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La Doyenne

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026

La Redoute, Roche-aux-Faucons, and a long monument day built on attrition.

Start with the 259.5 km Ardennes route shape, timings, and safe official links, then open the full recap whenever you want the finish and podium.

Apr 26 Liège to Liège 1 stage 259.5 km Monument One-day race Safe
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Watchlist

Riders to watch

A sourced watchlist from the current startlist, selected for La Doyenne distance, climbs, and race-making power.

Tadej Pogačar, the GOAT, at the 2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège team presentation.
Tadej Pogačar, the GOAT UAE Team Emirates - XRG Monument favorite

Listed on the startlist and the obvious reference point for a hard Ardennes monument.

Confirmed startlist
Remco Evenepoel during an interview at the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.
Remco Evenepoel Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe Long-range attacker

Listed on the startlist and a major threat if the decisive move launches before the last climb.

Confirmed startlist
Tom Pidcock portrait from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025.
Tom Pidcock Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team Punchy climber

Listed on the startlist and suited to the repeated accelerations after La Redoute.

Confirmed startlist
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Official links

Organizer and broadcaster references that stay useful alongside the race desk.

  • Official 2026 route announcement Organizer update on the 259.5 km route and the late Ardennes climb sequence.
  • Official Ardennes preview Organizer race-week preview that frames Liège as an attritional showdown while confirming the Maquisard-Desnié addition and the 112th edition context.
  • Official broadcaster list Standalone organizer broadcaster menu covering Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Route snapshot

Course snapshot

The route keeps Liège’s long-burn monument shape, with the steepest accelerations clustered in the final 50 km.

  1. Road to Bastogne The first 80 km are mostly about distance and positioning before Saint-Roch opens the climbing near Bastogne.
  2. Old-school attrition block Haussire, then Wanne, Stockeu, Haute-Levée, and Rosier create the grinding middle section that strips domestiques away.
  3. Final climb chain Maquisard at km 208.7 and Desnié at km 212.8 now lead into La Redoute at km 225.5, Côte des Forges at km 236.2, and the 1.3 km Roche-aux-Faucons wall at 11% with only 13.4 km left.
Distance 259.5 km
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Essentials

Core context for readers who want the Ardennes shape without any finish detail.

Overview

Overview

Spoiler-safe route context for the 259.5 km Monument and its attritional final climb chain.

The 112th Liège-Bastogne-Liège still stretches the field by accumulation rather than one single wall. The official race-week preview leans into exactly that theme: Saint-Roch opens the climbing after Bastogne, Haussire and the Wanne-Stockeu-Haute-Levée-Rosier block wear teams down, and the Maquisard-Desnié pairing now feeds directly into La Redoute, Les Forges, and Roche-aux-Faucons for the final 50 km back to Liège.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-04-26.

Quick facts

Race profile

The official Liège route profile in one spoiler-safe scan.

Distance and day length
259.5 km, 11 official climbs, and a 09:55 local start from the Quai des Ardennes
First big marker
Saint-Roch arrives at km 83.7 just after Bastogne, around 11:57 to 12:09 local
Middle-race lift
Haussire at km 132.4 leads into the Wanne-Stockeu-Haute-Levée and Rosier chain
Finish run
Maquisard from about 14:51, Desnié near 14:57, La Redoute at about 15:15, and Roche-aux-Faucons from about 15:43
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-19.

Last updated on 2026-04-23.

Stage profile

Stage profile

A spoiler-safe profile of the current Liège route shape.

The route keeps Liège’s long-burn monument shape, with the steepest accelerations clustered in the final 50 km.

  • Road to Bastogne The first 80 km are mostly about distance and positioning before Saint-Roch opens the climbing near Bastogne.
  • Old-school attrition block Haussire, then Wanne, Stockeu, Haute-Levée, and Rosier create the grinding middle section that strips domestiques away.
  • Final climb chain Maquisard at km 208.7 and Desnié at km 212.8 now lead into La Redoute at km 225.5, Côte des Forges at km 236.2, and the 1.3 km Roche-aux-Faucons wall at 11% with only 13.4 km left.

Stage profile and map. Open either card for the full-size route view.

Source Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Stage 1

Liège to Liège

Official Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 stage profile for Liège to Liège.
Profile Official organizer profile - 259.5 km - Ardennes climbs Source Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-04-22.

Coverage section

Race day

The route, distance, and late-climb sequence in one spoiler-safe race-day guide.

Stage guide

Race day

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  1. Stage 1 Apr 26

    Liège to Liège

    259.5 km Ardennes climbs
    One 259.5 km Monument from the Quai des Ardennes back to Liège, starting at 09:55 local, crossing Saint-Roch after Bastogne around 11:57 to 12:09, reaching the Maquisard-Desnié pairing from about 14:51, and hitting Roche-aux-Faucons between 15:43 and 16:00 before a roughly 16:02 to 16:39 finish window.

    Stage profile and map. Open any card for the full-size route view.

    Source Liège-Bastogne-Liège

    Stage 1

    Liège to Liège

    Official Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 stage profile for Liège to Liège.
    Profile Official organizer profile - 259.5 km - Ardennes climbs Source Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-17.

Last updated on 2026-04-24.

Coverage section

Official links

Official reference links and spoiler-safe route context stay here, while the full recap lives on the Results view.

Useful links

Official links

Official organizer links for the route announcements and the current broadcaster list.

  • Official 2026 route announcement Organizer update on the 259.5 km route and the late Ardennes climb sequence.
  • Official Ardennes preview Organizer race-week preview that frames Liège as an attritional showdown while confirming the Maquisard-Desnié addition and the 112th edition context.
  • Official broadcaster list Standalone organizer broadcaster menu covering Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-04-25.

Editorial note

What to watch on race day

A spoiler-safe viewing note built around Liège’s key late checkpoints and the official broadcaster map.

If you only join Liège for the spoiler-safe checkpoints, the official timetable now gives a clean watch lane. Saint-Roch after Bastogne is the first real marker at about 11:57 to 12:09 local, Haussire tops out around 13:05 to 13:24, the Wanne-Stockeu-Haute-Levée trio lands between about 13:59 and 14:40, and the true finale begins with Maquisard from 14:51, Desnié from 14:57, La Redoute from 15:15, Les Forges from 15:29, and Roche-aux-Faucons from 15:43 before the 16:02 to 16:39 finish window. The official broadcaster list keeps France on France Télévisions and Eurosport France, Belgium on VRT and RTBF, the Netherlands on NOS, Denmark and Norway on TV2, Italy on Rai Sport, Spain on RTVE, Switzerland on SRG-SSR, Canada on FloBikes, the United States on Peacock, Latin America on ESPN, Colombia on Caracol and RCN, Sub-Saharan Africa on SuperSport, the Middle East and North Africa on Abu Dhabi Sports, Southeast Asia on Eurosport, China on Zhibo TV, Japan on J Sports, and Australia on SBS.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-16.

Last updated on 2026-04-23.

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