As it happened: Grace Brown outsprints Elisa Longo Borghini, Demi Vollering at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes

That’s the end of our live coverage of Liége – Bastogne – Liége Femmes. 

Check back later for more news and reaction from both the women’s and men’s races today.

Third in the end for last year’s Ardennes queen, Demi Vollering. By her very high standards, this week will go down as a disappointment. 

She is still winless for 2024 – she had five big wins already by this point last season.

The classics are over, it’s time now for the 27-year-old to re-focus on her stage race goals.

Here’s what Brown had to say after the race:

“It was an amazing day and I wanted to be in the break. We all know a strong break can go in the middle of the race. We worked really well together.”

“I felt on my limit in the climbs towards the end, but once I’d got over Roche-aux-Faucons I though ‘alright it’s on’.”

It was a remarkable sprint in the final metres by Brown. Here’s our full report from the race:

Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Grace Brown wins breakaway sprint to claim monumental victory

Top 10:

1. Brown (FDJ)

2. Longo Borghini (LTK)

3. Vollering (SDW)

4. Chabbey (CSR)

5. Niewiadoma (CSR)

6. Cadzow (EFE)

7. Vos (VLB)

8. Labous (DSM)

9. Bauernfeind (CSR)

10. Fisher-Black (SDW)

She was second in this race in 2022, but Grace Brown has managed to go one better today.

Brown had been on the attack for 100 kilometres today, but she still had the power to overcome Longo Borghini in the dash to the line. 

Brown wins, Longo Borghini was second and Vollering third. 

Niewiadoma continues to drive it on the front.

Longo Borghini leads out the sprint.

But Grace Brown comes over the top to take the win!

Final corner, Niewiadoma still has a few metres as Cadzow fades. Longo Borghini now closes her down. 

1km to go

Chabbey tries…