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Teams recon Liege-Bastogne-Liege climbs - Gallery

By Cycling News

published 26 April 2019

Riders, staff and recreationalists hit La Redoute before Sunday's Monument

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Greg Van Avermaet and the CCC Team on the Liege route(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Race favourite Julian Alaphilippe recons the Liege-Bastogne-Liege route(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

EF education First's Lawson Craddock(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The sign marks the way for Liege-Bastogne-Liege(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Mitchelton=Scott's Adam Yates is one of the favourites for Liege-Bastogne-Liege(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Mitchelton-Scott's Michael Albasini(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Mitchelton-Scott's Daryl Impey climbs La Redoute during his Liege recon(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Dimension Data's Roman Kreuziger, Enrico Gasparotto and Michael Valgren(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Total Direct Energie riders on the Liege route recon(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Bahrain-Merida's Dylan Teuns(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The la Redoute climb is painted and ready for 2019 Liege-Bastogne-Liege(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Movistar recon the Liege route(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Greg Van Avermaet and the CCC Team on the Liege route(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Bora-Hansgrohe's Max Schachmann(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Groupama-FDJ riders climb La Redoute(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) climbs during Friday's recon of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege route(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Peter Stetina (Trek-Segafredo) gets some kilometres in before Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Michal Kwiatkowski and Team Sky(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Astana riders in formation during their Liege recon ride on Friday(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Deceuninck-QuickStep's Enric Mas leads the team during their Liege recon ride(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The La Redoute climbs awaits the Liege-Bastogne-Liege peloton(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Philippe Gilbert catches a draft during his Liege recon ride(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Groupama-FDJ riders climb La Redoute(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Total Direct Energie riders on the Liege route recon(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

UAE Team Emirates riders on the Liege recon ride(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Tour of Flanders winner Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

EF Education First's Michael Woods, runner-up in Liege last year(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Simon Clarke is bundled up against the cold during the Liege recon ride(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Deceuninck-QuickStep's Philippe Gilbert(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Groupama-FDJ's Valentin Madouas(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Bora-Hansgrohe's Jay McCarthy(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Bora-Hansgrohe's Davide Formolo(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Astana train on the Friday before Liege-Bastogne-Liege(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Team Sky's Michal Kwiatkowski during the Liege recon ride(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Movistar take in the La Redoute during their recon ride(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Dimension Data's Tom-Jelte Slagter(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Jumbo-Visma's Robert Gesink and Bert Jan Lindeman(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The Movistar team train on the Friday before Liege-Bastogne-Liege(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team) prepares for Liege-Bastogne-Liege(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) on the La Redoute(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Cofidis staff keep track of riders (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

AG2R La Mondiale's Romain Bardet(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Bora-Hansgrohe's Max Schachmann(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

With the final Monument of the Spring Classics up for grabs Sunday at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the top teams and riders were out on course taking the opportunity for one last chance to recon the most important and iconic parts of the course.

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Julian Alaphilippe and Philippe Gilbert were on course with their Deceuninck-QuickStep teammates, as were Jakob Fuglsang and Astana, the foils for Alaphilippe so far during the Frenchman's phenomenal spring. Greg Van Avermaet and his CCC Team were taking in the route on Friday, alongside Tour of Flanders winner Alberto Bettiol and the EF Education First team.

Four-time Liege-Bastogne-Liege winner and world champion Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) took in parts of the course, while Frenchman Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) put in several good digs on the prominent climbs. Adam Yates was also on hand with Mitchelton-Scott.

Other teams out on Friday reconnoitering the route included Jumbo-Visma, Dimension Data, Groupama-FDJ, Bahrain-Merida and a handful of Pro Continental teams.

Most of the action was spotted on the Côte de La Redoute, 1.6km climb in the village of Aywaille that averages 9.5 per cent gradients and comes near the end of the 256km race.

Click or swipe through the gallery above for a look at who was out on La Redoute Friday.