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Liège-Bastogne-Ans, 258.5 km. Belgium

Bob Jungels wins a big one.

Weather at Liège, Belgium at 2:30 PM, local time: 25C (77F), partly cloudy with the wind from the SSW at 14 km/hr (9 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: 175 riders from 25 teams officially began the race at 10:24 AM.

Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

Jungels caps off Quick Step’s brilliant Spring

Make it two Monuments and 27 victories this season for Quick-Step Floors, with Bob Jungels snatching the solo win on the 104th edition of La Doyenne! The Luxemburghese champion emulated Andy Schleck, who also built his 2009 Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory in the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons. Jungels then held off everyone on his own in the final 20km to claim his biggest victory at 25 years old. Michael Woods (EF Education First) finished second ahead of Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale). After Julian Alaphilippe’s victory at La Flèche wallonne, Quick-Step made once again the most of their collective strength.

The thousands of spectators tuning in to Liège for the start of La Doyenne enjoyed a sunny Sunday and aggressive racing from the gun. After 5km of battle, Loïc Vliegen (BMC), Anthony Perez (Cofidis), Mark Christian and Casper Pedersen (Aqua Blue Sport), Florian Vachon (Fortuneo-Samsic), Jérôme Baugnies (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Paul Ourselin (Direct Énergie), Mathias Van Gompel (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Antoine Warnier (WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic) had managed to break away. Their gap rose to a maximum of 6’10 after 32km.

Dan Martin’s UAE Team Emirates and Julian Alaphilippe’s Quick-Step Floors were the first teams to pull the peloton. The gap was down to 5’30” when the riders reached Bastogne and turned back to Liège, with 10 climbs still lying ahead of them. Atop the Côte de Saint-Roch (km 109), they maintained a 4’30” lead before a sequence of four climbs from Côte de Mont-le-Soie (km 152) until the Côte de la Ferme Libert (km 180) redefined the race situation.

With Lotto Soudal and UAE setting a hard pace, the pack cut the gap under 4 minutes 85km away from the finish. Casper Pedersen tried to go solo in the Côte de Bellevaux, opening a 20” gap before his former breakaway companions got back to him in the Côte de la Ferme Libert. Loïc Vliegen, Anthony Perez, Mark Christian, Jérôme Baugnies and Paul Ourselin proved to be the strongest in that climb. Vliegen was then dropped in the Col du Rosier.

The peloton was only 1’45” behind the four remaining escapees when they tackled the iconic Côte de la Redoute, where Jérôme Baugnies went solo. The Belgian was eventually caught with 25km to go, just ahead of the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) tore the race apart in the climb, before going solo after the summit, 19km away from the finish line. A group of 20 chasers, featuring four time winner or Liège Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and most of the favorites, wasn't able to collaborate properly behind him. 2013 winner Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) dropped out of contention due to a puncture with 8km to go.

The Luxemburghese champion enjoyed his all-rounder abilities to tackle the Côte de Saint-Nicolas with a lead of 50”. At the summit, despite attacks from Lotto Soudal’s Tim Wellens and Jelle Vanendert, he was still 20” ahead of his first chaser, Vanendert. The Belgian wasn’t able to close that gap in the final 5.5km and he saw Michael Woods (EF Education First-Drapac) and Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) come back to him while Bob Jungels soloed to victory.

Complete results:

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258.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.314 km/hr

1	BOB JUNGELS	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	6hr 24min 44sec
2	MICHAEL WOODS	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	@ 37sec
3	ROMAIN BARDET	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
4	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 39''
5	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
6	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
7	DAVIDE FORMOLO	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
8	ROMAN KREUZIGER	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
9	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	SKY	s.t.
10	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA	s.t.
11	JELLE VANENDERT	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 00' 45''
12	SAM OOMEN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 48''
13	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 51''
14	JACK HAIG	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	+ 01' 06''
15	TOM DUMOULIN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 24''
16	TIM WELLENS	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01' 44''
17	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	+ 02' 08''
18	DANIEL MARTIN	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 41''
19	MICHAEL VALGREN ANDERSEN	ASTANA	+ 02' 50''
20	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	+ 02' 53''
21	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 56''
22	RUI ALBERTO FARIA	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
23	TIESJ BENOOT	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 03' 07''
24	ROBERT GESINK	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
25	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
26	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
27	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
28	DIEGO ULISSI	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
29	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	SKY	s.t.
30	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
31	PHILIPPE GILBERT	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
32	VINCENZO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
33	GUILLAUME MARTIN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
34	SERGE PAUWELS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
35	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
36	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
37	DAMIANO CARUSO	BMC	s.t.
38	XANDRO MEURISSE	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
39	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	s.t.
40	PIETER SERRY	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
41	TANEL KANGERT	ASTANA	s.t.
42	MIKEL NIEVE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
43	JAY MCCARTHY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
44	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	s.t.
45	ILNUR ZAKARIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03' 15''
46	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	+ 03' 17''
47	DARYL IMPEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
48	AXEL DOMONT	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 18''
49	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
50	ROBERT KISERLOVSKI	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03' 22''
51	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
52	LILIAN CALMEJANE	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
53	WARREN BARGUIL	FORTUNEO-SAMSIC	+ 03' 24''
54	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	+ 03' 25''
55	TSGABU GRMAY	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 34''
56	GERAINT THOMAS	SKY	+ 03' 37''
57	RAFAL MAJKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03' 42''
58	DAVIDE VILLELLA	ASTANA	+ 04' 01''
59	MIKEL LANDA MEANA	MOVISTAR	+ 05' 25''
60	CARLOS ALBERTO BETANCUR	MOVISTAR	s.t.
61	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	+ 06' 00''
62	MICHAEL GOGL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 08' 50''
63	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 09' 08''
64	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	+ 09' 17''
65	IAN BOSWELL	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 09' 18''
66	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
67	NICOLAS EDET	COFIDIS	s.t.
68	SIMON GESCHKE	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 09' 24''
69	ALEX HOWES	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	+ 10' 11''
70	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
71	MARK CHRISTIAN	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
72	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
73	PAUL OURSELIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
74	NATNAEL BERHANE	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
75	BJORG LAMBRECHT	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
76	KEVIN DELTOMBE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
77	SIMON GERRANS	BMC	s.t.
78	PAUL MARTENS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
79	JACQUES VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
80	CARLOS VERONA	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
81	ENRIC MAS	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
82	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
83	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
84	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 11' 36''
85	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	+ 11' 43''
86	PREBEN VAN HECKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	+ 12' 03''
87	DIMITRI PEYSKENS	WB-AQUA PROTECT-VERANCLASSIC	s.t.
88	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
89	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	s.t.
90	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
91	ELIE GESBERT	FORTUNEO-SAMSIC	s.t.
92	ROMAIN HARDY	FORTUNEO-SAMSIC	s.t.
93	THOMAS DEGAND	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
94	CYRIL GAUTIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
95	BRAM TANKINK	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
96	DARIO CATALDO	ASTANA	s.t.
97	GIOVANNI VISCONTI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
98	GORKA IZAGIRRE	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
99	AMAEL MOINARD	FORTUNEO-SAMSIC	s.t.
100	CHRISTOPHER JUUL-JENSEN	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
101	JON IZAGIRRE	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 12' 47''
102	TAO GEOGHEGAN-HART	SKY	+ 14' 06''
103	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
104	CHAD HAGA	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 14' 32''
105	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
106	EDWARD DUNBAR	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
107	ANDREY AMADOR	MOVISTAR	s.t.
108	MANUELE MORI	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	+ 15' 48''
109	LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
110	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
111	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
112	MARCO MINNAARD	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
113	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
114	FABIEN GRELLIER	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
115	FABIEN DOUBEY	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
116	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
117	WOUT POELS	SKY	s.t.
118	THOMAS SPRENGERS	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
119	BENOIT VAUGRENARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
120	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 16' 35''
121	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	+ 18' 05''
122	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	+ 18' 06''
123	VASILI KIRYIENKA	SKY	s.t.
124	RORY SUTHERLAND	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	+ 18' 15''
125	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
126	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
127	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
128	AARON GATE	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
129	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
130	JUSTIN JULES	WB-AQUA PROTECT-VERANCLASSIC	s.t.
131	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
132	DION SMITH	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.

Course map and profile:

2018 course map

2018 course profile

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Race day photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

It's time for the race to start.

Mark Christian & Casper Pedersen lead the day's break

The break on the Cote De Saint Roch

The peloton on the Cote De Saint Roch, at km 109.

Bob Jungels is away and on the final ascent, the Saint Nicolas.

The day belongs to Bob Jungels.

Michael Woods drives for the line with Romain Bardet almost with him.

Second-place Michael Woods came in 37 seconds later.

Third-place shows the effort of a very hard day in the saddle.

Julian Alaphilippe finishes.

Domenico Pozzovivo & Enrico Gasparotto were 5th & 6th.

Alejandro Valverde was 13th, finishing 51 seconds after Jungels.

Tom Dumoulin was 15th.

Winner Bob Jungels

The podium, from left: Michael Woods (2nd), Bob Jungels & Romain Bardet (3rd)

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Pre-race photos: Our Fotoreporter Sirotti stationed himself on the legendary La Redoute ascent and photogrpahed the riders checking out the course on Friday, the 20th.

Groupama-FDJ

Tom-Jelte Slagter

In the group of Bahrain-Merida riders are Vincenzo Nibali, Franco Pellizotti & Gorka Izaguirre.

Gergor Muhlberger

Team Sky

Axel Dumont and Romain Bardet

Alex Howes

Damiano Caruso

Andrey Amador & Alejandro Valverde

Team Quick Step

Direct Energie

Tiesj Benoot leads his Lotto-Soudal teammates.

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Start list with back numbers, April 21, 2018:

	MOVISTAR TEAM
1	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE
2	ANDREY AMADOR
3	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA
4	CARLOS ALBERTO BETANCUR
5	IMANOL ERVITI
6	MIKEL LANDA
7	JOSÉ ROJAS
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
11	DANIEL MARTIN
12	MATTEO BONO
13	RUI ALBERTO FARIA
14	MANUELE MORI
15	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO
16	RORY SUTHERLAND
17	DIEGO ULISSI
	TEAM SKY
21	WOUT POELS
22	TAO GEOGHEGAN-HART
23	SERGIO LUIS HENAO
24	VASILI KIRYIENKA
25	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI
26	GERAINT THOMAS
27	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI
	TEAM SUNWEB
31	TOM DUMOULIN
32	MICHAEL MATTHEWS
33	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER
34	SIMON GESCHKE
35	CHAD HAGA
36	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON
37	SAM OOMEN
	BAHRAIN - MERIDA
41	VINCENZO NIBALI
42	ENRICO GASPAROTTO
43	GORKA IZAGIRRE
44	JON IZAGIRRE
45	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI
46	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO
47	GIOVANNI VISCONTI
	QUICK - STEP FLOORS
51	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE
52	REMI CAVAGNA
53	PHILIPPE GILBERT
54	BOB JUNGELS
55	ENRIC MAS
56	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN
57	PIETER SERRY
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
61	ROMAIN BARDET
63	MIKAEL CHEREL
64	AXEL DOMONT
65	BEN GASTAUER
66	CYRIL GAUTIER
67	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ
69	BENOIT COSNEFROY
	MITCHELTON - SCOTT
71	ROMAN KREUZIGER
72	MICHAEL ALBASINI
73	JACK HAIG
74	DARYL IMPEY
75	CHRISTOPHER JUUL-JENSEN
76	MIKEL NIEVE
77	CARLOS VERONA
	EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC
81	RIGOBERTO URAN
82	LAWSON CRADDOCK
83	ALEX HOWES
84	KIM MAGNUSSON
85	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ
86	PIERRE ROLLAND
87	MICHAEL WOODS
	BORA - HANSGROHE
91	RAFAL MAJKA
92	CESARE BENEDETTI
93	DAVIDE FORMOLO
94	PATRICK KONRAD
95	JAY MCCARTHY
96	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER
97	CHRISTOPH PFINGSTEN
	BMC RACING TEAM
101	DYLAN TEUNS
102	ALBERTO BETTIOL
103	DAMIANO CARUSO
104	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI
105	SIMON GERRANS
106	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF
108	LOÏC VLIEGEN
	ASTANA PRO TEAM
111	JAKOB FUGLSANG
112	DARIO CATALDO
113	OMAR FRAILE
114	HUGO HOULE
115	TANEL KANGERT
116	MICHAEL VALGREN ANDERSEN
117	DAVIDE VILLELLA
	TREK - SEGAFREDO
121	BAUKE MOLLEMA
122	JULIEN BERNARD
123	GREGORY DANIEL
124	MICHAEL GOGL
125	TSGABU GEBREMARYAM GRMAY
126	RÙBEN GUERREIRO
127	TOMS SKUJINS
	GROUPAMA - FDJ
131	RUDY MOLARD
132	DAVID GAUDU
133	VALENTIN MADOUAS
134	ANTHONY ROUX
135	ROMAIN SEIGLE
136	BENOIT VAUGRENARD
137	LÉO VINCENT
	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
141	JESUS HERRADA
142	NICOLAS EDET
143	JOSE HERRADA
144	LUIS ANGEL MATE
145	DANIEL NAVARRO
146	ANTHONY PEREZ
147	JULIEN SIMON
	LOTTO SOUDAL
151	TIM WELLENS
152	TIESJ BENOOT
153	BJORG LAMBRECHT
154	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI
155	MAXIME MONFORT
156	TOSH VAN DER SANDE
157	JELLE VANENDERT
	TEAM DIMENSION DATA
161	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER
162	NATNAEL BERHANE
163	STEPHEN CUMMINGS
164	SCOTT DAVIES
165	JACQUES WILLEM VAN RENSBURG
166	BENJAMIN KING
167	SERGE PAUWELS
	AQUA BLUE SPORT
171	LAWRENCE WARBASSE
172	MARK CHRISTIAN
173	EDWARD DUNBAR
174	LASSE NORMAN HANSEN
176	CASPER PEDERSEN
177	CALVIN WATSON
178	AARON GATE
	TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC
181	WARREN BARGUIL
182	ELIE GESBERT
183	ROMAIN HARDY
184	KEVIN LEDANOIS
185	AMAEL MOINARD
186	LAURENT PICHON
187	FLORIAN VACHON
	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO
191	ROBERT GESINK
192	FLORIS DE TIER
193	BERT JAN LINDEMAN
194	PAUL MARTENS
195	BRAM TANKINK
196	JOS VAN EMDEN
197	DANNY VAN POPPEL
	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN
201	ILNUR ZAKARIN
202	MAXIM BELKOV
203	IAN BOSWELL
204	RETO HOLLENSTEIN
205	ROBERT KISERLOVSKI
206	PAVEL KOCHETKOV
207	MAURITS LAMMERTINK
	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
211	GUILLAUME MARTIN
212	JÉRÔME BAUGNIES
213	THOMAS DEGAND
214	FABIEN DOUBEY
215	XANDRO MEURISSE
216	MARCO MINNAARD
217	DION SMITH
	DIRECT ENERGIE
221	LILIAN CALMEJANE
222	FABIEN GRELLIER
223	JONATHAN HIVERT
224	BRYAN NAULEAU
225	PAUL OURSELIN
226	ROMAIN SICARD
227	REIN TAARAMÄE
	SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
231	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ
232	PIET ALLEGAERT
233	KEVIN DELTOMBE
234	THOMAS SPRENGERS
235	DRIES VAN GESTEL
236	MATHIAS VAN GOMPEL
237	PREBEN VAN HECKE
	WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC
241	MAXIME VANTOMME
242	THOMAS DERUETTE
243	JUSTIN JULES
244	CHRISTOPHE MASSON
245	JULIEN MORTIER
246	DIMITRI PEYSKENS
247	ANTOINE WARNIER