CYCLING. Liège-Bastogne-Liège: the expected Pogacar – Evenepoel duel, follow the race – LIVE

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The Dean of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Classics is contested this Sunday April 23 with two highly anticipated men, Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel.

The essential

  • Winner of the Amstel Gold Race and the Flèche Wallonne, Tadej Pogacar is now aiming for a Cycling Monument, Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The “Doyenne” of the classics which makes many runners dream will be contested this Sunday, April 23 with a particularly tough field.

  • If the Slovenian seems to be untouchable (12 victories in 18 days of racing), he will have a strong opponent with the world champion on the road Remco Evenepoeldefending champion after his solo victory in 2022. The Belgian, who is preparing for the Tour of Italy, the main objective of his season, will be able to count on the support of the French Julian Alaphilippe.

  • Follow the race live.

Live

12:05 – The race started at 1:30 a.m., a breakaway with two Frenchmen

The start of this Liège-Bastogne-Liège was given at 10.35 am. From the 2nd km, six riders left in a breakaway and were joined by five other riders. Currently here are the eleven cyclists who are about 4 minutes 45 ahead of the peloton: Jason Osborne (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Lars Van den Berg (Groupama – FDJ), Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché – Circus – Wanty), Simone Velasco (Astana Qazaqstan Team), Johan Meens (Bingoal WB), Hector Carretero (Kern Pharma), Alexandre Balmer (Jayco AlUla), Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies), Ruben Apers (Flanders-Baloise), Frederik Dversnes (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) and Mathis Le Berre (Team Arkéa Samsic

12:00 – Hello everyone

Hello everyone and welcome to the Internet user’s site to follow live commentary on the Doyenne of world cycling, Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

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The committed

Here is the start list for the Liège-Bastogne-Liège race (the latter is updated as soon as a team announces its composition).

The course

In 2023, the course will be slightly different from that of 2022 because it marks the return of the Cote des Forges between La Redoute and La Roche-aux-Faucons (1.3 kilometers at 7.2%, max 11%). For the rest, it’s classic for this “Doyenne” with almost 260 kilometers and many difficulties.

What TV broadcast?

Liège-Bastogne-Liège is broadcast live on Eurosport 1 (from 1:30 p.m.) and on France 3 (from 3:15 p.m.).

Find the winners of the last fifteen years of the “Doyenne” of the classics.

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