La Flèche Wallonne overviewDateApril 23, 2025Start locationCineyFinish locationHuyDistance205.2kmCategoryWorldTourPrevious edition2024 La Flèche WallonnePrevious winnerStephen Williams (Gbr) Israel-PremierTech which rounds out the Ardennes Classics triple crown Before the Amstel Gold Race was born in 1966 bounced around the calendar searching for its identity finally linking up with Liège-Bastogne-Liège first on the same weekend in 1951 then as its post-script until it settled down in 1985 in its current Wednesday spot First raced on a course from Tournai to Liège La Flèche Wallonne went through a watershed moment in 1985 when it moved its finish line to the summit of the Mur de Huy This year’s 89th edition will be the 41st time that the race culminates on an ascent that immediately earned a spot among the toughest climbs in pro cycling with the Côte d'Ereffe adding another level of difficulty the Mur de Huy is almost always the deciding climb from a large group Alejandro Valverde holds the record of victories with five and won four in a row between 2014 and 2017.  The Spaniard won both Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège three times (2006 2017) but has never won all three Ardennes Classics In 2023, Tadej Pogačar made it two out of three in the Ardennes Classics crushing the competition on the Mur de Huy to win La Flèche Wallonne after claiming the Amstel Gold Race Last year, Stevie Williams (Israel-PremierTech) scored one of the biggest wins of his career in La Flèche Wallonne surging up Mur de Huy at the end of a cold  Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-Samsic) was second and Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny) third Profile of the 2025 La Flèche Wallonne(Image credit: A.S.O.)The men's La Flèche Wallonne 2025 route will start in Ciney and feature 11 climbs The traditional battles up the Mur de Huy will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first finish at the top of the climb Data powered by FirstCycling The cycling action continues on Peacock this Wednesday Coverage of the men’s race begins at 6:45 AM ET The men’s field features five former victors: Julian Alaphilippe (2018 Three-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar looks to become the first reigning Tour de France champion to win Flèche Wallonne Wednesday marks the 28th edition of Flèche Wallonne Femmes The women’s field includes defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma See below for everything you need to know about Flèche Wallonne 2025 and additional information on how to watch cycling on Peacock Click here to sign up for Peacock! RELATED: Remco Evenepoel returning to cycling after serious crash La Flèche Wallonne Femmes will also take place on Wednesday, April 23, at 10:55 AM ET on Peacock. Click here to find the official route map for the women’s race The race starts in the city of Ciney and will conclude in Huy. Click here to find the official route map The total distance is 205.1 kilometers (approximately 127 miles) Great Britain’s Stephen Williams won last year’s race, becoming the first British rider to win Flèche Wallonne Sign up here to watch all of our live sports and events Peacock is the exclusive home of the Tour de France in the U.S with live start-to-finish coverage of every stage If you’ve already followed the steps to create your new Peacock account, and you added a password, you can now Sign In with that email and password on all your supported devices. If you never set your password, or don’t remember it, reset it now To upgrade to Peacock Premium Plus from a Peacock Premium plan, sign in to your account and go to Plans and Payments to select an upgrade plan You can enjoy Peacock on a variety of devices. View the full list of supported devices here. RELATED: Pogacar wins Tour of Flanders with another solo attack A Division of NBCUniversal DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only and there is no gambling offered on this site This service is intended for adult audiences No guarantees are made for any specific outcome If you or someone you know has a gambling problem The second race of the Ardennes Classics has arrived following the Amstel Gold Race over the weekend We've compiled everything you need to know about how to watch La Fleche Wallonne Mattias Skjelmose shocked the cycling world this past weekend when he defeated favorites Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel in a sprint finish at the Amstel Gold Race and others are expected to compete at the 2025 men's La Fleche Wallonne in Belgium which will take riders through a difficult course that ends on the steep Mur de Huy Stevie Williams took home the men's title in 2024 This race is a precursor to the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Whether you watch every year or want to get in on the action for the first time you can find all the details on global live streaming options and how to use a VPN to watch the race from anywhere for free Peacock is the American streaming home for tons of races this year in addition to select other sporting events Subscriptions start at $8/month for Peacock Premium but Peacock Premium Plus will unlock ad-free on-demand content and 24/7 NBC live streaming You'll need to sign up for the £31/month Premium tier to access cycling This plan also unlocks events such as UFC fights La Fleche Wallonne will air on SBS Viceland in Australia, which means that cycling fans can live stream the race through SBS on Demand This is a free streaming option that just requires account creation to use Note: The use of VPNs is illegal in certain countries and using VPNs to access region-locked streaming content might constitute a breach of the terms of use for certain services Business Insider does not endorse or condone the illegal use of VPNs times and standingsFind out the key results and timings from the 2025 Flèche Wallonne for both the men's and women's races on 23 April Picture by A.S.O./Pauline BalletBy Olympics.comWorld champion Tadej Pogacar launched a late attack on the final climb up the Mur de Huy to win the 2025 Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday (23 April). The Slovenian went clear as the peloton jostled for position up the steep mur, with no-one else able to respond to his powerful break. Pogacar won in 4 hours 50 minutes 15 seconds to make up for frustrating results at both Paris-Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race. Behind him, Kévin Vauquelin broke free of the remaining pack and held off a late surge from Tom Pidcock to cross the line in second, 10 seconds behind Pogacar. Pidcock was third. Find out the results and standings for the top 10 riders in the 2025 editions of La Flèche Wallonne. times and standings","tag":"[\"discipline-cycling-road\",\"newsclip\",\"gender-mixed\",\"seo\",\"tadej-pogacar\",\"results\"]","module_type":"InStoryCampaign","module_title":"La Flèche Wallonne 2025 & La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2025: All results 🥇","event":null,"destination_url":"","entry_point_tag":"base","entry_point_type":"instory_campaign"}" data-tracking="click" href="https://www.olympics.com/en/sign-in?entry_point_type=instory_campaign&entry_point_tag=base&template=base&origin=https%3A%2F%2Folympics.com%2Fen%2Folympic-channel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now Tadej Pogacar reminded everyone exactly who’s boss on Wednesday with a dominant display on the Mur de Huy claiming his second career win at La Flèche Wallonne The Slovenian superstar powered away from the world’s best climbers on the final ascent explosive acceleration that left no room for doubt—and no rider able to follow but as a cyclist you don't like it so much such a tough finish," said the Team UAE Emirates leader the weather wasn't so good but winning again is all that counts We worked well as a team today and we'll have a similar one for Sunday at Liège," said the 26-year-old who won at Liège last year in the absence of the injured Remco Evenepoel Wednesday's race culminated with the fearsome Mur de Huy just 1.3km in length but with gradients hitting 19 percent and an average of 9.6 Pogacar said he attacked when he saw Irishman Ben Healy So I accelerated and when I looked over my shoulder But really that's the hardest kilometre in cycling," he added The final climb was billed as a showdown between Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel had no answer when the world champion hit the gas Rain and slick roads caused multiple crashes—including one that ended Mattias Skjelmose’s chances after his Amstel Gold Race heroics Defending champion Stephen Williams and 2022 winner Dylan Teuns also dropped out before the finale featuring a trio of Norwegians and three Belgians including Ruben Apers was reeled in well before the final climbs As the peloton hit the final steep kilometers Evenepoel faded in the final meters and had to settle for ninth Pogacar bounces back from his Amstel Gold Race defeat in the most emphatic way possible The Ardennes triple now looms—and he’s looking stronger than ever Get the most important Cycling stories delivered straight to your inbox Become a member here We use cookies to improve your browsing experience After an unpredictable Amstel Gold Race last weekend the likes of Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma will be keen to make amends in this mid-week Classic and her former teammate Demi Vollering has also conquered the Mur before Both of these riders will be back fighting for the title of Queen of Huy in 2025 Last weekend’s edition of Amstel Gold Race has shown us that the big favourites aren’t necessarily guaranteed to have a shot at the win – they need to control the breakaway’s chances first SD Worx-Protime took the victory in the Netherlands on Saturday but with Mischa Bredewold (not the rider from the team most would have expected to come out on top.) The 24-year-old was part of an early break which almost all of the pre-race favourites missed – the likes of Vollering Elisa Longo-Borghini and Kasia Niewiadoma were left fighting for minor places behind Will they let the same thing happen again in Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2025 route (Image: ASO) With an undulating 140-kilometre route to get through before the final Mur de Huy showdown there are plenty of springboards for attacks if any opportunistic breakaway riders want to take their chances The first ascent of the Mur comes with just over 35-kilometres to go until the finish so favourites will need to remain alert here to any moves There are two other key climbs on the finishing circuit: the Côte d'Ereffe and Côte de Cherave which are both steep and short so if we see the same type of explosive racing we did at Amstel last weekend we can expect fireworks here from those who aren’t content to leave things down to a final sprint up the Mur Canyon//SRAM’s Kasia Niewiadoma comes to this race as defending champion following her victory here in 2024 but she has a flying SD Worx-Protime squad to contend with The Dutch squad’s Amstel Gold winner Bredewold is taking to the start at Flèche as are both seven-time winner Van der Breggen and world champion Lotte Kopecky FDJ-Suez will also be desperate to get things right for Demi Vollering who will know she has a chance if they get her to the base of the Huy in a good position and the same goes for UAE Team AQQ’s Elisa Longo Borghini struggled to control the races in the past in order to give their team leader a shot at fighting for the win This happened at Amstel Gold Race last weekend when Vollering ended up finishing 20th from the group behind the breakaway a result she won’t be satisfied with as a former winner of that race FDJ-Suez do appear to be flexible when it comes to adjusting their race plans if Vollering isn’t in contention for victory and they have plenty of other options when it comes to riders who can go for their own chances when asked Juliette Labous proved this with her fourth place at Amstel after a day in the break and she is suited to Flèche finishing seventh at this race last season Elise Chabbey is a rider who the team could send in the early break to force other teams to chase while Évita Muzic will also be looking for her opportunity given she finished in fourth place at Flèche in 2024 Vollering will certainly be ‘plan A’ for the French team but this season so far has shown us that it is unlikely to be that simple Niewiadoma didn't make the winning breakaway at Amstel Gold Race and came in with the chase group She will not want the same thing to happen at Flèche Wallonne — a race with a finish so perfectly suited to her Neve Bradbury will be in a key support role for Niewiadoma on the weekend and she looked strong in the breakaway during Amstel despite eventually being unable to contest the final following Bredewold’s move Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig is also a rider who we would normally consider a favourite for Flèche as the Danish rider has repeatedly performed well on the punchy climbs of the Ardennes though she doesn’t look to be in her best form currently so will likely be a domestique for Niewiadoma Canyon//SRAM are in need of a result to boost morale and Wednesday’s race is a big chance for the German team Four years have passed since Van der Breggen took her seventh Flèche Wallonne win – the one most of us believed would be her final victory here before her retirement the SD Worx-Protime rider has since made an unprecedented comeback returning to the peloton with a bang at the start of this season She has since proven her ability to race with the very best on her day finishing second at Strade Bianche behind Vollering back in March Van der Breggen has looked to slightly be struggling with her form — she played a team role in Amstel Gold Race by setting a blistering pace in the early stages of the race and then abandoning her performances on the Mur de Huy each year mean that the Dutchwoman can certainly not be counted out for a historic eighth win on Wednesday SD Worx-Protime has plenty of options when it comes to picking a team leader for Flèche Amstel winner Bredewold is back and will be motivated and confident after what she was able to do last weekend while Lotte Kopecky is another rider who could perform well on the punchy climbs of Flèche if she brings her climbing legs Lorena Wiebes also takes to the start but it is likely that the Mur will be too difficult for the European champion and we are expecting SD Worx to put all of their resources behind supporting Van der Breggen for victory It has been a rollercoaster few weeks for Elisa Longo Borghini – she was in what looked to be her career-best form ahead of the Tour of Flanders but crashed out of the race and was forced to take some rest afterwards Longo Borghini has already taken a win; she rode away from the peloton at De Brabantse Pijl a few weeks ago which is proof that the enforced rest due to her concussion hasn’t impacted her performance too much It wasn’t to be for the UAE Team ADQ rider at Amstel Gold Race as she played a support role for her teammate Silvia Persico who made it into the winning breakaway and finished a respectable fifth place Longo Borghini was on the podium at Flèche Wallonne last season so will know how well this finish suits her if she can make it there in the front group It will be important that UAE Team ADQ have enough collective strength to support their Italian team leader as she battles the inevitable attacks from those who want to split things up before the final climb Longo Borghini has struggled in the past being isolated against strong SD Worx or FDJ-Suez teammates so this could be her downfall on Wednesday if her team doesn’t have strength in numbers when it matters Movistar’s Liane Lippert has been having a quietly impressive season so far with a sixth place at Dwars door Vlaanderen and a third place at the Tour of Flanders She finished second at La Flèche Wallonne in 2023 so knows what she can do on this course and she was second to Vollering in the sprint from the chase group at Amstel Gold Race last weekend Lippert has been vocal on numerous occasions about how much she enjoys the hilly Classics and she showed herself to be one of the best puncheurs of the peloton at Flanders coming close to dropping eventual race winner Kopecky on a couple of occasions Lippert will need to ensure she gets her tactics right on Wednesday if she wants to beat the best on the Mur de Huy however — timing is everything on the final ascent Movistar have been vocal about wanting to act as the aggressors this season and they had representation in Amstel’s winning breakaway with Dutch rider Mareille Meijering While their attacking racing style is admirable Lippert will need full support to help her to the bottom of the Mur on Sunday and the likes of Meijering should focus on this task to have their best chance of a team result at Flèche 22-year-old Puck Pieterse has simultaneously had one of the most impressive and most frustrating seasons so far coming close to victory on so many occasions but regularly just missing out She is yet to finish outside the top-10 so far this year proving both her consistency and endurance despite still being such a young rider She came her closest to a win so far last weekend with her third place finish at Amstel Gold Race which will have given her confidence ahead of Flèche Wallonne — she made it into the breakaway but just missed Bredewold’s winning move Pieterse’s downfall in the past has been doing too much work too soon in the race something she will undoubtedly learn to improve with more experience The ascent of the Mur in Flèche will be a true test of the Fenix-Deceuninck rider’s patience and it is her first time ever competing in this race which could hold her back when it comes to knowing where to time her move on the Mur Pieterse has shown she should never be underestimated While they are without a key favourite for this race Lidl-Trek is a team which should not be forgotten when it comes to Flèche Wallonne Gaia Realini should thrive on this sort of terrain if she can be positioned well Noemi Rüegg of EF Education-Oatly is one to watch after her third place at Milan-Sanremo where she proved her climbing abilities on short ascents Marta Cavalli of Picnic-PostNL is a former winner of La Flèche Wallonne and although she has spent the last few years coming back from a serious crash she looks to steadily be returning to her old self Silke Smulders of Liv-Alula Jayco is another punchy rider who will be looking at her chances here as will Kimberley Le Court from AG Insurance-Soudal Team if Pieterse isn’t the team’s protected leader Yara Kastelijn of Fenix-Deceuninck could also perform well on this terrain We think that FDJ-Suez and Demi Vollering will be able to get things right on Wednesday and that the Dutch rider will be able to ride to her second win of the season at La Flèche Wallonne Rouleur takes a look at the contenders to win the Maglia Rosa in Italy this month Alexander Vinokourov's team are making the impossible rather quite possible All the essential information about the first Grand Tour of the year While the former Olympic and World champion is relishing new ventures in retirement she is keen to ensure more support is in place for those.. From SD Worx-Protime's continued success to Canyon-SRAM's disappointment Rouleur takes a look at how each squad performed at the Spring Classics Enjoy a digital subscription to Rouleur for just £4 per month and get access to our award-winning magazines Join today for exclusive content from independent journalists This site is protected by hCaptcha and the hCaptcha Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply GOAL has everything you need to know about how to watch 2025 La Fleche Wallone cycling race the fearsome Mur de Huy has been the defining feature—and ultimate decider—of La Flèche Wallonne After a grueling day through the rolling Ardennes terrain it's the fourth and final assault on this infamous climb that determines who will rise and who will crack Conquering its savage 26% gradient takes not only raw power but also razor-sharp race instincts This iconic Belgian midweek classic revolves entirely around that punishing stretch of road No other race on the calendar is as closely tied to a single climb—Flèche and the Mur go hand in hand riders must conserve energy with surgical precision position themselves perfectly before the final surge and unleash their decisive attack with impeccable timing and legs like granite Back for more in 2025 is Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) But even champions can mistime their move on the Mur Among those looking to topple him are Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) and defending champion Stephen Williams (Israel – Premier Tech) all eyeing the top step with ambition and fire in their legs GOAL below answers to all of your questions about La Fleche Wallone 2025 cycling race and additional information on how you can watch the cycling race La Flèche Wallonne will take place on Wednesday the French-speaking region of southern Belgium La Fleche Wallone 2025 will be aired live in the United States on NBC Sports through Peacock The coverage starts at 6:00 am ET on Wednesday Fans can catch the action with a Peacock Premium subscription which is available for $7.99 per month or $79.99 annually with ads priced at $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year broadcasting rights for the Tour de France until 2029 The 89th edition of La Fleche Wallonne rolls out with a fresh twist this year as riders will set off from a brand-new starting point in Ciney The race will once again be shaped by the relentless Mur de Huy—1.3 kilometers of agony averaging a 9.6% gradient and ramping up to a punishing 20%—tackled three times over the course of the day: at 130.8km the men’s race stretches across 205.2 kilometers Early ascents include the Côte de Ver and Côte de la Petite Somme while the Côte de Cherave—missing from the 2024 route—makes its return just ahead of the decisive final ramp riders will battle over a demanding 37.2km finishing circuit looping three times through a brutal trio of climbs: Ereffe where one rider will emerge victorious after a day of tactical endurance and sheer willpower The young Belgian superstar has gone from strength to strength since stepping up to the WorldTour with Lidl-Trek in 2023 and in 2025 he is targeting a race he has dreamed about since childhood before I even thought about making a road career Sven Nys for a recon of La Flèche Wallonne learn how he has prepared for the Ardennes Classics and catch up on his first victory of the season at his very first road race of the season ...and I don't know if it is possible but I still look the same at it This is the race that comes the closest to the type of rider I am and the races I like so maybe Ellen van Dijk was impressively strong at Amstel Gold Race and after some big efforts on the hilly terrain the Dutch time trial specialist turned sprinter to claim second place Scores and Stats » Blog » 2025 La Fleche Wallone Odds Rick Rockwell Cycling Handicapping MembershipFor More Cycling Picks On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, cycling’s biggest stars return to the roads of Belgium as they battle for victory in the 89th edition of La Fleche Wallone French for “The Walloon Arrow,” this mid-week event is the second of three Ardennes Classics The first of three Ardennes Classics was the Amstel Gold Race on April 20 I highly recommend watching highlights on YouTube as it ended in a thrilling fashion Mattias Skjelmose outsprinted Remco Evenepoel and Tadej Pogacar for the win Pogacar was the big favorite for the Amstel Gold Evenepoel returned to action last week after a lengthy hiatus from the sport to recover from injuries The third Ardennes Classic race will be on Sunday Pogacar is expected to compete in that event as well With that said, let’s take a look at the latest cycling odds, courtesy of the top sports betting sites and make our La Fleche Wallone predictions The usual international outlets are expected to cover La Fleche Wallone including Eurorsport The 2025 edition of La Fleche Wallone has a new start to the race as the peloton departs from Ciney The riders will traverse 205.2km across Wallonia This famous climb is often the deciding factor in who wins the race there are 11 climbs that the riders will have to race over they will face the Mur three times in a circuit over the last 37.2km Cote de Cherave (which was absent in the 2024 race) and the Mur de Huy comprise the grueling final circuit The 2024 La Fleche Wallone came in at 199.1km roughly six km shorter than this year’s edition It also went from Charleroi to Huy instead of Ciney The race was won by Stephen Williams of Israel-Premier Tech The British cyclists outdueld Kevin Vauquelin Benoit Cosnefroy and Santiago Buitrago on the Mur to win the race Check out the latest La Fleche Wallone odds: As expected, Tadej Pogacar is the large betting favorite to win this race. The big surprise is that Thibau Nys edged out Remco Evenepoel for the second betting favorite spot. Furthermore, after Mattias Skjelmose, the cycling odds fall off a cliff. The top handicappers are siding with Pogacar to win Keep reading to see who we think wins this race Let’s take a look at the odds-on favorites to win the 2025 La Fleche Wallone: Although Tadej Pogacar was pipped at the line by Skjelmose in the Amstel Gold Race he continued a torrid streak of finishing on the podium in every race he’s competed in for the 2025 season It was his second consecutive finish as runner-up. Pogacar was also the runner up at Paris-Roubaix the week prior. In that race, he was second to Mathiue van der Poel who also beat him at Milan-San Remo a few weeks prior In-between those results, the Slovenian dominated Tour of Flanders It was his third race win of the season as he also won the UAE Tour in February Pogacar had an impressive victory at Strade-Bianche this year where he crashed late in the race and rode away from the field to win the event this will be his 6th appearance in the La Fleche Wallone and failed to crack the Top 8 in the rest of his appearances I fully expect a tactically smarter Pogacar on Wednesday after he blew the win in the Amstel Gold Race following a long solo breakaway I am surprised that Thibau Nys is listed higher than Evenepoel with the oddsmakers That makes little sense to me considering Remco has looked great in his first two races back this season Nys won the Miguel Indurain but then finished 37th in the Tour of Basque Country Nys was one of the betting favorites for the Amstel Gold Race last weekend I feel that we’re going to see something similar for Nys in the La Fleche Wallone as well As long as everyone is healthy and avoid injuries I don’t believe Nys is a real contender to win or place on the podium I would fade Nys for his debut Wallone race The Olympic Champion has been nothing short of amazing in his 2025 season so far He debuted last week at the Brabantse Pijl and outsprinted Wout van Aert for the victory It was an incredible start to his season after a lengthy hiatus due to a training injury last December Evenepoel overcame an early crash within the field to chase down Pogacar in the final 40km of the race it was an impressive performance from the Belgian who was clearly the strongest rider on the day Now, he turns his attention towards La Fleche Wallone, which Evenepoel commented on following the Amstel Gold Race:   “The approach to the Mur de Huy has become more difficult than in previous editions So we can take a different approach and hopefully get something done there We won’t take Thibau Nys to Huy on a free ride I’m already happy that we’re in good shape with the team But I’m taking it day by day: now I’m going to recover for two days.” As long as he isn’t suffering too much from his Amstel Gold crash Evenepoel should be a factor in the La Fleche Wallone on Wednesday It will be his second appearance in this Ardennes Classic after a 43rd in 2022 What an incredible performance by Mattias Skjelmose in the Amstel Gold Race. The Danish rider thought he was just racing for a podium spot but was able to pull off one the biggest upsets in recent memory: Already the podium would be a really good result for me I tried to keep the group going so they didn’t come back from behind I was shocked when Skjelmose won the Amstel Gold. However, I wasn’t surprised with a podium finish. I had the Danish rider as my pick to win the Tour of Basque Country due to his value compared to the safe bet in Joa Almeida he wasn’t on great form and finished 5th overall Yet, it was a nice bounce back from his DNF at Paris-Nice where the 24-year-old had two top five stage results before a DNF on Stage 7 Skjelmose was also 2nd in the Faun Drome Classic and 6th in the Faun-Ardeche Classic This will be Skjelmose’s 4th appearance in La Fleche Wallone Skjelmose could be a factor in this race as well The following cyclists offer the best betting value based on their current La Fleche Wallone odds Although he’s had some “average” results over the last month Tom Pidcock has had a successful season so far The talented Brit is leading a small team (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) and doesn’t have the support that other leaders have Pidcock was 9th in the Amstel Gold, missed the breakaway at Brabantse Pijl where he finished 11th, and was 40th at Milano-San Remo. However, he was 6th at Tirreno-Adriatico after finishing second to Pogacar at Strade-Bianche Pidcock’s best results were three stage wins and a victory at the AlUla Tour in January he has more wins on his resume this year than some of these other contenders The Brit has yet to crack the Top 5 in his four previous appearances at La Fleche Wallone But he also scored two DNFs in 2022 and 2024 I doubt he stays with Pogacar and Evenepoel on the Mur but Pidcock should be a Top 10 rider this week Stephen Williams won the 2024 edition of La Fleche Wallone that wasn’t the only win of his 2024 season Williams also won the Tour Down Under and the Tour of Britain last year Unfortunately, Williams hasn’t carried over the success from 2024 into this season as of yet. He was 53rd in the Tour Down Under and 50th in the Il Giro d’Abruzzo These are underwhelming results for a rider with Williams’ potential you can clearly see his evolution as a cyclist Williams is definitely a longshot this week to win again I don’t see him on the same level as the favorites or even the second-tier riders for this race stranger things have happened in cycling this year so far These cyclists are considered longshots to win La Fleche Wallone on Wednesday: I was high on Marc Hirschi heading into Amstel Gold as I thought he could put together a Top 10 performance that wasn’t the case ahs Hirschi finished 40th It was another disappointment for the 26-year-old who has the potential to win these classics Outside of 4th in the Faun Drome Classic and 6th in the Miguel Indurain Hirschi has et to finish in the Top 10 for a major race I am still waiting for Hirschi’s legs to improve so that we see the Swiss cyclist competing for the podium I think he has an outside shot at that this week but it will take a number of things to break his way but the legs have yet to reach his level of talent we’re accustomed to seeing The American cyclist continues to impress in 2025 In addition to winning the Dwars door Vlaanderen in impressive fashion beating out three Visma riders including van Aert Neilson Powless was also 7th at Pijl and 13th in the Amstel Gold Race his next best results were 4th at Trofeo Laigueglia and 6th at Algarve This marks Powless’ third appearance in the La Fleche Wallone The American didn’t compete in last year’s race With the way that Powless has been riding this year along with a number of upsets over the last few months it’s not impossible for the 28-year-old to pull off another upset he will be a Top 10 rider with a Top 5 ceiling This race should come down to the same trio of riders as the Amstel Gold Race: Pogacar I don’t see Skjelmose sneaking up and winning the sprint I believe Pogacar and Evenepoel will make it very difficult on the final circuit of the race I expect Pogacar to win this race since he’s the better pure climber compared to Evenepoel don’t bet the house on Pogacar but you can bet with confidence that he bounces back from two runner ups to win this event require you to pick which rider will finish with the best result: This cycling matchup isn’t fair at all Pogacar is a far better overall cyclist than Nys is despite the latter brimming with potential Pogacar should win this race unless he crashes or has a monumental collapse similar to Amstel Gold Nys will be lucky to finish in the Top 10 and challenge for a Top 5 finish so stick with Pogacar’s race-winning moneyline instead I couldn’t resist picking this head-to-head wager These two men rode the last 40+ km of Amstel Gold chasing after Pogacar and then Sjkelmose won in a sprint against the other two men he’s coming into this race with a ton of confidence I don’t believe he will duplicate his Amstel Gold success in La Fleche Wallone I see Evenepoel getting revenge by finishing higher than Skjelmose and challenging Pogacar for the race win Alejandro Valverde holds the record for the most La Fleche Wallone wins with five Five riders are second with three wins including Julian Alaphilippe and The GOAT Eddy Merckx The following is a list of the recent La Fleche Wallone winners: Kyle Buchman Dominates the MLB Leaderboard Despite the unpredictable nature of the MLB Kyle Buchman made betting look easy during this previous week of action 4 Teams Move to Conf. 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The men's La Flèche Wallonne starts at 11:30 BST / 06:30 EDT and is expected to finish about 15:30 BST / 10:30 EDT The women's La Flèche Wallonne starts at 13:00 BST / 08:00 EDT and is expected to finish about 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT UK coverage of La Flèche Wallonne begins at 11:45 BST on TNT Sports and Discovery+ while Flobikes' coverage starts at 06:45 EDT La Flèche Wallonne coverage starts at 20:45 AEST and runs into the early hours of Thursday morning See also: Cycling TV and streaming guide La Flèche Wallonne is part of the triptych of three Ardennes one-day races alongside the Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège The Mur is 1.3km at 9.8% and it is so steep that the race is almost always decided on the final time up it a hill climb time trial after a lot of hard riding The men's race starts in Ciney before it heads into a loop around Huy while the women's race goes straight out from Huy before heading back Recent editions have been won by Demi Vollering Kasia Niewiadoma and Marta Cavalli after Anna van der Breggen won seven in a row The men's race was similarly dominated by Alejandro Valverde and Julian Alaphilippe Tadej Pogačar and Stevie Williams recently DisclaimerWe test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service) Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 Before joining CW in 2021 he spent two years writing for Procycling He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds Before cycling took over his professional life he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider Don't ask how that is related to riding bikes you will then be prompted to enter your display name La Flèche Wallonne Femmes overviewDateApril 23 2025Start locationHuyFinish locationHuyDistance140.7kmCategoryWomen’s WorldTourLa Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2025 results Multi-discipline champion Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) attacked on the last 150 metres near the top of the iconic Mur de Huy to win Flèche Wallonne Femmes making it the second road victory of her career Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) could not match the acceleration and finished third Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) finished third holding off a surge by defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) finishing on the leg-breaking Mur de Huy.  Once again this year April 23  the start of the 28th edition will take place after the men's race so that the women can finish about an hour after the men in front of the huge crowds on the Mur Beginning in 1998, the race has highlighted the top talent of the women's peloton, from three-time winner Fabiana Luperini and five-time winner Marianne Vos to the outright record holder and consecutive victory record holder Anna van der Breggen who won seven straight times from 2015 to 2021 La Flèche Wallonne Femmes is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation, which also produces the Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes Paris-Roubaix and many other major professional cycling races Prior to her provisional retirement, Anna van der Breggen dominated the race winning seven titles between 2015 and 2021 In 2023, Demi Vollering made history when she not only claimed her first La Flèche Wallonne Femmes title but captured the Ardennes Classics triple crown after winning Amstel Gold Race Ladies and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes The Dutch rider made her winning move early on the Mur de Huy to take the victory ahead of Liane Lippert (Movistar Team) Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo) rounded out the podium.  Last year, Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) held off Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) after a late attack on Mur de Huy to take the win Women's WorldTour – The definitive guide for 2025 Profile of 2025 La Fleche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: A.S.O.)The 2025 La Flèche Wallonne Femmes route will cover eight climbs across 140.7 kilometres from the Grand-Place in Huy to the Mur de Huy the 28th edition of La Flèche Wallonne Femmes promises an uphill battle of legends and comeback queens on one of cycling’s most iconic climbs Reigning champion Kasia Niewiadoma returns as the rider to beat who also won the 2024 Tour de France Femmes has the form and the team—CANYON//SRAM—to do the double She was fourth at Flanders and looks hungry to repeat The previous three winners—Demi Vollering (2023) winning seven straight editions from 2015 to 2021 she’s back on the bike and already riding like she never left has her own squad of climbers at her disposal and Elise Chabbey are all capable of podium finishes But Van der Breggen will have Lotte Kopecky at her side The two-time world champion and Tour of Flanders queen keeps growing in the high mountains—and her 14th-place finish last year might only be the beginning The race is live on FloBikes. Sign up to catch every attack every climb—all live and on demand for viewers in Canada Elisa Longo Borghini and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio have stood on this podium before—multiple times—but never on the top step Could this be the year one of them finally cracks Huy With the top six from last year’s Tour de France Femmes on the line—Niewiadoma and Kerbaol—the hilltop fireworks are guaranteed Don't miss the action from the elite women's 140.7-kilometre race including the iconic finish up the Mur de Huy La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2025 – Route La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2025 - Everything you need to know How to watch La Flèche Wallonne 2025 – Live streams, TV coverage it came down to a sprint on the Mur de Huy.  Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of the 2025 La Flèche Wallonne Femmes The second installment of the Ardennes Classics is here with yet another stacked lineup including defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto) Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) as well as the likes of former winner Marta Cavalli (Picnic-PostNL) among others.  The big news of the day is that seven-time winner of this race will not start today after not recovering after Amstel Gold Race on the weekend.  A post shared by Team SD Worx - Protime (@teamsdworxprotime) More information about Van der Breggen's DNS in the link below...  >>> Illness forces seven-time winner Anna van der Breggen out of return to La Flèche Wallonne Femmes  Here is a look at all the contenders from the women's and men's peloton.. >>> Flèche Wallonne 2025 contenders - The kings and queens of the Mur de Huy  The riders are due to start the neutralised zone at 14:00 local time It is a rather damp start for the riders as they complete sign on and their media duties before the action gets underway.  Another DNS is Neve Bradbury of Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto due to illness A big blow to defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma as she loses a very strong teammate.  Disappointing update: Neve Bradbury won’t be starting due to illness. Rest up, Neve – you'll be missed out there!#FlecheWallonneFemmes #FlecheWallonne 📸 @ThomasMaheux pic.twitter.com/v9RyCz5aCMApril 23, 2025 The riders have begun riding the neutral zone.  ⏳ Le départ de la #FWwomen est proche.Few moments before the start ⏳ pic.twitter.com/s0DMyxfZqnApril 23, 2025 The official start is given at kilometre zero and the riders are racing La Fleche Wallone Feminine 2025 The first of the eight climbs today comes very early in the day after just 10.5km which is 2.2km long and has an average of 5.5% No early moves by the riders as they make it to the base of the Côte de Bohissau.  The bunch is still all together as the rain continues to pour on the riders as they climb the Côte de Bohissau.  There is quite an amazing age gap between the youngest rider at the race Viktória Chladoňová (Visma-Lease a Bike) and the oldest Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal) with 21 years between the two Chladoňová is 18 with Moolman-Pasio at 39.  Nikola Noskova (Cofidis) and one other rider try a move.  But it is the first real proper move at forming a break.  The weather seems to be dampening the rider's will to go on the attack as well as dampening them literally as the rain continues to fall.  The riders are all together after over half an hour of racing.  The peloton is strung right out with a brief split quickly being stitched back together the racing really does now seem to be on.  They are also swiftly brought back by the peloton.  The temperature has dropped to 9 °C as the wind and rain tighten its grip on the race.  They have a 25" advantage on the peloton.  The Belgian rider is just 15" off the back of the two leaders.  Van de Velde joins Le Mouel and Meert at the front of the race with 20" on the chasing pack.  The former winner of the British National Series has sprung across the gap and has joined Meert Van de Velde and Le Mouel with 25" over the bunch.  The leading quad of riders now have a large group of eight riders trying to join them as the race is really breaking up.  That group of eight riders have been caught but the time gap to the four leaders has dropped significantly because of it as they now hold just 15" over the peloton.  The gap continues to be tight between the four leaders and the chasing pack.  they actually bridged to the leading group of four riders.  The peloton is splitting into bits as the gap drops to 10".  One of the riders out of the back of the main peloton is former winner Marta Cavalli (Picnic-PostNL) She has missed a split in the bunch and now has some catching up to do.  The riders at the front of the race have been dragged back by the peloton.  About 8km away from the second climb of the day the 1.2km Côte de Petite Somme which has an average gradient of 8%.  The men's race are into the final lap and it is setting up to be a battle royale on the Mur de Huy Follow it with our other live report with the link below.. >>> La Flèche Wallonne Live – Pogačar and Evenepoel to clash again on iconic Mur de Huy finish  They are more than three minutes down on the bunch.  The riders start the Côte de Petite Somme.  FDJ-Suez and EF Education-Oatly lead the peloton.  Multiple riders being dropped as Eneritz Vadillo (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) and India Grangier (Coop-Repsol) are the latest to go backwards.  This is becoming a race of attrition now as riders continue to lose contact with the bunch with no-one going off the front.  it is Cedrine Kerbaol doing the majority of the work in the peloton for EF Education-Oatly The riders are about to head onto the circuit The men are also still racing on the circuit but are on the last lap Some riders will likely be stopped in the men's race so that there isn't any trouble for the women's race.  Just around 10" between the two bunches but the pace is clearly high and the weather is playing a key role.  The pace is high and the race is really strung out as the weather continues to be abysmal.  Marta Cavalli (Picnic-PostNL) has been dropped from the peloton yet again She is really struggling in the wet cold weather.  The average speed is at 34.4kph with the bunch splitting yet again.  The Dutch rider gets a gap of 25" as Kerbaol continues to lead the peloton for EF Education-Oatly.  The gap is extending for Anne Knijnenburg as she now has a 40" lead.  Onto the Côte d'Ereffe for the first of two ascents as the riders go onto the circuit This climb is 2.1km long with an average gradient of 5%.  Knijnenburg now has 50" on the peloton.  After spending a lot of time working on the front the French rider has now sprung out of the peloton and is chasing down Knijnenburg up front.  Kerbaol joins Knijnenburg with a 30" lead over the peloton.  The riders are now descending the Côte d'Ereffe and heading to the Côte de Cherave for the first time The 1.3km long climb has an average gradient of 8.1% the superb descender that is Kerbaol has distanced Knijnenburg on the descent and now has a gap of around 5" on the Dutch rider Knijnenburg makes it back to Kerbaol and the advantage stretches to 40" again.  Knijnenburg dropped as Kerbaol and her head onto the Cherave for the first time.  The peloton is closing rapidly as Knijnenburg is caught by the bunch who are now just 20" behind Kerbaol.  Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) and Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek) are amongst the latest riders to lose contact.  Kerbaol is holding onto her 20" gap as she heads to the first ascent of the Mur de Huy Onto the Mur de Huy for the first time and Kerbaol now has 40" gap.  Not ideal for those two riders just before the Mur de Huy.  is leading the peloton for Demi Vollering.  Katrine Aalerud (Uno-X Mobility) attacked just before the Mur de Huy but has now been caught.  Kerbaol goes over the top of the climb and crosses the finish line for the first time with one lap to go.  🇫🇷 @CedrineKerbaol franchit le Mur de Huy et entame le dernier tour en tête.🇫🇷 @CedrineKerbaol crests the Mur de Huy and starts the final lap in the lead.#FWwomen pic.twitter.com/OJaPMPggsdApril 23, 2025 Two riders that were expected to be right at the front today as Visma-Lease a Bike take over the pacing in the peloton along with Fenix-Deceuninck and Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto Kerbaol has 30" on the peloton with 35km to  go.  Kopecky rejoins the peloton alongside Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal).  She isn't given an inch but something needs doing as Kerbaol's gap had gone out to 50".  has tried multiple attacks but hasn't been allowed a gap.  She is riding La Fleche Wallonne for the second time in her career.  The sunshine has come out for the first time today and the roads are beginning to dry out after a horrible day in the rain.  Kerbaol has a gap of 52" but she did just have a minute FDJ-Suez using one of the few sections of strong crosswind This caused splits in the men's race and now FDj-Suez are the team doing the damage alongside Fenix-Deceuninck but it doesn't seem strong enough just yet.  Multiple teams are now in colour order on the front of the peloton but the gap to Kerbaol is staying around 50".  Onto the Côte d'Ereffe for the final time On the Côte d'Ereffe the gap to Kerbaol has melted away and now sits at just 6".  FDJ-Suez now with multiple riders on the front stretching the peloton out.  She goes out of the back with a rear puncture.  Inside 15km to go and Kerbaol has stretched her advantage back out to 17" again.  UAE Team ADQ now comes to the front to work for Elisa Longo-Borghini.  Just 5km to the base of the penultimate climb of the day Lidl-Trek are the next team to move up alongside UAE Team ADQ  Fenix-Deceuninck and Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto Alice Towers (Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto) and Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ) lead the peloton with 7km to go Kerbaol now only has a handful of seconds.  Onto the 1.3km long Côte de Cherave with an average gradient of 8.1% and Fenix-Deceuninck are on the front of the bunch.  Cecile Uttrup Ludwig (Canyona-SRAM-Zondacrypto) on the front as Kerbaol is finally caught inside 7km to go Several riders losing touch at the back of the peloton including the likes of Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) and Maeva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ)  Kopecky right at the back of the peloton.  Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto) leading the bunch for Kasia Niewiadoma.  Over the top of the climb they go and Niedermaier now leads this heavily reduced peloton onto the descent back towards the Mur de Huy for the final time.  Onto the flat and Antonia Niedermaier leads still with 3km to go  SD Worx-Protime and Lidl-Trek now take up the pacing with 2km to go.  Onto the Mur de Huy goes the riders for the final time They are led onto the climb by Juliette Labous followed by her teammate Demi Vollering with all the big favoruited battling for her wheel.  Labous really stringing things out for Vollering but Niewiadoma Longo-Borghini and Pieterse are still with them with 500 metres to go.  Vollering now takes up the pacing as Niewiadoma is starting to slip with Liane Lippert (Movistar) moving up alongside Pieterse.  Vollering ups the tempo but Pieterse launches past her!  Puck Pieterse of Fenix-Deceuninck wins La Fleche Wallonne Feminine 2025 She out sprinted Demi Vollering in the last 100 metres  Very tight for third place between Kasia Niewiadoma and Elisa Longo-Borghini.  Make sure to read out post race report on the race after a superb battle in Belgium.  >>> La Flèche Wallonne Femmes: Puck Pieterse powers past Demi Vollering for victory atop Mur de Huy  Race winner Puck Pieterse of Fenix-Deceuninck makes her move to pass Demi Vollering of FDJ-SUEZ  Elisa Longo Borghini sprints on the uphill for third Cedrine Kerbaol of EF Education-Oatly competes in the breakaway A general view of the peloton packed together on rainy 140.7km journey across Belgium for La Fleche Wallonne Feminine Elisa Longo Borghini takes third ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) won the Flèche Wallonne Femmes waiting until 150 metres from the finish atop the Mur de Huy to launch her attack and go past Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez).  but Pieterse opened a gap and could raise her arms on the finish line Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) held off a surging Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) to take third place Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) had jumped across to escapee Anne Knijnenburg (VolkerWessels) on the Côte d'Ereffe before dropping Knijnenburg on the Côte de Cherave to go solo Kerbaol was almost a minute ahead of the peloton until FDJ-Suez took up the chase and Kerbaol was caught on the Côte de Cherave with just under 7km to go Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto kept the pace high to discourage attacks and a peloton of about 25 riders entered the Mur de Huy together Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez) set the pace for Vollering for much of the climb before swinging off 350 metres from the top.  Vollering kept pushing with Pieterse and Longo Borghini on her wheel and Pieterse launched her race-winning attack on the last 150 metres but I’m really happy to get a victory here,” said Pieterse after the race but we were always in control with the team I was always in second position or something because they just gave everything I saw how hard they worked today and thought ‘now I really have to finish it off to give them something back’ and I’m just super happy to get it.  I attacked where everybody says you have to attack so I listened to my sports directors for a change,” the winner continued After several other attempts had been brought back and Monica Greenwood (Coop-Repsol) formed the early breakaway but they were reeled in again 50km into the race the peloton became smaller and smaller until Knijnenburg made her move with 70km to go who had already done a lot of work at the front of the peloton jumped across to the Dutchwoman on the Côte d’Ereffe and left Knijnenburg behind on the descent the Côte de Cherave was too much for her and Kerbaol managed to keep a steady gap up the Mur de Huy passing the finish line with 37.2km to go 18 seconds ahead of the pack increasing her advantage to 57 seconds 32km from the finish FDJ-Suez in particular started to chase hard and used the Côte d’Ereffe to make up time: Kerbaol crested the climb only 13 seconds ahead pulling out a 25-second gap again before the lead-outs into the Côte de Cherave saw her advantage melt away and Kerbaol was caught early on the penultimate climb Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) set a hard pace to discourage attacks until her teammate Antonia Niedermaier took over on the last metres of the climb Labous led the group under the flamme rouge with Vollering on her wheel The French champion dropped off Vollering with 350 metres to go but Vollering couldn’t respond to Pieterse’s attack and had to contend with second place while Pieterse celebrated the biggest road victory of her career so far Results powered by FirstCycling Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018 Start list powered by First Cycling she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track Laura has a passion for all three disciplines When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads UCI governance and performing data analysis Don't miss the racing action as the elite men tackle a 205km route featuring the brutally steep finish up the Mur de Huy La Flèche Wallonne 2025 – Route La Flèche Wallonne 2025 – Everything you need to know Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of the 2025 La Flèche Wallonne which hosts La Flèche Wallonne for the first time in the race’s history ahead of a 200km trek through the hills of the Ardennes culminating in the famous finish on the Mur de Huy The stage is set for a gripping encounter. Before Sunday’s Amstel Gold it felt like Tadej Pogačar was untouchable on a finish like this having been neutralised by Remco Evenepoel Five riders have attacked and are building a gap - Artem Shmidt (Ineos) Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa - B&B Hotels) Ceriel Desal (Wagner Bazin WB) and Siebe Deweirdt (Flanders - Baloise) Their lead is up to over a minute - this might be our break of the day already.  where a Pogačar v Evenepoel duel was being anticipated The riders are on the first climb of the day as it’s the only one of the day’s eleven official climbs tackled inside the first 85km The peloton make their way over the summit That’s it for any official climbs for a while though the terrain will continue to undulate the break's lead has stabilised at just over two minutes Here's a first look at the five riders in the break UAE Team Emirates-XRG have been one of the teams committing to putting men at the front of the peloton underlining their status as race favourites with their leader Tadej Pogačar But they’ve also been joined by Lidl-Trek and Q36.5 who are showing a great deal of faith in their respective leaders Mattias Skjelmose and Tom Pidcock while also saying their’s could be a two-pronged approach rather than backing a single leader Bahrain-Victorious are also contributing to the chase Their young leader Lenny Martinez has been in fine form in the early part of the season and should be well-suited to the Mur de Huy finish As you can see from the kit being worn by the riders in the peloton The gap has come back down to under two minutes The peloton aren't letting this one out of sight The pace has increased significantly in recent kilometres Soudal-QuickStep is the team who’ve upped the pace at the front of the peloton They appear to want to make this a hard race for their man we don’t usually see him win in uphill sprints like Mur de Huy Having lost out to Skjelmose and Pogačar on Sunday in a three-up sprint is he using his team as part of a plan to set him up for an attack before the Mur today adding to the race’s complications during a phase of this race which is usually so calm and settled.  Soudal’s work is obliterating the break’s lead There have been some attacks out of the peloton Foss made similar moves to this earlier this season at Paris-Nice It’s an approach indicative to the new more adventurous approach to racing Ineos have adopted this season all strung out bu Soudal-QuickStep’s pace with UAE Team Emirates-XRG taking control again.  The decrease in pace has allowed the break’s lead to grow back up to one minute while Foss and Stannard are halfway in between Foss and Stannard are getting close to the leaders now That was a smart move - they made it at a time when the peloton had brought the break to within catchable distance but also when the pace had slowed enough to allow them to go clear Here's Foss soon after making his move out of the peloton The gap between the leaders and the peloton has remained steady since Foss and Stannard That might change as we're about to start the second climb of the day A couple of Uno-X riders have used the climb as a springboard to attack out of the peloton Andreas Leknessund and Fredrik Dversnes are the two Uno-X riders Leknessund in particular is a very good climber but it's a big ask for them to close 50 seconds on the leaders Leknessund and Dversnes have joined Deweirdt Deweirdt has been dropped by the Uno-X riders Leknessund and Dversnes are making progress and are only 35 seconds behind the leaders.  as their deficit to the leaders grows to nearly two minutes You expect Soudal-QuickStep will pick it up again at some point given their statement of intent from earlier Leknessund and Dversnes have joined the leaders We’re entering a new phase of the race now as the riders start the Côte d'Ereffe This is one of the three climbs that will be taken on three times in the finishing circuit the Mur de Huy The racing’s about to intensify Jonas Koch crashed rounding a corner approaching the climb Soudal-QuickStep had initially led the peloton on the climb but now UAE have taken over the gap to the peloton has decreased to 1-20 The riders are descending to the foot of Côte de Cherave the second of the three climbs of the finishing circuit led by Shmidt with his Ineos teammates Foss on his wheel.  Defending champion Stevie Williams appears to be on a bad day He's being dropped out of the peloton on the climb The gap between the leaders and the peloton is 1-10 as they near the top of the climb No sign of the race breaking up yet.  the riders are about to start the famous steep slopes of the Mur de Huy for the first time This is one of the best sights of every season UAE Team Emirates-XRG lead the peloton onto the climb now less than a minute behind the leaders.  They did not use this first ascent of the climb to lay the hammer down Dylan Teuns is another former winner struggling The 2022 winner is hanging on at the back of the peloton The gap remains stable in the aftermath of the Mur We’re still waiting rothe racing to really get going in the peloton That might be about to change as we approach the next climb Once more it's UAE who lead the peloton onto it Guglielmi is dropped from the break on the climb The climb prove to be difficult for the break who’s lead has come down to 50 seconds as they descend to the foot of the Côte de Cherave Still it’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG who lead the peloton The big question for them and their leader Pogačar is whether or not to wait until the Mur de Huy usually the Slovanain loves a long-range attack but this is a race where the received logic is to wait until the Mur de Huy rather than burn your matches too early and it was in waiting for the final sprint that he won here in 2023 Stannard is the latest rider to drop out of the break and are sure to shape how the race unfolds Lenny Martinez is one rider who might be struggling in the conditions -- he’s struggling at the back of the peloton despite being one of the pre-race contenders  Shmidt has also been dropped from the break Ceriel Desal has just crashed going around the corner and is surrounded by Lidl teammates who waited for him but looks unlikely to return to the peloton Meanwhile the peloton are now just 20 or so seconds behind the leaders.  have started the Mur de Huy once more.  Will there be a move this time up the Mur in the peloton Foss is going clear from the other two on the climb Or so it seemed - they hung on and the three riders summit the climb together There was no individual attack in the peloton but Visma-Lease a Bike have taken to the front for the first time and upped the pace Here's a sense of hos grim the weather is this afternoon Soudal-QuickStep have now taken to the front again with Mauri Vansevenant They’ve chosen not to make the race hard on the climbs but seem to be executing a plan now we entered the final lap There's a small split in the peloton on an exposed stretch of road It's been closed and the peloton is back together You can see his hand shiver as he takes something from it who’s now his team’s clear leader since Skjelmose’s crash The three leaders as they creste the Mur de Huy having grown their lead back up to 25 seconds.  although they’re down a man for now as Junior Lecerf drops back with a mechanical The gap's already coming down on this climb Tadej Pogačar looks like he means business - he's taken off his rain jacket Leknessund and Dversnes have made it to the top of the climb still in the lead especially remembering how they each had to bridge up to the day's break from the peloton There’s only one more climb to do now before the Mur de Huy so it’s looking likely we’ll get the usual sprint up the Mur de Huy after all Pogačar and Evenepoel are of course the headline names but there are plenty of other to look out for - the much-hyped Thibau Nys; familiar Ardennes stars Tom Pidcock Ben Healy; podium finishers from last year’s race Kévin Vauquelin; and strong performers from Amstel Gold like Michael Matthews They still have to catch the breakaway to ensure this is a sprint The leaders still maintain a gap of about 13 seconds There is also time for a pre-Mur attack on the penultimate climb just as they start the Côte de Cherave UAE have seriously upped the pace on the climb and riders are straining not to let gaps open up Only about 20 riders are left in the front group  Pogačar moves to the front for the descent Christen and McNulty have got a small gap on the descent A group of about 25 riders being led by Groupama-FDJ have caught those five leaders Less than a kilometre now until the start of the Mur Healy and Mauro Schmid are both near the front too He's made his move...and disappeared into the distance already Rarely has an attack up Mur de Huy left the opposition for dust quite like that from Pogačar Both Healy and Evenepoel faded towards the top Lenny Martínez and Santiago Buitrago came through to finish 4th and 6th respectively That brings to an end Pogačar’s ‘drought’ at going two races without a win while extending his run of consecutive podium finishes in the classics to six the first of the humans to make it to the top of the Mur That’s the second year in a row he’s finished runner-up at La Flèche Wallonne - the Frenchman clearly loves this climb Tom Pidcock and Ben Healy can both also be pleased with their rides Third and fifth are career high finishes for both at this race fourth-place today for Lenny Martinez proves him to be a specialist for steep uphill finishes Remco Evenepoel will be less happy with his 9th place finish His Soudal-QuickStep team did much of the work at the front of the peloton clearly expecting a good result and the lack of an attack from the Belgian suggests he did fancy himself in a sprint up the Mur Given his scintillating form since returning from injury Thibau Nys didn’t quite live up to the hype It remains to be seen how badly the wet and cold affected his performance His winning margin of ten seconds is the biggest at La Flèche Wallonne since Igor Astarloa in 2003 Thanks for joining us today, for another stunning display by the one and only Tadej Pogačar. The racing’s not done yet, with the La Flèche Wallonne Femmes taking place - be sure to follow all the action with us.  And be sure also to return Sunday for the last of the Ardennes Classics Liège–Bastogne–Liège Pogačar might have reiterated his status as favourite with today’s win but Liège is a race Remco Evenepoel excels at having never been beaten in his two appearances to date Even Tadej Pogačar was tired after a rain soaked La Flèche Wallonne The riders suffered in the rain at La Flèche Wallonne Kévin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B Hotels) went deep to finish second at La Flèche Wallonne World Champion distances Kévin Vauquelin and Tom Pidcock on Mur de Huy finish violently exploding away from the opposition around the steepest corner of the Mur de Huy Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) had looked set to launch a long-range attack early on the climb as Pogačar's lead-out from Jan Christen was coming to an end the rainbow jersey then took one look back and attacked away with extreme power to leave everyone behind The remainder of the group of favourites were left to battle out the podium spots with Kévin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B Hotels) the best of the rest in second and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) netting third Such was the pace that Pogačar took off with Vauquelin was left shaking his head as he congratulated the world champion at the finish with no one finishing within 10 seconds of him even after celebrating well before the line Despite La Flèche Wallonne being billed as a second round of the showdown between Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and Pogačar even the Olympic champion was no match for the violent acceleration from the Slovenian "It's a really great feeling to win again here you don't like it so much," said Pogačar who was visibly feeling the effects of a cold Pogačar celebrated with his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammates after they protected him and set him up for victory.  "We raced really well together as a team and we stuck to the plan and I think we can do a great race again and try to win there as well." Action kicked off at the 89th edition of the men's La Flèche Wallonne from Ciney with a different 205.1km route from last year awaiting the 175-rider peloton The Côte de Cherave returned to all three laps around Huy again serving as the perfect warm-up for the iconic Mur de Huy finish grey skies in Wallonia meant for some wet déjà vu with full rain gear common among most of the riders It was going to be another brutal day out on the 40th anniversary of the Mur de Huy being used as the finishing point A five-man breakaway quickly formed in the first few kilometres after the flag dropping Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) and Siebe Deweirdt (Flanders-Baloise) getting away and pulling out a two-minute lead With Soudal-QuickStep controlling things on the front of the peloton the gap to the break was only 45 seconds with 150km to go This allowed some opportunistic attackers to bridge across with Rob Stannard (Bahrain Victorious) following him.  The now seven-man move momentarily became six as Dewrient dropped before the Uno-X Mobility duo Fredrik Dversnes and Andreas Leknessund jumped across on the Côte de Petit Sommes to make it eight in front The break got up the Mur de Huy for the first time with a 1:08 gap but riders continued to drop back on a tough day in the saddle defending champion Stevie Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) confirmed that he was not feeling his best He struggled and was distanced from the peloton The break was left with three in front of the charging peloton as racing entered its final 41km issuing an ominous warning for what was to come five riders crashed after slipping on the same corner in Huy with Amstel Gold Race winner Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) the most notable to hit the raised central kerb Skjelmose was left writing in pain with a visible cut to his knee meaning there would be no repeat of his heroics from last Sunday's Amstel Gold Race as Ilan Van Wilder went down in the same crash though his team continued to set the aggressive tempo as they had done for much of the race The second lap of the Mur de Huy didn't bring much change Dversnes and Leknessund staying in the lead but with a heavily reduced lead of 13 seconds They held this advantage all the way until the final seven kilometres when they were finally caught and passed on the Côte de Cherave With what remained of the peloton fought for position into the final two climbs with the speed raised by Pogačar's UAE team who placed the world champion perfectly coming into the finale with Evenepoel on his wheel Some splits formed on the climb and the descent as Pogačar and Evenepoel surged and those behind were forced to close things down before the final kilometres to the foot of the Mur de Huy Brandon McNulty and Jan Christen rode superbly for Pogačar the American setting a high space to the climb and then the young Swiss rider strong on the climb Pidcock and Evenepoel sat nicely positioned just behind the world champion as they entered the steep slopes of the Mur de Huy with Christen doing the final lead-out before Pogačar opened things up The tension had built nicely for the iconic wall finish with Pogačar Evenepoel and everyone else waiting for the final attack It was actually Healy who took over briefly on the front with Pogačar matching his move in the saddle before launching his final move and removing all of the tension in a flash No one was able to respond to his power surge and he rode into the distance as everyone else fought the pain and the gravity Pogačar suffered to stay clear but was able to celebrate with a 10-second margin at the line It was another dominant win for the world champion Vauquelin again showed his strength at this very race claiming his second runner-up finish in as many years behind Pogačar battled on the wet slopes to take a solid third place during which time he also wrote for Eurosport Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby Evenepoel and Skjelmose all set to tackle the second Ardennes Classic which is one of the hardest final kilometres on the WorldTour calendar is an act of natural selection; only the strongest — or most suited — riders have claimed victory atop the summit The latter has the record for the most wins This year after a thrilling edition of Amstel on Sunday where the favourite Tadej Pogačar was caught with 8km to go after an hour-long chase by Remco Evenepoel and the eventual surprise winner Mattias Skjelmose Flèche appears to be a more open affair than many would have predicted a week ago All three of podium finishers at Amstel are scheduled to start on Wednesday with all three having a point to prove: Pogačar that his Amstel result was just a blip Evenepoel that he is continuing to improve after injury and Skjelmose that Sunday was not a one-off La Flèche Wallonne is set to unfold over a 205km course featuring 11 sharp the most prominent being the final climb up the Mur de Huy The climbing action gets underway with the Côte de Vers after 17km although this is not particularly challenging but after 83km the Côte de Petite Somme is harder at 1.2km at 8.8% the peloton will enjoy a short breather before hitting the main circuit at Modave with 100km to go includes a trio of decisive climbs: Côte d’Ereffe The Côte d’Ereffe stretches for 2.1 km at an average gradient of 5% softening the legs before a descent into the Hoyoux river valley A brief flat section of just over 10km gives way to the Côte de Cherave which opens with a punchy 8.5% gradient for the first kilometre before easing into a gentler incline up to the crest La Flèche Wallonne 2025 route (Image: ASO) A quick five-kilometre drop toward the Meuse leads the riders into Huy rises for 1.3 kilometres at an unforgiving average of 9.7% After a steep ramp in the opening 400 metres the gradient rarely dips below 10% for the next 800 metres only slightly relaxing to 6% near the finish the final ascent of the Mur is where the race will be decided with the leading contenders battling it out in a nail-biting finale that has become a hallmark of La Flèche Wallonne The peloton tackling the Mur de Huy in 2024 (Image: Zac Williams / SWpix.com) it appeared that he was completely blown and could slip from the GC podium but a couple of days later he claimed victory on stage 20 Sunday’s loss wasn’t anywhere near the same magnitude of that crack in the Alps but Pogačar’s bounce back could be just as strong He is one of the best cyclists of all time for a reason — winning is habitual for him and although he has two second places in his last two races Tadej Pogačar on the attack at the 2025 Amstel Gold Race (Image: Zac Williams / SWpix.com) he has proved his finishing kick is better than ever Wednesday’s Mur de Huy represents a different sort of effort and so far in his career he has not been able to beat Pogačar in a pure watts-per-kilo climbing test Remco Evenepoel at the Amstel Gold Race 2025 (Image: Zac Williams / SWpix.com) Unsurprisingly the three best riders at Amstel will line up as favourites for Flèche and Lidl-Trek’s Mattias Skjelmose will be brimming with confidence after the biggest win of his career on Sunday His shock win came as a result of impressive climbing race savvy and a world-class finishing punch — all three ingredients are prerequisites to compete at Flèche He could benefit from Pogačar and Evenepoel looking at each other on the Mur de Huy although that said he will never be able to hide his sprinting ability again as every rider in the peloton will know that he was the man who kicked past the world and Olympic champions to win a major Classic He came second to Pogačar at Flèche in 2023 can he go one better and beat the world champion for second time in the space of four days Mattias Skjelmose winning 2025 Amstel Gold Race (Image: Zac Williams / SWpix.com) Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) will have been disappointed to miss out and be stuck in an uncooperative chasing group at Amstel Despite Flèche being the Ardennes Classic which suits the Brit the least (he has won Amstel and finished second at Liège) the contenders will be watching him closely Pidcock is well suited to the steep slopes of the Mur de Huy So far this year he has struggled to be in the right position at key points in the races but if his Q36.5 team can deliver him to the bottom of the final climb with the likes of Pogačar Tom Pidcock at the 2025 Amstel Gold Race (Image: Zac Williams / SWpix.com) where it usually comes down to the 1km watts-per-kilo test up the Mur de Huy there are only a handful of riders who have the specific attributes to challenge the key contenders Strong puncheurs like Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) and Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek) will be hoping to compete with the best climbers This is what Dylan Teuns (Cofidis) did when he won the race in 2022 but the Belgian hasn’t been showing that kind of form so far this year A number of teams start with multiple options British duo from Israel-Premier Tech Joe Blackmore and last year’s winner Stevie Williams have a chance for high-place finishes with the former in particular showing great shape this spring Team Visma-Lease a Bike pair Tiesj Benoot and Ben Tulett will likely adopt dual leadership as the squad look to secure their first Classic of the year Tudor Pro Cycling Team start the race with two former winners in Marc Hirschi (2020) and Julian Alaphilippe (2018 Julian Alaphilippe at the 2025 Amstel Gold Race (Image: Zac Williams / SWpix.com) For the other strong Ardennes men like Ben Healy Neilson Powless (both EF Education-EasyPost) Louis Barré (Intermarché-Wanty) and Mauro Schmid (both Team Jayco Alula) they will likely to have to get away earlier as they won’t be able to match the punch of the top contenders on the final ramp up Mur de Huy we think Pogačar’s uphill kick to the line will be hard to beat although it will be a close affair with Evenepoel and Skjelmose in the form they are in Instagram or YouTube Shorts – and use #whatsyourtour to show us what the Tour de France means to you… explore the countryside or just cruise down the road in a zen-like state Follow the Tour with general updates and become the best version of Peter Sagan you can be How to successfully explain that you need a new bike Factual reports on all the latest health trends and nutritional methods We’ll help you get the most out of your training sessions Veer off the main road and explore nature first-hand Learn to navigate the jungle that is city cycling For a sense of adventure that knows no bounds Guide your relatives toward the one thing that actually matters WeLoveCycling.com is an online magazine that brings you original stories fresh videos and special reports from the wide world of cycling After suffering a surprise defeat in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) got some of his mojo back by winning Wednesday’s La Flèche Wallonne with a dominant solo ride on the daunting climb to the finish line on the Mur de Huy (1.3 km @ 9.6% In a way, this race was tailor-made for the world champion because no one in the world could have followed him when he made his move with about 400 metres left to climb – and no one did. The only rider thought capable of staying on his wheel on the last of three climbs of the Mur was Remco Evenepoel. But though his Soudal Quick-Step team worked hard to soften the legs of his rivals through much of the 205.1 km race from Ciney to Huy the Belgian double Olympic champion faltered on the climb The impressive 23-year-old French rider Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa–B&B Hotels) was the best of the rest his second runner-up finish in a row in the race That 10-second margin may not sound like much but it was the biggest winning gap in the race since 2003 Q36.5’s Tom Pidcock made another impressive showing and came in third who outsprinted both Pogačar and Evenepoel in the Amstel Gold Race crashed on a curve on a road surface made slick by almost constant rain and abandoned the rain stopped for the final 35 km of the race It was Ben Healey (EF Education–EasyPost) who kicked off the decisive action by taking off from the lead group with about 500 metres left to ride Pogačar rode with him for a while and then hit the pedals hard and was gone with no one able to come within shouting distance it was a tired-looking Pogačar who crossed the finish line without his usual triumphant smile for that was his sixth Classics race since March 8 and his fourth in 17 days A post shared by Flèche et LBL (@classiquesardennes) it’s a really great feeling to win again here on this tough final,” he said after the race it was also that the weather was not the best so to pull it off with a win means a lot.” that’s the hardest kilometre in cycling.” saying: “We raced really well together as a team today but everyone was strong out there.” And he said that he was looking forward to Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège “We can do something great again on Sunday,” he said “I suffered because of the cold,” Nys said “I was struggling all day with my clothes and the rain Evenepoel also talked to Het Laatste Nieuws after the race and indirectly also blamed the weather “I took off my raincoat too early,” he said I can only blame that on the cold because before that he said he was feeling strong throughout the race “The feeling was good and the team was good,” he said “That is only motivating for Sunday.” That is the day of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège So we can look forward to another exciting showdown between the two superstars and hope that the spring Classics season will go out with fireworks It's going to be so great to have you with us We just need your email address to keep in touch WeLoveCycling.com is an online magazine that brings you original stories Team manager Gianetti suggests Pogačar should avoid long-range attack before final Classic of the spring However UAE team manager Mauro Gianetti has tried to tame his rider's midweek ambitions by saying Pogačar doesn't need to attack 50km from the finish or even win Flèche Wallonne Pogačar will be accompanied at Liège by Felix Großschartner "I've enjoyed this Classics campaign a lot so far I came into this period with a lot of goals and ambitions and there are still two left with the biggest of them next Sunday," Pogačar said "The most suited race for me is probably Liège so I'm really looking forward to it in particular Pogačar will be hoping to reclaim the Flèche Wallonne title he won in 2023 where he beat Amstel Gold Race winner Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) to the win atop the Mur de Huy and Sivakov will also race Flèche along with Swiss talent Jan Christen Speaking to the Belgian RTBF podcast 'On connaît nos classiques' UAE team CEO Mauro Gianetti said that racing Flèche is necessary for Pogačar to be ready for Liège-Bastogne-Liège The Swiss team manager is not worried about a build-up of fatigue ahead of the weekend after Pogačar's intense spring Classics campaign.  "But he doesn't have to make the race again from 50km from the finish or necessarily win We also have other riders in the team who are suitable for a race like La Flèche Wallonne because we knew that recovering from the fatigue after Paris-Roubaix would be the hardest part But in the end we saw in Amstel Gold Race that his form was good." Gianetti pointed out that the world champion will have completed just 13 days of racing heading into Liège and Flèche – having come this month Tadej will have had 13 days of racing under his belt since the start of the season races that he always rides in his own way – with spectacle and dedication But La Flèche Wallonne simply fits well into the programme." Dani has reported from the world's top races She has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars and her favourite races are the Giro d'Italia Slovenian takes second win at Belgian classic ahead of Kévin Vauquelin and Tom Pidcock The Slovenian followed a move by Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) before disappearing up the climb after attacking over the top of the Irishman his face and rainbow jersey smeared with dirt and grime crossed the line with his arms aloft to make a huge statement of intent ahead of Liège–Bastogne–Liège on Sunday The reigning World Champion won by nine seconds ahead of Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa–B&B Hotels) and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) who took second and third respectively It was the biggest winning margin in the men’s race since 2003 Pogačar said it was a relief to climb off the bike after much of the race played out in heavy rain "It's a really great feeling to win again here on this tough final and to pull it off with a win means a lot." He added: "We raced really well as a team today We have the same team more or less for Sunday and I think we can do a great race again." Pogačar has become known for his trademark long range attacks in a one day setting his victory came after a move with just a few hundred metres to spare But even that was impossible to follow after a gruelling day in Belgium "Tadej went and I don't think anyone was anywhere close," explained Ben Healy afterwards he actually left it pretty late for Tadej." the rain fell for much of the day after the peloton left Ciney ahead of a 200 kilometre trek through the Ardennes hills in the south eastern corner of Belgium a six man move soon established itself as the race got underway Two riders from Ineos Grenadiers were present along with Uno-X duo Andreas Leknessund and Fredrik Dversnes Robert Stannard (Bahrain Victorious) and Ceriel Desal (Wagner Bazin WB) were also both in the breakaway it was bad news for former champion Stevie Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) as he dropped out of the peloton on the Cote de Cherave UAE Emirates and Soudal Quick-Step were both pacing hard at the front of the main field with the aim of reducing the gap to the leaders which stood at more than a minute the race was back onto the slopes of the Cote de Cherave and it soon began to cause damage Both Schmidt and Stannard were dropped by the leaders and quickly swallowed up by the peloton The rain began to hammer down as the race finale drew closer A big crash came out of nowhere in the peloton with Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) going down hard The Danish rider appeared to be badly hurt but he remounted his bike and was soon surrounded by teammates as they attempted to get him back into the race began the penultimate ascent of the Mur de Huy with a gap of just 12 seconds over the main field Foss and his two Uno-X breakaway compatriots were caught by the UAE Emirates-XRG led peloton with seven kilometres to go Tadej Pogačar’s teammates all looked to ensure that he was well positioned ahead of the final ascent of the Mur de Huy Several riders were able to pull off their wet weather gear as the rain finally subsided Jan Christen led the UAE train up the Cote de Cherave for the final time and his efforts soon strung out the peloton The group split as Christen crested the Cherave and pushed on towards the Mur de Huy Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) tried to go from distance in order to prevent another Pogačar onslaught The Slovenian simply rode over to Healy before putting in a powerful seated attack which took him past the Irishman and into the distance Pogačar took the win by nine seconds ahead of Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa–B&B Hotels) and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Arkéa–B&B Hotels +12s4.Lenny Martinez (Fra) Bahrain Victorious Santiago Buitrago (Col) Bahrain Victorious rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine he has reported from some of professional cycling's biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the World Championships in Glasgow He has also covered major races elsewhere across the world Tom writes race reports from the men's and women's WorldTour and focuses on coverage of UK domestic cycling Olympic champion turns full focus to fourth Monument Classic of 2025 on Sunday after struggling in the cold and rain to ninth The Olympic champion finished ninth up the iconic Mur de Huy after he was unable to respond to Pogačar's surge to victory around the steepest corner of the 1.3km climb.  He admitted post-race that removing layers too early saw him suffer in the bad weather Evenepoel didn't speak immediately after the race opting to head straight to the warmth of the Soudal-QuickStep team bus he provided a video update on Wednesday evening In just his third race of the season after his December training collision with a car and subsequent shoulder injury Evenepoel has already racked up results of first marking a successful return to competition He may have lacked the punch to follow Pogačar on Wednesday, but he felt on form throughout La Flèche Wallonne He remains confident heading into Liège-Bastogne-Liège but when Tadej went and the real explosiveness had to be used I felt that my legs locked up," Evenepoel said.  Evenepoel's Soudal-QuickStep team did the lion's share of the work throughout the 205km race trying to make it as difficult as possible before their leader had a chance in the final This ultimately ended with defeat to Pogačar but was nonetheless a positive sign for Sunday La Doyenne is the Ardennes Classic which suits Evenepoel best, while the Mur de Huy finale of La Flèche Wallonne does not particularly play into his strengths He is a two-time winner at Liège-Bastogne-Liège from just two appearances in 2022 and 2023 and a more than solid team performance banked in the rain Evenepoel will be eyeing up a similar performance to Amstel Gold Race last Sunday.  He was able to reel back in the world champion who went solo 42km from the finish and believed that only an early crash prevented him from beating Pogačar and Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) in the three-up sprint "It was a very difficult race [on Wednesday] It was the first time I had to race in such rainy conditions," he said That's why we rode at a steady pace with the team Only the mistake and my last minute and a half of the race were difficult." Evenepoel will start Sunday's Monument alongside Gil Gelders Please note that this is an automated translation and it will not be perfect All articles have been written in English and if anything appears to not make sense As if responding to anyone who might question his dominance after the Amstel Gold Race Tadej Pogačar won a rain-soaked Flèche Wallonne by the largest margin in more than 20 years Already have an account? Sign in Live Coverage of La Fleche Wallonne Men’s Race Begins Tomorrow at 6:45 a.m Liege-Bastogne-Liege Men’s Race Begins This Sunday at 6 a.m ET on Peacock with CNBC Joining Coverage at 9 a.m Liege-Bastogne-Liege is the Oldest of the Five “Monuments” of European Road Cycling Circuit Three-Time and Reigning Tour de France Winner Tadej Pogacar Expected to Compete in Both 2025 – Three-time and reigning Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar headlines NBC Sports’ live coverage of a pair of iconic one-day cycling road races this week on Peacock beginning with La Fleche Wallonne tomorrow the oldest of the five “Monuments” of European road cycling ET on Peacock (CNBC joins coverage at 9 a.m which takes place in the Wallonia region of Belgium was first run in 1936 and is considered one of the spring Classics of the European road cycling circuit the course famously features multiple steep climbs including the Mur de Huy which leads to the finish line who recently took second in his first-ever Paris Roubaix earlier this month aims to earn his second La Fleche Wallonne victory after winning in 2023 His competitors are expected to include two-time Paris Olympic gold medalist Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) and 2025 GP Miguel Indurain winner Thibau Nys (Belgium) defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland) two-time road cycling world champion Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) and 2023 winner Demi Vollering (Netherlands) are expected to compete Live coverage of the men’s race begins tomorrow Both races stream live exclusively on Peacock CNBC will air an encore presentation of the men’s race on Sunday at 11 a.m a former professional cyclist who competed in three Tours de France and Tour de France stage winner Christian Vande Velde will call the action live for the men’s race on Wednesday Liege-Bastogne-Liege is the oldest of the five “Monuments” of the European road cycling circuit Considered one of the hardest one-day cycling events the race consists of a lengthy 156 miles throughout the Ardennes region of Belgium that feature numerous short This race signifies the last spring test for cyclists before stage racing begins later in the season Pogacar looks to defend his title but will have to do so against staunch competition from Remco Evenepoel and 2018 race winner Bob Jungels (Luxembourg) 2023 winner Demi Vollering and Paris Olympic road race gold medalist Kristen Faulkner (United States) are all expected to compete Live coverage of the men’s race begins this Sunday The women’s race begins Sunday at 10:55 a.m Roll and Vande Velde will call the action live for the men’s race on Sunday NBC SPORTS’ LIVE LA FLECHE WALLONNE AND LIEGE-BASTOGNE-LIEGE SCHEDULE (subject to change La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday 23rd April marks the halfway point of cycling’s Ardennes week, flanked by the Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. And in reality, it’s a race centred around a single climb: the famous Mur de Huy its position at the end of the race deals a knockout blow to anyone suffering before its 10% average La Flèche Wallonne was first run in 1936 to boost sales of the newspaper Les Sports The men’s race became part of the WorldTour in 2009 while the women’s race was created in 1998 and gained WorldTour status in 2016 Anna van der Breggen’s dominance with seven consecutive victories helped earn her the nickname ‘Queen of the Ardennes’ while Alejandro Valverde holds the title for most wins in the men’s peloton with five Stevie Williams won the men’s race in horrible conditions before Kasia Niewiadoma ended an almost five-year drought on the road in the women’s race Related questions you can explore with Ask Cyclist, our AI search engine.If you would like to ask your own question you just need to Login, Register or subscribe the men’s race will travel over two small climbs before three laps around Huy that take in the Côte d’Ereffe (2.1km The final ascent of the Mur de Huy is the finishing point an explosive last test between the field and victory The women’s parcours has changed with the climbs now totalling eight instead of seven They will contend with two climbs before two laps of the same circuit as the men and finishing at the top of the Mur de Huy 2024 victors Williams and Niewiadoma will return to the start line to defend their titles Williams will be forced to face strong competition from Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel Demi Vollering will be looking for her first victory since Strade Bianche against Elisa Longo Borghini Puck Pieterse and record holder Anna van der Breggen The 2025 La Flèche Wallonne races will be available to watch in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery+ from 11:45 on Wednesday 23rd April The men’s race is up first with the broadcast expected to finish at 15:45 The women's event will be broadcast straight after on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery until 17:15 the action will be available on FloBikes from 06:45 EST it's also being broadcast on Peacock in the USA both races will be broadcast on SBS On Demand If the race isn't being broadcast in your country or you are travelling abroad, a VPN will allow you to hide your device’s location to access content that is normally geo-blocked. One such VPN provider is ExpressVPN, which is well reviewed TV schedule below in BST and subject to change by the broadcasters Discovery+: 11:45-15:45TNT Sports 1: 11:45-15:45 Discovery+: 15:55-17:15TNT Sports 1: 16:00-17:15 Data powered by FirstCycling.com Data powered by FirstCycling.com Demi Vollering2022: Dylan Teuns; Marta Cavalli2021: Julian Alaphilippe; Anna van der Breggen2020: Marc Hirschi; Anna van der Breggen2019: Julian Alaphilippe; Anna van der Breggen 2018: Julian Alaphilippe; Anna van der Breggen2017: Alejandro Valverde; Anna van der Breggen2016: Alejandro Valverde; Anna van der Breggen2015: Alejandro Valverde; Anna van der Breggen To manage an existing Cyclist magazine subscription, please visit Manage your account or visit our subscription FAQ page. To subscribe, or for other enquiries, please contact us Sign up to the Cyclist newsletter to receive curated emails direct to your inbox Sign up to our newsletter Log in to access Cyclist Rides using your email pertaining to your subscription Don't forget a subscription to Cyclist includes: Log in to post comments and use Ask Cyclist our AI platform that answers your questions based on our articles Register to comment on our latest articles Occasional emails from selected third-party sponsors and advertisers Please enter your username or email address to reset your password GOAL has everything you need to know about how to watch 2025 La Fleche Wallone Femmes cycling race Born in 1936 as a promotional push for Les Sports newspaper La Flèche Wallonne has evolved into a cornerstone of cycling's spring calendar The men’s event joined the WorldTour ranks in 2009 while the women's race—launched in 1998—gained top-tier status in 2016 Few riders have left a mark like Anna van der Breggen whose unprecedented run of seven straight wins earned her the fitting title of Queen of the Ardennes the spotlight returns to the fearsome Mur de Huy for the 28th edition of La Flèche Wallonne Femmes—an unforgiving climb that has become a proving ground for the strongest climbers in the women's peloton Reigning champion Kasia Niewiadoma lines up with momentum and ambition Fresh off her Tour de France Femmes triumph and a strong showing at Flanders (4th place) the Polish star leads a formidable CANYON//SRAM squad With Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig—runner-up here in 2020—playing a key supporting role Niewiadoma is well-positioned to chase back-to-back victories But this year's field reads like a who's who of climbing royalty Past champions Demi Vollering (2023) and Marta Cavalli (2022) are back alongside the legend herself—Anna van der Breggen After three years behind the wheel as a directeur sportif and she’s quickly showing glimpses of her old comes armed with a powerhouse lineup of mountain talent in Évita Muzic and Elise Chabbey—all capable of fighting for the podium Van der Breggen will count on the support of Lotte Kopecky the two-time world champion who continues to improve in the high mountains Kopecky's 14th-place finish last year could be just a hint of what's to come GOAL below answers to all of your questions about La Fleche Wallone Femmes 2025 cycling race La Flèche Wallonne Femmes will take place on Wednesday La Fleche Wallone Femmes 2025 will be aired exclusively live in the United States on Peacock The coverage starts at 10:55 am ET on Wednesday È il giorno della Freccia Vallone Féminine. Il tracciato si snoda su 140.7 chilometri. Previsti due passaggi sul Mur de Huy, vera e propria icona della corsa: a circa 40 chilometri dall’arrivo e nel finale. A fare male saranno pure la Côte d'Ereffe (2.1 km al 5.5%) e la Côte de… pic.twitter.com/yMltPp2Ihz The route for the women’s La Flèche Wallonne has been revamped for 2025 stretching 140.7km with a total of eight climbs Riders will tackle a pair of ascents before taking on two laps of the men’s finishing circuit culminating—once again—at the summit of the unforgiving Mur de Huy All the broadcast information for the second of the three Ardennes Classics for both men and women Watch Flèche Wallonne and Flèche Wallonne Femmes on Wednesday to continue with the second event of the three-race swing for the Ardennes Classics The contenders tackle the famed slopes of the Mur de Huy as its grand finale Get all the details here on live streams and TV broadcasts ► Location: Belgium – start in Ciney ► Category: UCI WorldTour / Women's WorldTour after the first events were held last Sunday at Amstel Gold Race and Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition.  Flèche Wallonne and Flèche Wallonne Femmes are famed for their finish atop the Mur de Huy - French for 'wall of Huy' if you were wondering – has marked the finish line of La Flèche Wallonne since 1985 also featuring at the women's race since its inception in 1998 It is a 1.3km hill that is always one of the season's most memorable ascents The riders must contend with an average gradient of 9.6% on the way up The first 500 metres or so run at 5% before the road steepens as the gradient reaches its steepest point – around 22% – on the bend before the final curve and pushes towards the finish and through the final sweeping curve and then the final 200-300 metres The race will be available on several platforms across the world Read on for all the details on how to watch Flèche Wallonne and Flèche Wallonne Femmes online The 2025 editions of Flèche Wallonne and Flèche Wallonne Femmes will be shown for free in Australia as well as in numerous European countries.  SBS has the rights to Flèche Wallonne down under, so viewers in Australia can tune into both races on SBS Viceland on TV, or via the SBS On Demand free streaming platform but if that's where you usually watch your cycling then you can still get your access by using a VPN - more on that below Travelling outside your home country during Flèche Wallonne and Flèche Wallonne Femmes Don't worry about the geo-restrictions most streaming platforms use You can always employ a VPN for a safe way to access your streaming accounts from another country A Virtual Private Network is a piece of software that sets your IP address to make your device appear to be in any country in the world Provided it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs you can use a VPN to unblock your usual streaming services from anywhere in the world it helps with playback speeds and is a huge boost for your general internet security.  TechRadar love NordVPN’s super speedy connections trustworthy security and the fact it works with Android 24/7 support and it's currently available for a knockdown price Fans in the UK can watch Flèche Wallonne on TNT Sports and Discovery+ on Wednesday and followed by the women's race broadcasting at 4p.m Both races are on TNT Sports 1 on TV and Discovery+ online.  Flèche Wallonne falls under NBC's portfolio of cycling rights with live streaming for both the men's and women's races on the Peacock platform Flobikes has the rights to Flèche Wallonne but only for their Canadian customers A subscription to Flobikes will cost CAN$39.99 a month with reductions for yearly plans at CAN$203.88 Coverage of the men's Flèche Wallonne begins at 6:00 a.m EDT on Peacock and 6:45 a.m while coverage of the women's race begins at 10:00 a.m You can tune in to SBS to watch the men's and women's Flèche Wallonne in Australia.  The races can be seen on SBS VICELAND on TV, and SBS On Demand online.  Race start: 10:40 CET (Local) / 09:40 BST / 04:40 EDT Race finish (approx): 16:00 CET / 15:00 BST / 10:00 EDT Broadcast start: 12:40 CET on RTBF / 11:45 BST on Discovery+ / 06:00 EDT on Peacock Race start: 14:10 CET (Local) / 13:10 BST / 08:10 EDT Race finish (approx):  18:00 CET / 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT Broadcast start: 17:00 CET on RTBF / 16:00 BST on Discovery+ / 10:00 EDT on Peacock Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023 The riders of Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women showcased their strength in La Flèche Wallonne starting the Belgian classic with a young and talented lineup made a strong impression in the final stages Mijntje Geurts ultimately finished in tenth place no dangerous breakaway managed to form under harsh conditions shifting the focus early on to the demanding local circuits The first selection occurred on the initial ascent of the Mur de Huy where the riders from the black-and-yellow squad positioned themselves prominently at the front including four riders from Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women approached the final climb of the Mur de Huy 21-year-old Geurts managed to hang on for a long time but ultimately came up just short of a podium place Pieterse claimed the victory; Geurts crossed the line in an impressive tenth said sports director Jos van Emden afterwards "I was actually quite positively surprised but the way they raced today was truly impressive The fact that Mijntje also finishes tenth is an outstanding achievement both Marion Bunel and Maud Oudeman also secured spots in the top twenty – a strong result for the young squad "It’s great to see how well the riders are developing The progress our young talents are making is going well and a race like today plays a big part in that It’s wonderful to see them all step up and seize their opportunities” Subscribe yourself for the Team Visma | Lease a Bike newsletter and receive previews for races Tiesj Benoot finished 12th in the Flèche Wallonne The Belgian of Team Visma | Lease a Bike put in a strong effort on the Mur de Huy In the 89th edition of the Walloon classic the riders faced harsh conditions and very slippery roads who finished in the top ten in the previous two editions was involved in a crash and had to make a big effort to get back in the peloton After the escapees were caught on the penultimate climb Ben Tulett and Benoot held on and started the final climb of the Mur de Huy in a select group Pogacar accelerated early on and reached the finish line solo Benoot and Tulett finished 12th and 18th in the group behind but also because of the rain and the cold," sports director Arthur van Dongen summed up the race "The controlling teams rode a tight pace all day which is why a lot of guys had to drop out early It's a pity that Tiesj crashed and Ben got caught in the cold That Tiesj still managed to join the front group Van Dongen also praised Nordhagen's performance That he started the final climb of the Mur de Huy in a select group promises something for the future but there are enough identifiable reasons why we failed to take a top-ten classification." Since it was first added to the route in 1985 it's the famous climb of the 'Mur de Huy' that has decided winner of La Flèche Wallonne each year After a tough day in the hills of the Ardenne and a total of four ascents of this dreaded ascent it takes a mix of brute force and perfect timing to land the killer blow to defeat your rivals This midweek Belgian classic is all about the final ascent up the brutal 26% slopes of the legendary Mur de Huy No other race is so dominated by a single stretch of tarmac and launching your attack at just the right moment with legs of steel Returning for more in 2025 is 2023 champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) But even the greats can get it wrong on the Mur Hoping to catch him off guard: Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) and last year’s winner Stephen Williams (Israel – Premier Tech) It's a horrible wet day in Wallonia and all the favourites are still well wrapped up in their rain gear with two more ascents of the Mur de Huy remaining The La Flèche Wallonne is streaming on lots of platforms around the world but what if you're abroad and don't want to take out a new subscription just to watch the race It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services it's fast and it has top-level security features too A subscription will set you back US$149.99 for the year or US$29.99 on a monthly basis which will help you access your Flo subscription from anywhere With Eurosport no longer available in the U.K. the only place to catch the cycling action is now on TNT Sports though BT Broadband customers can get a discounted rate You will also have access to the Premier League Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby A subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis As mentioned above, cycling fans in Australia can watch the 2025 La Flèche Wallonne on SBS for FREE SD Worx-Protime say Dutch rider is 'not completely recovered' and hope she will be fit for Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday after the former Ardennes master was forced to pull out on the morning of the race due to illness Returning to the women's peloton from three years of retirement meant that Van der Breggen would get the chance to again take on the iconic Mur de Huy finish at La Flèche Wallonne which she conquered seven times in a row between 2015 and 2021 However, since struggling with illness and fitness since Brabantse Pijl and being forced to abandon Amstel Gold Race on Sunday Van der Breggen has not recovered enough to take a 12th start at the hilly Classic in Wallonia "Anna van der Breggen won't start in today’s Flèche Wallonne. She’s not completely recovered & therefore, as a precaution, won’t race today," read a statement from SD Worx-Protime on X.  "The hope is Anna will be fit again for Liège-Bastogne-Liège." Van der Breggen looked set to be at her top shape in time for the Ardennes They are races she dominated throughout her pre-retirement career as the first woman to complete the famed triple at Amstel with Vollering following suit six years later However, after returning from a Sierra Nevada altitude camp and taking 11th at the Tour of Flanders, behind teammate Lotte Kopecky illness seems to have dented her chances at her previous best races "She didn't feel well on Friday in the Brabantse Pijl and on Saturday she also complained of a headache and sore throat She started anyway in the hope of getting through it but that soon turned out to be vain hope." If Van der Breggen can recover in time for Liège she's likely to still play a support role for Kopecky despite starting Flèche on Wednesday You cannot ignore that Elisa Longo-Borghini and Demi Vollering are currently the best on this explosive finish," said DS Gian Paolo Mondini "Lotte Kopecky's form is on an upward trend But we should not put too much pressure on her the Mur de Huy is a climb that on paper suits her less A lot will depend on how that last kilometre is ridden.  "Lotte is mainly aiming for Liège-Bastogne-Liège So we go into the race in a kind of relaxed way because the pressure is not on us All the details of La Flèche Wallonne and La Flèche Wallonne Féminine taking place on Wednesday April 23 in 2025 La Flèche Wallone 2025: Key detailsDate Stephen Williams (GBr) Israel Premier Tech / Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon SRAM The second of three Ardennes Classics La Flèche Wallonne and La Flèche Wallonne Féminine will take place on Wednesday April 23 While the Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège only added their women's editions of the races back in 2017 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine is coming for what will be its 28th edition this year with the men's race running for its 89th year in 2025 Last year saw Stevie Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) become the first British rider to win the men's race when he outgunned the field to the top of the famous climb of the Mur de Huy Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) became the third different winner in as many years following the seven year reign of then-retired Anna van der Breggen Could she come back to win Flèche after an 11-year gap Both races were characterised by brutal conditions with rain and even snow decimating the fields and leading to streams of DNFs La Flèche Wallonne is essentially won or lost on the short but brutal Mur de Huy (1.3km at 9.6 per cent), the steepest finishing climb in Classics cycling which features three times along the 193.6km course The route of Fléche Wallonne has changed little in modern times and it is no surprise to see that continue into 2025 The one key difference in both men's and women's events is the reintroduction of the Côte de Cherave after a year out measuring 1.3km long with a healthy average gradient of 7.7% tackled twice in both events and culminating in the Mur de Huy The Cherave comes just six kilometres from the end so has the potential to play a part in the final result in reality everyone is saving themselves for the big push to the finish on the Huy and in practice it's unlikely the Cherave will make a great deal of difference this year's men's event is 6.5km longer than last year's while the women's is 4.3km shorter at 140.7km Williams StephenBennett GeorgeBlackmore JoeClarke SimonLutsenko AlexeyRaisberg NadavSchultz Nick Pogačar TadejChristen JanGroßschartner FelixLaengen Vegard StakeMcNulty BrandonNovak DomenSivakov Pavel Hirschi MarcAlaphilippe JulianBrenner MarcoVoisard YannisWeiss FabianWilksch HannesWirtgen Luc Teuns DylanAranburu 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