 It was won by Simon Gerrans in a four-rider sprint finish – becoming the first Australian to win the race – ahead of Alejandro Valverde, Michał Kwiatkowski and Giampaolo Caruso.As Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad.Seven other squads were given wildcard places, thus completing the 25-team peloton.