Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: All you need to know
Everything you need ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024 and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, taking place on 21 April 2024
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: Key details
Date | 21 April 2024 | Row 0 - Cell 2 |
Total distance | 258.1km (men's), 140km (women's) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
Start location | Liège (men's), Bastogne (women's) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
Finish location | Liège | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
UCI ranking | WorldTour | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
Edition | 110th (men's), 8th (women's) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
Total climbing / elevation gain | 4,200 metres | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
Last winner | Remco Evenepol (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step (men's), Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
TV coverage (UK) | TBC | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
TV coverage (US) | TBC | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: The men’s and women’s races are taking place on Sunday 21 April. It is the oldest professional cycling race in the world and is one of the five cycling Monuments. It is also the showpiece event in the three races commonly known as the Ardenne Classics.
The men's race begins and ends in the Belgian city of Liège, with the riders racing out of the city in a big loop which sees them enter the city of Bastogne before returning back to Liège. In total, the route is 258.1 kilometres long with multiple punchy climbs – synonymous with the region – including the Côte de La Redoute and Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons on the menu. In the women’s race, the riders start in Bastogne before taking on a 140 kilometre course which ends back in Liège.
In both 2023 and 2022, Remco Evenepoel of Soudal–Quick-Step took the victory. Previous recent winners have also included Slovenians Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič. In 2023 and 2021, Demi Vollering of SD Worx gained the top step of the podium in the women’s race, and Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar took the win in 2022. British rider Lizzie Deignan has also previously gained victory in Liège in 2020.
Where: Belgium
When: 21 April 2024
Rank: UCI WorldTour
Distance: Men’s race, 258.1 km, Women’s race, 140 km
Key Information: Route and start list I Television Coverage I 2022 Race Report m I 2022 race report f
Liège–Bastogne–Liège previous winners
2023: Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step
2022: Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl
2021: Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates
2020: Primož Roglič (SLO) Team Jumbo-Visma
2019: Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana
2018: Bob Jungels (LUX) Quick-Step Floors
2017: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team
2016: Wout Poels (NED) Team Sky
2015: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team
2014: Simon Gerrans (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE
2013: Dan Martin (IRL) Garmin–Sharp
2012: Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana
2011: Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto
2010: Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana
2009: Andy Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank
2008: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
2007: Danilo Di Luca (ITA) Liquigas
2006: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
2005: Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) T-Mobile Team
2004: Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner
2003: Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC
2002: Paolo Bettini (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step
2001: Oscar Camenzind (SUI) Lampre–Daikin
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes winners
2023: Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx
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2022: Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar
2021: Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx
2020: Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Trek-Segafredo
2019: Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton-Scott
2018: Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels Dolmans
2017: Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels Dolmans
Official Race links
Liège-Bastogne-Liège official website
Liège-Bastogne-Liège femmes official website
Official race Twitter channel
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