Stephen Williams (GBr) Israel Premier Tech / Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon SRAM
Row 5 - Cell 2
TV Coverage (UK)
TNT Discovery+
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TV Coverage (US)
Peacock
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The second of three Ardennes Classics, La Flèche Wallonne and La Flèche Wallonne Féminine will take place on Wednesday April 23, 2025.
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, where the race finishes.
In the women's event, 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.
While Dutchwoman Van der Breggen has come out of retirement for this season, there are currently question marks over her fitness and she may not ride. On the other hand, the last woman to win before Van der Breggen began her seven-year streak, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, has also made a return to the road this year and already won Paris-Roubaix. 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.
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La Flèche Wallonne 2025 route
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.
This climb, measuring 1.3km long with a healthy average gradient of 7.7%, features on the 37km finishing circuit, 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.
However, 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.
At 205.1km, 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.
Route of the Fleche Wallonne men's race
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La Flèche Wallonne 2025 start list
Israel-Premier Tech
Williams Stephen Bennett George Blackmore Joe Clarke Simon Lutsenko Alexey Raisberg Nadav Schultz Nick
UAE-Team Emirates
Pogačar Tadej Christen Jan Großschartner Felix Laengen Vegard Stake McNulty Brandon Novak Domen Sivakov Pavel
Tudor Procycling
Hirschi Marc Alaphilippe Julian Brenner Marco Voisard Yannis Weiss Fabian Wilksch Hannes Wirtgen Luc
Cofidis
Teuns Dylan Aranburu Alex Ferron Valentin Herrada Jesus Maas Jan Moniquet Sylvain Ourselin Paul
Soudal-Quick Step
Evenepoel Remco Eenkhoorn Pascal Lecerf Junior Schachmann Max Serry Pieter Van Wilder Ilan Vansevenant Mauri
Arkéa-B&B Hotels
Vauquelin Kévin Delaplace Anthony García Raúl Guglielmi Simon Huys Laurens Le Berre Mathis Rouland Louis
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
Van Gils Maxim Adrià Roger Fisher-Black Finn Hajek Alexander Koch Jonas Martinez Daniel Moscon Gianni
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Pidcock Tom Azparren Xabier Camprubí Marcel Christen Fabio Donovan Mark Vader Milan Zukowsky Nickolas
Bahrain Victorious
Martinez Lenny Bilbao Pello Buitrago Santiago Ermakov Roman Paasschens Mathijs Stannard Robert Zambanini Edoardo
Lidl-Trek
Skjelmose Mattias Bagioli Andrea Bernard Julien Konrad Patrick Mosca Jacopo Nys Thibau Vergaerde Otto
Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale
Tronchon Bastien Berthet Clément Gautherat Pierre Godon Dorian Isidore Noa Labrosse Jordan Scotson Callum
Uno X-Mobility
Cort Magnus Bugge Martin Urianstad Dversnes Fredrik Holter Ådne Johannessen Anders Halland Leknessund Andreas Løland Sakarias Koller
Grangier India Dale Stine Jørgensen Tiril Kagevi Stina Lind Magdalene Mohr Mari Hole
Lotto Ladies
Arens Maureen Benezet-Minns Lucy Boels Dina De Keersmaeker Audrey Gielkens Esmee Vervloet Sterre
DD Group Pro Cycling Team
de Boer Manon Goossenaerts Marieke Kiekens Cleo Tieleman Vera van Dam Yonna Vlyminck Julie
How to watch La Flèche Wallonne and La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 2025
In the UK both men's and women's events will be available to watch on TNT Sports / Discovery+ with a subscription. In the US the events will be streamed live on FloBikes.
2000: Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola–Sidermec 2001: Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto–Adecco 2002: Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto–Adecco 2003: Igor Astarloa (Esp) Saeco Macchine per Caffè 2004: Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 2005: Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas–Bianchi 2006: Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 2007: Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 2008: Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road 2009: Davide Rebellin (Ita) Diquigiovanni–Androni 2010: Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 2011: Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma–Lotto 2012: Joaquim Rodríguez (Esp) Team Katusha 2013: Daniel Moreno (Esp) Team Katusha 2014: Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 2015: Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 2016: Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 2017: Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 2018: Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 2019: Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 2020: Marc Hirschi (Sui) Team Sunweb 2021: Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 2022: Dylan Teuns (Bel) Israel-Premier Tech 2023: Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE-Team Emirates 2024: Stevie Williams (GBr) Israel-Premier Tech
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine previous winners
2000: Geneviève Jeanson (Can) 2001: Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edil Savino 2002: Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edil Savino 2003: Nicole Cooke (GBr) Ausra Gruodis-Safi 2004: Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 2005: Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 2006: Nicole Cooke (GBr) Univega Pro Cycling Team 2007: Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank - LTO 2008: Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank - LTO 2009: Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank - LTO 2010: Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 2011: Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 2012: Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized-Lululemon 2013: Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Women Cycling Team 2014: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Fra) Rabobank-Liv 2015: Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabobank-Liv 2016: Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabobank-Liv 2017: Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels-Dolmans 2018: Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels-Dolmans 2019: Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels-Dolmans 2020: Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels-Dolmans 2021: Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Team SD Worx 2022: Marta Cavalli (Ita) FDJ-Suez Futuroscope 2023: Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx 2024: Kasia Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM
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