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La Doyenne

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026

La Redoute, Roche-aux-Faucons, and a long monument day built on attrition.

Start with the 259.5 km Ardennes route shape, timings, and safe official links, then open the full recap whenever you want the finish and podium.

Apr 26Liège to Liège1 stage259.5 kmMonumentOne-day raceResults
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Results centre

Stage result, overall standings, and jersey leaders are published here after official classifications are available.

OfficialUpdated 2026-05-05Official Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 rankings
Race dayApr 26 · Liège to Liège
Official

Race result

Top 20
PosRiderTeamTime/gap
1Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates XRG5h50'28"
2Paul SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM Team+45"
3Remco EvenepoelRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe+1'42"
4Emiel VerstryngeAlpecin-Premier Tech+1'42"
5Egan BernalINEOS Grenadiers+1'42"
6Pello BilbaoBahrain Victorious+1'42"
7Romain GrégoireGroupama-FDJ United+1'42"
8Christian ScaroniXDS Astana Team+1'42"
9Tobias JohannessenUno-X Mobility+1'42"
10Filippo ZanaSoudal Quick-Step+1'42"
11Mauro SchmidTeam Jayco AlUla+1'42"
12Léo BisiauxDecathlon CMA CGM Team+1'42"
13Ben TulettTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+1'42"
14Clément ChampoussinXDS Astana Team+1'42"
15Mauri VansevenantSoudal Quick-Step+1'42"
16Jai HindleyRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe+1'42"
17Mattias SkjelmoseLidl-Trek+1'42"
18Ramses DebruyneAlpecin-Premier Tech+1'42"
19Alex BaudinEF Education - EasyPost+1'42"
20Giulio CicconeLidl-Trek+1'42"

Final classification

Top 20
PosRiderTeamTime/gap
1Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates XRG5h50'28"
2Paul SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM Team+45"
3Remco EvenepoelRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe+1'42"
4Emiel VerstryngeAlpecin-Premier Tech+1'42"
5Egan BernalINEOS Grenadiers+1'42"
6Pello BilbaoBahrain Victorious+1'42"
7Romain GrégoireGroupama-FDJ United+1'42"
8Christian ScaroniXDS Astana Team+1'42"
9Tobias JohannessenUno-X Mobility+1'42"
10Filippo ZanaSoudal Quick-Step+1'42"
11Mauro SchmidTeam Jayco AlUla+1'42"
12Léo BisiauxDecathlon CMA CGM Team+1'42"
13Ben TulettTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+1'42"
14Clément ChampoussinXDS Astana Team+1'42"
15Mauri VansevenantSoudal Quick-Step+1'42"
16Jai HindleyRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe+1'42"
17Mattias SkjelmoseLidl-Trek+1'42"
18Ramses DebruyneAlpecin-Premier Tech+1'42"
19Alex BaudinEF Education - EasyPost+1'42"
20Giulio CicconeLidl-Trek+1'42"

No jersey classifications published for this race stage yet.

Stage data updated 2026-05-05Official Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 rankings

Overview

Overview

Spoiler-safe route context for the 259.5 km Monument and its attritional final climb chain.

The 112th Liège-Bastogne-Liège still stretches the field by accumulation rather than one single wall. The official race-week preview leans into exactly that theme: Saint-Roch opens the climbing after Bastogne, Haussire and the Wanne-Stockeu-Haute-Levée-Rosier block wear teams down, and the Maquisard-Desnié pairing now feeds directly into La Redoute, Les...

Mountain pressure1 stage
Longest dayS1 - 259.5 km
Distance and day length
259.5 km, 11 official climbs, and a 09:55 local start from the Quai des Ardennes
First big marker
Saint-Roch arrives at km 83.7 just after Bastogne, around 11:57 to 12:09 local
Middle-race lift
Haussire at km 132.4 leads into the Wanne-Stockeu-Haute-Levée and Rosier chain

Watchlist

Riders to watch

A sourced watchlist from the current startlist, selected for La Doyenne distance, climbs, and race-making power.

Tadej Pogačar at the 2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège team presentation.
Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates - XRGMonument favorite

Listed on the startlist and the obvious reference point for a hard Ardennes monument.

Confirmed startlist
Remco Evenepoel during an interview at the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.
Remco EvenepoelRed Bull - BORA - hansgroheLong-range attacker

Listed on the startlist and a major threat if the decisive move launches before the last climb.

Confirmed startlist
Tom Pidcock portrait from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025.
Tom PidcockPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling TeamPunchy climber

Listed on the startlist and suited to the repeated accelerations after La Redoute.

Confirmed startlist
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Watchlist sources
Distance259.5km
Stages1One-day race guide
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Route book

Race day

The route, distance, and late-climb sequence in one spoiler-safe race-day guide.

Stage guide

Race day

One spoiler-safe race-day entry for the full Monument route.

  1. Stage 1Apr 26

    Liège to Liège

    259.5 kmArdennes climbs
    One 259.5 km Monument from the Quai des Ardennes back to Liège, starting at 09:55 local, crossing Saint-Roch after Bastogne around 11:57 to 12:09, reaching the Maquisard-Desnié pairing from about 14:51, and hitting Roche-aux-Faucons between 15:43 and 16:00 before a roughly 16:02 to 16:39 finish window.

    Stage profile and map. Open any card for the full-size route view.

    Source Liège-Bastogne-Liège

    Stage 1

    Liège to Liège

    Official Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 stage profile for Liège to Liège.
    ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 259.5 km - Ardennes climbsSource Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-17.

Last updated on 2026-04-24.

Official guide

Official links

Official reference links and spoiler-safe route context stay here, while the full recap lives on the Results view.

Useful links

Official links

Official organizer links for the route announcements and the current broadcaster list.

  • Official 2026 route announcementOrganizer update on the 259.5 km route and the late Ardennes climb sequence.
  • Official Ardennes previewOrganizer race-week preview that frames Liège as an attritional showdown while confirming the Maquisard-Desnié addition and the 112th edition context.
  • Official broadcaster listStandalone organizer broadcaster menu covering Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-04-25.

Useful links

Full organizer desk

Full organizer desk for route, timetable, broadcaster context, and race-site extras.

Result visible
  • Official stage pageOrganizer route page with timetable, climb markers, rankings, and site modules collected in one place.
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-19.

Last updated on 2026-04-19.

Editorial note

What to watch on race day

A spoiler-safe viewing note built around Liège’s key late checkpoints and the official broadcaster map.

If you only join Liège for the spoiler-safe checkpoints, the official timetable now gives a clean watch lane. Saint-Roch after Bastogne is the first real marker at about 11:57 to 12:09 local, Haussire tops out around 13:05 to 13:24, the Wanne-Stockeu-Haute-Levée trio lands between about 13:59 and 14:40, and the true finale begins with Maquisard from 14:51, Desnié from 14:57, La Redoute from 15:15, Les Forges from 15:29, and Roche-aux-Faucons from 15:43 before the 16:02 to 16:39 finish window. The official broadcaster list keeps France on France Télévisions and Eurosport France, Belgium on VRT and RTBF, the Netherlands on NOS, Denmark and Norway on TV2, Italy on Rai Sport, Spain on RTVE, Switzerland on SRG-SSR, Canada on FloBikes, the United States on Peacock, Latin America on ESPN, Colombia on Caracol and RCN, Sub-Saharan Africa on SuperSport, the Middle East and North Africa on Abu Dhabi Sports, Southeast Asia on Eurosport, China on Zhibo TV, Japan on J Sports, and Australia on SBS.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-04-23.

Results desk

Outcome

Finish detail and the podium live on the full-results route.

Race desk note

Finish note

A short finish note from the decisive late-climb sequence.

Fresh race news

Tadej Pogačar, completed a third straight Liège-Bastogne-Liège win after finally dropping Paul Seixas on Roche-aux-Faucons, while Remco Evenepoel rounded out the podium after spending much of the day on the attack.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-27.

Last updated on 2026-05-05.

Fresh-race window ends on 2026-04-28.

Standings

Podium

The finishing order for the top three riders.

Result visible
  1. Tadej Pogačar at the 2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège team presentation.
    1. Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates XRGUAE Team Emirates XRG
  2. 2. Paul SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM Team
  3. Remco Evenepoel during an interview at the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.
    3. Remco EvenepoelRed Bull - BORA - hansgroheRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
Rider photo credits
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-27.

Last updated on 2026-05-05.

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