Liege-Bastogne-Liege Challenge

Want to arrive on Thursday instead? – Contact us for extra night stays

We’ll be staying at the centrally located hotel in Liege namely the Mercure (formerly Ramada Plaza) Liege on bed and breakfast basis. You will have breakfasts included at times that are in line with the events. For those of you who have bought an entry into the 2021 Liege Bastogne Liege through us, we will hand out your race numbers for tomorrow’s amateur event to you this evening. You are allowed to keep your bike in your room with you. The rooms are nice and spacious.

If you have rented a bike then your bike will be available for you this evening at the hotel. We assist those who travelled with their bikes with getting their bikes ready for tomorrow.

Flying in to Brussels?

Airport transfers are available at additional cost of £25 for a one way and £50 for a return transfer for you, luggage and your bike at the below times.

If you want to come and join us via Brussels airport then we will be running airport transfers to our hotel in Liege today. Tell us of your flight details at the time of booking and we will collect you from Brussels airport at either 11.00 or at 16.00. Airport transfers for flights after 16:00 cannot be accommodated. On departure we provide one single transfer back to Brussels airport straight after breakfast for flights after 12:00.

Driving yourself to Liege?

If you make your own way to Liege and come and meet us at the hotel, then please let us know in advance. We will still provide your entry on arrival and we will still be able to provide transfers on Sportive day and Pro race day. We advise you to arrange your parking in advance directly with the hotel.

After an early breakfast, ride the short distance from the hotel to the start. There will be the option of taking part in either the 266km, 147km or 70km events. For those not riding the sportive the day will be at leisure in the city of Liege. As the start and finish are so near it is easy to get to the start in the morning and back to the hotel straight after the finish. We will provide an additional feed and mechanical stop en route with our support minibus. After the Challenge, our reps will brief you about tomorrow’s Pro event.

Grand Prix Montagne (GPM)

Your personal time on the the timed ascent and your personal video at the top will be electronically registered on 3 mythical climbs: La Redoute, Roche-aux-Faucons and Saint-Nicolas. This will be done with the chip that’s attached to your race number which will be provided with your entry pack.

• Côte de Stockeu : 1000m – 11,0%
• Col du Rosier : 3900m – 6,0%
• Côte de La Redoute : 1900m – 8,0%
• Côte de la Roche aux Faucons : 1400m – 9,9%
• Côte de Saint-Nicolas : 1200m – 7,6%

Via ‘My LBL Challenge’, you can then see your times and your position compared to other riders.

Our location in Liege is ideal for accessing the start area where you will be able to see the teams arrive, after which we will see the start.

Below you will find a short itinerary of today’s schedule:

• Registration and start area: Place Saint-Lambert, Liege at 15 minutes walking distance from the Hotel Mercure Liege
• Rider’s signing on: From 08.55 until 10.05
• Final call at 10.10
• ‘Départ fictif’ at 10.15, place Saint-Lambert
• Official start at 10.30, after a 7,3 km procession from the start and registration area

After watching the start we will return to the hotel to get changed and to collect our bikes. We then have the highlight of your weekend with us on the programme.

VIP HOSPITALITY AT THE START AND THE FINISH NOW ALSO AVAILABLE – CLICK HERE

Airport Departures – £25 one way, £50 return

We will run one transfer to Brussels Airport, leaving at 08:00. Please book a flight to depart after 12:00.