Tadej Pogacar was quite simply on another level to the rest of the race at
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2025 on Sunday afternoon in the Ardennes. Behind the Slovenian though, there was an intense fight for second place, one that eventually went the way of
Lidl-Trek's
Giulio Ciccone.
Ahead of the Monument, much of the talk regarding the Lidl-Trek team at Liege-Bastogne-Liege was regarding Amstel Gold Race winner
Mattias Skjelmose and Belgian prodigy
Thibau Nys, allowing Ciccone, fresh from a solid showing at the Tour of the Alps to come into the race somewhat under the radar. There were no signs of fatigue for the Italian though and he led the chase of Pogacar in the finale, coming to the line alongside
Ben Healy and eventually winning the sprint for 2nd place at the line.