Cycling: Tadej Pogacar also won Liège–Bastogne–Liège. The Slovenian world champion attacked on the Côte de La Redoute, just like last year, and no one could keep up.
Pogacar wins for the third time
The 111th edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège also went to Tadej Pogacar (UAE – XRG). After 252 kilometers, the Slovenian secured a commanding victory. The world champion and defending champion attacked 35 kilometers from the finish on the Côte de La Redoute. However, he didn't even really get out of the saddle, but simply increased the pace while seated. This was enough to drop all his rivals and win this Monument for the third time. Behind him, several professionals initially tried to mount a chase, but had to admit that they could only fight for second and third place. These positions were ultimately secured by the Italian Giulio Ciccone (Lidl – Trek) and the Irishman Ben Healy (EF Education – EasyPost). Pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel (Soudal – Quick-Step) disappointed when he was poorly positioned during Pogacar's attack and subsequently dropped out of the chasing group.
Wilksch in the breakaway group
The early breakaway of the day included 12 riders, including the German Hannes Wilksch (Tudor)
Around the middle of the race, Tobias Foss and Bob jungels Two riders from the Ineos Grenadiers team attempted to close the gap to the breakaway group. However, as they were five minutes behind, this was unsuccessful. This advance, however, forced the UAE-XRG team to work harder to chase the riders. This meant that the original breakaway group had no realistic chance of success.
This attack from Tadej Pogačar is absurd. He emerges to the front… and then he's GONE!
There's zero doubt that he's the favorite to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège.#LBL pic.twitter.com/hixrrYBvOb— Ryan Erik King (@RyanErikKing) April 27, 2025