Liege-Bastogne-Liege predictions and cycling betting tips: Pogacar ready to rock

Free cycling tips, best bets and analysis for the 2021 edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege

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Best bets

Tadej Pogacar
2pts 5-1 general

Max Schachmann
1pt each-way 16-1 general

Liege-Bastogne-Liege preview

Tadej Pogacar served notice of his immeasurable talent by becoming the youngest winner of the Tour de France in 112 years last year and cycling’s oldest Monument, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, looks another stage on which the Slovenian can shine.

Pogacar and his UAE Team Emirates squad were forced to miss Wednesday’s La Fleche Wallonne after two members of staff tested positive for Covid-19 but the team are confident of lining up on the start line in Liege on Sunday.

Pogacar and his teammates took the opportunity to do a 200km reconnaissance of the route for La Doyenne while the rest of the peloton battled it out on the Mur de Huy, while Pogacar set a number of personal records during the training ride which confirmed the terrific form he has shown this season when winning the general classification at both the UAE Tour and Tirreno-Adriatico .

Pogacar finished third behind compatriot Primoz Roglic and now-teammate Marc Hirschi in last year’s edition but could eclipse those rivals this time.

Max Schachmann, third in this race in 2019, is another rider to look out for at double-figure odds after a close third in Amstel Gold last weekend and tenth place at La Fleche Wallonne.

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