PRO CYCLING	s.t.
8	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
9	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
10	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
11	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
12	TOM DUMOULIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
13	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
14	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
15	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF PRO CYCLING	s.t.
16	RICHIE PORTE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
17	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	43''
18	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R LA MONDIALE	58''
19	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	s.t.
20	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF PRO CYCLING	s.t.
21	LENNARD KÄMNA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
22	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
23	JELLE VANENDERT	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
24	LOÏC VLIEGEN	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT	s.t.
25	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
26	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
27	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	s.t.
28	JULIEN SIMON	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
29	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
30	SIMON GESCHKE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
31	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	CCC TEAM	s.t.
32	JONATHAN HIVERT	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 18''
33	TIM WELLENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
34	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
35	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
36	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
37	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
38	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	NTT PRO CYCLING	s.t.
39	PETR VAKOC	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
40	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
41	LUIS LEÓN SANCHEZ	ASTANA	s.t.
42	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
43	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
44	EDUARD PRADES	MOVISTAR	1' 31''
45	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
46	JAN BAKELANTS	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT	1' 34''
47	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	1' 55''
48	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
49	JAN HIRT	CCC TEAM	s.t.
50	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 11''
51	ILAN VAN WILDER	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
52	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	5' 59''
53	BEN TULETT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
54	AARON VAN POUCKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
55	MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
56	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
57	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
58	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
59	MERHAWI KUDUS	ASTANA	s.t.
60	ELIOT LIETAER	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
61	SIMONE PETILLI	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT	s.t.
62	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
63	ALEXANDER KAMP	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
64	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	s.t.
65	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT	s.t.
66	LAURENS HUYS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
67	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	NTT PRO CYCLING	s.t.
68	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	CCC TEAM	s.t.
69	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
70	ETHAN HAYTER	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
71	SEBASTIAN HENAO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
72	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
73	ARJEN LIVYNS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
74	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
75	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
76	MICHAEL ALBASINI	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	6' 03''
77	DARYL IMPEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
78	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
79	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
80	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
81	WINNER ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
82	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
83	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
84	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
85	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 38''
86	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	8' 08''
87	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	8' 35''
88	STAN DEWULF	LOTTO SOUDAL	8' 43''
89	FABIEN GRELLIER	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
90	KEVIN INKELAAR	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	8' 47''
91	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	9' 09''
92	NEILSON POWLESS	EF PRO CYCLING	10' 58''
93	REMY MERTZ	LOTTO SOUDAL	12' 04''
94	BOB JUNGELS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
95	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
96	JUAN DIEGO ALBA BOLIVAR	MOVISTAR	s.t.
97	IÑIGO ELOSEGUI MOMEÑE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
98	BARNABÁS PEÁK	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	12' 52''
99	MATTHIEU LADAGNOUS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	13' 08''
100	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
101	KENNY MOLLY	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
102	MARLON GAILLARD	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
103	CRISTIAN CAMILO MUÑOZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
104	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
105	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
106	MICHAL GOLAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
107	CARLOS BARBERO	NTT PRO CYCLING	s.t.
108	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
109	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	s.t.
110	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
111	THOMAS SPRENGERS	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
112	VICTOR LAFAY	COFIDIS	s.t.
113	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
114	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
115	FREDERIK FRISON	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
116	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	s.t.
117	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
118	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
119	MICHEL RIES	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
120	TSGABU GEBREMARYAM GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
121	VALENTIN FERRON	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
122	PATRICK SCHELLING	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
123	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
124	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
125	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.

Course map and profile:

2020 course map

2020 course profile

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Start list with back numbers:

	DECEUNINCK - QUICK STEP
1	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE
2	ANDREA BAGIOLI
3	RÉMI CAVAGNA
4	TIM DECLERCQ
5	DRIES DEVENYNS
6	BOB JUNGELS
7	MAURI VANSEVENANT
	ASTANA PRO TEAM
11	OMAR FRAILE
12	LAURENS DE VREESE
13	HUGO HOULE
14	GORKA IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI
15	MERHAWI KUDUS
16	DAVIDE MARTINELLI
17	LUIS LEÓN SANCHEZ
	BORA - HANSGROHE
21	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN
22	OSCAR GATTO
23	LENNARD KÄMNA
24	MARTIN LAAS
25	JAY MC CARTHY
26	JURAJ SAGAN
27	IDE SCHELLING
	MITCHELTON - SCOTT
31	ADAM YATES
32	MICHAEL ALBASINI
33	TSGABU GEBREMARYAM GRMAY
34	DARYL IMPEY
35	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN
36	BARNABÁS PEÁK
37	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ
	EF PRO CYCLING
41	MICHAEL WOODS
42	ALBERTO BETTIOL
43	ALEX HOWES
44	JENS KEUKELEIRE
45	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ
46	NEILSON POWLESS
47	RIGOBERTO URAN
	GROUPAMA - FDJ
51	VALENTIN MADOUAS
52	BRUNO ARMIRAIL
53	WILLIAM BONNET
54	MATTHIEU LADAGNOUS
55	RUDY MOLARD
56	ANTHONY ROUX
57	ROMAIN SEIGLE
	MOVISTAR TEAM
61	CARLOS VERONA
62	JUAN DIEGO ALBA BOLIVAR
63	JORGE ARCAS
64	IÑIGO ELOSEGUI MOMEÑE
65	IMANOL ERVITI
66	MATTEO JORGENSON
67	EDUARD PRADES
	TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC
71	WARREN BARGUIL
72	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA
73	FRANCK BONNAMOUR
74	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ
75	LUKASZ OWSIAN
76	LAURENT PICHON
77	CONNOR SWIFT
	BAHRAIN - MCLAREN
81	MIKEL LANDA
82	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO SANCHEZ
83	DAMIANO CARUSO
84	KEVIN INKELAAR
85	MATEJ MOHORIC
86	WOUTER POELS
87	DYLAN TEUNS
	LOTTO SOUDAL
91	TIM WELLENS
92	STAN DEWULF
93	FREDERIK FRISON
94	KOBE GOOSSENS
95	REMY MERTZ
96	TOSH VAN DER SANDE
97	BRENT VAN MOER
	TEAM JUMBO - VISMA
101	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC
102	LAURENS DE PLUS
103	TOM DUMOULIN
104	LENNARD HOFSTEDE
105	THOMAS LEEZER
106	PAUL MARTENS
107	JONAS VINGEGAARD
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
111	TADEJ POGACAR
112	ANDRES CAMILO ARDILA ORDOÑEZ
113	RUI COSTA
114	SERGIO LUIS HENAO
115	CRISTIAN CAMILO MUÑOZ LANCHEROS
116	JAN POLANC
117	EDWARD RAVASI
	CIRCUS - WANTY GOBERT
121	JAN BAKELANTS
122	THOMAS DEGAND
123	FABIEN DOUBEY
124	MAURITS LAMMERTINK
125	SIMONE PETILLI
126	KEVIN VAN MELSEN
127	LOÏC VLIEGEN
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
131	BENOIT COSNEFROY
132	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN
133	MIKAEL CHEREL
134	MATHIAS FRANK
135	DORIAN GODON
136	QUENTIN JAUREGUI
137	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ
	COFIDIS
141	GUILLAUME MARTIN
142	FERNANDO BARCELO
143	JESUS HERRADA
144	JOSE HERRADA
145	VICTOR LAFAY
146	LUIS ANGEL MATE
147	PIERRE LUC PERICHON
	TREK - SEGAFREDO
151	RICHIE PORTE
152	ALEXANDER KAMP
153	ALEX KIRSCH
154	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ
155	MADS PEDERSEN
156	MICHEL RIES
157	TOMS SKUJINS
	TEAM SUNWEB
161	MARC HIRSCHI
162	THYMEN ARENSMAN
163	TIESJ BENOOT
164	MARK DONOVAN
165	ROB POWER
166	MICHAEL STORER
167	ILAN VAN WILDER
	INEOS GRENADIERS
171	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI
172	CHRIS FROOME
173	MICHAL GOLAS
174	ETHAN HAYTER
175	SEBASTIAN HENAO GOMEZ
176	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA CUERVO
177	CAMERON WURF
	ALPECIN - FENIX
181	MATHIEU VAN DER POEL
182	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI
183	SCOTT THWAITES
184	BEN TULETT
185	PETR VAKOC
186	OTTO VERGAERDE
187	LOUIS VERVAEKE
	CCC TEAM
191	GREG VAN AVERMAET
192	WILLIAM BARTA
193	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI
194	SIMON GESCHKE
195	JAN HIRT
196	MICHAEL SCHÄR
197	GEORG ZIMMERMANN
	BINGOAL WB
201	JELLE VANENDERT
202	LAURENS HUYS
203	ELIOT LIETAER
204	ARJEN LIVYNS
205	KENNY MOLLY
206	MATHIJS PAASSCHENS
207	DIMITRI PEYSKENS
	ISRAEL START-UP NATION
211	DANIEL MARTIN
212	OMER GOLDSTEIN
213	RETO HOLLENSTEIN
214	KRISTS NEILANDS
215	JAMES PICCOLI
216	PATRICK SCHELLING
217	RORY SUTHERLAND
	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE
221	MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU
222	VALENTIN FERRON
223	MARLON GAILLARD
224	FABIEN GRELLIER
225	JONATHAN HIVERT
226	PAUL OURSELIN
227	JULIEN SIMON
	NTT PRO CYCLING TEAM
231	BENJAMIN KING
232	CARLOS BARBERO
233	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA
234	ENRICO GASPAROTTO
235	MICHAEL HUNDAHL VALGREN
236	ROMAN KREUZIGER
237	GINO MÄDER
	SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
241	THOMAS SPRENGERS
242	LINDSAY DE VYLDER
243	KEVIN DELTOMBE
244	ROBBE GHYS
245	JULIAN MERTENS
246	EMIEL PLANCKAERT
247	AARON VAN POUCKE