This stage is made for an escape artist in the style of Laurent Jalabert - or whoever takes his place in this year's peloton - who was able to push hard enough on the climbs to get away. The finish is atop Cote de la Croix-Neuve, a brutally steep climb of 10.1% for 3.1km after climbing the Cote de Chabrits, a cat 3 short climb of 1.7km with a tough 7.1% gradient. Michael Boogerd and Alexandre Vinokourov could both be in the mix for a win on this stage within the Massif Central - look for some shuffles on GC as riders tire after 10 days of climbing, and the final selection is made before the race against the clock.
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Women - LIVE
Four riders have a slight advantage with 20 km to go -
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As it happened: solo attack on La Redoute decides men’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Masterful Tadej Pogačar solos to third Liège victory after decisive La Redoute attack
Giulio Ciccone edges out Ben Healy to take second as Remco Evenepoel fades on La Redoute
