Arrivée: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (Women)
4/26/202642 min
Get the waffle-o-meter out for one last time as Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks react to the the final Spring Classic of 2026, Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes.
With the Ardennes Classics providing both surprise winners and familiar champions so far this season, which way will this tenth edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège go? Could breakout star Paula Blasi go for victory once more this week? Might Demi Vollering make it a record-breaking third title at the race? Or could Kasia Niewiadoma finally take the top step after a season littered with podiums?
Also on the agenda: a pi...
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[upbeat music] You're listening to Arrivé by The Cycling Podcast.
Rose Manley· Host0:08
[upbeat music] Well, hello, and welcome to this Arrivé episode from The Cycling Podcast Féminin. We are, of course, today talking about Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, or, well, it should really be called Bastogne-Liège, shouldn't it? Because that's actually where the, uh, riders race it. And as luck would have it, I know, listeners, that I gave you on Wednesday Flèche Wallonne's number one fan. I'm joined today by Liège-Bastogne-Liège's number one fan- [laughs] ... who happens to be the same person, Lizzy Banks.
Lizzy Banks· Guest0:41
Hello, Rose. Hello, listeners. Lovely to be back. It, it is true, you know, I sort of joke a little bit about Flèche Wallonne being one of my favorite races because I think it's so underrated usually. Not this year. [laughs] But Liège-Bastogne-Liège really, it really is one of the best races on the calendar. It's absolutely beautiful. Uh, it can provide such exciting, unexpected racing. The breakaway is often so key. Uh, and of course, you can finish it off with a waffle directly from Liège.
Rose Manley· Host1:10
Yes.
Lizzy Banks· Guest1:10
And you can leave from the beautiful train station with the amazing sort of... Well, it's actually plastic-covered glass, and when the sunlight rarely shines through the train station, it illuminates the train station in this most, you know, rain- rainbow, uh, enigmatic way. So yes, it is one of my favorite races. I love Liège. I love