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Liege Bastogne Liege Challenge 2025
Friday 25th – Monday 28th April 2025
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Liege Bastogne Liege Challenge Weekend with Sportive Breaks
Join Sportive Breaks in April to Ride & Watch the oldest and toughest of the Spring Classics. The full route of Liege Bastogne Liege is 165 miles and a massive 14,400 feet climbing. Also known as “La Doyenne” or “The Old Lady” of the classics, the route includes some of the toughest climbs in the Belgian Ardennes, most famously the Cote de la Redoute. After completing this great feat yourself on Saturday, sit back and watch the pros race their final spring classic on Sunday, and enjoy this often overlooked and unique area of Belgium.
Stay at one of the best hotels in Liege: The Penta hotel is a 4* hotel located in the center of Liege.
Ride and watch: Ride the toughest of all the spring classics on Saturday and watch the Pros on Sunday.
Transport: The Sportive start and finish are in Sprimont (15 miles from Liege). Return transportation provided.
Bike rental : Mechanic available all weekend. Bike rental for $285.
What's Included & Optional Extras
Accommodation
4* Hotel in Liege
Meals Included
All breakfasts and evening meals included
Transfer
Return transportation to/from the Gran Fondo start/finish area
Mechanic
Available all weekend
Guided warm-up Ride
Friday afternoon
Optional Extra - Gran Fondo Entry
Choice of distances, from 50 to 150 miles
Additional Extra - Airport Transfer
Airport transfers from Brussels Airport (BRU) available at $120 return
Additional Extra - Bike Rental
Scott Addict or similar From – $285
Prices
Package Prices
- $909 per person based on 2 people sharing a twin room (2 single beds) or double (1 bed for couple)
- $1,221 per person based on single occupancy of a room
Included with your weekend
- 3 Nights at a 4* hotel in the centre of Liege
- Daily breakfasts and evening meals
- The services of our local team including mechanic
- Guided warm up ride on Friday afternoon
- Hotel taxes included
Also available
- Airport transfers from Brussels international airport (BRU) at $120 return per person
- Scott Addict bike rental or similar rental from $285
- Gran Fondo Entry available from $65 (below distances are approximate)
- 80km (approx 50 miles) with 1,500m (4,900ft) climbing – $65
- 150km (approx 93 miles) with 2,700m (8,900ft) climbing – $90
- 250km (approx 150 miles) with 4,400m (14,400ft) climbing – $119
Itinerary
Day to day
Airport Transfer: An optional transfer from Brussels International Airport (BRU) is available, departing for Liege at 11:30 AM. Please book arriving flights before 10 AM to allow you to clear customs and collect your luggage. The transfer to Liege is approximately 1 hour so we expect to arrive at 12:30 PM.
Independent Arrival: Alternatively, make your own way to Liege to our hotel.
Your Bike: Our mechanic will be at the hotel this afternoon if you require any assistance with building your bike. If you rent a bike for the weekend, this will be available this afternoon.
Guided Ride: At 2 PM this afternoon, join us on our guided ride. We will ride out from our hotel on a short ride, to help loosen your legs after a long flight, and familiarize yourself with your new bike if you have chosen to rent.
This Evening: We will have a meal together at the hotel this evening. Our team will talk you through the plan for the weekend, and give you some advice ahead of the ride tomorrow. We will also hand out your start number for tomorrow, so you don’t need to travel to the expo to register.
An early breakfast is arranged in our hotel this morning. Rolling starts usually begin at 6:30 AM and transportation to the start is provided for all bikes and riders. Times below are approximate, based on previous years.
157 miles: from 6:30 AM
96 miles: from 6:30 AM
50 miles: from 9:00 AM
Our vehicle will wait at the Start/Finish area in Sprimont, and will provide shuttles back to our hotel through the afternoon.
After breakfast we travel to Quai des Ardennes to enjoy the build up to the race. The riders set off at 9:15 AM and return about 4:00 PM. We will then offer a shuttle service out onto the race route to watch the live action.
If you would prefer to rest your legs and spend the day in Liege, there will be plenty of like-minded fans watching the race unfold in a cafe before heading outside to catch the finish. The race organizers usually install a giant screen near the finish area to allow the public to watch the race.
In the evening, we will collect rental bikes, and assist with re-packing your bikes for travel.
We will run one airport transfer to Brussels Airport on departure at 09.00 for flights departing after 12.00. (available at a supplement)
More About the Event
The Liege Bastogne Liege Sportive is the hardest sportive of the spring classics. For amateur riders, the ultimate challenge is to do the long distance and ride the same route the pros will ride on the following day. You will climb Côte de Saint-Roch (the wall of Houffalize), Côte de Wanne, and Côte de Stockeu.
Shorter distances of 95 miles and 50 miles are available. All Sportive distances start and finish near Liege.
Please note that the start and the finish of the LBL Challenge is no longer in the center of Liege. The Sportive now starts and finishes in Sprimont. Our package includes transfers for you and your bike between Liege and Sprimont.
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Plenty to choose from
We offer the largest selection of European Gran Fondo and Cyclo-Sportive events.
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You are in safe hands
We have a team of highly experienced professionals who have been organizing cycling trips for more than 25 years.
Logistics covered
We know the routes and we know the roads. We know how the event works and the best hotels for the start and finish. We organize everything for you: transfers, bike transport, additional fuel stops, local guides, mechanical support and more.
