La Flèche Wallonne 2025

Taking place on April 23, 2025, La Flèche Wallonne is sandwiched in the middle of the week between younger sibling Amstel Gold Race and La Doyenne - the oldest - Liège-Bastogne-Liège, which rounds out the Ardennes Classics triple crown.

Before the Amstel Gold Race was born in 1966, La Flèche Wallonne, which began in 1936, 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.  

In recent years, new climbs have been added to the finale, with the Côte d'Ereffe adding another level of difficulty, but still, 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, 2015, 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, wet and brutal day.  Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-Samsic) was second and Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny) third.

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La Flèche Wallonne route

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The men's La Flèche Wallonne 2025 route will start in Ciney and feature 11 climbs,  before the finish, 205.2km later atop the iconic Mur de Huy.

The traditional battles up the Mur de Huy will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first finish at the top of the climb, in La Flèche Wallonne 1985.

Start list

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La Flèche Wallonne teams

• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Arkea-B&B Hotels
• Bahrain Victorious
• Cofidis
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
• EF Education - EasyPost
• Groupama-FDJ
• INEOS Grenadiers
• Intermarché - Wanty
• Lidl-Trek
• Movistar Team
• Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
• Soudal Quick-Step
• Team Jayco AlUla
• Team Picnic PostNL
• Team Visma | Lease a Bike
• UAE Team Emirates
• XDS Astana Team
• Lotto
• Uno-X Mobility
• Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
• Team Flanders - Baloise
• Tudor Pro Cycling Team
• Wagner Bazin WB