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©A.S.O. / Billy Ceusters INFO WITH ONE DAY TO GO Key pointsThe ninth edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes will feature three former winners on Sunday: Demi Vollering, Elizabeth Deignan and Anna van der Breggen, who has regained her fitness after missing the La Flèche Wallonne Femmes. After her victory on Wednesday at the top of the Mur de Huy, ahead of Demi Vollering, who is once again competing with a formidable FDJ-Suez team, rookie Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) is among the favorites, especially as she already triumphed in the Ardent City last summer... in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Second in the last two editions, having been beaten in the sprint, Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) hopes to find the key to finally winning this monument that the Italian champion cherishes so much. Kasia Niewiadoma, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and world champion Lotte Kopecky are among the many headliners to be followed live on Eurosport 2 from 4:55 p.m. A fearsome challenge for the pelot...

INFO WITH ONE DAY TO GO À retenir The peloton is ready to face the 111th edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège . The return of the Col de Haussire comes to emphasise the history of the race, yet the challenge remains the same - a demanding up-and-now journey through the Ardennes. The winners of the last four editions of the race, Tadej Pogacar (2021, 2024) and Remco Evenpoel (2022, 2023), are both in great shape and tipped by everyone inside the bunch as the obvious favorites for victory. “I have a good feeling for tomorrow”, Tom Pidcock says after finishing 3rd at La Flèche Wallonne . The Brit is the main outsider for a race where several French prospects are looking forward to prove their talent while seasoned riders like Jakob Fuglsang, Romain Bardet or Geraint Thomas are bidding farewell. THE 111th DOYENNE RETURNS TO "THE TOUGHEST HILL IN BELGIUM" The Ardennes Monument presents a familiar layout on Sunday, with a series of legendary climbs on which the best riders are accu...

‘He’s done more for his community than any government could’ Mohamed Salah, on the verge of winning the Premier League again, is not simply a role model in Liverpool but a bridge between worlds 26 Apr 2025 - THE GUARDIAN / Sport Jonathan Liew There are occasional sightings of him around the city. A face is glimpsed; perhaps climbing out of a car, perhaps stepping into a mosque. A phone is surreptitiously brandished. The rumour spreads like fire. Pretty quickly these sightings take on the status of urban myths; brief brushes with the divine. There was the time he was at a petrol station and decided to pay for everyone’s fuel. There was the kid who chased after his car, went smack into a lamppost and now boasts a photograph of himself with a lavishly bloodied nose, and Mohamed Salah’s arm tenderly clasped around his shoulder.KIERAN GALVIN/NURPHOTO/GETTY A few weeks ago, with that new contract still unsigned, a rumour spread around the city that Salah was out at the docks filming content ...

Duello - Remco Evenepoel, 25 anni, e Tadej Pogacar, 26, domenica scorsa all’Amstel Venerdì 18 aprile, Freccia del Brabante in Belgio, la corsa del rientro per Remco Evenepoel dopo l’incidente in allenamento del 3 dicembre. Per l’olimpionico (in linea e a crono) fuga di 47 chilometri e poi vittoria in volata a spese del connazionale Van Aert Evenepoel si carica «Battere Pogacar ha un altro sapore» Domani la Liegi: dal 2021, lui e Tadej sono sul 2-2 ma non c’è mai stato un vero scontro diretto 26 Apr 2025 - La Gazzetta dello Sport Di Ciro Scognamiglio @CIROGAZZETTA  © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA L'emozione di Remco Evenepoel si comincia a percepire già nelle parole dell’antivigilia, e non c’è modo migliore per rendersi conto di come la Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi abbia un posto speciale nel cuore e nella mente del biolimpionico: «Conosco il finale a memoria, lo potrei fare a occhi chiusi . Su quelle strade è come essere a casa, in più mi si adattano benissimo. Ho una iper-motivazione». Il grande...

La bici storica Giovanni Battaglin, 73 anni,  con la  bici «Pinarello»  con cui conquistò il Giro d’italia del 1981 «Le mie sfide da Far West con Merckx, Gimondi e Moser. Mi infuriavo quando i grandi si facevano spingere in salita» Soffrire da scalatore  «Quando ti sembra che non si possa soffrire più di così,  t u soffri di più: io sono nato così» 26 Apr 2025 - Corriere della Sera Di Marco Bonarrigo © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA «Ho visto grandi corridori mollare sganassoni in corsa a compagni non abbastanza servizievoli, ne ho visti altri aggrappati alle moto dei fotografi o avvinghiati ai gregari in salita, tipo Fantozzi nel film. Attaccavano e mollavano la presa sul pantaloncino di quei poveretti a seconda di dove guardava la giuria, che volentieri guardava il paesaggio. Quando quei grandi capitani capivano che il malcapitato era spompato e inutilizzabile, gli davano il colpo di grazia usandolo come fionda per lanciarsi in avanti». Giovanni Battaglin, nel 1981 le...

Remco Evenepoel est apparu détendu, hier, en conférence de presse,  à l’avant-veille de la Doyenne dont il est double vainqueur (2022 et 2023). Rassuré par sa forme sur les ardennaises, le Belge a assumé hier son statut de favori avec Tadej Pogacar, contre qui il espère livrer un duel jusqu’au bout sur Liège-Bastogne-Liège, demain. “Le passage du Tour de France par Montmartre dans la dernière étape changera le final.  Ça ne sera pas bon pour le Tour.  Ce n'est pas la peine de compliquer les choses,  on aura assez de moments pour livrer bataille (...) sans avoir ça en plus le dernier jour.  C’est un stress en plus.  Si je peux demander à l’organisateur ASO d’éviter ce plan, ce serait tres bien     - REMCO EVENEPOEL, POURTANT CHAMPION OLYMPIQUE       À PARIS, HIER EN CONFÉRENCE DE PRESSE. 26 Apr 2025 - L'Équipe PIERRE MENJOT Pas vraiment du genre à faire profil bas, même tout juste revenu d’une longue blessure, Remco Evenepo...

Hier, dans la côte de la Redoute, Remco Evenepoel, tout sourire, était accompagné de l’ancien coureur Philippe Gilbert, vainqueur de Liège en 2011 et qui est ici chez lui. Deux coéquipiers de Tadej Pogacar les entouraient : Florian Vermeersch ( à g.) et le Français Pavel Sivakov.  La mythique côte ardennaise a retrouvé son prestige avec le nouveau parcours de Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Tremplin doré et rendez-vous incontournable pour les très grands, elle a pris beaucoup de poids dans le scénario. Trop ? “La Redoute empêche la course de mouvements,  à cause de cette grande descente,  très longue, pour l’approche''     - VALENTIN MADOUAS 26 Apr 2025 - L'Équipe ALEXANDRE ROOS LIÈGE (BEL) - C’est un peu un dilemme de riches, mais le retour depuis 2019 de l’arrivée de Liège-Bastogne-Liège dans le centre de la Cité ardente, et plus en haut d’Ans, a eu un double effet. Le nouveau final a redonné son prestige à la côte de la Redoute, mais a aussi verrouillé d’une certa...