Liège-Bastogne-Liège wide open without main favourite

Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the oldest one-day race on the cycling calendar marks the finale of the Spring Classics, and although the race route has undergone changes this year the event still holds its own distinctive footing within the sport; a rare occasion where the best climbers in the world take on the one-day hard men and the occasional stage race specialist.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.

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