Liège - Bastogne - Liège 2025, 27th April

[Cycling111]

We had 5 doubles in the last 20 years, it's not that rare.

It doesn't seem like that much to me.

Boonen and Cancellara, between them, achieved five Flanders-Roubaix doubles.

With FW being a less demanding race, five in 20 isn't that many.

 

[Didinho]

Everyone getting sick in Huy.

Carapaz vs Ciccone for the win.

 

[LookProGoSlow]

not going to bother with a poll after today

 

[Krzysztof_O]

The weather won't be shitty so the race is not over yet. That being said: Teddy to win. Maybe we will have a battle vs Remco.

 

[Blanco]

It doesn't seem like that much to me.

Boonen and Cancellara, between them, achieved five Flanders-Roubaix doubles.

With FW being a less demanding race, five in 20 isn't that many.

They achieved 4, as many as Valverde/Gilbert...

 

[Red Rick]

The double isn't about difficulty of the race, it's about similarity between one and the other.

 

[tobydawq]

The double isn't about difficulty of the race, it's about similarity between one and the other.

It's a little about difficulty.

Two Sanremos spaced four days apart would likely result in fewer doubles than two Lombardias.

 

[Didinho]

Where’s my LBL thread for Saturday?

Spoiler alert: I’m not going to win the cyclo.

 

[dobrien]

The weather won't be shitty so the race is not over yet. That being said: Teddy to win. Maybe we will have a battle vs Remco.

I'm really hoping for a big battle, but guardedly; I know today is not Remco's favored terrain but the way Taddy powered away in the saddle sure makes Amstel look far away indeed. I think it goes without saying Remco better wake up Sunday morning feeling peak monster or he's in trouble.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Where’s my LBL thread for Saturday?

Spoiler alert: I’m not going to win the cyclo.

I believe you will win. That's my phropecy.

 

[Rockestar_33]

Hard to go past Tadej for this but hoping Healy and Bling can be around the mark somehow

 

[elguapo]

Jan Christen, McNulty and Sivakov should impose their presence beside Pogi, to absorb some of the attacks, countering some dangerous moves of Remco and etc. Pogi's counter attack would be launched anytime when other favorites would just be content riding on UAE's slipstream.

 

[RedheadDane]

Uno-X will become Team 7-Eleven for the race.

Team 7‑Eleven is back — for one epic day at Liège‑Bastogne‑Liège — Uno-X Mobility

Cycling fans, get ready for a blast from the past: Team 7‑Eleven is returning to the pro peloton, forty years after its Monument debut.

www.unoxteam.com

 

[Põhja Konn]

In theory, recreating the Amstel scenario, where Pog goes away early, but remains in touching distance and then a second selection occurs resulting in a small well-working chase group, is probably the most likely way to beat him.

The key factor in most of the long solos we have seen in classics in recent years has been the fact that none of chasers haven't been strong enough or willing to go deep enough to establish a small enough second selection behind a lone leader. It always ends up in a bigger group where too many are happy to just ride for a good placing.

 

[search]

Uno-X will become Team 7-Eleven for the race.

Team 7‑Eleven is back — for one epic day at Liège‑Bastogne‑Liège — Uno-X Mobility

Cycling fans, get ready for a blast from the past: Team 7‑Eleven is returning to the pro peloton, forty years after its Monument debut.

www.unoxteam.com

for everyone too lazy to click the link:

that's pretty cool indeed

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Uno-X will become Team 7-Eleven for the race.

Team 7‑Eleven is back — for one epic day at Liège‑Bastogne‑Liège — Uno-X Mobility

Cycling fans, get ready for a blast from the past: Team 7‑Eleven is returning to the pro peloton, forty years after its Monument debut.

www.unoxteam.com

However, one must not forget that the now defunct Illi-Bikes/Rupelcleaning/IBCT team paid tribute to the old 7-Eleven team because the owner was a big fan of the kit.

But a worry for Uno-X that they still can't attract sponsors from outside the Reitan Group.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Poll

Who is he?

not going to bother with a poll after today

So he had regrets?
Sounds like a sore looser.

 

[Sciatic]

for everyone too lazy to click the link:

that's pretty cool indeed

Well that's fun. Hopefully they have a couple of riders in the break to show off the jersey. Wonder how many times Bob Roll is going to mention this?

 

[LookProGoSlow]

Who is he?

So he had regrets?
Sounds like a sore looser.

lol. what are you on about?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

LBL has Pogi vs Remco curse. Due to external factors there have been no battle over the last 4 years (they won two apiece). Will this year finally snap this bad streak or will sth happen again?

 

[Red Rick]

LBL has Pogi vs Remco curse. Due to external factors there have been no battle over the last 4 years (they won two apiece). Will this year finally snap this bad streak or will sth happen again?

I think the bad streak will continue due to the battle lasting for 5 seconds.

 

[E_F_]

What did the curse do to ruin GdL last year?

 

[Berniece]

LBL has Pogi vs Remco curse. Due to external factors there have been no battle over the last 4 years (they won two apiece). Will this year finally snap this bad streak or will sth happen again?

Depends, if Evenepoel loses its obviously still cursed due to his crash in December. If he wins, the curse has been lifted.

 

[Cookster15]

for everyone too lazy to click the link:

that's pretty cool indeed

That's what I call full retro. My initial thought was it was from about 1988. Then I noticed the helmets, bike, socks and sunglasses .

 

[RobertCrawley]

Uno-X will become Team 7-Eleven for the race.

Team 7‑Eleven is back — for one epic day at Liège‑Bastogne‑Liège — Uno-X Mobility

Cycling fans, get ready for a blast from the past: Team 7‑Eleven is returning to the pro peloton, forty years after its Monument debut.

www.unoxteam.com

That's my team!!!