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About Liège, the Belgian city only a mother could love
“Liège is authentic. Which means beautiful. Are you with me? You are not with me. Nevermind.” Morten Okbo‘s paen to the Wallonian heartland
La Redoute: the centrepiece climb of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
As an armchair fan, by the time the leaders have grovelled up the final ascent to the finish line in the Liège suburb of Ans,...
Eddy Merckx: Photographs from a family album
This rare collection of photos portraits Eddy Merckx at various races including Paris-Nice and The Tour de France
Why is Julian Alaphilippe so good at winning La Flèche Wallonne?
Julian Alaphilippe has gained a stranglehold of La Flèche Wallonne. We take a look at how the Frenchman has gained such dominance at the race after...
Liege-Bastogne-Liege Preview 2021
Rouleur preview the 2021 edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege. ‘La Doyenne’, or ‘The Old Lady’, was first raced in the 19th century
Rouleur predicts... Liège-Bastogne-Liège Hommes
A Monumental 40 consecutive days of WorldTour racing is barely beginning. Strap yourselves in as we attempt to pick the winner for every one of them...
Bob Jungels Q&A: “Being versatile is not always a gift”
Deceuninck-Quick Step’s Liège champion on targeting cobbled Classics, his distaste for the new Doyenne parcours and his memorable post-victory afterparty
Inside line: we need to talk about Bob Jungels
After his win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, his friend and agent Gary McQuaid looks back on a moment eight years in the making
Spring break: images from Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Photographer Chris Auld shot the escapes and chases, fans and faces on a glorious spring day in the Ardennes
Mid-race conversations: how Rolf Sorensen won Liege in 1993
Rolf Sorensen developed a reputation as a Classics and hilly race specialist and still has vivid memories of his 1993 win in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, his –...
The doyen of La Doyenne: Merckx on his love of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
The greatest cyclist ever talks about his five Liège wins, what makes the race special and modern cycling’s lack of improvisation
Toppling Valverde: six contenders who could take the Ardennes crown
Year in year out, Señor Consistency manages to take the peloton by surprise and reigns over these lumpy one-day races. We look at a few...
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