2025 Lige-Bastogne-Lige Preview: Sunday brings us the final Classic for the spring – Lige-Bastogne-Lige. It’s also the last Monument before we hit the Grand Tours. All eyes will be on the World champion and last year’s winner in Lige, Tadej Pogaar. Will this be his last big push before his Tour de France preparation or is he getting tired after a full early season? There are also three big challengers ready to take his place: Remco Evenepoel, Mattias Skjelmose and Tom Pidcock. Here is the PEZ preview of ‘La Doyenne’.2024 Lige-Bastogne-LigeLige 2024 highlightsTop favourite, Tadej Pogaar attacked on the climb of La Redoute, with just over 30 kilometres to go to the finish in Lige and soloed to victory. The expected battle with World champion, Mathieu van der Poel never materialised. There were attacks from behind, but the Slovenians victory was never in Danger. A minute and a half later, Romain Bardet took second ahead of the chasers, who were brought in by Van der Poel for third place.Cte de Saint-RochIn the region around Spa it was particularly cold and there was even some snow in the air. It was similar to last Wednesdays Flche Wallonne, but the day did get better toward the finish. There nine riders who made up the break: Enzo Leijnse (dsm-firmenich POST NL), Gil Gelders (Soudal Quick-Step), Loc Vliegen (Bingoal WB), Rmy Rochas (Groupama-FDJ), Christian Scaroni (Astana Qazaqstan), Lilian Calmejane (Intermach-Wanty), Ivn Romeo (Movistar), Fabien Doubey & Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies). Danny van der Tuuk tried…
