2025 Flèche Wallonne Race Report: Tadej Pogačar won the 2025 Flèche Wallonne, taking the victory on the Mur de Huy for the second time in his career. The UAE Emirates XRG rider was particularly dominant on the final climb of the Huy and won with a comfortable 10 second lead over Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5), in second and third places. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) was ninth.
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Another Flèche Wallonne in the Tadej Pogačar palmarès
The 2025 Route:
Race organisers, ASO, have redesigned the course of the Flèche Wallonne for 2025. The finish is still on the famous Mur de Huy for the fortieth time. Only the approach to it is different. On the final circuit, the Côte de Cherave returns between the Côte d’Ereffe and the final climb to the Mur de Huy, so the finale is the same as in 2023. Last year, ASO removed the Cherave from the final lap, but included a fourth climb of the Mur de Huy. This year returns to the older route. There are eleven climbs, including the trio of Ereffe-Cherave-Muur van Huy.
2025 Flèche Wallonne map
The start has been changed. The men will not start from Charleroi, but in Ciney, near Namur. After just ten kilometres, they hit the first climb of the day, the Côte de Ver (1.4km at 4.6%). Next there are some uncategorised climbs and the Côte de Petite Somme (1.2km at 8.8%). Shortly afterwards, after a hundred kilometres of racing, they start the finishing circuit, which has to be ridden three times.
2025 Flèche Wallonne profile
This year, in addition to the Côte d’Ereffe (2.1km at 5%), the circuit will also include the Côte de Cherave (1.3km at 7.6%). The top of this climb is just six kilometres from the finish, but in the past, no one could get away here and stay away to the top of the Mur de Huy (1.3km at 9.7%). The wide lanes towards Huy are not good for attackers. If anyone reaches the start of the Mur de Huy with a lead, they still have a tough job ahead of them. Especially between 800 and 200 meters from the finish, the climb is very steep. The percentages are rarely below 15% and on the inside of the bends it is nearer 20%. Timing is crucial, because in the last 200 meters the road flattens out and riders can come back.
Another race – Another win?
Can Remco get the better of Tadej?
Normally, Flèche Wallonne is decided on the last climb of the Mur de Huy. But with Pogačar and Evenepoel at the start, the race could be won in an earlier attack, but we would have to wait and see. There was always the chance of a surprise winner, don’t forget Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race won by Mattias Skjelmose.
Not a nice start to the day
The break
Pogačar and Evenepoel were watching each other
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Flèche Wallonne Result:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Emirates XRG in 4:50:15
2. Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels at 0:10
3. Tom Pidcock (GB) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team at 0:12
4. Lenny Martinez (Fra) Bahrain Victorious at 0:13
5. Ben Healy (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost
6. Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious at 0:16
7. Romain Gregoire (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
8. Thibau Nys (Bel) Lidl-Trek
9. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step
10. Mauro Schmid (Sui) Jayco AlUla at 0:19.
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