Liège-Bastonge-Liège 2024 Race Report: High favorite, Tadej Pogačar attacked on the climb of La Redoute, with simply over 30 kilometres to go to the end in Liège and soloed to victory. The anticipated battle with World champion, Mathieu van der Poel by no means materialised. There have been assaults from behind, however the Slovenian’s victory was by no means in Hazard. A minute and a half later, Romain Bardet took second forward of the chasers, who had been introduced in by Van der Poel for third place.
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Tadej Pogacar received Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the second time on Sunday afternoon. The UAE Staff Emirates rider attacked at La Redoute and completed on the streets of Liège with a lead of just about two minutes. Romain Bardet was second, Mathieu van der Poel third.
The win all of us anticipated – Tadej Pogačar
The Parcours
The 2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège route has a number of minor adjustments. The beginning is once more at Place-Saint Lambert in Liège for 254.5 hilly kilometres, 4 lower than final 12 months. There are fairly a number of climbs within the first 100 kilometres, however there received’t be a decisive transfer that early, though today, who is aware of?. Within the first two hours we should always see an early break on the highway out to Bastogne.
2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège map
The Côte de Bonnerue is the primary of 11 categorised climbs. After 117,3 kilometres, there’s the second ramp, the Côte de Saint-Roch. It’s a lot shorter than the Bonnerue, however rather a lot steeper. It’s nonetheless too early for the massive weapons to begin firing, this could begin after Vielsalm and 150 kilometres of racing. The race then hits the Côte de Mont-le-Soie, this might be the beginning of the finale. After that 5 climbs are available fast succession. Inside 40 kilometres, there are the Côte de Wanne, the Côte de Stockeu, the Côte de la Haute-Levée, the Col du Rosier and the Côte de Desnié. The identical as yearly. After the Desnié, the peloton has a quick descent and the highway they got here out on in direction of Bastogne. Subsequent is Côte de la Redoute, which is simply 1.6 kilometres lengthy, with a median gradient of 9,4%. The riders flip proper about 300 metres earlier than the highest to hit the Côte de Cornémone.
2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège profile
La Rédoute is the place Liège-Bastogne-Liège ought to break up and the ultimate be determined, as there are 30 kilometres to the end. The Côte des Forges comes after 11 kilometres and the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons at an additional 10 kilometres. This closing climb is also called the Valkenrock and its summit is about 13 kilometres from the end line. The climbing isn’t over but. After a brief descent, there’s nonetheless some steep ramps of as much as 10% on not the perfect of concrete roads. The end is on a large highway within the Quai des Ardennes.
The Climbs
Côte de Bonnerue (2,4km at 5,7%) – 76,2 kilometres
Côte de Saint-Roch (1km at 11,2%) – 117,3 kilometres
Côte de Mont-le-Soie (1,7km at 7,9%) – 161,2 kilometres
Côte de Wanne (3,6km at 5,1%) – 169,5 kilometres
Côte de Stockeu (1km at 12,5%) – 176 kilometres
Côte de la Haute-Levée (2,2km at 7,5%) – 180,2 kilometres
Col du Rosier (4,4km at 5,9%) – 194,4 kilometres
Côte de Desnié (1,6km at 8,1%) – 197,8 kilometres
Côte de la Redoute (1,6km at 9,4%) – 220,5 kilometres
Côte des Forges (1,3km at 7,8%) – 231,2 kilometres
Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons (1,3km at 11%) – 241,2 kilometres.
The 2 high favourites – Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel
Within the area round Spa it was significantly chilly and there was even some snow within the air. It was much like final Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, however the day did get higher towards the end. There 9 riders who made up the break: Enzo Leijnse (dsm-firmenich POST NL), Gil Gelders (Soudal Fast-Step), Loïc Vliegen (Bingoal WB), Rémy Rochas (Groupama-FDJ), Christian Scaroni (Astana Qazaqstan), Lilian Calmejane (Intermaché-Wanty), Iván Romeo (Movistar), Fabien Doubey & Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies). Danny van der Tuuk tried to hitch them, however was caught between break and peloton.
The peloton depart city for a moist begin
The nine-man escape had shaped quickly after the beginning. Tadej Pogacar’s males went to the entrance to manage the lead and hold it manageable. They by no means let it get close to 4 minutes. Different groups often helped, but it surely was principally all the way down to the staff of the highest favorite to set the tempo.
It didn’t take lengthy for the break to go up the highway, together with: Vliegen, Gelders, Rochas, Leijnse, Doubey, Scaroni and Romeo
Just below 100 kilometres from the end, there have been two crashes within the peloton. The primary was small, however the second was a lot greater with many riders concerned. Van der Poel was behind each crashes, however didn’t fall. The World champion was in a gaggle at greater than a minute down and so his staff needed to chase. The peloton weren’t ready as UAE Staff Emirates and Israel-Premier Tech stored the tempo going. The early escapees had been caught on the Côte de Wanne. On the high of the climb, the Van der Poel group, which additionally included Tom Pidcock, Aleksandr Vlasov and Mauri Vansevenant, was nonetheless round a minute.
It’s meant to be spring!
A day to attempt to hold heat
Damp and chilly situations – 7ºC, however seems like 3ºC
The peloton climbs the Côte de Saint-Roch
The peloton didn’t let the break take greater than 3 minutes
Mathieu van der Poel conserving out of the wind
Flèche Wallonne winner, Stephen Williams keeping track of Bauke Mollema
A silly crash break up the peloton and the World champ needed to make up over a minute
UAE Staff Emirates’ Domen Novak stored the tempo excessive for Pogačar
Tadej Pogačar made his transfer on La Redoute
The race for the win was over
Liège-Bastonge-Liège Outcome:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Staff Emirates in 6:13:48
2. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL at 1:39
3. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin – Deceuninck at 2:02
4. Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Dstny
5. Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
6. Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step
7. Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
8. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan
9. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain-Victorious
10. Thomas Pidcock (GB) INEOS Grenadiers.
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