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2026 Liège-Bastogne-Liège start list: Pogacar, Seixas and Evenepoel set for blockbuster clash

The 112th edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège takes place on Sunday, April 26, with another stacked field expected for the oldest Monument on the calendar and a showdown between Tadej Pogačar, Paul Seixas and Remco Evenepoel to look forward to.

Tadej Pogacar Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2025
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A total of 25 teams feature on the start list, each fielding seven riders, bringing the peloton to 175 riders.

All 18 UCI WorldTeams are set to start, alongside seven UCI ProTeams: Caja Rural Seguros RGA, Cofidis, Pinarello-Q36.5, TotalEnergies, Burgos Pellet BH, Tudor Pro Cycling Team and Equipo Kern Pharma.

Three time winner Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates–XRG will be aiming to make it three consecutive victories at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, but is expected to face strong opposition from rising talent Paul Seixas of Decathlon CMA CGM and Remco Evenepoel of Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe.

Other notable contenders include Tom Pidcock of Q36.5-PInarello, Mattias Skjelmose of Lidl–Trek and Romain Grégoire of Groupama–FDJ United.

2026 Liège-Bastogne-Liège start list

Tadej Pogacar - 2025 - Tour de France stage 12

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