2021 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine Race Preview
The details of this year's 2021 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine are falling into place. Find the latest route profiles and maps below, followed by our strategic preview of the race.
The 2021 edition of La Flèche Wallonne Féminine arrives as one of the most anticipated classics of the Ardennes season, with the race once again set to conclude on the brutal slopes of the Mur de Huy. The wall, with its savage gradients reaching close to 26 percent at its steepest point, has long served as the ultimate arbiter of this race, and once again the best puncheurs and climbers in the women's peloton will be targeting this iconic finish.
Annemiek van Vleuten arrives as one of the standout favourites, as she so often does on this terrain. The Dutch champion has an extraordinary record in Ardennes racing and her ability to time her efforts on the Mur de Huy is almost unmatched. Having taken victories here before and with her form looking sharp heading into the spring classics, she will be the rider that many others are looking to mark and respond to.
However, the field is far from short of quality challengers. Demi Vollering has been growing in stature as a classics contender and will be eager to make her mark. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio is another climber who suits the demanding profile, while Elisa Longo Borghini and Marianne Vos will both carry their teams' ambitions deep into the race.
The tactical shape of the race will likely see multiple attempts to splinter the peloton on the earlier climbs before the decisive battle unfolds on the Mur itself. Teams with strength in numbers will try to set up their leaders perfectly, but the Mur has a way of stripping away tactical advantage and reducing the race to pure power and courage.
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