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2022 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge Announced

Add ‘La Doyenne’ to your Palmares on Saturday April 23rd and watch the Pro's tackle the 257km course on the Sunday

2022 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge Announced
 
Save Saturday 23 April in your cycling diary because that is when the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge is due to take place!
 
“La Doyenne” is not just the oldest classic on the cycling calendar, it is traditionally also the capstone of the spring of cycling offering up some serious climbs.

You can be the one to conquer the iconic hills from the Liège-Bastogne-Liège finale, including the Côte de Stockeu, Côte de Wanne, Côte de la Redoute and Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons in the wonderfully green setting of the Ardennes.

You can choose from 3 distances (70 km – 147 km – 257 km) whereby the longest distance will take you all the way to Bastogne just like the pros. 

Liège-Bastogne-Liège is an absolute classic on the international cycling calendar. It is the oldest classic ever and as a result has the brilliant nickname ‘La Doyenne’. Together with Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Lombardy, Liège-Bastogne-Liège makes up the five cycling Monuments. It is traditionally the capstone of the spring classics.

On Saturday 23rd April, one day before the pros, you can ride your own Liège-Bastogne-Liège and get a taste of this epic race. Follow in the footsteps of big names like Eddy Merckx, Philippe Gilbert, Alejandro Valverde, Moreno Argentin, Paolo Bettini, Tadej Pogacar, Anna van der Breggen, Annemiek van Vleuten,... and add this monument to your list of achievements!

The ultimate challenge is to cover the entire distance of Liège-Bastogne-Liège like the pros the following day. Famous hills such as the Côte de Saint-Roch (the wall of Houffalize), Côte de Wanne, Côte de Stockeu will pepper the longest distance of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge.

Descending the Côte de Stockeu down into Stavelot, the longest distance coincides with the middle distance and both then tackle the triptych of the infamous Rosier, la Haute Levée and la Vecquée. The middle distance then meets the shortest distance just ahead of the Côte de la Redoute, which then leads to the finale.

The last few years, the finale has consisted of the Côte de la Redoute, where the late Frank Vandenbroucke and Michele Bartoli battled it out for victory, the not to be underestimated Côte des Forges and the all-consuming Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons. Those who still feel fresh there, will imagine themselves hero of the road for a day en route to the finish in Liège!

Add ‘La Doyenne’ to your Palmares on Saturday April 23rd

Sparkle in this fabulous Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge outfit!
 
Treat yourself to the official ‘LBL Challenge’ outfit by ordering it when you register. Go to our web store to discover the complete outfit.
 
You can find more information about the parcours on www.lblchallenge.be
 
Sparkle in this fabulous Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge outfit!