Lampre-Merida spent half day with the traditional recon on the course of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

All the 8 riders who will take part in Sunday's La Doyenne, namely Matteo Bono, Valerio Conti, Rui Costa, Manuele Mori, Jan Polanc, Jose Serpa, Diego Ulissi and Rafael Valls, rode on the course of the Belgian classic, controlled by sports directors Philippe Mauduit and Simone Pedrazzini and by team manager Brent Copeland.

The recon started before the Cote de Wanne and ended at the finish in Ans, for a total lenght of 97.5 km and 8 climbs.

In the special ranking of the most experienced riders of the team in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Mori is the leader (8 participations) and he's chased by Bono (6) and Rui Costa (5). Four Doyennes for Ulissi, two for Valls and one for Serpa. Conti and Polanc (both 22 years old) will make their first appearance.