Discover the final startlist of the 2025 Liège-Bastogne-Liège - Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel, Tom Pidcock, Julian Alaphilippe, Thibau Nys and more
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On April 27th, we reach the culmination of the Ardennes classics and the conclusion of the spring classic season with La Doyenne, more commonly known as Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the fourth monument of the season. Let's take a look at the start.
The final list of participants includes names like Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Roger Adrià, Maxim Van Gils, Daniel Martínez, Pello Bilbao, Santiago Buitrago, George Bennett, Tom Pidcock, Mattias Skjelmose, Thibau Nys, Koen Bouwman, Michael Matthews, Ben O'Connor, Carlos Rodriguez, Tobias Foss, Axel Laurance, Magnus Sheffield, Geraint Thomas, Neilson Powless, Ben Healy, Clément Champoussin, Simone Velasco, Romain Bardet, Oscar Onley, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Tiesj Benoot, Ben Tulett, Remco Evenepoel, Ilan Van Wilder, Tadej Pogacar, Brandon McNulty, Pavel Sivakov, Valentin Madouas, Romain Grégoire, Alex Aranburu, Dylan Teuns, Enric Mas, Davide Formolo, Kévin Vauquelin, Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi.
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UAE Team Emirates XRG
1 Pogačar, Tadej
2 Grossschartner, Felix
3 Laengen, Vegard Stake
4 McNulty, Brandon
5 Novak, Domen
6 Sivakov, Pavel
7 Vermeersch, Florian
Team Picnic PostNL
11 Bardet, Romain
12 Barguil, Warren
13 Combaud, Romain
14 Hamilton, Chris
15 Leijnse, Enzo
16 Onley, Oscar
17 Vermaerke, Kevin
Soudal - Quick-Step
21 Evenepoel, Remco
22 Gelders, Gil
23 Schachmann, Maximilian
24 Serry, Pieter
25 Vansevenant, Mauri
26 Wilder, Ilan Van
27 Vervaeke, Louis
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
31 Pidcock, Tom
32 Azparren, Xabier Mikel
33 Camprubí, Marcel
34 De La Cruz, David
35 Donovan, Mark
36 Vader, Milan
37 Zukowsky, Nick
Arkéa - BnB Hotels
41 Vauquelin, Kévin
42 Delaplace, Anthony
43 García, Raúl
44 Guglielmi, Simon
45 Huys, Laurens
46 Le Berre, Mathis
47 Rouland, Louis
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
51 Gils, Maxim Van
52 Adrià, Roger
53 Koch, Jonas
54 Martínez, Daniel
55 Moscon, Gianni
56 Pellizzari, Giulio
57 Wandahl, Frederik
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
61 Alaphilippe, Julian
62 Brenner, Marco
63 Heming, Miká
64 Hirschi, Marc
65 Voisard, Yannis
66 Weiss, Fabian
67 Wilksch, Hannes
Israel - Premier Tech
71 Lutsenko, Alexey
72 Bennett, George
73 Blackmore, Joe
74 Clarke, Simon
75 Fuglsang, Jakob
76 Schultz, Nick
77 Williams, Stevie
INEOS Grenadiers
81 Rodriguez, Carlos
82 Plus, Laurens De
83 Foss, Tobias
84 Jungels, Bob
85 Laurance, Axel
86 Sheffield, Magnus
87 Thomas, Geraint
Lidl - Trek
91 Skjelmose, Mattias
92 Bagioli, Andrea
93 Bernard, Julien
94 Ciccone, Giulio
95 Konrad, Patrick
96 Nys, Thibau
97 Vergaerde, Otto
Groupama - FDJ
101 Grégoire, Romain
102 Cavagna, Rémi
103 Geniets, Kévin
104 Madouas, Valentin
105 Martin-Guyonnet, Guillaume
106 Molard, Rudy
107 Pacher, Quentin
Alpecin - Deceuninck
111 Hermans, Quinten
112 Bayer, Tobias
113 Debruyne, Ramses
114 Glivar, Gal
115 Meurisse, Xandro
116 Tricht, Stan Van
117 Verstrynge, Emiel
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
121 Paret-Peintre, Aurélien
122 Berthet, Clément
123 Isidore, Noa
124 Labrosse, Jordan
125 Peters, Nans
126 Scotson, Callum
127 Tronchon, Bastien
XDS Astana Team
131 Champoussin, Clément
132 Conci, Nicola
133 Kuzmin, Anton
134 Scaroni, Christian
135 Schelling, Ide
136 Ulissi, Diego
137 Velasco, Simone
Bahrain Victorious
141 Buitrago, Santiago
142 Bilbao, Pello
143 Ermakov, Roman
144 Haig, Jack
145 Paasschens, Mathijs
146 Stannard, Robert
147 Zambanini, Edoardo
Team Visma - Lease a Bike
151 Benoot, Tiesj
152 Graat, Tijmen
153 Tulett, Ben
154 Valter, Attila
155 Belle, Loe van
156 Sande, Tosh Van der
157 Vermote, Julien
Movistar Team
161 Mas, Enric
162 Arcas, Jorge
163 Oliveira, Nelson
164 Formolo, Davide
165 Guerreiro, Ruben
166 Mühlberger, Gregor
167 Norsgaard, Mathias
Cofidis
171 Aranburu, Alex
172 Ferron, Valentin
173 Izagirre, Ion
174 Maas, Jan
175 Moniquet, Sylvain
176 Ourselin, Paul
177 Teuns, Dylan
Uno-X Mobility
181 Cort, Magnus
182 Bugge, Martin Urianstad
183 Dversnes, Fredrik
184 Holter, Ådne
185 Johannessen, Anders
186 Leknessund, Andreas
187 Løland, Sakarias Koller
EF Education - EasyPost
191 Healy, Ben
192 Asgreen, Kasper
193 Battistella, Samuele
194 Baudin, Alex
195 Powless, Neilson
196 Ryan, Archie
197 Sweeny, Harry
Team Jayco AlUla
201 O'Connor, Ben
202 Bouwman, Koen
203 Harper, Chris
204 Hepburn, Michael
205 Matthews, Michael
206 Schmid, Mauro
207 Zana, Filippo
Intermarché - Wanty
211 Barré, Louis
212 Bonneu, Kamiel
213 Pooter, Dries De
214 Kamp, Alexander
215 Kuypers, Gerben
216 Paquot, Tom
217 Zimmermann, Georg
Lotto
221 Eetvelt, Lennert Van
222 Currie, Logan
223 Drizners, Jarrad
224 Livyns, Arjen
225 Sepúlveda, Eduardo
226 Thompson, Reuben
227 Gregaard, Jonas
TotalEnergies
231 Jegat, Jordan
232 Boulahoite, Rayan
233 Burgaudeau, Mathieu
234 Doubey, Fabien
235 Grellier, Fabien
236 Retailleau, Valentin
237 Vadic, Baptiste
Wagner - Bazin WB
241 Tier, Floris De
242 Meester, Luca De
243 Desal, Cériel
244 Meens, Johan
245 Haquin, Henri-François
246 Hautegem, Leander Van
247 Vliegen, Loïc
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