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Welcome along to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of the 2026 La Flèche Wallonne Femmes, where Puck Pieterse will look to repeat her victory of 12 months ago against a stacked field.
The racing gets underway, starting in Huy in just under half an hour with a short neutral roll out. The racing gets properly underway at 13:50 CET and is scheduled to finish at around 17:55 CET.
Last year, Puck Pieterse timed her move on the famous climb to perfection, waiting until the final 150 metres to come around Demi Vollering. Despite a long distance attack from Cedrine Kerbaol, it was another show-down on the Mur. Will it be the same today?
La Flèche Wallonne Femmes: Puck Pieterse powers past Demi Vollering for victory atop Mur de Huy
Before we look at the contenders for today, let’s zoom in on the climb that so often decides this race.
This is a real leg-breaker and a beautifully natural amphitheatre of cycling. The women will take on the Mur twice, first of all with 38km to go before come back to it for the final struggle to the line.
Pieterse conquered the famous climb last year, but let’s take a look at who is here to take her crown.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot is her too, a former winner in 2014, as is the undisputed queen of this climb, Anna van der Breggen, a seven-time winner of La Flèche Wallonne Femmes. Kasia Niewiadoma and Amstel Gold winner Paula Blasi are two others in good form.
Here’s a full run-down of the contenders: The kings and queens of the Mur de Huy – Analysing the contenders for La Flèche Wallonne
While this is an absolutely stacked field, there are also a few absentees. Elisa Longo Borghini is sitting this one out after finishing third last year.
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