Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 - Remco Evenepoel’s unforgettable “La Doyenne” - Vidéo Dailymotion

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The expectations around him were sky-high, and the World Champion delivered in style, winning cycling’s oldest Monument – Liège–Bastogne–Liège – for the second consecutive year.  Video: Sam Baguet / Soudal-Quick Step

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00:52 [CLAPPING]

01:11 Yeah, the race in Liege was pretty special last year.

01:13 I think I came there without too many expectations.

01:17 But in the end, we were quite focused

01:19 to try and win the race.

01:21 In the end, we had a big plan.

01:23 And we executed the plan perfectly.

01:26 For sure, there was the nasty crash

01:27 in the bunch, which took out two of our strongest riders, which

01:31 wasn't an ideal situation for us.

01:33 But in the end, we handled this stress moment pretty well

01:37 and kept focusing on the goal and on the plan.

01:41 And I think for myself, it was not my first big victory,

01:45 but maybe the biggest victory back then.

01:47 So it was like a new step into my--

01:51 or a new achievement in my career.

01:52 And yeah, it's a moment I will never forget.

01:56 After this beautiful victory in Liege,

01:57 I took a lot of self-confidence.

02:01 I had a feeling that I became stronger as an athlete,

02:03 but also mentally in the head.

02:05 So less moments that went up and down,

02:10 so more stable performances from my side.

02:14 So I think that day made kind of a switch in my head,

02:19 but also in my body as a rider.

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02:25 Riding in the rainbow in my first Monument victory,

02:31 one of, I think, maybe my favorite race

02:35 in the whole season, with number one on, let's say,

02:39 my second home road, because I know the roads very well.

02:41 I train often there.

02:42 So I'm actually really excited already

02:44 to start the race on Sunday.

02:47 Who will attack first between you and Tadej?

02:51 You will see tomorrow.

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03:48 I have already said it a lot, but I

03:50 think my teammates are often more important than all

03:53 the work that I do myself to get into a race.

03:55 So the victory is always the most in the spotlights,

03:59 but I think all the work that the teammates do behind

04:02 or before the final is maybe even more important than the final

04:05 itself.

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04:17 Here he goes.

04:19 The strike happens.

04:20 He played a little bit.

04:22 Pidcock immediately goes with the acceleration,

04:26 but the gap starts to go.

04:28 The head of Pidcock drops.

04:29 Evenepoel strikes.

04:31 He's going away.

04:32 It's one meter.

04:34 It's two meters.

04:35 And now Evenepoel puts in the hammer blow

04:38 and starts to ride away.

04:42 Tom Pidcock was just about holding onto Evenepoel's wheel

04:45 after La Redoute, but he was unable to give the Belgian

04:47 a turn and said goodbye on a short rise

04:49 a few kilometers later.

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05:38 Thank you.

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05:48 Remco Evenepoel conducts his own celebration.

05:52 The world champion wearing number one.

05:55 He joins the greats of Belgium.

05:58 He joins Eddie Merckx as a back-to-back victor

06:02 of Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

06:04 He puts his fingers up.

06:06 It's two wins in Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

06:09 He's ready for the Giro d'Italia.

06:11 Remco Evenepoel wins.

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07:49 First of all, two more guys, but these guys,

07:53 I think everybody saw what they did today.

07:55 It was pretty special from the start.

08:00 Two-- Lara Dut with Ilan, two guys

08:03 who had a bad memory of last year.

08:06 I think it's a big chapeau for them

08:08 because we love these bad memories.

08:10 It's not easy.

08:11 I can also speak from my experience in Bombardier.

08:14 It's not easy to come back to a race where you have a big crash.

08:16 So chapeau, guys.

08:18 Thank you very much for this big effort.

08:21 We had a big plan, not an easy plan,

08:23 going on Lara Dut in the wet.

08:26 Almost went wrong with a small slipper.

08:30 Luckily, Ilan was still there to push me.

08:34 So I think it's a victory thanks to you guys,

08:38 and also everybody that works here, as usual.

08:42 Also has a small piece of--

08:45 big piece, of course, in the victory.

08:47 So thank you, everybody, and let's keep going.

08:49 [CHEERING]

08:52 Like last year, I always do.

08:55 The world ain't no sunsets or rainbows.

08:57 It's a very mean and nasty place.

08:59 Don't get up, tough boy.

09:01 It will beat you to your knees if you let it.

09:05 Nobody can hit as hard as I. But ain't that hard to hit.

09:08 It's about how you can get it and keep moving forward.

09:12 But you can take and keep moving forward.

09:15 And this is how winning is done.

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 - Remco Evenepoel’s unforgettable “La Doyenne”

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