2019 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine

2019 UCI Women's World Tour, race 8 of 23

Race details

Dates

24 April 2019

Distance

118.5 km (73.63 mi)

Winning time

3h 17' 04"

Results

Winner	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	(Boels–Dolmans)
Second	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	(Mitchelton–Scott)
Third	Annika Langvad (DEN)	( 2020 →

Youtube race summary

The 22nd running of the women's Flèche wallonne was held on 24 April 2019. The race started and finished in Huy. The route featured seven categorized climbs, including two ascents of the Mur de Huy. The finish line was on the top of the final ascent of the Mur.^[1] It was won for the fifth consecutive time by Anna van der Breggen.

Route

The race started and finished in Huy, following the same route as the 2018 race. The final 30 km loop was covered twice, totalling 118.5 km.^[2]

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 - 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 - 1.3 km climb at 9.6%

Teams

Twenty-four teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:^[3]

Professional women's teams

Result

Final general classification ^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Boels–Dolmans	3h 17' 04"
2	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 1"
3	Annika Langvad (DEN)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 4"
4	Marianne Vos (NED)	CCC Liv	+ 14"
5	Demi Vollering (NED)	Parkhotel Valkenburg	+ 16"
6	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 17"
7	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	CCC Liv	+ 20"
8	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)	Bigla Pro Cycling	+ 23"
9	Brodie Chapman (AUS)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 26"
10	Mavi García (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 33"