La Flèche Wallonne dates back to 1936. This year, the route amounts to 198.5 kilometres and takes in eleven Ardennes hills. As of 1983 the finish is at the top of the Wall of Huy, a 1.3 kilometre climb at 9.8% with steepest sections at 17%.
La Flèche Wallonne 2018 (Seraing – Huy 198.5km) LIVESTREAM: Wednesday, 18 April, starts at 14:30pm CET (Europe), 08:30am U.S. Eastern
La Flèche Wallonne profile:
Favourites for the win:
***** Alejandro Valverde
**** Julian Alaphilippe
*** Michal Kwiatkowski, Tim Wellens, Sergio Henao, Daniel Martin, Dylan Teuns, Egan Bernal, Ion Izagirre, Romain Bardet, Michael Albasini, Michael Valgren
** Diego Ulissi, Roman Kreuziger, Warren Barguil, Rudy Molard, Rigoberto Uran, Alexis Vuillermoz, Rafal Majka, Tiesj Benoot, Bob Jungels, Jakob Fuglsang
* Michael Woods, David Gaudu, Rui Costa, Jesus Herrada, Guillaume Martin, Bauke Mollema, Sam Oomen, Tom-Jelte Slagter, Jelle Vanendert, Patrick Konrad
