Sunday marks the end of this season’s Spring Classics at the oldest Monument in the world, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, a race created in 1892, more than a decade before the Tour de France. This year, “La Doyenne” follows a route largely similar to the one of 2025, which means the peloton will head south to Bastogne before returning to Liège for the most important part of the day.
The parcours will be shaped by the eleven hills and more than 4000 meters of elevation gain that are sure to play a major role in the outcome. Col du Maquisard (2.4km, 5.7%), Côte de Desiné (1.6km, 8.1%), the iconic Côte de la Redoute (1.6km, 9.4%) and Côte de La Roche-aux-Faucons (1.3km, 11%) - the last uphill test of the race, followed by a technical and tricky descent - are some of the most important hills of the race, all crammed inside the final 50 kilometers.
