The great duel between the Dutch Mathieu van der Poel and the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar can be enjoyed this Sunday on the occasion of the 110th edition of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the “Dean” of the classics and fourth “monument” of the season with start and finish in Liège after completing a route of 254.5 kilometers. The race can be seen livestarting at 3:00 p.m., in ETB1 and eitb.eus.

The week of the Ardennes closes in style with a stellar duel in the absence of the winner of the last two editions, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel. It will also be the last test before the Giro d’Italia for Pogacar, who has not competed since his overwhelming victory in the Volta a Catalunya.

Alpecin Deceuninck has Van der Poel, winner in Flanders and Roubaix, and more gray in Amstel, where he was not with the best. Pogacar’s UAE will also display potential, with riders such as the Portuguese Joao Almeida and the Swiss Marc Hirschi.

The list to conquer a place on the podium is expanded to several candidates, such as Cosnefroy (Decathlon), Mohoric and Wout Poels (Bahrain), the recent winner of the Fleche Wallonne, Stephen Williams and the belgian Dylan Teuns (Israel), the Ecuadorian Olympic champion Richard Carapaz (EF Education) and the Ineos duo formed by Tom Pidcockwinner of the Amstel Gold and Kwiatkowski.

He route It will maintain the traditional essence, but with some changes. The inclusion of Mont-le-Soie, as the first of the final phase climbs, 95 km from the conclusion, is the main modification. The keys are in La Redoute (34 km away) and, above all, in La Roche-aux-Faucons (13 km away).

On the other hand, the eighth edition of the female version of the dean race It will also be held with a start and finish in Liege, with a route of 153 kilometers, where the World Champion is called to shine as favorites. Lotte Kopecky and his partner from SD Worx Demi Volleringwinner in 2023, before a group of candidates who aspire to the highest.

However, you always have to count on the Italian champion Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl), winner of the Tour of Flanders, with the Polish rider from Canyon Katerzyma Niewiadomawinner of the Fleche Wallonne, the Italian Silvia Persico (UAE) and the Dutch company Visma Marianne Vos.

Source: Eitb

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