Evenepoel will come supported by a strong team, featuring
Julian Alaphilippe who returns from injury and
Louis Vervaeke who was on the attack at Flèche Wallone only to be caught at the Mur de Huy. The team also features
Ilan van Wilder and
Pieter Serry who will join the Belgian at the Giro d'Italia as well, and is completed by puncheur duo
Andrea Bagioli and
Mauro Schmid who could on their best day be in the fight for a top result as well.
“Remco comes here from an altitude training camp and will be very motivated, especially as he will be present at the start as the defending champion and owner of the rainbow jersey," DS Geert van Bondt added. "He can count on good teammates, who have a strong condition, and this makes us confident. We will see what role Julian will have; he knows the course and this race suits him perfectly, and the most important thing is that he can now train pain-free and be at the start. We’ll also need to see if the wind and the rain expected on Sunday can influence the race, but as we said, the confidence is there”
Soudal - Quick-Step for Liège-Bastogne-Liège:
Remco Evenepoel, Julian Alaphilippe, Andrea Bagioli, Mauro Schmid, Pieter Serry, Ilan van Wilder and Louis Vervaeke.