Dominant Solo Victory! | Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 Highlights - Men
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- Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the oldest of the five Monuments, with its first edition being held way back in 1892. The race known as La Doyenne (The Old Lady) is 257.8km long, backloaded with climbs including the legendary Côte de la Redoute (1.6km at 9.4%) and the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons (1.3km at 11%). Tadej Pogačar's aiming to make it an Ardennes triple to sign off the sping classics season in style!
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What an era we are living in.
Grand Tour winners being World Champions and multiple Monument winners. This feels like what 50s until 80s must have been like.
Shame, we couldn’t see Pog and Evenepoel battling it out.
Respect for the win though! First double La Doyenne win since Bartoli in 98.
💉💊💉💊
Nice comments👍
Lets hope it isnt doping But the modern science who gives us this era
E....P.....O
@ Yep no doubt
A speedy recovery for Tadej Pogačar!
Agreed. I might get tired of watching him win everything, but I hate to see his spring end like that. Heal well, Tadej!
ofcourse completely and fully agreed !!!, he does win many races he participates in, but his riding style suits that people do not begin racing against him, annd that he just races and attacks plays also in his advantage.
Remco the best 🌈
Sad we didn’t see the much anticipated battle between the 2 young superstars..
Get well soon Pog.
Don't think we'll see them race against each other until the World Championships.
@@Mike-rm1lb I hope not…
👀White shorts in the rain, man is bold.
Great victory by Remco Evenepoel!! When I looked at his face before his attack I could already see that he seems to be at ease while the rest was already struggling. Sadly the real battle was gone after Pogi fell. For some reason they are not meant to face each other in a direct battle. Congratulations Remco, and get well soon Pogi.
Multiple fractures in wrist doesn’t look like he can recover so quick
They will in 2024
@@ashutoshdas8 I didn't know! Too bad
Remco was truly enjoying this race. Chapeau 🎉
Everyone would with your main competiton out
@@ninnak-ve5ko ok
He was enjoying because there was no Tadej
@@leonardo3399 I'm 200% sure Remco would have wanted to beat Pogi instead of winning like this.
@@ninnak-ve5ko When Remco won the rainbow jersey, Pogacar was more than 2 minutes behind…
amazing.
were living good, race was amazing
Bravo Remco!
Awesome 👌 Ride by Remco . One day Champion yet again . One day Classic Specialist .
Hope Specialized give him an extra bonus. We're there any Aero bikes in this Race ? Or all standard climbing bikes.
Tuff luck 4 Tadej .. speedy recovery young fella
Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
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Tratnik looks like Rogla 🙄. Does anybody have similar impression?
I wish I can Race At The World Tour Soon ! Congrats Remco Evenepoel 🎉
GJ
Hope Pog heals quickly. I wanted him to win.
Remma looking super strong pulling away from Pidcock then turning it up more. Bit wet for my liking, I would have had a few more layers.
kind of a shoe in once pog was out, but you've got to stay on your bike to win!
I'm just so happy to see the return of white WC bibs.
Attacking with ya mouth closed ... sacré bleu
Great team effort for the world champ, that's wolfpack 👍🏆
Basically 5 to 6 riders dominating one-day races and 3week tours was at first exciting, and it is when several of them start at the same time. However if only 1 of them starts it gets very boring. Great ride from Evenepoel, but prefer the gap in skills between riders wouldn't be this big.
well, we could ask they each be put on the same team. this is a team sport. teams put their riders in position. as they did in this race.
@@gregknipe8772this is a team sport, but without Pogacar here, was there any doubt about the winner? Even if Soudal didnt have a team to pull back the break, Ineos or any of other teams would want to control it. Even if they wouldnt, Remco dropping everybody by minute and a half means that he can take 2 and a half minutes on tired break if he attacks solo from 55km out. With one rider clearly a level above anyone else, it doesnt look like a true team sport.
@@cervin1865 Based on what we saw over the last weeks, it would have been a close battle between Pog and Remco, with Pidcock as an outside contender. But I don’t think Remco could have won without his team keeping the break (and Tratnik, who was flying) within reach. Vervaeke destroyed himself pulling the peloton ahead of Redoute . In addition, van Wilder set such a suffocating pace on Redoute that apart from Pidcock everyone was already boiling when Remco attacked. A great team effort, with Remco closing it off.
A damn shame that Pog wasn’t there. It could have been an epic battle.
Well done Pidcock. Cycling is a two horse race right now though.
Great yo see tom giving it a go
Who told Remco to wear white shorts?
In these rainy conditions?
Not a good idea.
It's called swag sorry
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Q: Isn't it better to keep both hands on handlebars when falling/crashing?
As someone who was an amateur bicycle racer for over 25 years, and the survivor of more crashes than I really care to remember, I can tell you that is easier said than done. Plus one time I did keep my hands on the handlebars during a massive pack sprint finish crash, I ended up with a severely sprained wrist, as my thumb got bent back on the bars when I went down, so that doesn't guarantee lesser injury.
Szkoda że pogiemu się nie udało i ucierpiał bo mogliśmy mieć walkę jaką zapowiadali
Bad news for Pogacar😢 I hope he recovers fast and stays fit enough for the Tour…but it doesnt sound good.
🤞he'll be back in shape for the Tour!
@@gcnracing i hope so.. if anyone can do it, Pog can.
I amused myself looking at the road painting I did on Saint Roch and la Redoute. The short rain ruined it on la Redoute but that's life.
Remco vs Primos = amazing battle at GIRO💪🏻💪🏻🚴♂️🚴♂️
Who's your favourite?
I love both guys, but my favorite is Primos. I still don’t believe that Remco can ride in very high mountains and I think that Jumbo has better team.
Where is the moment that guy flew into the bushes?
Pog 🙏😭
Did any other riders congratulate Remco at finish line as we always see if either VdP, WvA & Pogacar wins? 🤔
Sorry to see Tadej Pogačar crash out, but that is the only way any other rider can have a chance of winning. Although we missed what would have been an epic battle.
Why tellus what happened before we watch?
Notice how he had black shorts on the podium
c'mon we were waiting all week long for this and then this happens ,too bad.
Good day, can someone pls explain that at 2.20 the Jumbo Visma guy why was upset? Thank you!
Attila Valters (the jumbo rider who signaled to the motorbike) thought that the camera motorcycle was sitting too close in front of the peleton which was creating a draft and allowing the Soudal-Quickstep team to push the pace faster. Jumbo-Visma had their rider Jan Tratnik up the road in a break away so Valters wanted to make sure that the peloton wasn't getting any help from the motorcycles as they chased down the remaining breakaway.
@@petewilson7628 Thank you Pete cool explanation! That is why Quickstep guys looked at Valter so angry. :- ))
ツールで、ポグ、レムコ，ヴィンゲゴーの闘い楽しみ
Being a neutral, I feel Evenepoel's victory is a bit empty when Pogacar had crashed out of the race. The race would have been much more interesting if Pagacar had not crashed out and there was a showdown between Evenepoel and Pogacar in the end.
Showww 🚴🏻🏆🥇🏵🏅🎖🎗💪🏻🇧🇷
Its looking like an interesting few years ahead, who is the better Pocagar or Evenepoel?
I dont see Evenepoel dropping him, but when it comes to sprint Pog takes 9 put of 10 races
Uhrmm...it's looking to be a BORING few years ahead.
It's not good for cycling to have only a few riders monopolizing the wins.
@@dclark142002 thankfully there are at least half a dozen, unlike the recent past. In classics there are vdPoel, vAert, Pidcock, Pogacar, Evenepoel. Grand tours with Roglic, Pogacar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Hindley.
Better than in the days when Froome had no competition wherever he started.
Also better because the current stars are not afraid to attack and put up a fight.
would have loves to see the duel between Evenepoel and Pogacar but falling is a part of cycling. Still would have loved to see it.
So would we! Hopefully Tadej makes a quick recovery 🤞
Too many injuries. Dunno. We come to see the greats ride at their best.
where is the Tadej crash ?
It happened before the coverage started. Hopefully he makes a quick recovery 🤞
@@gcnracing no images at all ??
Like pogacar he is a amazing great talent, a rider from annother planet. We didnt see romce on all the classic races because he was training verry hard all the time to prepare for the giro D'italia .
Probably next year he will join the real tour. In my vieuw Remco must learn and focus more on the tactics of a bike race before join the tour the france.
Ben Healy LFG
Congratulations, Evenepoel! I thought it would be a test, but I thought he would win whether Pogicar was there or not.
Thumbs up if you think the rainbow jersey should be paired with black undergarments! xD
we will never know.
What a wonderful race, pushing pedals from home next to the fastest champions of the world yeah, not exactly six hours...not really
Now it's time to fight against Pogačar, van Aert, van der Poel, Vingegaard, then we'll see how good this boy really is
So you still don’t see how good Remco is? Damn man…
Remember The WC last year maybe?
Hmmm, its an odd one isnt it, but every one of those riders, including Roglic also, is better than the rest at a specific kind of race.... so winning a single race against the rest isnt really a barometer of 'who is the best'...I think in 12-15 years time we'll be able to look back and instead of thinking X was the greatest, just think 'that was an incredible generation'..
Seriously in ten years evenepoel could have won 3x tour, giro, vuelta, WC and 7 monuments and people like you still would bring this up. He has proven enough against everyone already. Only the head to head with both him and pogacar 100% is missing, sad it couldn’t happen today
@@pjetrs I usually tell any doubters to go watch the Worlds TT and Roadrace from Innsbruck and observe how he utterly destroyed the field, many of whom are now in the pro peloton... also to just look at his Palmares, then remember he only turned 23 3 months ago....not forgetting how many months he was out of action after a horrendous, potentially career ending injury.... the Kid is insane.
What a shame. Pogačar was in GOAT form. I don't if he can ever do it again.
A bit overdramatic..don't you think? He is 24 .. not 34
@@nelly-gu2qq Maybe... But form like that you vam have only once in a lifetime...One mistake and you are average
Little men are calling the shots again.
Who edits these? Let’s skip both of Evanepol attacks. I don’t get it.
Those were missing in the extended highlights as well.
I wonder what cycling stories will say about this
Thank god I found this channel. The Eurosport 1hr ‘highlights’ this season have been abysmal and totally pointless to watch
I will repeat my comment same with pogs last week... No big names to give them preasure..
What if Roglic were there ? Than what ? ....
Amazing victory. Looked realllllly (suspiciously?) easy though. Remco and Pog are on a totally different planet. Remco looks too heavy for a grand tour victory so soon though. I’d say Primoz for the Giro 💪🏽
Well I have to offer my apologies. When I first clicked on the video and saw "Dominant Solo Victory!" in the title, I thought sure Pogacar won it, and thanks a lot GCN for spoiling it. But then I hear he's out of the race after a crash and injury (sorry to hear that), so then not sure till I watched the video if it was Evenepoel or someone else who soloed.
Groot kampioen nu nog simpatiek worden,kijk naar pogatjar kan hij nog van leren op de fiets en ernaast.mischien zou ik dan wel voor u kunnen suporteren
Remco so lucky when pogi got crashed.
Ehhhh!!!! Hanno fatto cadere pogacar
Great ride by Remco. And ffs stop wearing white cycling shorts.... U can see everything 😂
Strong ride by Remco but his shorts are nothing short of obscene.
"la doïenne"
Those wet white shorts coming across the finish line... the horror, the horror...
😅😅😅😂
It's now time for cycling shorts
Why the UCI hasn't banned white shorts is the controversy of our time.
Or a treat 😅
@@peterf1 Beats me indeed. In my view they are much more detrimental to the sport than the Supertuck 😅😀
Why no white shorts on the podium?😂
I turned it off as soon as I heard the competition crashed out. What's the point?
No disrespect to Remco, but what a bummer.
Why?
@@benedictacuna2460 There was so much expectation for a battle between him and Pog that it's hard not to feel deflated about it. It was a one man show after he attacked and we all knew it.
@@benedictacuna2460 not charming guy! It's a cocky guy try to be charming. At the end he tried to copy Sagan victory 2015 world's final mimic to be charming. He is a powerhouse assho.
thats racing...it was a bummer when he nearly ended his career instead of winning Lombardy...but again, thats racing.
Yep, very disappointing end to classics season. It could have been an historic race.
Pidcock raced wierd i think he bonked then ate again and recovered.
These races are uninteresting without all present shld be all 5 Remco, Pog, MVP, WVA, and even Roglic even with those all there there is not enough guys on the level to make better racing.
Ueh whats the point of being a pro rider and missing g most of the races, makes no sense, they have plenty of time to train for the classics and the tdf. The tdf doesn't start till July over 2 months away , its just silly .
Big respect for pidcock and pogo for entering most of them
White shorts.... hmmmm🤔
hmmmm, secret sauce?
Those white shorts…..😮
if remco wins liege without the hot favourites in the world tour even starting, did he REALLY win liege?
The record books says yes.
I don’t know what it is, but I don’t like Remco. He is a great champion and has got incredible talent, but I don’t like seeing him win. It seems like there is less soul or drama in his wins. I have more feeling with Wout, Pogi and VdP, is it because they are more likable guys? But in the end it is ofc completely my problem, because he is going to win a terrible lot.
I feel the same way, and I'm Belgian. I think it has something to do with his 'swagger' attitude. He was a footballer for a long time, and he brings some of that Christiano Ronaldo 'look at how awesome I am" attitude. I mean, the win celebration today.. its just cringe for me. I prefer a more humble personality like Tadej.. who just seems to enjoy himself.
@@PeerensClement, Pogacar is humble?
What races are you watching?
@@dclark142002 Yes, much more humble, in interviews, in the way he celebrates, the way he deals with adversity etc. Again I'll compare to football: Remco is Christiano Ronaldo, Tadej is Lionel Messi. They obviously both know they're good, they both show it, but it is just different style. That is how I see it anyways.
something is wrong in cycling if you can go off the front and gap the peloton by a minute and a half in 29km after 222 of a 257 km race. 😮💨
No footage of Pogacar’s crash? Super Sus.
how is that sus?
There’s no live tv coverage of the race until it turns at Bastogne. On GCN it started around 1.30pm CET, which was long after Pogacar had crashed.
Go 70kmh over uncovered road hole, riding hookless tubeless 32 effective tyres with 3.4bar, probably no insesrts. Then talk abou "sus" haha!
Terrible timing for Pogacar. Get well!
Dominant solo victory without Tadej Pogacar in the race is superfluos , in my humble opinion . I mean , statistically speaking , check the procycling stats for these two riders : Pogacar and Evenepoel . There is enough to see who is who . Not to speak for this spring results and races and , why not opponents . Tadej races against : Van Aert , Van der Poel , Vingegaard !!! And Remco raced against ... ?!? I mean , in UAE tour he was surpassed by Adam Yates in one stage with some climbs ... What are we talking about ? No one remembers Tour de Flanders 2023 ? No one ? Why Remco whasn't there ? All I'm trying to say is Remco take a very easy victory without Pogacar in the race . And I do have a question in my mind : Why Pogacar crushed from the favorites ? Why him ? Why not Evenepoel ? And another one : Why a favorite rider for this race did crush ? I guess these are some good questions . I am not sugesting anything at all . But still , why did Pogacar crushed ? He never crushed like this to abandon the race . And another one : If he is the nr 1 in the world , why is someoene else champion in the world ? Why , because won a one day race ??? 🤣🤣🤣 It must be change the championship style from a one day race to a at least 7 days tour . And now we are talking . Isn't cycling about endurance and strategy ? Hope Tadej will recover fain and fast ! He rides way to nice and so different , in a very good and entrtaining way , than all the other cyclists . And I forget , didn't Tadej won Il Lombardia with Remco in the race ? So ....
what a weak field. where were all the climbers?
I wish to god this commentator would stop over emphasising his foreign words and names…. I’ll probably have to mute him when the Giro is on, only to put and end to his constant repeating of “Maglia Rosa” - worse than bloody Gino D’Acampo
Hard to support a rider who wears white shorts.
When Mathieu does it you all fanboy over him lol.
what a supremely weird take.
@@soulripper31 No. No I do not. It is never acceptable for any cyclist in any capacity. I will die on this hill.
@@charliedillon1400 if only you did.
The person in charge of TFS tactics should be fired.
Wrost commentary ever. No informations about what's going on beside Evenepoel...
White shorts. Just no.
I couldn't watch anything else in the race.
Remco should of fallen not Pogadchar
Practice harder Pidcock!
What a boring race LBL is becoming, no big names; the route has to change. It is losing in prestige over the Flèche and the Strade, the Lombardia, even the Amstel is becoming more captivating. Remco can win it 10 times win no competition it is worthless
Amstel? Are you joking?
@@gkos2566 it's one of my fav race in the calendar. it's worthy of being a monument.
I do agree with the route, I want the old route back, the route when riders like Bartoli, vdB and Bettini won. Yet, if it was that route today, Remco still would have won easily, because he was the best rider today.
FW really? The hill climb world champs. LBL has become formulaic, almost, but still a test.
no big names? the winner of strade and the winner of ronde... did start the race. Who was missing? Maybe Roglic. I think LBL was more interesting these last 4 years than before. And don't forgetLBL is extremely hard, too long too much hard climbing for many riders, ..just few people can have enough endurance to play victory...
"Dominant" is exactly the correct word. 👍
Just, WOW! 😲
I hope "The Pog" will heal in time for Le Tour...
M 🦘🏏😎
🤞
Man. Dominate? Hardly. Unless you factor in beating 150 guys who quit racing and soft pedaled for 80km. That was as BORING as it gets... Guess the micro dosing wasn't working today, huh.
appears micro dosing wont stop you getting a wrist injury 😉
Were you watching the same race? Evenepoel attacked on La Redoute, only Pidcock was able to follow and he blew up. Then Evenepoel simply increased his gap until he got over the Roche aux Faucons, then too it easy on the wet roads to the finish.
As the Pidcock said when interviewed, he decided that there was now way they were going to catch Evenepoel, so he settled for a place on the podium.
i want these guys stacks
It's a shame that Tadej fell, cocky Evenepoel would have gone for second place...
The only cocky ones are the two wonderboys from Slovenia. You have no cycling history, your cyclists are boring robots without emotions. Very suspicious doctors too.
Ohh no another Remco hater? Well guess what Pog fell and Remco won. Accept it like a f*cking man.
we will never know..
White kit should be banned.
💉💉💉💉
Not charming champion
Lucky for Remco ,,Pogadchar will get him back,,,remco is not a nice guys treats all cyclist bad.
Most boring monuments race I've ever seen tbh. Evenepoel also the most unlikable winner - comes across as super arrogant, used to being entitled from too young an age perhaps? He's constantly whinging during the race and it all seems so calculated and passionless with a lack of humility.
He is superstrong, I'll give him that, but...nah! Oh well, nevermind - I'll be rooting for Roglic, Pogacar, WVA and Almeida.
I feel robbed Pogacar had to abandon
BORING so unless remco faces pogi or roglic no one can match him? I bet he is hooked on the hime hime