After UAE Team Emirates controlled the race throughout the day, Tadej Pogačar took the victory at the 2024 edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège with a decisive attack on La Redoute with 35km to go.
This marked the Slovenian rider’s sixth Monument victory of his career, as he added another win at La Doyenne to his palmarès after previously winning the race in 2021, putting him alongside the likes of Francesco Moser and Johan Museeuw.
Behind him on the road, Romain Bardet put in an attack in the group behind on the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons to go solo and take his best result at a Monument, finishing second on the day.
A lack of cohesion in the group behind allowed Mathieu van der Poel back into contention in the finale, after he was dropped on La Redoute. The Dutchman then won the sprint for third place, which means that he has now finished on the podium of four out of the five Monuments.
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