2018 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Male Team 22 Apr

Liège-Bastogne-Liège

258.5 Kilometers
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Participants list

  1. Alejandro Valverde
  2. Andrey Amador
  3. Winner Anacona
  4. Carlos Betancur
  5. Imanol Erviti
  6. Mikel Landa
  7. José Joaquín Rojas
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TV

The race will be broadcast live by Eurosport 1 (2pm CEST).
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Timetable

The neutral start in Liège will be given at 10.10am; the finish in Ans is expected between 4.34 and 5.13pm CEST.
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Social Media

The organisers' official Twitter account is @LiegeBastogneL; the hashtag proposed by them is #LBL. At @Movistar_Team, we will be following closely on Valverde and the Blues' efforts, in a Sunday full of action with the women's version of the 'Doyenne', the Vuelta a Castilla y León and the women's Vuelta a Murcia.
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Score

Four are the victories claimed by Eusebio Unzué's squad in Liège, all four obtained by -who else- Alejandro Valverde: 2006, 2008, 2015 and 2017.

Route

Liège - Ans (258.5km)
22 April

Analysis

The 104th edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège will not bring too many changes to the table in 2018, the route remaining identical in its finale, as challenging and tough as one could expect from one of cycling’s five Monument classics.

The ‘Doyenne’ will again compress most of its hardest points into the final 90km of racing. With only three categorized climbs -Bonnerue (72km), Saint-Roch (109km) and Mont-le-Soie (152km)- in the first half of the event, the approach to Malmédy will bring the first block of tough ascents, three hills in barely 12km. Pont (168km; 1,000m at 10.5%) and Ferme Libert (180km; 1,200m at 12.1%) will be combined with the gentle climb to Bellevaux to add a first touch of spice and hardness to the race.

After that, already with five hours of racing on the legs, the LBL will go for a more classic route, with longer climbs. Rosier (198km, 4.4km at 6%) and Maquisard (211km, 2.5km at 5%) will preceed the legendary La Redoute (-36km; 2,000m at 8.9%) and the two hills usually offering the most trascendental attacks: Roche-aux-Faucons (-19km; 1,300m at 11%) and Saint-Nicolas (-6km; 1,200m at 8,6%). The final kilometer uphill towards Ans’ Jean Jaurès street will define the outcome of the final big classic in the spring.