2021 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine Results & Recap
2021 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Van der Breggen wins Fleche Wallonne
Anna van der Breggen (Team SD Worx) took her seventh consecutive victory on the Mur de Huy after successfully holding off a challenge from Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing) in the final metres.
“It is mostly about the Mur in the end, but the race was hard from the beginning, the pace was really high on all the climbs," Van der Breggen said. “It was a good battle with Kasia and she was strong, but I am really happy I could win this one. It is a strange thought that I am sitting here for the last time in this race. But next year I won’t bother the girls anymore, it’s up to somebody else, and that’s a good thing. Seven straight wins are incredible. We made some tactical mistakes and needed to chase, but the team did that really well. And in the final, Demi [Vollering] almost closed the gap to Ruth, which was incredible. We did not have control during the whole race, so there was a bit more pressure for me, too, because the girls had worked so hard already," she continued.
Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) took the final podium spot, ahead of Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar).\n
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