La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2026: Results and news

La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2026 Results

Demi Vollering delivers victory with Mur de Huy acceleration and holds off surging Puck Pieterse / As it happened

On the decisive final climb of Mur de Huy, Demi Vollering delivered a powerful acceleration to break free from the front group and won La Flèche Wallonne Femmes. The European Champion held off defending champion Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Premier Tech), who finished as runner-up.

Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ) completed the podium in third, crossing the line ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto).

La Flèche Wallonne Femmes information

One of the oldest Spring Classics for professional women, la Flèche Wallonne Femmes takes place each year on the Wednesday between the Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, finishing on the leg-breaking Mur de Huy climb.

Beginning in 1998, the race has always highlighted the top talent of the women's peloton, from three-time winner Fabiana Luperini and five-time winner Marianne Vos to the outright record holder and consecutive victory record holder Anna van der Breggen, who won seven straight times from 2015 to 2021.

La Flèche Wallonne Femmes is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation, which also produces the Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes, Paris-Roubaix and many other major professional cycling races.

In 2023, Demi Vollering made history when she not only claimed her first La Flèche Wallonne Femmes title, but captured the Ardennes Classics triple crown by winning Amstel Gold Race Ladies and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes. The Dutch rider made her winning move early on the Mur de Huy to take the victory ahead of Liane Lippert (Movistar Team). Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo) rounded out the podium.

In 2024, Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) held off Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) after a late attack on Mur de Huy to take the win.

in 2025 Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) attacked during the last 150 metres of the Mur de Huy to win Flèche Wallonne Femmes. Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) could not match her late acceleration and finished second, with Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) finished third, holding off a surge by defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto).

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Route

See the 2026 La Flèche Wallonne Femmes route

2026 La Flèche Wallonne Femmes teams

• AG Insurance-Soudal Team
• Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto
• Cofidis Women Team
• EF Education-Oatly
• FDJ United-SUEZ
• Fenix-Premier Tech
• Human Powered Health
• Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi
• Lidl-Trek
• Liv AlUla Jayco
• Lotto-Intermarché Ladies
• Ma Petite Entreprise
• Mayenne-Monbana-Mypie
• Movistar Team
• St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93
• Picnic PostNL
• SD Worx-Protime
• Visma-Lease a Bike
• UAE Team ADQ
• Uno-X Mobility
• VolkerWessels Cycling Team