The eighth edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège for women had an impressive field of participants. It took a long time before the race really opened up and a leading group was formed. One rider led the race for a long time until a group of eight escaped from the peloton. All major teams were represented. On behalf of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Eva van Agt, also on the attack for a long time in the Amstel Gold Race, was represented.

On La Redoute the leading group fell apart and Van Agt was not able to follow. She was caught by the peloton, from which favorites Demi Vollering and Elisa Longo Borghini broke away on the Roche-aux-Faucons. Vos seemed to be able to keep up but eventually had to chose her own pace. In the chase, she ended up in a group with Markus. Together they tried to close the gap, but they did not get support from the other riders in their group. Behind the six leaders, they sprinted to places seven and twelve.

"We rode very well as a team," Vos reflected. "For us it was obviously good that Eva was able to join the early attack. On the Roche-aux-Faucons we were well positioned as a team, but the pace was just a bit too high. Riejanne and I found each other in the background, but the gap was too big," Vos said.

Sports director Jos van Emden also saw that some riders were stronger today. "We kept in mind that it would be difficult on the Roche-aux-Faucons, but we hoped to be able to bring things back afterwards by anticipating. The plan was to send a rider ahead hoping to survive the Roche-aux-Faucons and then being able to assist Marianne and Riejanne. So the fact that Eva was with the early attack was entirely according to plan. Unfortunately, her group didn't stay in front long enough."

The spring classics are over and Van Emden looks back on the performance of his riders with satisfaction. "We were present everywhere, especially thanks to Marianne. Especially in the Flemish races she carried the team. Great class that she still manages to do this after all these years. In the hilly classics we were also well represented in width, but today we just came up short. That strength in width promises for the tougher stage races to come."