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Current racing:
- April 23 - 26: Vuelta Asturias
- April 26: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- April 26 - May 3: Tour of Turkey
- April 26: Giro dell'Appennino
Upcoming racing:
- April 28 - May 3: Tour de Romandie
- May 1: Eschborn-Frankfurt
Latest completed racing:
- April 20 - 24: Tour of the Alps
- April 22: La Flèche Wallonne
- April 19: Amstel Gold Race
- April 15 - 19: Tour of Hainan
- April 14 - 18: O Gran Camiño
- April 17: De Brabantse Pijl
- April 19:
Tour du Doubsrace cancelled - April 12: Paris-Roubaix
- April 6 - 11: Itzulia Basque Country (Tour of the Basque Country)
- April 7 - 10: Région Pays de la Loire Tour
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Here’s the team’s news:
The fourth monument of the season is just around the corner. This Sunday, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, one of the oldest cycling classics, is on the calendar. Team Visma | Lease a Bike heads to La Doyenne with ambition. We look ahead with sports director Maarten Wynants.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège will hold its 112th edition this Sunday. The historic race covers 260 kilometers and features more than 4,000 meters of elevation gain. In the finale, climbs such as the Côte de la Redoute and the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons traditionally serve as key points. La Doyenne marks the ending of the spring classics period.
Ben Tulett finishes third at La Flèche Wallonne. Sirotti photo
Team Visma | Lease a Bike saw team leader Matteo Jorgenson forced to abandon the Amstel Gold Race. The 26-year-old American broke his collarbone and is currently working on his recovery. Ben Tulett’s third place in La Flèche Wallonne was a bright spot for the yellow-and-black squad.
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Sports director Maarten Wynants looks ahead to the fourth Monument of the season: “After the Amstel Gold Race, we had to adjust our plans. Matteo had fully focused on this race, but unfortunately his spring campaign already came to an end last Sunday. Ben also had to miss the Amstel Gold Race after a crash at Itzulia Basque Country. However, last Wednesday in La Flèche Wallonne he showed that he’s now hitting good form.”
“We’re lining up with confidence,” Wynants continues. “The riders are motivated to make something of it. Liège-Bastogne-Liège is one of the most important and most beautiful races of the season. The field is of a very high level, but we’ll do everything we can to show ourselves. We hope to achieve a strong result with Ben."
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Here's the team's update:
As the peloton prepares for one of cycling’s most iconic Monuments, Lotto-Intermarché heads into Liège-Bastogne-Liège motivated. Known for its relentless climbs and decisive finales, “La Doyenne” once again promises to become a tough battle.
With the climbs of La Redoute, Roche-aux-Faucons, and the long run-in to Liège set to shape the outcome, positioning and timing will become key. Lotto-Intermarché’s balanced line-up, including: Robin Orins, Lorenzo Rota, Reuben Thompson, Luca Van Boven, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Baptiste Veistroffer and Georg Zimmerman, is determined to play an active role in tomorrow's race. "We have a strong rider line-up which offers a lot of opportunities tomorrow”, emphasizes Sports Director Mario Aerts.
Lennert Van Eetvelt finishes 2024 UAE Tour stage seven.
Facing top contenders like Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Paul Seixas, our team remains realistic about the challenge ahead. After La Flèche Wallonne, Lennert Van Eetvelt is motivated to contribute to a strong team performance: "Despite the fact that I didn’t have the best day in Flèche Wallonne, I took some valuable lessons with me. The team did a great job on Wednesday, so I’m confident that we can show good things. With Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel and Paul Seixas participating, it will be hard to get a podium. But we’ll try our hardest to get the best result possible out of Liège-Bastogne-Liège.”
With determination and a well-balanced line-up, our team is ready to animate the race and chase the best possible outcome on the roads of Liège.