Tadej Pogačar, Paul Seixas, Remco Evenepoel, and Tom Pidcock are among the contenders for the 2026 men's Liège-Bastogne-Liège (Image credit: Getty Images) Since Paul Seixas' victory in La Flèche Wallonne, the hype around the 19-year-old French phenom is growing to a fever pitch. However, in Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, Seixas will face off against World Champion and one of the greatest pro cyclists of all time, Tadej Pogačar, along with other top contenders. As the oldest and most prestigious Monument Classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège has brought together one of the most scintillating lineups of the season. At 259.5km, it is one of the longer one-day races on the calendar, and is much tougher than Milan-San Remo in terms of elevation gain. Starting and ending in Liège, the race has hardly a kilometre of flat riding, with numerous unnamed ascents preceding the first steep climb, the Côte de Saint-Roch – a kilometre-long early climb that averages 10.2%.…