2025 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
{{for|the women's race|2025 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes}}
{{short description|Cycling race}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2025 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
| series = 2025 UCI World Tour
| race_no = 19
| season_no = 36
| image = 2025 Liège–Bastogne–Liège.jpg
| image_caption =
| image_size =
| date = 27 April 2025
| stages = 1
| distance = 252
| unit = km
| time = 6h 00' 09"
| speed =
| first = Tadej Pogačar
| first_nat = SLO
| first_team = {{UCI team code|UAD men|2025}}
| second = Giulio Ciccone
| second_nat = ITA
| second_team = {{UCI team code|LTK men|2025}}
| third = Ben Healy
| third_nat = IRL
| third_team = {{UCI team code|EFE|2025}}
| previous = 2024
| next = 2026
}}
The 2025 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a Belgian road cycling one-day race that took place on 27 April. It was the 111th edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the 19th event of the 2025 UCI World Tour. It was the finale of the Ardennes classics, following the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne. The route was {{convert|252|km|mi}} long, slightly shorter than previous editions, and featured eleven classified climbs, starting and ending in Liège.{{cite web |title=Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2025 route |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-2025/map/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=24 April 2025 |date=10 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416122431/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-2025/map/ |archive-date=16 April 2025}}
The race was won by defending champion Tadej Pogačar ({{UCI team code|UAD men|2025}}) after a solo attack, winning by over a minute ahead of Giulio Ciccone ({{UCI team code|LTK men|2025}}) and Ben Healy ({{UCI team code|EFE|2025}}).{{Cite web |date=2025-04-27 |title=Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Tadej Pogacar claims third title in dominant fashion |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/articles/cd9lp4qvvyyo |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} Pogačar became the first rider to finish on the podium in six successive monuments.
Pre-race favorites
File:2025 LBL - Côte des Forges 03.jpg
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar was widely considered by analysts to be the top favorite, having won the race twice before in 2021 and 2024, and coming into the race showing strong form by winning the Tour of Flanders and La Flèche Wallonne. Remco Evenepoel, also a two-time champion, was another top contender, alongside Mattias Skjelmose, who out-sprinted Pogačar and Evenepoel a week earlier to win the Amstel Gold Race. Other riders mentioned in pre-race analysis included Tom Pidcock, Kevin Vauquelin, Ben Healy, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Santiago Buitrago, and Romain Bardet.{{cite web |last1=Weislo |first1=Laura |title=Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2025 – Analysing the contenders |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-2025/preview/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=24 April 2025 |date=24 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424181607/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-2025/preview/ |archive-date=24 April 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Ewan |title=Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2025 preview: Route, favourites, how to watch and start list |url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/liege-bastogne-liege-route-riders-and-all-you-need-to-know |website=cyclist.co.uk |access-date=24 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424182031/https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/liege-bastogne-liege-route-riders-and-all-you-need-to-know |archive-date=24 April 2025}}
Teams
25 teams took part in the race, including all eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams.{{cite web |title=Startlist for Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2025 |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/liege-bastogne-liege/2025/startlist |website=procyclingstats.com |access-date=27 April 2025}} The {{UCI team code|UXM men|2025}} team wore retro 7-Eleven jerseys for the race, a callback to the 7-Eleven sponsored-team that raced in the 1980s. The jerseys, worn only for this single race, were intended to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the former team's debut at the race, and highlight sponsor Reitan's relationship with 7-Eleven in Scandinavia.{{cite web |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |title=Uno‑X Mobility to race as 7‑Eleven at Liège-Bastogne-Liège for one day only in iconic changeout jersey of the 80s |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/unox-mobility-to-race-as-7eleven-at-liege-bastogne-liege-for-one-day-only-in-iconic-changeout-jersey-of-the-80s/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=27 April 2025 |date=24 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424130159/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/unox-mobility-to-race-as-7eleven-at-liege-bastogne-liege-for-one-day-only-in-iconic-changeout-jersey-of-the-80s/ |archive-date=24 April 2025}}
UCI WorldTeams
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- {{UCI team code|ADC|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|ARK men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|COF men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|DAT|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|EFE|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|GFC|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|IGD|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|IWA|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|LTK men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|MOV men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|RBH|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|SOQ|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|TBV|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|JAY men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|TPP men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|UAD men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|TVL men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|XAT|2025}}
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UCI ProTeams
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- {{UCI team code|IPT|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|LOT|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|Q36|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|TEN|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|TUD|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|UXM men|2025}}
- {{UCI team code|WB2|2025}}
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Result
{{cyclingresult start|title=Result{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-2025/elite-men/results/|title=Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Masterful Tadej Pogačar solos to third Liège victory after decisive La Redoute attack|first=Dani|last=Ostanek|website=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=27 April 2025|access-date=27 April 2025}}}}
{{cyclingresult|1|Tadej Pogačar|SLO|{{UCI team code|UAD men|2025}}|6h 00' 09"}}
{{cyclingresult|2|Giulio Ciccone|ITA|{{UCI team code|LTK men|2025}}|+ 1' 03"}}
{{cyclingresult|3|Ben Healy|IRL|{{UCI team code|EFE|2025}}|+ 1' 03"}}
{{cyclingresult|4|Simone Velasco|ITA|{{UCI team code|XAT|2025}}|+ 1' 10"}}
{{cyclingresult|5|Thibau Nys|BEL|{{UCI team code|LTK men|2025}}|+ 1' 10"}}
{{cyclingresult|6|Andrea Bagioli|ITA|{{UCI team code|LTK men|2025}}|+ 1' 10"}}
{{cyclingresult|7|Daniel Martínez|COL|{{UCI team code|RBH|2025}}|+ 1' 10"}}
{{cyclingresult|8|Axel Laurance|FRA|{{UCI team code|IGD|2025}}|+ 1' 10"}}
{{cyclingresult|9|Tom Pidcock|GBR|{{UCI team code|Q36|2025}}|+ 1' 10"}}
{{cyclingresult|10|Neilson Powless|USA|{{UCI team code|EFE|2025}}|+ 1' 10"}}
{{cyclingresult end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2025 UCI World Tour}}
{{Liège–Bastogne–Liège}}
{{Liège–Bastogne–Liège winners}}
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