5th EDITION
LIÈGE BASTOGNE SUNDAY LIÈGE 25th APRIL FEMMES 2021 © A.S.O. 2021. PHOTOS : A.S.O. (T. MAHEUX). © A.S.O. 2021. PHOTOS : (T.
LIEGE-BASTOGNE-LIEGE-FEMMES.BE @LIEGEBASTOGNEL #LBL ROADBOOK SUMMARY
OFFICIALS ...... 2
TEAMS ...... 3
RACE HEADQUARTERS ...... 4
TV BROADCASTING ...... 4
HOSPITALS ...... 4
PICTOGRAMS ...... 5
GENERAL SITUATION PLAN ...... 6
ROUTE ...... 7
LIÈGE ...... 8
ACCESS & START ...... 9
ITINERARY TIMETABLE ...... 10 – 11
PROFILES AND CLIMBS ...... 12 - 13
LAST KILOMETRES & FINISH ...... 14
SPECIFIC REGULATIONS ...... 15
PARTNERS ...... 16 – 19
PRIZE WINNERS ...... 20
1 Sébastien DeMey(BC),FrançoisGérard(BC) Motorcycle commissioners:HenriCourroux(BC), Finishline judgecommissioner:PeterBollen(BC) Denis Lejeune(BC),LudoSmeyers(BC) Jury members:GuyDobbelaere(UCI,Bel),EricFollon(BC), Jury president:LaurentBastien(UCI,Fra) Finish: RomainCaubin Start: NicolasHervé Speaker: DamienMartin Race headquarters:AdelineLeGouellec Regulator: Jean-MarcMarino Race director:Yannick Talabardon Event director:FrançoisLemarchand General secretary:AlainBourse President: FernandLambert R.C.P.C.L. Director ofCycling:ChristianPrudhomme A.S.O. OFFICIALS
Event safetymanager:Yannick Talabardon BOARD OFCOMMISSIONERS SITESMANAGER EVENTTEAM DIRECTION
2 Vehicle fleet:PatriceWinterberger Guillaume dePrémont Romain Genaix,HugoMarquet,Vincent Poinsot, Anna Godzinski,RichardSant Web editor:LouisDoucet Social networks:ClémentDuriez TV coordination:JérômeBailly Press relations:FabriceTiano Cédric Marsault Élise Bardaine Agnès Gougeat Bruno Brazier, AlainChansou,OlivierGuyonnaud LOGISTICS COMMERCIAL ANDPARTNERSHIPS MEDIA ANIMATIONS PUBLICRELATIONS CONTACTS FORLOCAL AUTHORITIES MEDICALSERVICE
© A.S.O. - T. MAHEUX TEAMS
ALE’ BTC ANDY SCHLECK ARKEA A.R. MONEX BEPINK LJUBLJANA CP NVST PRO CYCLING WOMEN’S IMMO LOSH TEAM PRO CYCLING TEAM
BINGOAL CASINO CANYON // SRAM CERATIZIT - WNT COGEAS DOLTCINI - VAN EYCK CHEVALMEIRE RACING PRO CYCLING METTLER LOOK PROXIMUS TEAM PRO CYCLING CONTINENTAL TEAM
DROPS FDJ JUMBO - VISMA LIV RACING LOTTO SOUDAL LE COL SUPPORTED NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE WOMEN TEAM LADIES BY TEMPUR FUTUROSCOPE
MOVISTAR TEAM PARKHOTEL RALLY CYCLING TEAM TEAM DSM WOMEN VALKENBURG BIKEEXCHANGE
TEAM SD TEAM TIBCO TREK - SEGAFREDO VALCAR - TRAVEL WORX SILICON VALLEY & SERVICE BANK
3 RACE HEADQUARTERS, TV BROADCASTING, HOSPITALS
RACE HEADQUARTERS Sunday 25th April AT THE START Hôtel de ville – 6600 BASTOGNE UCI safety meeting with the race convoy and the Saturday 24th April riders of TV and photographers’ motorbikes: 7:00 am Palais provincial - Palais des Princes-Évêques Place Saint-Lambert TELEPHONE NUMBERS 4000 LIÈGE Sports office: + 33 (0)7 86 54 40 67 Medical service: + 33 (0)6 80 37 79 60 Press welcome area: + 33 (0)6 33 86 28 64 Distribution of official items: from 2:30 pm to 4:45 pm Team managers’ meeting: 5:00 pm Numbers valid throughout the event
TV BROADCASTING BELGIUM EUROPE WORLD Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport Live Live Live United States: NBC Sports RTBF Tipik from 11:20 am Eurosport 1 / GCN Australia: SBS Final summary VRT Canvas from 11:20 am Denmark: TV2* Canada: Flobikes Italy: Rai Sport* United States and Canada: Colombia: Señal Colombia GCN FRANCE Netherlands: NOS* Japan: J Sports Norway: TV2* Live Latin America and WORLD NEWS the Caribbean: ESPN France 4 from 11:20 am World news channel International Eurosport 1 France France 24 (in French, New Zealand: Sky Sport from 11:20 am English and Arabic) South East Asia: Eurosport Asia-Pacific / GCN * Subject to HOSPITALS
TOWN HOSPITAL ADDRESS TELEPHONE Bastogne Hôpital de Bastogne Chaussée de Houffalize, 1 + 32 (0)61 24 01 11 Saint-Vith Clinique Saint-Joseph Klosterstraße, 9 + 32 (0)80 85 44 11 Malmedy Clinique Reine Astrid Rue Devant les Religieuses, 2 + 32 (0)80 79 31 11 Verviers (Heusy) Clinique C H C Heusy Rue du Naimeux, 17 + 32 (0)87 21 31 11 Liège Hôpital du Sart Tilman Avenue de l'Hôpital, 1 + 32 (0)42 42 52 00
Centre hospitalier universitaire Rue de Gaillarmont, Liège (Grivegnée) + 32 (0)42 42 52 00 Notre-Dame des Bruyères 600 – Grivegnée
Liège Centre hospitalier régional - Site de la Citadelle Boulevard du 12e de Ligne, 1 + 32 (0)42 25 61 11
4 PICTOGRAMS © A.S.O. - T. MAHEUX © A.S.O. - T.
PICTOGRAMS
Front vehicle officials Reception of accreditation Mandatory passing point Officials car park holders press car park Rear vehicle officials Signature podium Unofficial start Teams car park press car park
Staff HQ Official start Accreditation holder car park Press room Climb
Technical zone Last kilometre
Finish
5 GENERAL SITE MAP
Sunday 25th april
Rue du Palais
BruxellesRue de Palais provincial Rue de Bruxelles ée PERMANENCE DÉPART ntr N3 éro Sainte-Ursule Espace F ue Tivoli R hé Palais de arc Justice N3 u M En Neuvice dla Violette ce Rue de Collégiale Pla Sainte-Croix ex Archéoforum B Place de R Saint- e Rue u Ru e Lambert Grande Tour Rue H Ferdinand a u Hénaux te S Rue a Saint-Michel Rue Léopold u R ve u n e iè re S Rue de la Madeleine o N3 Rue u Boulevard de v Gérardrie e la Sauvenière r a i n Quai P o Rue de N617a n Gueldre du BarbouN90 t Ransonnet Place de la Opéra Royal République Rue de la Rue de Wallonie-Liège Française Place Cathédrale La Meuse Hôpital Saint-Étienne Place Rue de Saint-Lambert Rue Hamal la Régence Rue Georges Église Clemenceau N617a Saint-Pholien Pont des Arches Place de Rue Boulevard de la Rébublique Saint- N3 Pholien la Constitution de la Sauvenière Française Boulevard Rue de la Place Régence de l’Yser Carrefour Rue Saint-Pholien Boulevard de la Constitution
Quai
sur-Meuse
N617 Boulevard Jardin Frère-Orban Botanique Parc
E25 d’Avroy
d’Avroy d’Avroy Boulevard Boulevard Tunnel Dérivationsous la Pont Albert 1er Rue Boulevard Rue Sainte Raymond Véronique Poincaré Hennicourt Quai l’Observatoire Orban
Avenue de PALAIS Parc DES CONGRÈS de la Boverie DE LIÈGE La Meuse Itinéraire FrankignoulBoulevard centre de presse Rue Frère-OrbanBoulevard Paradis SclessinRue de
N90
de FroidmontBoulevard N617 Gare Quai
Rue Auguste Gloesener Mativa
Buisseret Quai
Quai de Rome é femmes
Boulevard E25 de Douai
N30 Pont de
Place du Fétinne Quai Joseph Quai
Général N633 Pont de Joseph Quai Wauters Léman Wauters N633 Fragnée Quai des Ardennes
Rue des Vennes d’Ougrée N90 Rue
E25 N30 L’Ourthe
2 000 m E25
Terre-plein central (fin de descente) 3 000 m
La Meuse Accès équipes femmes depuis Bastogne
Sortie 38 sur l’E25 E25
4 000 m
6 ROUTE
DISTANCE 140.9 KM
KEY
Unofficial start
Official start
Climb
Finish
7 BASTOGNE AND LIÈGE
BASTOGNE Bastogne, the home of sport! Bastogne, a town steeped in history, is also renowned for its vibrant business scene, with 300 shops open on © VILLE DE BASTOGNE Sundays. Its tourist attractions, unspoiled environment and delicious local cuisine make it a great destination in all seasons. Known around the world thanks to the Old Lady of cycling, Bastogne also hosts plenty of other competitions every year, is home to several highly active cycling clubs and boasts a wide RAVeL network of green lanes and cycle routes. The imminent opening of a reference centre for cycling in the broadest sense is set to consolidate Bastogne’s position as a land of cycling. Thousands of spectators flock to watch the men and women’s editions of the Old Lady every year and see the cream of international The inaugural edition of the women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège rolls out of cycling blast past. Bastogne in April 2017 There is no doubt that the 2021 edition will again be a well-deserved success and bring a windfall for local bastogne.be province.luxembourg.be wallonie-tourisme.be shops and tourism.
LIÈGE Come and sate your curiosity in Liège, located near you at the heart of a close-meshed transportation network, starting with its high-speed train station, one of the most beautiful © ADRIEN CLOSTER in Europe. History, heritage and culture come together in its authentic and elegant downtown streets.
The Tourist Office’s repertoire of trails and paper chases, including a wildly successful street art circuit, is a treasure trove for anyone who enjoys a good stroll. If you brave the Montagne de Bueren’s 374-step staircase, you will be rewarded at the top with a breathtaking view of the city.
The Ardent City also boasts a wide range of museums, including the Grand Curtius, the Aquarium and La Boverie, nestled in a Sunset in the Ardent City verdant patch. Remember to plan ahead, as some museum visits have to be booked in advance due to the COVID-19 epidemic. liege.be visitezliege.be On Sunday morning, come and wander around La Batte, the oldest market in Belgium, whose street vendors await you with all the necessary health measures in place.
And, whatever you do, do not leave without munching on a Liège waffle or any other of our specialities that you can eat on the go.
8 ACCESS AND START
ACCESS TO THE START Start assembly point: place McAuliffe 53 Signing in: from 7:30 am to 8:30 am LIÈGE N30 Roll-call: 8:35 am N834 Unofficial start: 8:40 am, place McAuliffe, rue 53 du Sablon, rue Pierre Thomas, rue de La Roche, chemin des Maies, rue Claude de Humyn, rue de E25 Marche, rue du Sablon, N874, route de Bizory, A26 Mémorial du Mardasson BASTOGNE Official start: 8:50 am, route de Bizory, at the lever of Mémorial du Mardasson, at 4.5km froc the meeting point. N874
N84 N30 A26/E25 Sortie n°54 Carrefour Route de Marche (N84) Chemin de Musy LUXEMBOURG à 300 m du départ N85 700 m
SITE PLAN
s rt a p m e R s e d Provenance depuis A26 et N4 e u Rue de Marche R Rue des Écoles
Place Rue du Sablon McAuliffe
Rue de la Porte Haute
Gare Avenue Mathieu N85
Avenue ÉVACUATIONÉQUIPES de la Gare vers LIÈGE Rue de Neufchâteau
9 ITINERARY TIMETABLE
KILOMETRES TIMETABLE TO COVER COVERED LIÈGE BASTOGNE LIÈGE FEMMES 40 KPH 38 KPH 36 KPH
PROVINCE DE LUXEMBOURG
BASTOGNE (Place McAuliffe) UNOFFICIAL START 08:40 08:40 08:40
140.9 0.0 BASTOGNE (Mémorial du Mardasson) OFFICIAL START 08:50 08:50 08:50
139.2 1.7 VC Bizory 08:52 08:53 08:53
136.1 4.8 Foy (VC-N30) 08:57 08:57 08:58
133.7 7.2 N30 Noville 09:01 09:01 09:02
131.8 9.1 Crossroads N30-VC 09:04 09:04 09:05
130.8 10.1 VC Vaux 09:05 09:06 09:07
127.9 13.0 Crossroads VC-N826 09:09 09:10 09:12
127.1 13.8 N826 Mabompré 09:11 09:12 09:13
121.5 19.4 HOUFFALIZE (N826-N30) 09:19 09:21 09:22
114.0 26.9 N30 Crossroads N30-N812 09:30 09:32 09:35
110.2 30.7 N812 Montleban (GOUVY) 09:36 09:38 09:41
107.8 33.1 Baclain (GOUVY) 09:40 09:42 09:45
106.6 34.3 Crossroads N812-N878 09:41 09:44 09:47
104.2 36.7 N878 Courtil (GOUVY) (N878-VC) 09:45 09:48 09:51
101.3 39.6 Crossroads VC-N68 09:49 09:52 09:56
101.0 39.9 N68 Bovigny (GOUVY) 09:50 09:53 09:56
100.4 40.5 Honvelez (GOUVY) 09:51 09:54 09:57
97.0 43.9 Salmchâteau 09:56 09:59 10:03
94.9 46.0 VIELSALM (N68-N675-N823-N68) 09:59 10:03 10:07
88.1 52.8 Grand-Halleux (N68-VC) 10:09 10:13 10:18
PROVINCE DE LIÈGE
85.7 55.2 VC La Vaux (TROIS-PONTS) 10:13 10:17 10:22
84.2 56.7 Côte de Wanne 10:15 10:19 10:24
83.8 57.1 Wanne (TROIS-PONTS) 10:16 10:20 10:25
82.7 58.2 Wanneranval (TROIS-PONTS) 10:17 10:22 10:27
79.3 61.6 STAVELOT (VC-N622) 10:22 10:27 10:33
75.8 65.1 N622 Côte de la Haute-Levée 10:28 10:33 10:38
71.9 69.0 Francorchamps (N622-VC) 10:33 10:39 10:45
69.1 71.8 VC Neuville 10:38 10:43 10:50
66.2 74.7 Ruy (STOUMONT) 10:42 10:48 10:54
64.0 76.9 Andrimont (STOUMONT) 10:45 10:51 10:58
61.7 79.2 Col du Rosier 10:49 10:55 11:02
56.5 84.4 Creppe 10:57 11:03 11:11
55.7 85.2 SPA (VC-N686-N62) 10:58 11:05 11:12
52.0 88.9 N62 Crossroads N62-N697 11:03 11:10 11:18
51.5 89.4 N697 Crossroads N697-VC 11:04 11:11 11:19
50.9 90.0 VC Winamplanche (THEUX) 11:05 11:12 11:20
48.6 92.3 Desnié (THEUX) (VC-N606) 11:08 11:16 11:24
48.3 92.6 Côte de Desnié 11:09 11:16 11:24
43.7 97.2 N606 Hautregard (THEUX) (N606-N697) 11:16 11:23 11:32
38.8 102.1 N697 Sougné-Remouchamps (N697-N633-VC) 11:23 11:31 11:40
10 ITINERARY TIMETABLE TO COVER KILOMETRES 13.3 23.3 15.5 24.6 10.0 16.6 20.9 27.5 32.4 12.9 23.0 32.9 35.2 0.0 0.8 1.0 8.2 8.4 COVERED 140.9 140.1 139.9 132.7 127.6 117.6 132.5 125.4 116.3 130.9 124.3 120.0 113.4 108.5 128.0 117.9 108.0 105.7 N633 N674 N62 N30 E46 VC VC VC VC LIÈGE BASTOGNE LIÈGE FEMMES LIÈGE Quai desArdennes Pont deFétinne LIÈGE (VC-N680-VC-N680-N90-VC-N633) Côte delaRoche-aux-Faucons Crossroads E46-VC Hony (ESNEUX) Côte desForges Crossroads VC-N62 Boncelles (SERAING)(VC-E46) Méry (ESNEUX)(N674-N633-VC) Crossroads N30-VC Dolembreux Avister (ESNEUX) Crossroads N62-N674 SPRIMONT Crossroads VC-N30 Côte deLaRedoute 11 40 12:20 12:20 12:09 12:09 11:58 11:44 12:06 11:56 11:40 11:50 12:02 11:47 11:33 11:32 12:01 11:46 11:28 12:21 © A.S.O. - T. MAHEUX KPH TIMETABLE 38 12:31 12:31 12:19 12:19 12:08 11:54 12:17 12:06 11:49 11:59 12:12 11:56 11:41 11:40 12:11 11:56 11:37 12:32 KPH 36 12:43 12:43 12:31 12:31 12:19 12:04 12:28 12:17 11:59 12:10 12:23 12:06 11:51 11:50 12:23 12:06 11:46 12:45 KPH PROFILES AND CLIMBS
PROFILE ASCENT: 2 300 M D+ Col du Rosier BASTOGNE Foy Courtil Côte de Wanne Côte de la Haute-Levée Côte de Desnié VIELSALM HOUFFALIZE SPA Côte de La Redoute STAVELOT Côte des Forges Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons 565m 512m 508m 500m 499m 465m 385m LIÈGE
600m 368m 351m 362m 314m 296m
500m 274m 400m 225m 300m 200m 64m 100m 0m 0 4.8 19.4 36.7 46 56.7 65.1 79.2 92.6 105.7 127.6 140.9 km |PROVINCE DE LUXEMBOURG 61.6 85.2 117.6 |LIÈGE
CLIMBS Km 56.7 - Côte de Wanne Km 105.7 - Côte de La Redoute 3.6 kilometre-long climb at 5.1% 2 kilometre-long climb at 8.9% The prise of the climbs, sponsored by AG, will reward the competitor Km 65.1 - Côte de la Haute-Levée Km 117.6 - Côte des Forges who makes it to the top of each of 2.2 kilometre-long climb at 7.5% 1.3 kilometre-long climb at 7.8% the seven climbs on the route first.
Km 79.2 - Col du Rosier Km 127.6 4.4 kilometre-long climb at 5.9% Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons 1.3 kilometre-long climb at 11% Km 92.7 - Côte de Desnié 1.6 kilometre-long climb at 8.1%
12 PARTICULAR PROFILES
300m 500m 400m
200m 400m 300m 136m 255m 302m 100m 300m 200m
4,7 5,7 200m 6 13 6,6 0m 11,9 4,8 2 6,7 9,8 100m 7,8 8,1 1 1 1 2 0 00 0 Côte de la Haute-Levée Côte de Desnié Côte de La Redoute 465m - km 65.1 385m - km 92.6 314m - km 105.7
174m 200m 200m 85m 100m 100m
3,9 7,3 0m 7,2 8 0m 9,8 13,2 1 0 1 0 Côte des Forges Côte de 274m - km 117.6 la Roche-aux-Faucons 225m - km 127.6
PROFILE OF THE LAST 13.3KM From 0 to 2.9% From 3 to 5.9% From 6 to 8.9% From 9%
Côte km 139.9 de la Roche- km 130.9
aux-Faucons km 140.9 225m Avenue du Bois Saint-Jean Avenue LIÈGE Rue de la Belle Jardinière km 127.6 Boncelles LIÈGE Pont de Fétinne 256m 254m 168m 270m 64m 68m
0,2 -0,1 -0,9 -7,4 -5,2 13 -3,4 12 -1,3 11 -0,3 10 -1,2 8 9 -1,1 7 POURCENTAGEMOYEN-0,1 PAR KM 6,2 6 3,6 5 -5 4 2 3 0 1
13 LAST KILOMETRES AND FINISH
Rue Auguste Buisseret N617 Orientation MAP OF THE LAST 5KM à gauche FINAL: LIÈGE
Gare DÉRIVATION GÉNÉRALE N30 N633
L’Ourthe Orientation à droite
N90 LIÈGE QUAI DES ARDENNES E25 Orientation à droite N90 N30
Rétrécissement 2 000 m E25 Passage sur une file
oz dr 3 000 m n N617 La Meuse Co u R ou te d
Terre-plein central
Fin de descente N633
Sarts N90 Cimetière d’Angleur
4 000 m Finish: quai des Ardennes, at the z ro d n re o iè level of pont de Belle-Île C n u i d rd a 200 m te J Width: 7m u e l o l
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5 000 m 4020 Liège Distance: 4km from the fi nish line
FINISH MAP
Accès équipes hommes
Accès équipes femmes
14 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 1. ORGANISATION TABLE OF PRIZE MONEY FOR THE CLIMBS the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) The 5th LIÈGE-BASTOGNE-LIÈGE FEMMES is organised For each of the climbs: in Lausanne; failing which, the team will be deemed - To the 1st rider: € 500 to have accepted the disqualifi cation or exclusion. by Performance Sport Organisation (P.S.O.), under the € € regulations of the International Cycling Union (UCI) and i.e.: 500 X 7 = 2,500 b) If the team lodges an appeal against the decision, the th TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRIZE MONEY FOR THE CLIMBS CAS shall immediately appoint a single arbitrator under Belgian Cycling (BC). It will take place on Sunday 25 € April 2021. The LIÈGE-BASTOGNE-LIÈGE FEMMES is 3,500 the expedited procedure as per the Rules of Procedure registered on the 1.WWT. calendar. of the CAS. After calling each party to evaluate its case, the arbitrator shall decide, within the time limits imposed, TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRIZE MONEY whether there are grounds to disqualify or exclude the ARTICLE 2. PARTICIPATION € The 5th LIÈGE-BASTOGNE-LIÈGE FEMMES is open to UCI ON THE WOMEN’S LIÈGE-BASTOGNE-LIÈGE 10,505 entire team or any of its members. The language of arbitration shall be French. Women’s WorldTeams, to continental women teams, ARTICLE 10. COMBATING DOPING - professional UCI cyclo-cross teams and to the national The arbitrator shall resolve the dispute in accordance team of the organizer’s country, in accordance with ANTI-DOPING TESTS with French law. article 2.13.005 of the UCI regulations. All the competitors A.S.O. and each of the participating teams shall deem The arbitration decision shall be fi nal and binding. must belong to the Elite category. it an absolute necessity to ensure strict compliance The number of cyclists is restricted to a maximum of 6 with the rules and recommendations laid down by the ARTICLE 15. IMAGE RIGHTS and a minimum of 4 at the start of the race. relevant authorities with regard to combating doping, and In order to enable the promotion of the Liège-Bastogne- to maintain an absolutely irreproachable line of conduct Liège Femmes as widely as possible, each team, and ARTICLE 3. UCI WOMEN’S WORLDTOUR in this regard. Participating teams shall undertake to therefore each rider within the teams, acknowledges The race counts towards the UCI Women’s WorldTour apply said rules and recommendations, and they shall that participation in the competition grants the organiser individual ranking and the points are awarded in be wholly responsible for the strict adherence to these and its benefi ciaries or legal representatives the right accordance with article 2.10.009 to 2.10.017 of the UCI rules and recommendations by their riders and, more to reproduce and represent, without any compensation regulations. generally, by their staff and service providers. whatsoever, their names, voices, images, biographies The points are also awarded to the fi rst 40 riders in Anti-doping tests shall be carried out under the authority and more generally, their sporting performance, within accordance with article 2.10.033 of the UCI regulations. of the UCI and designated offi cials, at the race fi nish. the framework of the Women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège On the basis of the fi nal ranking of each UCI Women’s as well as the brand(s) of their equipment manufac- WorldTour event, the points of the best young rider will ARTICLE 11. PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY turers and sponsors, in any form and on any current be awarded to the fi rst three participants who are under The following riders must attend the prize-giving or future medium, and in any format, for any public 23 years of age, in accordance with the following scale: ceremony: communication anywhere in the world, for any purpose 6, 4 and 2 points (article 2.10.034) • the fi rst three riders in the event, including promotional and / or commercial use, without • the leader of the general individual ranking of the UCI any limitations other than those stated hereinafter, and ARTICLE 4. RACE HEADQUARTERS Women’s WorldTour, for the entire duration of the protection currently given to The race headquarters will be open on Saturday 24th • the leader of the young rider ranking of the UCI Women’s these operations by the laws or regulations, the judicial April from 2.30 pm to 6.00 pm at: WorldTour. and / or arbitration decisions of any country, and any Palais provincial – Palais des Princes-Evêques After the prize-giving ceremony, these competitors must current or future international conventions, including Place Saint-Lambert - 4000 LIÈGE attend the press conference in the press room together any extensions that may be made to this duration. - Licences will be checked and race jersey numbers and with the race organisers. However, when the organiser authorizes a third party to frame number plates will be distributed to licence-hold- use images of the event for advertising or promotional ing team managers from 1 pm to 4.45 pm. ARTICLE 12. PENALTIES purposes, it shall not authorize said third party to use - The team managers’ meeting, in the presence of mem- The scale of penalties applied is in accordance with the name, voice, image, biography or sporting perfor- bers of the board of commissioners, will be held at 5 the UCI regulations. mance of a competitor nor the brand of their sponsor pm at the race headquarters. or equipment manufacturer with a view to a direct or - The UCI safety meeting with the race convoy and the ARTICLE 13. ENVIRONMENT an indirect association between this rider, the brand of their sponsor or equipment manufacturer, on the one riders of TV photographers’ motorbikes will take place P.S.O. shall set up collection zones for recovering waste. at the race headquarters on Sunday 35 April at 7:00 am. hand, and the product, the service, the brand or trade Riders must only dispose of their waste, water bottles or name of said third party, on the other, without the express any other objects in these specially designated zones. ARTICLE 5. RADIO-TOUR authorization of the competitor, sponsor or equipment Riders and support staff must behave responsibly with manufacturer concerned. Information about the race will be broadcast on the regard to the environment in all circumstances and Similarly, with the exception of books, photo books, com- frequency of 164.63125 MHz. respect the legal provisions in force. ics, any form of publishing, video cassettes, CD-ROMs, ARTICLE 14. DISQUALIFICATION - DVDs or, more generally, any video recordings or videos ARTICLE 6. NEUTRAL TECHNICAL on any medium and in any format whatsoever, whose SUPPORT EXCLUSION subject involves, wholly or partially, the Women’s Liège- The neutral technical support service will be provided 14.1 P.S.O. considers the preservation of its image and Bastogne-Liège, such as posters, displays, log books, by SHIMANO. its reputation, and of those of its event, to be of the autograph books, maps and offi cial programmes for the 3 cars and 1 motorbike will be used to provide this utmost importance. Women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the organiser shall not service. P.S.O. expressly reserves the right to refuse participation use and shall not authorize the use of the individual in - or to exclude from - the event any team, or members image of a rider within the framework of the marketing ARTICLE 7. FINISHING DEADLINES of a team, whose presence would be likely to tarnish of tie-in merchandising products. All riders fi nishing within a time limit exceeding 8% of the image and/or reputation of P.S.O. and/or the event. the winner’s time will not be included in the classifi ca- 14.2 Furthermore, P.S.O. may exclude from the event ARTICLE 16. SPORTS BETTING tion. The Stewards’ Committee may extend fi nishing any team or any of its members in the following cases: In order to avoid any risk of a confl ict of interest, the deadlines in the event of exceptional circumstances - a breach of the event’s rules, including those concern- teams and each of their members (riders, management after consultation with the organiser. ing the event’s internal rules (e.g., the rules concerning personnel, trainers, doctors, etc.) are prohibited from accommodation); placing bets, on a personal basis, either directly or ARTICLE 8. RANKING - a serious breach of Belgian law; through an intermediary, on the race. The general individual time ranking will be established - acts of vandalism committed in the race or outside based on the order of arrival at the fi nish line. the race; ARTICLE 17. - indecent attire or inappropriate behaviour; These regulations have been drafted in French. The ARTICLE 9. PRIZE MONEY - any other act or deed that is liable to tarnish the image French version shall take precedence in the event of and/or the reputation of P.S.O. and/or of the event. diffi culties in the interpretation of its terms in another Place Amount of prize money awarded - Breach of the health measures taken to combat the language. 1st € 1 535 spread of the SarsCoV-2-virus (COVID-19) 2nd € 1 135 14.3 The right of disqualifi cation or exclusion pursuant 3rd € 760 to sections 14.1 and 14.2 above shall be exercised under 4th € 460 the following conditions: 5th € 385 a) P.S.O. will advise the team of its decision in writing, which will be notifi ed by registered letter with acknowl- 6th € 335 th € edgement of receipt or by letter delivered personally 7 305 with receipt, or by fax or email. th € 8 265 This letter must: 9th € 225 - specify whether the disqualifi cation or exclusion is 10th € 200 linked to the presence of the entire team or the pres- 11th € 160 ence of any of its members, as designated individually 12th € 160 by name; 13th € 160 - specify that, in the event that the disqualifi cation or 14th € 160 exclusion is linked to the presence of any its members, 15th € 160 as designated individually by name, the team, in its 16th € 120 capacity as an employer, shall withdraw the member(s) th € concerned from their team or, by default, waive the 17 120 right of the entire team to participate in the event; th € 18 120 - state the grounds on which the decision is based; 19th € 120 - state that, to challenge this decision, the team will 20th € 120 have a period of 24 (twenty-four) hours from receipt TOTAL € 7 005 of the letter of disqualifi cation or exclusion to refer
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Cycling,
a part of AG’s DNA. Demouveaux A.S.O./Gautier
Cycling has long been a part of AG’s DNA. As a partner of Belgian Cycling for close to 25 years, the insurance company supports the national teams as they compete throughout the year as a way to encourage its target audiences to get involved in professional and amateur cycling.
AG is taking its backing for the sport to the next level as an offi cial partner of Liège- Bastogne-Liège and La Flèche Wallonne, two of the most prominent and prestigious events in the UCI World Tour calendar, in a long-term deal that will run until 2024.
MAIN PARTNER A.S.O./Thomas Maheux A.S.O./Thomas
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COFIDIS OFFICIAL PARTNER Cofi dis, a committed credit expert by your side. Cofi dis Belgium is a fi nancial services company specialising in the remote distribution of consumer credit to individuals. Cofi dis has had a presence on the Belgian market for 35 years ago and is able to draw on personalised advice, specifi c expertise in credit for individuals, its decades of experience, fl exible and diverse remote contact methods, innovative services and tools as well as credit education to help Belgian consumers be informed, responsible and in control of their budgets. Cofi dis has also been involved in cycling since 1996 through its professional cycling team and its partnerships with prestigious races. cofi dis.be
VOO OFFICIAL PARTNER WOW! The 1 GIGA/second has landed in Liege OUFTI ! The GIGABOOST is coming to Liege, making the city’s web surfers the fastest Le 1 GIGA/sec in Belgium. Thanks to the GIGABOOST, your internet speed will really take off, up from 400 Megabit/second to 1 Gigabit/second. débarque à Liège A gigantic step for the city’s inhabitants, giving them the ideal speed for home working, glitch-free video conferencing and downloading 2.5 times faster than before. And it isn’t bad for ultra HD streaming and online gaming either! Everyone in the house can fi nally be online at the same time without slowing down the connection! INTERNET voo.be GIGA-RAPIDE
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LOTTO OFFICIAL PARTNER Team Lotto has been a part of the peloton for 37 years and the National Lottery does not intend to stop there! Fair play, equal opportunities, accessibility and sympathy... are values that can be found in cycling and among fans of this special sport. With Lotto, the Belgian National Lottery expressly aims to take up a position at the front of the pack as the primary sponsor of the cycling project. That’s why the Captains of Cycling project was created. The Captains of Cycling welcome players, supporters, fans and ambassadors who share the values of cycling and also want to savour the sporting victories of a sympathetic team. Since the Belgian National Lottery unambiguously chooses to remain the primary sponsor of the cycling project with Lotto, the Captains of Cycling can be the full-fl edged pacesetters of the race. Become Captains of Cycling today by registering on the captainsofcycling.be website. captainsofcycling.be
ARDENNES-ÉTAPE OFFICIAL PARTNER Are you looking for a holiday home, a cottage or a «large group» accommodation to enjoy a moment with your family, sports team, friends or a team building meeting? Are you just 2? Or a group of 60? Are you looking for a cottage with wellness area? Close to a city or in the heart of nature? With over 2,000 holiday PHOTO : ©ARDENNES-ÉTAPE homes for all tastes, all budgets and spread all over the Ardennes, Ardennes- Etape offers you the best of the region. With the code LBL2021, enjoy a 60 euros discount when booking a stay in 2021 or 2022! Go to ardennes-etape.be to fi nd the stay that suits you. Do you need a personalised offer? Contact us at +32.80.29.24.00.
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ENIT - ITALIAN NATIONAL TOURIST BOARD OFFICIAL PARTNER Giro d’Italia, Strade bianche, Mount Zoncolan, Fausto Coppi, Marco Pantani and Vincenzo Nibali. But Italy is more than just legendary climbs and races – it is a gem to explore, and even better if gently on two wheels. In deep contact with pristine nature and historical old towns, cycling evokes an unforgettable sense of freedom. Follow the beaten tracks through red hills in autumn, or forge your own path on the sandy coast, breathing in the spring air with amazing views of the sea. Try to climb Mount Stelvio or choose and follow one of the wine and tasting trails with your friends. From the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea, Italy offers hundreds of cycling itineraries, ranging from the very challenging routes to easier cruises for both families and kids. CHERUBINO ADIGE, PH. MATT LAKE RESCHEN, SOUTH TYROL © IDM ALTO That is why we call Italy the Land of Cycling. Discover more on: italia.it and Instagram @Italiait
NTT OFFICIAL PARTNER NTT believes that a connected race is a more exciting race As Offi cial Technology partner of Amaury Sport Organisation, NTT shapes the future of fan engagement, delivers deeper data insights through intelligent technology, and transforms the business of pro cycling through innovation and partnership. A new generation of fans and followers of the race get a closer view of the action through live rider tracking, television graphics, and predictive data on social media and mobile screens around the world. Intelligent technology and data hold the key to transforming your business. Together we do great things. Go to hello.global.NTT/tourdefrance
SHIMANO OFFICIAL PARTNER Founded in Sakai City, Osaka, Japan in 1921, for 100 years Shimano has been dedicated to helping its customers get closer to nature and supporting people to realize their dreams. That comes with the desire to create outstanding internationally renowned bicycle components and apparel. Shimano covers a wide range of functions, including planning, development, design, manufacturing, and various other support functions for supplying bicycle components as well as fi shing tackle and rowing equipment. In Europe, Shimano acts as the ‘eyes, ears and mouth’ of the global Team Shimano. Its mission is to be an excellent supplier and valuable partner for all customers in its European markets and to create consumer demand for Shimano and Shimano-owned products. SHIMANO is proud to have developed products that continue to take countless athletes to victory and provide the means for limitless global bicycle journeys. For more information see www.shimano.com
NAMEDSPORT> PARTENAIRE OFFICIEL NAMEDSPORT> is a leading Italian sport nutrition brand. Founded in 2014, born from the experience of 30 years in the healthcare & pharmaceutical industry. The company combines scientifi c know-how with the strong passion for sports. From “weekend warriors” to elite athletes, NAMEDSPORT>’s goal is to serve a broad range of consumer with scientifi cally formulated supplements, based on the unique concept of applying the principles of Natural Medicine to the Sport Nutrition category. No matter how fast you are, how often you train, what your goal is to practice any sports activity, you need to be healthy and prepared. We support you by providing products with all the nutrients you need before, during and after your workout on your way to your goal. namedsport.com
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TISSOT OFFICIAL PARTNER AND OFFICIAL TIMEKEEPER The plus sign in the Swiss Flag within the Tissot logo symbolises the Swiss quality and reliability Tissot has shown since 1853. The watches, sold all over the world, enable Tissot to be the leader in the traditional Swiss watch industry, exporting more than 4 million watches every year. Tissot stands by its signature, Innovators by Tradition. The high quality of the brand with every component is recognised worldwide. Tissot has been named offi cial timekeeper and partner of many global events such as basketball with the NBA and FIBA; cycling with the Tour de France, La Vuelta, The Giro d’Italia and the UCI World Cycling Championships; motorsports with MotoGPTM and the FIM World Superbike Championship and more. tissotwatches.com
ŠKODA OFFICIAL PARTNER The ŠKODA story began not on four wheels, but on two. In 1895, Václav Laurin and Václav Klement established a bicycle factory in Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, and laid the foundation stone for ŠKODA AUTO as the company is known today. Today, the Czech car manufacturer is involved at many levels as the «engine of cycling» such as the Tour de France and the Vuelta. skoda.fr. skodawelovecycling.fr
JUPILER 0,0 OFFICIAL SUPPLIER “Jupiler 0.0% - 0% Alcohol - 100% Beer” Discover Jupiler 0.0%, the alcohol-free Jupiler. Jupiler 0.0%, the refreshing taste of a genuine beer. Jupiler 0.0% owes its taste to a unique brewing process based on the characteristic ingredients of Jupiler beer. Unlike many alcohol-free beers, Jupiler 0.0% is completely fermented before being de-alcoholised. As a result, you can experience a Jupiler with 0.0% alcohol and a delicious taste of beer. Now you can enjoy a refreshing Jupiler at any moment! Cheers! jupiler.be/fr
DECATHLON OFFICIAL SUPPLIER DECATHLON and its road bike brand VAN RYSEL are proud to be associated with the classiques ardennaises, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Innovation at the heart of our activities: from research to sales, including conception, design, production and logistics; the teams of our 20 signature brands, including VAN RYSEL, are all RYSEL VAN CRÉDIT PHOTO : DECATHLON committed to offering the right selection of products at the best value/price ratio. As a group of enthusiastic practitioners, you may come across us all year round on the road. And if you feel like it, come and do a few laps with us. But beware, you might like this. Discover VAN RYSEL on decathlon.be
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19 LIST OF WINNERS
2020 FINAL STANDINGS
1 Elizabeth DEIGNAN...... 3h 29’ 48’’
2 Grace BROWN...... à 9’’
3 Ellen VAN DIJK...... à 2’19’’ © A.S.O. - T. MAHEUX © A.S.O. - T.
WINNERS FROM 2017
2017 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN
2018 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN
2019 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN
2020 Elizabeth DEIGNAN © A.S.O. - T. MAHEUX © A.S.O. - T.
20 © A.S.O. 2021. PHOTOS : A.S.O. (T. MAHEUX). © A.S.O. 2021. PHOTOS : (T.
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