Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Welcome to the IDL Pro Cycling Liège-Bastogne-Liège page. The men's race is one of the oldest bike race in the world and the fourth Monument of the year. It's savage, hilly parcours is a haven for the one-day specialists who can climb.

History of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Liège-Bastogne-Liège has been a competition since 1892, claiming to be the oldest race in the world. It is aptly nicknamed La Doyenne, which literally means 'the old lady'.

The race has been organized for professionals since 1908. Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the fourth monument on the international cycling calendar and is considered the finale of the spring season. Over the years, the race has been characterized by its length and a series of tough climbs, including the famous Côte de La Redoute, hence many climbers with stamina are listed in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège roll of honor.

Most victories in Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Belgium holds the record for the number of victories in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with a Belgian rider triumphing 61 times. Italy follows with 12 victories in second place. The last Belgian victory was long dated back to 2011, when Philippe Gilbert was the strongest. However, in 2022 and 2023, he was succeeded by Remco Evenepoel, who won in Liège two years in a row.

5 Liège-Bastogne-Liège victories

Eddy Merckx

4 Liège-Bastogne-Liège victories

Moreno Argentin and Alejandro Valverde

3 Liège-Bastogne-Liège victories

Léon Housa, Alfons Schepers, and Fons De Bruyne

Recent winners of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

2025 Tadej Pogačar
2024 Tadej Pogačar
2023 Remco Evenepoel
2022 Remco Evenepoel
2021 Tadej Pogacčar
2020 Primoz Roglic
2019 Jakob Fuglsang
2018 Bob Jungels
2017 Alejandro Valverde
2016 Wout Poels
2015 Alejandro Valverde

Who will win the 2026 men's Liège-Bastogne-Liège?

Tadej Pogačar is the out and out favourite. The world champion is looking to win his 4th La Doyenne, and his third in a row.

But he isn't going to have everything his own way. In 2026, he faces stiff competition from 2026 Amstel Gold Race Remco Evenepoel, and 2026 La Flèche Wallonne winner Paul Seixas.

Discover the IDL Pro Cycling men's 2026 Liège-Bastogne-Liège preview and discover who our experts think will win Liège.

Le Court was a slightly surprising winner of the 2025 Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

History of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes

2017 saw the first edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes. Starting in Bastogne rather than Liège, the women's race takes on the same demanding Ardennes climbs as the second half of the men's event. It is one of the toughest races on the women's calendar.

From its inaugural edition, the race has been part of the UCI Women's World Tour, cycling's top-tier female competition. Held on the same day as the men's race, the distance has grown from 135.5 km in 2017 to around 156 km in 2026.

Like the men's race, the women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège is one of the four Monuments on the calendar, alongside Milan-San Remo Women, Tour of Flanders for Women, and Paris-Roubaix Femmes.

Who has the most victories in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes?

The women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège route covers over 150 kilometres and features nine back-to-back climbs in the finale, including the brutal Col de Stockeu (12.5%) and the iconic Côte de la Redoute and Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons.

With the race finishing largely downhill into Liège, tactical positioning and late-race punch are just as important as raw climbing strength. The winner of the women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège has to be a complete climber — strong, smart, and able to survive deep into a long spring day.

2 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes victories:

Anna van der Breggen, Annemiek van Vleuten, and Demi Vollering

Recent winners of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes

2025 Kim Le Court-Pienaar
2024 Grace Brown
2023 Demi Vollering
2022 Annemiek van Vleuten
2021 Demi Vollering
2020 Lizzie Deignan
2019 Annemiek van Vleuten
2018 Anna van der Breggen
2017 Anna van der Breggen

Who will win the 2026 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes?

Can Demi Vollering complete the Ardennes double after her Flèche Wallonne win, and become the first winner of 3 La Doyenne titles?

Or will Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Puck Pieterse, or Kasia Niewiadoma deny her on La Redoute and the Roche-aux-Faucons, taking their first LBL title?

Or will another of the super strong FDJ-Suez take the win? As the spring of 2026 has shown so far, do not count out an outsider like Paula Blasi or Celia Gery. So many riders could win this race!

Discover the IDL Pro Cycling women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège preview here, and tune in on April 26 to find out.

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