Ride La Doyenne, the oldest of cycling's Monuments, on the same course the pros race the very next day. The full route covers roughly 250km through the Ardennes with about 4,400m of climbing, starting near Liège in late April.
The route
Roughly 250km and about 4,400m of climbing across ten to eleven short, steep côtes, looping from near Liège out toward Bastogne and back. Shorter 163km and 80km options run the same Ardennes roads.
Late-April, Liège / Ardennes
Highs around 15°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 32% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
Who finishes, and how
Training for the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge
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