Women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Flèche Wallonne to go ahead despite fears of cancellation

ASO have confirmed they will provide the full 45 minutes of live television coverage required by the UCI

Anna van der Breggen wins the women's Flèche Wallonne 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

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Despite fears the women's editions of Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Flèche Wallonne would be pulled from the 2020 calendar, both have been confirmed for next season as the UCI announced next year's schedule.

Concerns were raised in May that the races would not take place in 2020 with race organisers ASO, who are responsible for some of the biggest races in the sport including the Tour de France, reportedly refusing to adhere to new UCI regulations surrounding televised coverage of WorldTour races.

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Hi. I'm Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor. I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.


Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).


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