Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023, one day monument, April 23 (men's)

[Lequack]

Pog is hungry for more (yet again). After winning Flanders, Amstel Gold, Fleche, he is now coming to face Remco in LBL. It will be a battle we are all waiting for. Remco has beaten Pog in the WC race last year., not to mention he is the defending champion since he won LBL last year. Can the table be turnes?
Last year like mentioned it was Remco who won it by dropping everyone on the penultimate climb and the soloed to vitory.

Notable riders: Pogacar, Evenepoel, Alaphilippe, Healy, Powless, Landa, Mas, Bilbao, Gaudu, Chaves, Skjelmose, Hindley, Pidcock, Bardet, Ciccone, Marzinez, Cosnefroy, Lutsenkom, Mohoric

Startlist for Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023

Competing teams and riders for Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023. Top competitors are Bauke Mollema, Rui Costa and Tadej Pogačar.

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Startlist for Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2022

Competing teams and riders for Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2022. Top competitors are Alejandro Valverde, Philippe Gilbert and Vincenzo Nibali.

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[Lequack]

Highlights from Remco's win last year

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLPWPaDJ6rk

And this year

 

[Samu Cuenca]

AI Jonas is no longer the only questionable PR stunt this week.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1649066351426695169

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1649066351426695169

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Evenepoel to attack on Redoute again, only Pogacar to follow, peloton out of it before they get to RaF, neither drops the other, Pogacar outsprints Evenepoel to complete the triple. If there's an obvious scenario, it's that one.

 

[Gratemans]

AI Jonas is no longer the only questionable PR stunt this week.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1649066351426695169

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1649066351426695169

This one is way less creepy though. Actually kinda cool.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chaves for the win this time!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Will it be called Pogačar or Evenepoel group?

 

[Lequack]

The only question is, at what part of the route will Lafavere stand st the side of the road with his arms crossed.

 

[ice&fire]

The only question is, at what part of the route will Lafavere stand st the side of the road with his arms crossed.

The closest to the restaurant he chooses for lunch.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I feel like it’s a coin flip between Evenepoel and Pogacar. I’m fine with either winning but season and career wise I think it’d be better for Evenepoel if he wins. Hopefully no one gets hurt and they leave it all on the road. If it is cold and/or raining will that give Pog a massive advantage?

The whole build up in the smaller races for this matchup, Giro, Tour and other matchups this year has felt like the ending narration of old Dragonball Z episodes of saying “next time on professional cycling”….

 

[Panda Claws]

Evenepoel leaving the hyperbolic time chamber

 

[proffate]

Outside of crash/mechanical/illness etc I can't see a way in which Remco beats Pogo. He's just not explosive enough to win a sprint, and probably not stronger, but definitely not sufficiently stronger to ride Pog off his wheel.

 

[Pantani_lives]

The course was changed compared to last year. They don't go all the way to the top of La Redoute, but take another road 400 m earlier. Two smaller climbs come between La Redoute and La Roche. Côte des Forges has been in it before.

That means La Redoute is now 1.6 km @ 9.4%. Last year it was 2 km @ 8.6%. So the steepest part is still in it. It's a debatable choice by the organizers, because the shorter distance and the two smaller climbs in between seem to make a decisive attack on La Redoute less likely. We'll see what it gives on Sunday.

 

[BigCoward]

Outside of crash/mechanical/illness etc I can't see a way in which Remco beats Pogo. He's just not explosive enough to win a sprint, and probably not stronger, but definitely not sufficiently stronger to ride Pog off his wheel.

This, unless he is exhausted. Though his sprint has come on significantly this year, its still not enough.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So after beating semi-amateurs and autograph seekers in the previous races finally Pog will have a worthy opponent. It's the race we've been waiting for as Remco is the peleton's only hope here. In the second half of the race it will be raining and the temperature will drop so the Cold Weather Merchant will strike again, right @Red Rick ?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Evenepoel leaving the hyperbolic time chamber

nono, i have it on good authority it's the Hypersonic Lion Tamer

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exoicsdAVKg&pp=ygUgZ29rdSBoeXBlcmJvbGljIHRpbWUgY2hhbWJlciB0ZnM%3D

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Will it be called Pogačar or Evenepoel group?

Freed Landa's of course.

 

[Boes]

Rainy weather, wind. It's going to be an elimination race rather then the usual burst on RaF.
Hopes up for a nice Remco vs Poggy battle. But I really wouldn't count out Mas or Vlasov.

 

[SHAD0W93]

nono, i have it on good authority it's the Hypersonic Lion Tamer

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exoicsdAVKg&pp=ygUgZ29rdSBoeXBlcmJvbGljIHRpbWUgY2hhbWJlciB0ZnM%3D

Goku was lucky Mr. Popo thought he is adorable for the most part, Vegeta not so much.

 

[frisenfruitig]

Hard to gauge how strong Pogacar is climbing at this point, none of the guys he beat in AGR or FW are at Evenepoel's level imo.

 

[Samamba]

weather will play a big role

 

[Elos Anjos]

Evenepoel leaving the hyperbolic time chamber

Remco in DBZ would be something like Yamcha.

 

[Taxus4a]

Hard to gauge how strong Pogacar is climbing at this point, none of the guys he beat in AGR or FW are at Evenepoel's level imo.

Of course, it is dificult to know if this Pogacar is able to respond the brutal attack of Evenepoel at la Redoutte. Lot of questions to resolve, and 2 historic monsters face to face. The question is, looking at the parcours...if both of them go together alone...and considering Pogacar is a little bit faster...are they going to colaborate? I think the router now is good, but a little climb, just a 500 m at 5 % one, or even smaller, should be perfect. There are another good riders, of course..O was surpriding how good was Landa is a race like Fleche, not good for him, so if he has the day he will be there...but anyway yo beat this monsters he needs a dolomitic stage and to feel great .

 

[Panda Claws]

Remco in DBZ would be something like Yamcha.

Any cyclist in DBZ would be far below Yamcha at best.