Liège-Bastogne-Liège start line quotes: Alaphilippe, Vollering, Mohoric, and more

LIEGE BELGIUM APRIL 24 Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team QuickStep Alpha Vinyl during the team presentation prior to the 108th Liege Bastogne Liege 2022 Mens Elite a 2572km one day race from Lige to Lige LBL WorldTour on April 24 2022 in Liege Belgium Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images
Julian Alaphilippe (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège (Image credit: Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images)

The spring Classics season draws to a close today with the final race of the Ardennes triple, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes.

The race will see the men's peloton tackle 257km through the hills of Wallonia, while the women's peloton take on a 142km from Bastogne north. 

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.