Van der Breggen and Van Vleuten spearhead Women's Liège

October 3 rd 2020 - 17:47

Despite the long tradition of the men’s event, the Women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège is still a relatively young race with only three editions on its record books. The two marquee names of the female peloton in this decade have so far been dominant in this Classic, with two victories under Anna van der Breggen’s name (2017 and 2018) and one under Annemiek Van Vleuten’s (2019). Both Dutch cyclists will take part on this 2020 edition with their respective teams Boels-Dolmans and Mitchelton-Scott, spearheading a field with contenders such as Great Britain’s Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo), Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon SRAM), Netherlands’ Marianne Vos (CCC Team) or Flèche Wallonne’s runner-ups to Van der Breggen, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) and Demi Völlering (Parkhotel Valkenburg). The 134-kilometre long route from Bastogne to Liège features five climbs, with the Côte de la Haute-Levée as main addition for this year, and the Côte de la Redoute and the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons as final challenges before the rolling run-in to Liège. As happened at last Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, the Women’s Liège Bastogne-Liège will be broadcasted live across 190 countries via 20 TV channels thanks to a 90-minute coverage provided by host broadcaster RTBF.

La Fleche Wallonne Femmes 2020 - 30/09/2020 - Huy / Mur de Huy (124 km) - Belgique - Anna VAN DER BREGGEN (BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM)
La Fleche Wallonne Femmes 2020 - 30/09/2020 - Huy / Mur de Huy (124 km) - Belgique - Anna VAN DER BREGGEN (BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM) © A.S.O./THOMASMAHEUX

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