Tour and profile of the 2026 classic Flèche Wallonne
The 90th edition of the classic will be played next Wednesday and the race will be broadcast live on ETB1 from 3:15 p.m. This year it starts for the first time in Herstal, very close to Liège. Pogacar was the winner of last year's race at the Huy Wall.
Profile of the 2026 classic Flèche Wallonne. Image: EITB
The 90th edition of the Flèche Wallonne classic will be played on Wednesday, April 22. The race will be broadcast live on ETB1 from 3:15 p.m. Slovenian Tadej Pogacar was last year's winner at the Huy Wall.
This year, for thefirst time, the race will begin in Herstal , very close to Liège. The men's platoon will have to complete the 208.8 km route. Tadej Pogacar's successor will be crowned after three laps, around 16:30.
After warming up intheTrasenster and Les Forges climbs, cyclists will quickly face the iconic Flèche Wallonne circuit , about 37 kilometers away, covering the slopes ofEreffe, Cherave and, above all, the Huy Wall .
For the third time, the women 's platoon will leave after the men's, at 13:40, from the Grand Place of Huy. The cyclists will face the ascent to Bohissau immediately before the ascent to Courrière and Durnal. Then they will face the Ereffe - Cherave - Huy circuit.