S14 Ep29: Arrivée: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (Women)
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
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🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
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 picnic’s worth of puns and Preston Bus Station… obviously.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Arrivae by the Cycling Podcast. |
| 0:13.9 | Well, hello and welcome to this Arrivae episode from the Cycling Podcast Feminand. |
| 0:18.6 | We are, of course, today talking about Liege Baston-Liege Fam, or, well, it should really be called Baston-Liege, shouldn't it? |
| 0:25.3 | Because that's actually where the riders race it. |
| 0:28.8 | And as lack would have it, I know listeners that I gave you on Wednesday, Flesh Wallons, number one fan. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm joined today by Lij Bastian Lijes' number one fan, who happens to be the same |
| 0:39.8 | person, Lizzie Banks. Hello, Rose, hello listeners, lovely to be back. It is true. You know, |
| 0:45.9 | I sort of joke a little bit about Flesh Roulon being one of my favourite races because I think it's |
| 0:49.6 | so underrated, usually, not this year. But Lège Baston Lijage, really, it really is one of the best races on the calendar. |
| 0:57.3 | It's absolutely beautiful. |
| 0:59.2 | It can provide such exciting, unexpected racing. |
| 1:03.3 | The breakaway is often so key. |
| 1:05.5 | And of course, you can finish it off with a waffle directly from Leage. |
| 1:10.3 | And you can leave from the beautiful train station with the |
| 1:14.2 | amazing sort of well it's actually plastic covered glass and when the sunlight rarely shines through |
| 1:19.9 | the train station it illuminates the train station in this most you know rainbow uh enigmatic way so, it is one of my favourite races. |
| 1:28.7 | I love liege. |
| 1:29.6 | I love the area. |
| 1:30.9 | You love the train station. |
| 1:33.3 | I do love... |
| 1:34.6 | You know, I think it's up there with Preston Bus Station. |
| 1:39.3 | It's like... |
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