2019 La Flèche Wallonne Femmes on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The 22nd running of the women's Flèche wallonne was held on 24 April 2019. The race started and finished in
Huy
Huy ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wall ...
. The route featured seven categorized climbs, including two ascents of the Mur de Huy
The Mur de Huy () is a high hill located in Huy, Wallonia, Belgium. It is also known as ''le Chemin des Chapelles'' () because of the seven chapels along its route. This climb is famous for being part of the route of La Flèche Wallonne professio ...
. The finish line was on the top of the final ascent of the Mur. It was won for the fifth consecutive time by Anna van der Breggen
Anna van der Breggen (born 18 April 1990) is a Dutch professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2021 for Team Flexpoint, , and . She won the gold medal in the Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olymp ...
.
Route
The race started and finished inHuy
Huy ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wall ...
, following the same route as the 2018 race. The final 30 km loop was covered twice, totalling 118.5 km.
There were 7 categorised climbs:
*45.5 km: Côte de Warre – 2.2 km climb at 4.9%
*73 km: Côte d'Ereffe – 2.1 km climb at 5%
*83.5 km: Côte de Cherave – 1.3 km climb at 8.1%
*89.5 km: Mur de Huy
The Mur de Huy () is a high hill located in Huy, Wallonia, Belgium. It is also known as ''le Chemin des Chapelles'' () because of the seven chapels along its route. This climb is famous for being part of the route of La Flèche Wallonne professio ...
– 1.3 km climb at 9.6%
*102 km: Côte d'Ereffe – 2.1 km climb at 5%
*112.5 km: Côte de Cherave – 1.3 km climb at 8.1%
*118.5 km: Mur de Huy
The Mur de Huy () is a high hill located in Huy, Wallonia, Belgium. It is also known as ''le Chemin des Chapelles'' () because of the seven chapels along its route. This climb is famous for being part of the route of La Flèche Wallonne professio ...
– 1.3 km climb at 9.6%
Teams
Twenty-four teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:Result
See also
*2019 in women's road cycling
2019 in women's road cycling is about the 2019 List of women's road bicycle races, women's bicycle races ruled by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI and the List of 2019 UCI Women's Teams and riders, 2019 UCI Women's Teams.
UCI Women's Worl ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019 La Fleche Wallonne Feminine La Fleche Wallonne Feminine La Flèche Wallonne Feminine La Fleche Wallonne Feminine Flèche Wallonne (women's race)