The most important facts in brief
- Date: 21 April 2024
- Distance: 259 kilometres, 4250 vertical metres (men), 147.6 kilometres, 2500 vertical metres (women)
- Key points: Cote de la Redoute, Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons
- Start: Liège (men), Bastogne (women)
- Target: Liège (women and men)
- Last year's winner: Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering
- Record winner: Eddy Merckx (five times); Annemiek van Vleuten, Demi Vollering, Anna van der Breggen (twice each)
- To the race report of the women's race
- To the race report of the men's race
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- The most famous stories about Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Mathieu van der Poel on the hunt for the next monument
Liège-Bastogne-Liège has existed since 1892, which is why the one-day race in the Belgian Ardennes is also known as "La Doyenne" (the oldest). The classic is one of the five monuments of cycling: Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Lombardy and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
After the Amstel Gold Race and the Fleche Wallonne, the traditional finale of the Ardennes classics takes place in Liège. The race is characterised by its hilly course, which leads over numerous short and tough Ardennes climbs. In addition, the length of over 250 kilometres saps the riders' energy reserves. The record winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège is Eddy Merckx with five victories between 1969 and 1975, while two Germans, Hermann Buse (1930) and Dietrich Thurau (1979), have also made it onto the all-time list of best riders. There has also been a women's race since 2017 (more on this below) and also the Everyman can ride Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: The route
The 110th edition will take place on the classic final parcours of Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Wanne, Stockeu, Haute-Levee, Rosier, Desnie, Redoute, Forges and Roches-aux-Faucons will decide the winner. There are only minor changes compared to last year. This year, the riders will take on the Cote de Bonnerue on the way to Bastogne and not the Cote de La Roce-en-Ardenne as the first categorised climb as in 2023. After the turning point in Bastogne, the race largely follows the course of last year's version, with one exception. After passing through Vielsalm, the 2024 route leads in a relatively straight line to the Cote de Wanne. The detour to the Cote de Mont-le-Soie, which was on the programme in 2023, will be omitted.
The battle of the favourites is also likely to come to a head in 2024 on the Redoute, where Remco Evenepoel launched his first attack in 2023 before leaving his last companion, Thomas Pidcock, behind on the uncategorised climb to Cornemont shortly afterwards. However, the defending champion fell this year after his crash at the Tour of the Basque Country from.
Climbs of the men's race
- 89.5 km - Cote de Bonnerue - 2.5 km à 5.9 %
- 130.6 km - Cote de Saint-Roch - 1 km à 11.2 %
- 174 km - Cote de Wanne - 3.6 km à 5.1 %
- 180.5 km - Cote de Stockeu - 1 km à 12.5 %
- 184.6 km - Cote de la Haute-Levee - 2.2 km à 7.5 %
- 199 km - Col du Rosier- 4,4 km à 5,9 %
- 212.3 km - Cote de Desnié - 1.6 km à 8.1 %
- 225.1 km - Cote de La Redoute - 1.6 km à 9.4 %
- 236 km - Cote des Forges - 1.3 km à 7.8 %
- 245.7 km - Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons - 1.3 km à 11
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024 Women: The route
In contrast to 2023, the women will no longer start before the men in 2024, but after them. At 147.6 kilometres, there are 4.8 kilometres more this time than last year. After the start in Bastogne, the race takes 18 kilometres before the first obstacle, the Cote de Saint-Roch, awaits. This means that the women will ride the same nine climbs in the finale that are also on the programme for the men.
Climbs of the women's race
- 19.2 km - Cote de Saint-Roch - 1 km à 11.2 %
- 62.5 km - Cote de Wanne - 3.6 km à 5.1 %
- 69.1 km - Cote de Stockeu - 1 km à 12.5 %
- 73.3 km - Cote de la Haute-Levee - 2.2 km à 7.5 %
- 87.5 km - Col du Rosier - 4.4 km à 5.9 %
- 100.9 km - Cote de Desnié - 1.6 km à 8.1 %
- 113.6 km - Cote de la Redoute - 1.6 km à 9.4 %
- 124.3 km - Cote des Forges - 1.3 km à 7.8 %
- 134.2 km - Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons - 1.3 km à 11 %
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024 schedule
- Start (men's race, kilometre 0): 10:15, Women: 13:45
- Finish (men's races): ~ 16:10 - 16:46 Women: ~ 17:40 - 18:07
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: TV coverage & live stream
The men's and women's races will be broadcast on free TV on Eurosport 1 will be shown. The men's match starts at 15:00, the women's match at 16:45. There will also be Discovery Plus a paid live stream of both races.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 results - the men's top 10
- Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) 6:15:49
- Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) +1:06
- Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain-Victorious) +1:06
- Ben Healy (EF Education EasyPost) +1:08
- Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ +1:24
- Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) +1:25
- Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma) +1:37
- Patrick Konrad (Bora-hansgrohe) +1:48
- Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo) +1:48
- Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) +1:48
The top 10 women in 2023
- Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) 3:50:47
- Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) +0:00
- Marlen Reusser (Team SD Worx) +0:22
- Riejanne Markus (Team Jumbo-Visma) +0:22
- Elise Chabbey (Canyon//SRAM Racing) +0:22
- Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) +0:22
- Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo) +0:25
- Liane Lippert (Movistar) +1:24
- Soraya Paladin (Canyon//SRAM Racing) +1:24
- Niamh Fisher-Black (Team SD Worx) +1:24
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024 Everyman Race
- Date: 20.04.2024
- Start and finish: Banneux
- Routes: 253 km, 155 km, 79 km
Amateur cyclists can also try their hand at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Challenge in 2024. The start and finish are on the day before the professional race in Banneux, around 30 kilometres south-east of Liège. There is a choice of routes over 79, 155 and 253 kilometres. The programme includes six cotes on the shortest route, eight on the medium distance and 13 on the longest. The Redoute and Roche-aux-Faucons are included in all distances.
The routes of the Everyman races on the map
All the winners of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 2017 Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands)
- 2018 Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands)
- 2019 Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands)
- 2020 Elizabeth Deignan (Great Britain)
- 2021 Demi Vollering (Netherlands)
- 2022 Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands)
- 2023 Demi Vollering (Netherlands)
All winners of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 1892 Leon Houa (Belgium)
- 1893 Leon Houa (Belgium)
- 1894 Leon Houa (Belgium)
- 1908 Andre Trousselier (France)
- 1909 Victor Fastre (Belgium)
- 1911 Joseph van Daele (Belgium)
- 1912 Omer Verschoore (Belgium)
- 1913 Maurice Moritz (Belgium)
- 1919 Leon Devos (Belgium)
- 1920 Leon Scieur (Belgium)
- 1921 Louis Mottiat (Belgium)
- 1922 Louis Mottiat (Belgium)
- 1923 Rene Vermandel (Belgium)
- 1924 Rene Vermandel (Belgium)
- 1925 Georges Ronsse (Belgium)
- 1926 Dieudonne Smets (Belgium)
- 1927 Maurits Raes (Belgium)
- 1928 Ernest Mottard (Belgium)
- 1929 Alfons Schepers (Belgium)
- 1930 Hermann Buse (Germany)
- 1931 Alfons Schepers (Belgium)
- 1932 Marcel Houyoux (Belgium)
- 1933 Francois Gardier (Belgium)
- 1934 Theo Herckenrath (Belgium)
- 1935 Alfons Schepers (Belgium)
- 1936 Albert Beckaert (Belgium)
- 1937 Eloi Meulenberg (Belgium)
- 1938 Alfons Deloor (Belgium)
- 1939 Albert Ritserveldt (Belgium)
- 1943 Richard Depoorter (Belgium)
- 1945 Jan Engels (Belgium)
- 1946 Prosper Depredomme (Belgium)
- 1947 Richard Depoorter (Belgium)
- 1948 Maurice Mollin (Belgium)
- 1949 Camille Danguillaume (France)
- 1950 Prosper Depredomme (Belgium)
- 1951 Ferdi Kübler (Switzerland)
- 1952 Ferdi Kübler (Switzerland)
- 1953 Alois De Hertog (Belgium)
- 1954 Marcel Ernzer (Netherlands)
- 1955 Stan Ockers (Belgium)
- 1956 Alfred De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 1957 Frans Schoubben (Belgium) and Germain Derijcke (Belgium) - scored ex aequo
- 1958 Alfred De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 1959 Alfred De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 1960 Albertus Geldermans (Netherlands)
- 1961 Rik van Looy (Belgium)
- 1962 Joseph Planckaert (Belgium)
- 1963 Frans Melckenbeeck (Belgium)
- 1964 Willy Bocklant (Belgium)
- 1965 Carmino Preziosi (Italy)
- 1966 Jacques Anquetil (France)
- 1967 Walter Godefroot (Belgium)
- 1968 Valere van Sweevelt (Belgium)
- 1969 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1970 Roger De Vlaeminck (Belgium)
- 1971 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1973 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1974 Georges Pintens (Belgium)
- 1975 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1976 Joseph Bruyere (Belgium)
- 1977 Bernard Hinault (France)
- 1978 Joseph Bruyere (Belgium)
- 1979 Dietrich Thurau (Germany)
- 1980 Bernard Hinault (France)
- 1981 Josef Fuchs (Switzerland)
- 1982 Silvano Contini (Italy)
- 1983 Steven Rooks (Netherlands)
- 1984 Sean Kelly (Ireland)
- 1985 Moreno Argentin (Italy)
- 1986 Moreno Argentin (Italy)
- 1987 Moreno Argentin (Italy)
- 1988 Adrie van der Poel (Netherlands)
- 1989 Sean Kelly (Ireland)
- 1990 Eric van Lancker (Belgium)
- 1991 Moreno Argentin (Italy)
- 1992 Dirk De Wolf (Belgium)
- 1993 Rolf Sörensen (Denmark)
- 1994 Evgeni Berzin (Russia)
- 1995 Mauro Gianetti (Switzerland)
- 1996 Pascal Richard (Switzerland)
- 1997 Michele Bartoli (Italy)
- 1998 Michele Bartoli (Italy)
- 1999 Frank Vandenbroucke (Belgium)
- 2000 Paolo Bettini (Italy)
- 2001 Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland)
- 2002 Paolo Bettini (Italy)
- 2003 Tyler Hamilton (USA)
- 2004 Davide Rebellin (Italy)
- 2005 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan)
- 2006 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
- 2007 Danilo Di Luca (Italy)
- 2008 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
- 2009 Andy Schleck (Luxembourg)
- 2010 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan)
- 2011 Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)
- 2012 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan)
- 2013 Daniel Martin (Ireland)
- 2014 Simon Gerrans (Australia)
- 2015 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
- 2016 Wouter Poels (Netherlands)
- 2017 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
- 2018 Bob Jungels (Luxembourg)
- 2019 Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark)
- 2020 Primoz Roglic (Slovenia)
- 2021 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia)
- 2022 Remco Evenepoel (Belgium)
- 2023 Remco Evenepoel (Belgium)