The Côte de la Redoute will feature on the route of the 2018 Flèche Wallonne as part of race organiser ASO’s bid to make the early part of the race more demanding ahead of the traditional finale atop the Mur de Huy.
As per tradition, La Redoute will also feature on the course of Liège-Bastogne-Liège four days later, some 35 kilometres from the finish in Ans. The route of La Doyenne, which was also unveiled by ASO on Thursday, will feature 11 climbs, including the Côte de Bonnerue and the Côte de Mont-le-Soie – which did not feature on last year’s parcours.
Last year’s Ardennes Classics were dominated by two riders, with Anna van der Breggen winning La Flèche Wallonne Féminine and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, and Alejandro Valverde also doubling up in the men’s races.
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The 2018 edition of Flèche Wallonne takes place on Wednesday, April 18 and the men’s race will start from Seraing for the first time. The Côte de la Vecquée and La Redoute, two climbs more readily associated with Liège-Bastogne-Liège feature in the opening 82 kilometres. The ascents of the Côte de Mont and the Côte d’Amay follow before the first of three ascents of the Mur de Huy after 140 kilometres.
The finale again features two laps of a finishing circuit over the Côte d’Ereffe, Côte de Cherave and Mur de Huy, with the finish to come atop the mighty wall after 198.5 kilometres of racing.
The women’s Flèche Wallonne takes place on the same day, and will again start from Huy. The 118.5km race features the Côte de Warre ahead of two laps of the same Ereffe, Cherave and Mur de Huy finishing circuit as the men’s race.
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