Quelques heures avant l'affrontement attendu entre Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) et Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), la 7e édition de Liège-Bastogne-Liège a eu lieu en début de journée. Et au terme des 142,3 kilomètres, on a eu le droit à un sprint royal opposant Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) et Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx). Après avoir triomphé sur l'Amstel Gold Race et la Flèche Wallonne, la Néerlandaise remporte la Doyenne des Classiques et réalise par la même occasion le triplé. Elle devient la deuxième femme à réaliser cet exploit sur les Ardennaises après l'ancienne professionnelle Anna van der Breggen en 2017. Elisa Longo Borghini doit se contenter de la 2e place. Marlen Reusser (Team SD Worx) complète le podium.
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00:00 (announcer speaking in French)
00:03 - Oh, it's amazing.
00:18 I cannot believe it.
00:19 I'm so grateful for my teammates and super proud.
00:24 - Tell us about this last Kilosmeters.
00:28 It was really a game with Elisa Longo-Borghini.
00:32 Tell us about this final.
00:34 - Yes, I was really happy that Elisa wanted to work with me
00:38 and yeah, then in the last K, we really needed to gamble
00:43 and yeah, I knew I could gamble
00:47 because I also had Marlon behind me, of course,
00:50 so that made it a bit easier for me,
00:53 but yeah, I'm just really happy that I could win this sprint
00:58 and take it home.
00:59 - Yeah, we saw you were very emotional
01:02 because there are so many pressure on you today.
01:04 - Yes, I really wanted to win this one,
01:07 especially because now I had the chance
01:09 to win three in a row
01:10 and that's, of course, a chance you get not every day,
01:13 so I really wanted to take this home.
01:16 - Did Anna Van Der Bree told you something
01:19 when you crossed the line?
01:20 - Anna is not here today, unfortunately,
01:23 but I'm sure that she watched the TV
01:25 and that she jumped around at home.
01:28 - Did she give you advice?
01:30 - Yes, I mean, she's my training star also,
01:32 so I work really close together with Anna
01:35 and yeah, that's really sweet.
01:37 (wind blowing)
01:39 - Yes, thanks to you I could gamble.
01:45 Yeah!
01:53 Yes!
01:56 I win it!
01:57 - Good job, you were so strong.
02:02 - Wow, that's top, top, top class.
02:05 - Thank you, thank you.
02:07 (speaking in foreign language)
02:10 Yeah!
02:16 (wind blowing)
02:20 (speaking in foreign language)
02:24 (announcer speaking in foreign language)
02:50 (announcer speaking in foreign language)
02:54 (announcer speaking in foreign language)
02:59 (announcer speaking in foreign language)
03:04 (announcer speaking in foreign language)
03:08 (wind blowing)
03:17 (announcer speaking in foreign language)
03:32 (wind blowing)
03:35 - Pam Gleuton has fought her way onto that.
03:57 She's doing it with absolute brute force,
03:59 look at that, all over the bike.
04:02 That bike is being dealt a massive blow
04:05 and Gaia Riolini has now put Trek-Segafredo
04:09 into prime position.
04:10 They've won Amstel Gold, they've won Fleche Wallonne.
04:16 One kilometer of racing to go
04:18 as they just take a little look at each other.
04:20 And Elisa Longoborghini,
04:27 I can't imagine she wanted to be on the front here.
04:30 - You could see the way that Dami Vollering
04:32 just free wheeled, she sat up, she took that gamble,
04:34 like no, I'm not gonna come through,
04:36 I'll take a look around.
04:37 Really wise, make sure that you're still aware,
04:39 where is that chasing group?
04:41 - They're not too far behind.
04:44 - A little bit of discussion there,
04:45 I don't know if that's Dami speaking to Elisa here
04:48 or whether she's just saying something to herself
04:51 of encouragement, where do you need to be?
04:53 And at the moment, Elisa Chabot on the front
04:55 with Rihanna Marcus, Anna McVanVleuten,
04:57 Guy Raelini, Marlon Royser at the back.
05:00 And it's not been since the sports director,
05:03 Anna van der Breggen, did the triple in 2017.
05:07 Dami Vollering, she wants this
05:08 and she wants to take it from the back.
05:11 - Longoborghini is gonna have to lead this one out.
05:14 Vollering is in the perfect position to take the triple.
05:18 She licks her lips again, she gets herself ready.
05:21 Longoborghini just checking over her shoulder.
05:24 Where are the chasers?
05:26 It is going to be a duel of two great champions
05:31 to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
05:34 Longoborghini looks around, only 250 meters to go
05:38 and the sprint hasn't even started yet.
05:41 Vollering is waiting, waiting patiently
05:44 as Longoborghini kicks hard.
05:47 Vollering on the right-hand side, Longoborghini.
05:50 Vollering though is coming alongside.
05:53 It is gonna be the triple, victory for Vollering.
05:57 She wins, all three in a row,
05:59 she wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
06:02 (dramatic music)
06:05 (dramatic music)
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