Ferrand-Prevot, Armitstead, Longo Borghini, D’hoore and Stevens to contest Flèche Wallonne World Cup
This year’s Flèche Wallonne Féminine, the fourth World Cup, will be absent of five-time winner Marianne Vos, leaving Rabo-Liv’s leadership role open for the defending champion and world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.
Last year, Ferrand-Prévot crossed the finish line at the top of the Mur de Huy one second ahead of Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans) and four seconds ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle-Honda), who raced with Hitec Products at the time. Vos won the race from 2007-2009 and in 2011 and 2013, but last year she finished sixth at 13 seconds back. Vos has been recovering from a lingering hamstring injury.
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This year’s starters once again include the top riders in the world with Armitstead fresh off a win at the World Cup in Cittiglio along with her teammate Evelyn Stevens, who won Flèche Wallonne in 2012. Longo Borghini, who recently won the Tour of Flanders, will also be on the start line along with her teammate and World Cup leader Jolien D’hoore.
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