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Liège-Bastogne-Liège, 258.1 km.
He's gone. Here's race winner Remco Evenepoel with about eight kilometers to go on his way to his second consecutive win of the race. Photo: ASO/Maxime Delobel
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Weather at the start/finish city of Liège at 2:15 Pm, local time: 16C (60C ), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 16 km/hr (12 mph). During the afternoon there is an 84% chance of rain.
The climbs:
The race: 172 riders began the race at 10:35 AM.
There were three non-staters: Sam Oomen (Jumbo-Visma), Tosh Van Der Sande (Jumbo-Visma) & Samuele Battistella (Astana Qazaqstan),
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) abandoned after crashing with Mikkel Honoré (EF Education-EasyPost) and injuring his wrist about 85 kilometers into the race. Honoré also quit the race.
If you are going to race Liège-Bastogne-Liège, you are going to go up. Photo: ASO/Maxime Delobel
Here's the organizer's race summary:
Following his victory on his maiden appearance in La Doyenne last year, current world champion Remco Evenepoel won his second straight Liège-Bastogne-Liège. After a first attack up the Côte de la Redoute, the Belgian rider rode his final rival Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) off his wheel with 30 kilometres to go and powered solo all the way to the Quai des Ardennes.
It’s the fourth time in the race’s history that a world champion seals back-to-back victories, the second one in the rainbow jersey, after Ferdi Kübler (1952), Eddy Merckx (1972) and Moreno Argentin (1987). On top of that, this was Evenepoel’s first triumph in the aforementioned rainbow jersey. Pidcock was 2nd in the finish line, with Bahrain Victorious’ Santiago Buitrago in 3rd to claim Colombia’s first-ever podium in La Doyenne.
On a sad note, the much-anticipated duel between Evenepoel and UAE Team Emirates’ Tadej Pogacar did not take place as the Slovenian rider crashed out 84,5 kilometres into the race and suffered fractures to the left scaphoid and lunate bones.
172 riders took the start at 10:35 in the 109th edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, which was held over a 258,1-kilometre course from Liège to Bastogne – and back. There were three non-starters: Samuele Battistella (Astana Qazaqstan), Sam Oomen and Tosh van der Sande (Jumbo-Visma). Six riders took flight as the flag dropped: Jason Osborne (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Lars Van den Berg (Groupama-FDJ), Georg Zimmermann (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty), Fredrik Dsvernes (Uno-X), Simone Velasco (Astana Qazaqstan) and Johan Meens (Bingoal WB). Shortly after, another five cyclists went clear from the bunch: Mathis Le Berre (Arkea-Samsic), Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies), Alexandre Balmer (Jayco-AlUla), Ruben Apers (Flanders-Baloise) and Hector Carretero (Equipo Kern Pharma). Both groups merged at kilometer 12 to create a 11-strong breakaway that Soudal-Quick Step and UAE Team Emirates were happy to let go.
Pogacar crashes out before reaching Bastogne
With the breakaway building a gap as large as 4’55” by kilometer 46 and some remarkable headwind, the bunch was seemingly down for a peaceful ride to Bastogne before hitting the hilly way back to Liège’s Quai des Ardennes. Unfortunately, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) crashed out of the race along with Mikkel Honore (EF Education-EasyPost) at kilometer 84,5, leaving La Doyenne without one of his two main favourites. The Slovenian rider suffered a wrist injury as a result of the aforementioned crash.
Breakaway under control
Bora-Hansgrohe and EF Education-EasyPost cooperated with Soudal-Quick Step at controlling the breakaway, which bore a 3’00” advantage with 100 kilometres to go. As the climbs began to add up, the front group was reduced to just five riders – Osborne, Van den Berg, Zimmermann, Velasco and Ourselin. Behind, Jumbo-Visma’s Jan Tratnik powered away from the bunch at the base of the Côte de Wanne (km 173,1), with Groupama-FDJ’s Valentin Madouas and Ineos Grenadiers’ Magnus Sheffield trying to follow him - yet failing. The Slovenian rider bridged back to the break with 65 kilometres to go, by when the peloton had brought the lead of the head of the race down to 1’15” and it began raining over the race convoy.
Evenepoel takes off
Despite several attacks from the likes of Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) or Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers), Soudal-Quick Step kept control of the race, reducing the bunch down to 40 riders by the base of the Côte de la Redoute (km 224,2). It was up this climb that the last two riders remaining at the front, Tratnik and Velasco, were reeled back in. Just 300 meters shy of the summit, Evenepoel took off from his teammate Ilan van Wilder’s wheel. His acceleration was only matched by Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers). With 30 kilometers to go, up the Côte de Cornemont, Evenepoel simply rode Pidcock off his wheel, paving his way for a first victory on the rainbow jersey.
Pidcock, Buitrago and Healy were the best of the rest
The current world champion quickly built a remarkable advantage, clocking a 1’10” gap atop the Côte des Forges (km 234,8). From then on, it was a race for podium between his rivals. Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) and Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) managed to power away from a 20-strong group during the climb to the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons (km 243,8), while Pidcock joined them shortly after. Evenepoel made it to the finish line with time to savor and celebrate his second straight victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Meanwhile, Pidcock and Buitrago took the best off Healy to earn their podium spots.
Complete results:
258.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.206 km/hr
1 | REMCO EVENEPOEL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 6hr 15min 49sec |
2 | THOMAS PIDCOCK | INEOS GRENADIERS | @ 1min 6sec |
3 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
4 | BEN HEALY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1' 08'' |
5 | VALENTIN MADOUAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 1' 24'' |
6 | GUILLAUME MARTIN | COFIDIS | 1' 25'' |
7 | TIESJ BENOOT | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 37'' |
8 | PATRICK KONRAD | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 48'' |
9 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
10 | MARC HIRSCHI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
11 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
12 | MICHAEL WOODS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
13 | GIULIO CICCONE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
14 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
15 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
16 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
17 | LAURENS DE PLUS | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2' 02'' |
18 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
19 | SIMONE VELASCO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 13'' |
20 | LORENZO ROTA | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
21 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
22 | ILAN VAN WILDER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2' 21'' |
23 | RUBEN ALMEIDA | MOVISTAR TEAM | 3' 15'' |
24 | TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
25 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 3' 53'' |
26 | ATTILA VALTER | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
27 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 09'' |
28 | ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
29 | BAUKE MOLLEMA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
30 | STEFF CRAS | TOTALENERGIES | 6' 07'' |
31 | RUI COSTA | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
32 | VICTOR LAFAY | COFIDIS | 6' 50'' |
33 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
34 | JULIAN MERTENS | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
35 | SIMON CLARKE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
36 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
37 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
38 | MAGNUS SHEFFIELD | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
39 | ROGER ADRIA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
40 | MATEJ MOHORIC | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
41 | MICHEL HESSMANN | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
42 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
43 | PELLO BILBAO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
44 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
45 | ESTEBAN CHAVES | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
46 | ALEKSANDR VLASOV | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
47 | DION SMITH | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
48 | QUINTEN HERMANS | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
49 | JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
50 | BEN O'CONNOR | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
51 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 10' 08'' |
52 | LOUIS VERVAEKE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 10' 24'' |
53 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
54 | BENOIT COSNEFROY | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
55 | QUENTIN PACHER | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
56 | GEORG ZIMMERMANN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
57 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
58 | GIOVANNI ALEOTTI | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
59 | MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
60 | LARS VAN DEN BERG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
61 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 11' 52'' |
62 | MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU | TOTALENERGIES | 12' 49'' |
63 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | 13' 15'' |
64 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | 14' 26'' |
65 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
66 | ALEXANDRE BALMER | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
67 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | s.t. |
68 | MATHIJS PAASSCHENS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
69 | VALENTIN FERRON | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
70 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
71 | ALEX ARANBURU | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
72 | GONZALO SERRANO | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
73 | G LAWSON CRADDOCK | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
74 | SIMON GUGLIELMI | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
75 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
76 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
77 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
78 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
79 | TONY GALLOPIN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
80 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
81 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
82 | JONATHAN CAICEDO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
83 | JAI HINDLEY | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
84 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
85 | PIETER SERRY | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 14' 37'' |
86 | JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
87 | CRISTIAN SCARONI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 15' 25'' |
88 | FABIO VAN DEN BOSSCHE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 18' 50'' |
89 | TOBIAS BAYER | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
90 | ALEXIS GUERIN | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
91 | REMY MERTZ | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
92 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
93 | GIJS LEEMREIZE | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
94 | JACOB HINDSGAUL | UNO-X | s.t. |
95 | MARCO TIZZA | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
96 | MATHIS LE BERRE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
97 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
98 | ANDREY AMADOR | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
99 | PAU MIQUEL | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
100 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
101 | RAUL GARCIA PIERNA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
102 | JENNO BERCKMOES | TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE | s.t. |
103 | LUCA VAN BOVEN | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
104 | JOHAN MEENS | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
105 | TSGABU GRMAY | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
106 | JORGE ARCAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
107 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
108 | LENNERT TEUGELS | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
109 | ALEX BAUDIN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
110 | FRANCISCO GALVAN | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
111 | KAMIEL BONNEU | TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE | s.t. |
112 | ANTHONY PEREZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
113 | JOSE HERRADA | COFIDIS | s.t. |
2023 course map. Yellow is the route out and red is the way back
2023 course profile
Liège-Bastogne-Liège photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Team Groupama-FDJ is presented during the opening ceremonies.
Tadej Pogacar & Remco Evenepoel before the start. Sadly, Pogacar crashed out of the race.
A confident-looking Remco Evenepoel heads to the start.
Km 121: Cote de St. Roche
Mauro Schmid leads up the Cote De La Roche
Another shot of the peloton on the Cote de la Roche
Remco Evenepoel getting lots of team protection as they pass through Stavelot.
Julian Alaphilippe working for Evenepoel in Stavelot.
Remco Evenepoel can sit up and enjoys his well-earned victory.
The podium, from left: Santiago Buitrago (3rd), Remco Evenepoel (1st) & Tom Pidcock (2nd).
Winner Remco Evenepoel
Another shot of winner Evenepoel enjoying the awards ceremony.
Start list with back numbers, Saturday, April 22, 2023:
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | |
1 | REMCO EVENEPOEL |
2 | JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE |
3 | ANDREA BAGIOLI |
4 | MAURO SCHMID |
5 | PIETER SERRY |
6 | ILAN VAN WILDER |
7 | LOUIS VERVAEKE |
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | |
11 | QUINTEN HERMANS |
12 | TOBIAS BAYER |
13 | MICHAEL GOGL |
14 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN |
15 | JASON OSBORNE |
16 | ROBERT STANNARD |
17 | FABIO VAN DEN BOSSCHE |
JUMBO-VISMA | |
21 | TIESJ BENOOT |
22 | MICHEL HEßMANN |
23 | GIJS LEEMREIZE |
24 | SAM OOMEN |
25 | JAN TRATNIK |
26 | ATTILA VALTER |
27 | TOSH VAN DER SANDE |
INEOS GRENADIERS | |
31 | THOMAS PIDCOCK |
32 | LAURENS DE PLUS |
33 | OMAR FRAILE MATARRANZ |
34 | MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI |
35 | MAGNUS SHEFFIELD |
36 | PAVEL SIVAKOV |
37 | CONNOR SWIFT |
LOTTO DSTNY | |
41 | MAXIM VAN GILS |
42 | ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON |
43 | ARJEN LIVYNS |
44 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET |
45 | MATHIJS PAASSCHENS |
46 | LIAM SLOCK |
47 | HARRISON SWEENY |
BORA - HANSGROHE | |
51 | ALEKSANDR VLASOV |
52 | GIOVANNI ALEOTTI |
53 | PATRICK GAMPER |
54 | SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA |
55 | JAI HINDLEY |
56 | PATRICK KONRAD |
57 | IDE SCHELLING |
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | |
61 | MIKEL LANDA MEANA |
62 | YUKIYA ARASHIRO |
63 | PELLO BILBAO |
64 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO |
65 | FRAN MIHOLJEVIĆ |
66 | MATEJ MOHORIC |
67 | WOUTER POELS |
MOVISTAR TEAM | |
71 | ENRIC MAS NICOLAU |
72 | RUBEN ALMEIDA GUERREIRO |
73 | ALEX ARANBURU DEBA |
74 | JORGE ARCAS |
75 | GORKA IZAGIRRE |
76 | JOSÉ ROJAS |
77 | GONZALO SERRANO |
EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | |
81 | BEN HEALY |
82 | ANDREY AMADOR |
83 | JONATHAN CAICEDO |
84 | JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES RUBIO |
85 | FRØLICH MIKKEL HONORÉ |
86 | ANDREA PICCOLO |
87 | NEILSON POWLESS |
UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
91 | TADEJ POGAČAR |
92 | SJOERD BAX |
93 | GEORGE BENNETT |
94 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER |
95 | MARC HIRSCHI |
96 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN |
97 | MICHAEL VINK |
ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | |
101 | MICHAEL WOODS |
102 | GUILLAUME BOIVIN |
103 | SIMON CLARKE |
104 | DARYL IMPEY |
105 | KRISTS NEILANDS |
106 | MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT |
107 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ |
TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | |
111 | WARREN BARGUIL |
112 | LOUIS BARRE |
113 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE |
114 | SIMON GUGLIELMI |
115 | MATHIS LE BERRE |
116 | LUKASZ OWSIAN |
117 | ANDRII PONOMAR |
GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
121 | DAVID GAUDU |
122 | KÉVIN GENIETS |
123 | MATTHIEU LADAGNOUS |
124 | VALENTIN MADOUAS |
125 | RUDY MOLARD |
126 | QUENTIN PACHER |
127 | LARS VAN DEN BERG |
TOTALENERGIES | |
131 | STEFF CRAS |
132 | MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU |
133 | VALENTIN FERRON |
134 | FABIEN GRELLIER |
135 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME |
136 | PAUL OURSELIN |
137 | MATTEO VERCHER |
AG2R-CITROEN TEAM | |
141 | BENOIT COSNEFROY |
142 | ALEX BAUDIN |
143 | CLÉMENT BERTHET |
144 | MIKAEL CHEREL |
145 | BEN O'CONNOR |
146 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE |
147 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE |
TEAM DSM | |
151 | ROMAIN BARDET |
152 | ROMAIN COMBAUD |
153 | MATTHEW DINHAM |
154 | SEAN FLYNN |
155 | LEON HEINSCHKE |
156 | MARTIJN TUSVELD |
157 | KEVIN VERMAERKE |
INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | |
161 | LORENZO ROTA |
162 | LILIAN CALMEJANE |
163 | RUI COSTA |
164 | KOBE GOOSSENS |
165 | TOM PAQUOT |
166 | DION SMITH |
167 | GEORG ZIMMERMANN |
COFIDIS | |
171 | ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI |
172 | SIMON GESCHKE |
173 | JOSE HERRADA |
174 | JESUS HERRADA |
175 | VICTOR LAFAY |
176 | GUILLAUME MARTIN |
177 | ANTHONY PEREZ |
UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
181 | TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN |
182 | ANTHON CHARMIG |
183 | FREDRIK DVERSNES |
184 | ANDERS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN |
185 | HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN |
186 | TORSTEIN TRÆEN |
187 | GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY |
TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
191 | GIULIO CICCONE |
192 | JULIEN BERNARD |
193 | TONY GALLOPIN |
194 | SKJELMOSE MATTIAS JENSEN |
195 | JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ |
196 | BAUKE MOLLEMA |
197 | JACOPO MOSCA |
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | |
201 | ALEXEY LUTSENKO |
202 | LEONARDO BASSO |
203 | SAMUELE BATTISTELLA |
204 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO |
205 | ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO |
206 | CRISTIAN SCARONI |
207 | SIMONE VELASCO |
BINGOAL-WB | |
211 | LENNERT TEUGELS |
212 | ALEXIS GUERIN |
213 | JOHAN MEENS |
214 | JULIAN MERTENS |
215 | REMY MERTZ |
216 | MARCO TIZZA |
217 | LUCA VAN BOVEN |
TEAM JAYCO ALULA | |
221 | MATTEO SOBRERO |
222 | ALEXANDRE BALMER |
223 | KEVIN COLLEONI |
224 | G LAWSON CRADDOCK |
225 | ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI |
226 | TSGABU GRMAY |
227 | JAN MAAS |
TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE | |
231 | JENNO BERCKMOES |
232 | RUBEN APERS |
233 | KAMIEL BONNEU |
234 | VITO BRAET |
235 | TOON CLYNHENS |
236 | ELIAS MARIS |
237 | VINCENT VAN HEMELEN |
EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | |
241 | ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS |
242 | HECTOR CARRETERO |
243 | FRANCISCO GALVAN FERNANDEZ |
244 | RAUL GARCIA PIERNA |
245 | PAU MIQUEL DELGADO |
246 | IBON RUIZ SEDANO |
247 | DANNY VAN DER TUUK |