🎥 More dangerous scenes at Liège–Bastogne–Liège: two (!) cars on the course, 'fan' rides along with women's race

With about 100 kilometers to go, just before the real climbing phase was set to begin, a car suddenly appeared on the course. The breakaway riders must have been stunned, because it wasn’t the jury car that normally leads the front of the race. Fortunately, the driver stayed calm and found a safe place to pull over. In the end, everything turned out fine.

But even before the broadcast of La Doyenne had started, things almost went wrong again. The race was still in the early phase, with a high pace as riders launched attacks trying to form a breakaway. Suddenly, a car came driving toward them. The situation later in the day was much less dangerous, but this moment could have gone very badly. Felix Grossschartner (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) spotted the car and frantically gestured toward the peloton: the riders managed to maneuver around the vehicle, but it was far from an ideal situation.

Amateur cyclist rides along with the women's race

Later in the day, the women fortunately didn’t have to deal with rogue cars, but they did encounter another reckless individual. While Pauliena Rooijakkers was trying to make a difference in the finale, an amateur cyclist wearing a UAE jersey decided to ride onto the course and latch onto the riders’ wheels. He even pulled up alongside the leaders before a race official on a motorbike pushed him off the road. It may not have been extremely dangerous, but it was certainly disrespectful.