2021 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes Race Preview
The details of this year's 2021 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes are falling into place. Find the latest route profiles and maps below, followed by our strategic preview of the race.
The oldest of the women's classics on the calendar, Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes arrives this Sunday as one of the most anticipated finales to the spring season. Run over a challenging 135 kilometres through the Ardennes hills of Belgium and Luxembourg, the race promises to be a battle of attrition for the climbers and puncheurs who thrive on repeated short, punishing ascents.
The route takes riders through some of the most iconic roads of Belgian cycling, with a succession of difficult climbs in the final third of the race that will test the strongest legs in the peloton. The Côte de la Redoute, the Côte de la Roche aux Faucons and the demanding final climb to Ans will separate the contenders from the pretenders, with race tactics and team strength likely to play a decisive role in the outcome.
Anna van der Breggen arrives as perhaps the biggest favourite given her extraordinary record in this race. The Dutch champion has won this event multiple times and possesses the perfect blend of climbing power and tactical intelligence to handle whatever the peloton throws at her. Riding for SD Worx, she will have formidable teammates to support her ambitions.
Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar is another enormous threat. The 2020 winner of La Flèche Wallonne demonstrated her climbing form is exceptional this week and she will be hungry to add another Monument to her palmares. Her attacking style could prove decisive on the final climbs.
Demi Vollering, Ashleigh Moolman and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig will also be worth watching closely as the race enters its crucial final kilometres.
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