The 2025 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a Belgian

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one-day race that took place on 27 April. It was the 111th edition of

Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...

and the 19th event of the

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. It was the finale of the

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, following the

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and

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. The route was long, slightly shorter than previous editions, and featured eleven classified climbs, starting and ending in

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. The race was won by defending champion

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() after a solo attack, winning by over a minute ahead of

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() and Ben Healy (). Pogačar became the first rider to finish on the podium in six successive

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Pre-race favorites

Defending champion

was widely considered by analysts to be the top favorite, having won the race twice before in 2021 and 2024, and coming into the race showing strong form by winning the

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and

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, also a two-time champion, was another top contender, alongside

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, who out-sprinted Pogačar and Evenepoel a week earlier to win the

. Other riders mentioned in pre-race analysis included

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, Kevin Vauquelin, Ben Healy,

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, and

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Teams

25 teams took part in the race, including all eighteen

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s and seven UCI ProTeams. The team wore retro

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jerseys for the race, a callback to the 7-Eleven sponsored-team that raced in the 1980s. The jerseys, worn only for this single race, were intended to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the former team's debut at the race, and highlight sponsor Reitan's relationship with 7-Eleven in

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. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * *

Result

References

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