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Liege Bastogne Liege 2023 - Prices from £399.00pp

Liege Bastogne Liege 2023

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the 4th Monument of the season. As it has been around for so long, it’s also called ‘La Doyenne des Classiques’ (the old lady of the classics). LBL marks the end of the Ardennes Classics period usually as Amstel Gold, Fleche Wallonne and LBL follow on from each other in a week. It also spells the end for the Spring Classics season as the next stop is the Giro d’Italia for many of the riders.

The professionals ride on Sunday and on Saturday it’s the turn of amateur riders to ride their LBL Challenge.

The Liege Bastogne Liege Sportive

The Sportive starts and finishes in Sprimont, 25 kilometres outside Liege.

The ultimate challenge is to cover the entire distance of Liège-Bastogne-Liège like the pros the following day. Famous hills such as the Côte de Saint-Roch (the wall of Houffalize), Côte de Wanne, Côte de Stockeu will pepper the longest distance of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge. Shorter distance sportives of 147k and 70 km are also available.

The Liege Bastogne Liege pro race

The race is characterised by a relatively flat start from Liege and as many climbs as possible on the way back to Liège. The Côte de la Redoute, after 224 km in the legs and 37 km to go, is the hardest. It’s 2 km long at nearly 9% so the riders will feel every metre of it. The last classified climb is the fearsome Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons at 14km from the finish. In total, there is more than 4,500 metres of climbing, as much as a mountain stage of the Tour de France.

What's included

  • 3 nights at our 4* hotel in the centre of Liege
  • Daily breakfasts
  • Mechanic service
  • Transport to and from the Sportive start and finish in Sprimont (25km from Liege)
  • Guided rides
  • ABTA protected

Also available

  • Airport transfers from Brussels (BRU) at set times - £50pp return
  • Sportive Entry - all distances available from £27
  • Giant bike rental from £110

If you add an LBL Challenge entry to your booking, the event offers:

  • Starter pack for every participant. In addition to an impressive parcours through stunning scenery, the below is included:
  • Well-stocked supply stations by every checkpoint
  • Technical assistance & breakdown service
  • Medical assistance by every supply station and by the start/finish
  • Frame plate with chip to record timing + video registration on the main hills
  • Frame sticker showing the hills and supply stations
  • Insurance (no helmet = no insurance)
  • Signallers along the parcours and by the start/finish
  • Signed parcours with perfect signage
  • Supervised bicycle storage
  • Changing rooms & showers
  • A unique finisher’s medal
  • Storage for sports bags by the start/finish
  • A goodie bag from event partners
  • A fun après-bike event in a cosy setting
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Itinerary

Friday 21 April 2023: Travel to Liege

Please make your own arrangements to Liege or meet us at Brussels International Airport (Zaventem). 

Optional Airport Transfer @£50 per person return

We will run one transfer from the airport today at 11.30. Please allow an hour from your flight landing time to your transfer time, to allow you to get through passport control and collect your luggage. The transfer takes approximately 1 hour so we will get to Liege for about 12.30.

We will have your Sportive Entry available for you so no need to visit the expo today to collect your bib for tomorrow's LBL challenge. If you have hired a bike with us, we will take you to collect your bike.

Our Hotel

We are staying at Penta Hotel Liege. Our hotel is located within minutes of the start of the Pro race on Sunday. The hotel is booked on a bed and breakfast, with breakfasts included. You will also have free access to the following:

  • Access to the hotel gym
  • Secure bike store

Once you've settled in it's time to build your bike and have a ride to ensure it's in tip-top condition ahead of tomorrow's sportive.

Late afternoon and early evening you are free to enjoy the hotel’s facilities.  

Saturday 22 April: The 2023 LBL Challenge

Today is the day! We have an early start this morning. Early breakfasts are arranged in the hotel restaurant.

Getting to the start

For 2023 the Liege Bastogne Liege Challenge will start and finish in the town of Sprimont, 25km South of Liege. After breakfast we will take you to Sprimont where your challenge awaits you! 

The challenge operates rolling start times rather than a mass start so you can start between the below times.

Start Times

  • 257 km: between 6:30am and 7:30am
  • 147 km: between 6:30am and 9:30am
  • 70 km: between 8am and 10am

The official closing of the finish is scheduled to be at 8pm.

The return after the finish

We will have some food and drinks available at the finish and we will operate a shuttle service back to Liege based on when people finish.

Sunday 25 April, 2023: Liege Bastogne Liege

After breakfast we will walk over to Place Saint Lambert to enjoy the build up to the race. The race starts for about 09.15 and finishes at about 16.00.

After the riders are on the way, we provide a guided ride to watch the riders come past several times in different locations. We will be back in Liege for the finish.

In the afternoon, we will collect rental bikes plus we assist with re-packing your bikes for travel.

Monday 26 April: Departure

After breakfast it's time to check-out and depart Liege.

Optional Airport Transfer

We will run one airport transfer to Brussels Airport on departure at 09.00 for flights departing after 12.00.

Location

By car

The city has complementary incentive parking areas around the City with easy access to the city centre using public transport. You just need to buy your bus or tram ticket! Please note that parking on public roads is free on Sunday. More details about parking in Liege.

  • From Brussels via the E40
  • From Namur via the E42

Nearest train stations

To travel by train from the UK to Belgium, the easiest and fastest option is to include the direct Eurostar train from London to Brussels (ticket price from 35 EUR, travel time 2:15).

You can travel between the Liège-Guillemins train station (Guillemins district, Boverie Park) to Liège-Saint-Lambert train station in the city centre. There are around 5 trains an hour. More information

Nearest airport

  • Liège Airport (12 km)
  • Brussels airport (94 km)
  • Brussels South Charleroi airport (88 km)

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