Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2026
The 112th edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège is held today. La Doyenne - as the race is nicknamed - is one of the oldest classics on the cycling calendar. Liège–Bastogne–Liège is the last of the Spring classics before the Grand Tour season starts. The race amounts to 259.5 kilometres, setting out from Liège towards Bastogne, taking a U-turn and heading back to Liège via some of the toughest climbs in the Ardennes, including the iconic La Redoute.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026: Live race report
A clash of giants — that’s how this year’s Liège–Bastogne–Liège can be described. The cycling world is eagerly awaiting the first showdown of the season between Tadej Pogacar and his heir apparent Paul Seixas. Follow the action live on Cyclingstage.com.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026: Route
Sunday 26 April – Liège–Bastogne–Liège covers 259.5 kilometres and just under 4,400 metres of climbing. The route rises and falls throughout the day, but as always the climbing intensifies dramatically in the second half of the course. The steep La Roche-aux-Faucons is the final climb, with the summit 13.3 kilometres from the finish.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026: Riders
Tadej Pogacar returns to Liège-Bastogne-Liège to defend his crown in a field featuring last year's runner-up Giulio Ciccone, Paul Seixas, Mattias Skjelmose, Tom Pidcock, Lenny Martinez, Romain Grégoire and double winner Remco Evenepoel. Who are the other contenders? Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026: Favourites
Certainly, Tadej Pogacar is the man to beat at Liège–Bastogne–Liège. And luckily, it’s no ordinary bunch lining up for the third Monument of the season. With rising phenomenon Paul Seixas and a red-hot Remco Evenepoel, we can look forward to a thrilling edition of La Doyenne.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2026: Riders
Who’ll succeed Kim Le Court Pienaar? Former winners Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen are aiming to reclaim the crown in a star-studded field featuring Kasia Niewiadoma, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Lotte Kopecky, Puck Pieterse and rising star Laura Blasi. Voilà, the start list for Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2026: Route
Sunday 26 April – Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes runs over 156 kilometres and takes in ten climbs. The final one is the wall-like Roche-aux-Faucons, topping out 13.3 kilometres from the finish. The riders take on an elevation gain of 2,830 metres.
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