Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2022: everything you need to know
All the information you need ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, taking place on April 24 in 2022


Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the oldest professional cycling race in the world and is one of the five cycling Monuments. It is also the main event of the three races commonly known as the Ardennes Classics, with this year's edition taking place on Sunday 24 April.
Surprisingly, the race begins and ends in the Belgian city of Liège, after the riders reach the furthest point away at Bastogne.The women's race earned automatic WorldTour status in 2017, which takes place on the same day as the men's.
>>> The climbs of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
In the men's race, Tadej Pogačar is looking to retain his title from 2021, but Julian Alaphilippe, Matej Mohorič, Dylan Teuns and Alejandro Valverde - his swansong Liège race - will all look to prise victory away from the indomitable Slovenian.
The inaugural Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes victory went to Anna van der Breggen (Boels-Dolmans) - she managed to claim all three Ardennes Classics wins in an incredible display of spring form.
The Dutch rider retained her title into 2018, though the following year passed the mantle to Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott), who won solo in her trademark breakaway style with British rider Lizzie Deignan taking the win in 2020.
Demi Vollering managed to make it four wins out of five at Liège–Bastogne–Liège for Dutch riders with her win in 2021, where she fended off compatriot van Vleuten for the title.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2022 route
The route for Liège-Bastogne-Liège always promises to throw up a war of attrition, with steep climbs providing opportunities for attacks and the unavoidable counters from a long way out.
The route for the 2022 Classic hasn't deviated too much from previous years.
The men's race features ten official climbs, plenty of unclassified uphill drags, and is 254.7km long. Meanwhile, the women's race is 142.1km long, covering seven official Ardennes climbs, including the particularly gruelling Côte de la Redoute and the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons, which are included in both events.
While the men's race begins in Liège and heads towards Bastogne in what is a largely uneventful period of the race, the women will begin their day in Bastogne itself. Consequently, the women's race has the potential to be even more frenetic than the men's race, with difficult climbs coming much sooner in the event.
Both races will finish in Liège on the flat city streets, once the final climb has been ascended.
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2022 start list
AG2R Citroën Team
CHEREL Mikaël
COSNEFROY Benoît
GODON Dorian
JUNGELS Bob
LAPEIRA Paul
PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien
WARBASSE Larry
Astana Qazaqstan Team
FELLINE Fabio
MOSCON Gianni
DE LA CRUZ David
DE BOD Stefan
BATTISTELLA Samuele
NIBALI Vincenzo
Bahrain - Victorious
POELS Wout
LANDA Mikel
MOHORIČ Matej
TEUNS Dylan
HAIG Jack
BUITRAGO Santiago
ZAMBANINI Edoardo
BORA - hansgrohe
VLASOV Aleksandr
HINDLEY Jai
KONRAD Patrick
KELDERMAN Wilco
HIGUITA Sergio
BENEDETTI Cesare
ALEOTTI Giovanni
SCHELLING Ide
Cofidis
GESCHKE Simon
HERRADA Jesús
IZAGIRRE Ion
LAFAY Victor
MARTIN Guillaume
PEREZ Anthony
ROCHAS Rémy
EF Education-EasyPost
BETTIOL Alberto
POWLESS Neilson
GUERREIRO Ruben
URÁN Rigoberto
EIKING Odd Christian
SHAW James
CARR Simon
Groupama - FDJ
ROUX Anthony
LADAGNOUS Matthieu
MOLARD Rudy
PACHER Quentin
ARMIRAIL Bruno
MADOUAS Valentin
INEOS Grenadiers
FRAILE Omar
KWIATKOWSKI Michał
THOMAS Geraint
MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe
CASTROVIEJO Jonathan
PIDCOCK Thomas
RODRÍGUEZ Carlos
Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux
BAKELANTS Jan
GOOSSENS Kobe
ROTA Lorenzo
ZIMMERMANN Georg
POZZOVIVO Domenico
HERMANS Quinten
VAN MELSEN Kévin
Israel - Premier Tech
IMPEY Daryl
FUGLSANG Jakob
HOLLENSTEIN Reto
WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads
WOODS Michael
CLARKE Simon
NEILANDS Krists
Jumbo-Visma
VAN EMDEN Jos
VINGEGAARD Jonas
OOMEN Sam
BENOOT Tiesj
VAN AERT Wout
VAN DER SANDE Tosh
Lotto Soudal
GILBERT Philippe
VANHOUCKE Harm
WELLENS Tim
VAN GILS Maxim
MONIQUET Sylvain
KRON Andreas
HOLMES Matthew
Movistar Team
MAS Enric
MÜHLBERGER Gregor
VALVERDE Alejandro
LAZKANO Oier
VERONA Carlos
IZAGIRRE Gorka
MAS Lluís
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
VERVAEKE Louis
BAGIOLI Andrea
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
DECLERCQ Tim
VANSEVENANT Mauri
EVENEPOEL Remco
VAN WILDER Ilan
Team BikeExchange - Jayco
MAAS Jan
BALMER Alexandre
BAUER Jack
GRMAY Tsgabu
JUUL-JENSEN Christopher
MATTHEWS Michael
PEÑA Jesús David
SCHULTZ Nick
Team DSM
VERMAERKE Kevin
KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren
STORK Florian
VANDENABEELE Henri
HEINSCHKE Leon
BARDET Romain
NIEUWENHUIS Joris
Trek - Segafredo
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
BERNARD Julien
GALLOPIN Tony
SKJELMOSE JENSEN Mattias
KAMP Alexander
MOLLEMA Bauke
UAE Team Emirates
POLANC Jan
ULISSI Diego
HIRSCHI Marc
POGAČAR Tadej
SOLER Marc
BENNETT George
LAENGEN Vegard Stake
Alpecin-Fenix
JANSSENS Jimmy
VINE Jay
MEURISSE Xandro
STANNARD Robert
SBARAGLI Kristian
RIESEBEEK Oscar
DE TIER Floris
Team Arkéa Samsic
OWSIAN Łukasz
LOUVEL Matis
DELAPLACE Anthony
GUGLIELMI Simon
BARGUIL Warren
GESBERT Élie
ANACONA Winner
TotalEnergies
CABOT Jérémy
LATOUR Pierre
GRELLIER Fabien
FERRON Valentin
DOUBEY Fabien
RODRÍGUEZ Cristián
VUILLERMOZ Alexis
Equipo Kern Pharma
ADRIÀ Roger
GALVÁN Francisco
VAN DER TUUK Danny
CARRETERO Héctor
MIQUEL Pau
BERRADE Urko
GARCÍA PIERNA Raúl
Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
MERTENS Julian
HERREGODTS Rune
BRAET Vito
BONNEU Kamiel
VAN POUCKE Aaron
BERCKMOES Jenno
VERWILST Aaron
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
CHARMIG Anthon
JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland
HINDSGAUL Jacob
DVERSNES Fredrik
GREGAARD Jonas
ANDERSEN Idar
SLEEN Torjus
Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2022 start list
Team BikeExchange - Jayco
SANTESTEBAN Ane
SPRATT Amanda
ALLEN Jessica
MANLY Alexandra
WILLIAMS Georgia
ŽIGART Urška
Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
DRONOVA-BALABOLINA Tamara
BUCH Hannah
CANTERA Ines
GAFINOVITZ Rotem
STIASNY Petra
ZABELINSKAYA Olga
Canyon//SRAM Racing
ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena
PALADIN Soraya
HARVEY Mikayla
CHABBEY Elise
NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna
Team DSM
LIPPERT Liane
LABOUS Juliette
BARALE Francesca
CURINIER Léa
KIRCHMANN Leah
MACKAIJ Floortje
Liv Racing Xstra
STULTIENS Sabrina
RAGUSA Katia
BUURMAN Eva
JASKULSKA Marta
NEUMANOVA Tereza
TON Quinty
Bingoal Casino - Chevalmeire - Van Eyck Sport
BETSEMA Denise
BRAAM Danique
CLAES Lotte
DE ROECK Naomi
POPELIER Lotte
KULYNYCH Olha
Trek - Segafredo
LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
WILES Tayler
BRAND Lucinda
THOMAS Leah
VAN ANROOIJ Shirin
VAN DIJK Ellen
Plantur-Pura
KASTELIJN Yara
COUZENS Millie
CRABBÉ Kiona
VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge
VAN DE VELDE Julie
GHEKIERE Justine
Team SD Worx
VAS Blanka
SHACKLEY Anna
FISHER-BLACK Niamh
VOLLERING Demi
MOOLMAN Ashleigh
MAJERUS Christine
Human Powered Health
BUYSMAN Nina
CHRISTIE Henrietta
CLOUSE Katie
SCHMID Kaia
YONAMINE Eri
MALCOTTI Barbara
Lotto Soudal Ladies
WATERREUS Kylie
BRANDT Eefje
BURLOVÁ Kristýna
GEURTS Mijntje
VANDER SANDE Elise
DOCX Mieke
Team Jumbo-Visma
KRAAK Amber
KOSTER Anouska
HENDERSON Anna
SWINKELS Karlijn
Movistar Team
PATIÑO Paula Andrea
VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek
AALERUD Katrine
ERIĆ Jelena
MARTÍN Sara
SIERRA Arlenis
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
KOERNER Rebecca
LUDWIG Hannah
OLAUSSON Wilma
OTTESTAD Mie Bjørndal
AHTOSALO Anniina
LOWDEN Joscelin
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup
CHAPMAN Brodie
CAVALLI Marta
BORGLI Stine
BROWN Grace
MUZIC Évita
UAE Team ADQ
MAGNALDI Erica
GARCÍA Mavi
PINTAR Urša
ZANETTI Linda
BUJAK Eugenia
BERTIZZOLO Sofia
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
STEPHENS Lauren
BANKS Elizabeth
HAMMES Kathrin
HONSINGER Clara
VALLIERES Magdeleine
Valcar - Travel & Service
PIERGIOVANNI Federica Damiana
PIRRONE Elena
STANNARD Elizabeth
CIPRESSI Carlotta
CARBONARI Anastasia
BARIL Olivia
Parkhotel Valkenburg
BREDEWOLD Mischa
GERRITSE Femke
LIMPENS Pien
SCHOENS Quinty
VAN BOKHOVEN Julia
VAN ROOIJEN Anne
Le Col - Wahoo
MERINO Eider
CHRISTIAN Anna
HOLDEN Elizabeth
PERKINS Flora
TOWERS Alice
Arkéa Pro Cycling Team
COSTON Morgane
ALLIN Pauline
BIRIUKOVA Yuliia
FOUQUENET Amandine
LAURANCE Typhaine
MORICHON Anais
Cofidis Women Team
ONESTI Olivia
LEVENEZ Sandra
NEYLAN Rachel
CASTRIQUE Alana
KERBAOL Cedrine
KOPPENBURG Clara
Bepink
ZANARDI Silvia
DRUMMOND Michaela
HÁJKOVÁ Marketa
JENČUŠOVÁ Nora
QUAGLIOTTO Nadia
VITILLO Matilde
Andy Schleck - CP NVST - Immo Losch
BERTON Nina
FABER Claire
JONKER Kerry
RIJKES Sarah
STERN Friederike
Liège–Bastogne–Liège previous winners
2001: Oscar Camenzind (SUI) Lampre–Daikin
2002: Paolo Bettini (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step
2003: Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC
2004: Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner
2005: Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) T-Mobile Team
2006: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
2007: Danilo Di Luca (ITA) Liquigas
2008: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
2009: Andy Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank
2010: Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana
2011: Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto
2012: Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana
2013: Dan Martin (IRL) Garmin–Sharp
2014: Simon Gerrans (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE
2015: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team
2016: Wout Poels (NED) Team Sky
2017: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team
2018: Bob Jungels (LUX) Quick-Step Floors
2019: Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana
2020: Primož Roglič (SLO) Team Jumbo-Visma
2021: Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes winners
2017: Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels Dolmans
2018: Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels Dolmans
2019: Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton-Scott
2020: Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Trek-Segafredo
2021: Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx
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