The Ardennes Classics are the three prestigious one-day races held in mid to late April, coming straight after the cobbled classics. The races take place in the the Dutch Limburg region and Belgium's French speaking Wallonia region and all feature significant amounts of climbing.
The three events, Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, all feature men's and women's races and are packed into one week, with Flèche Wallone taking place on the middle Wednesday. All three are WorldTour races for both men and women, and Liège, the oldest race in the world, is the fourth Monument of the season.
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Legends of the classics: What it takes to dominate one-day races
Why are some riders better suited to one-day races? We examine the physiology, racecraft and team dynamics that culminate in one-day domination
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Tadej Pogačar's hat-trick, La Redoute, and Dutch delight: Five things to look out for at Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2025
The oldest professional bike race in the world takes place this Sunday – here's how to watch, who to watch, and what to watch out for
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How to watch La Flèche Wallonne: Everything you need to live stream the Ardennes Classic
All the broadcast information for the second of the Ardennes Classics on 23 April with Tadej Pogacar – here's how to watch La Flèche Wallonne online and on TV.
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La Flèche Wallonne 2025: all you need to know
All the details of La Flèche Wallonne and La Flèche Wallonne Femmes, taking place on Wednesday April 23 in 2024
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'I've worked a lot on my sprint' - Kristen Faulkner plots unpredictability on racing return
Olympic champion looking forward to "exciting challenge" of continuing to outfox bunch
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Everything you need to know ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2025 and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, taking place on 27 April 2025
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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig eyes Ardennes podiums and Tour de France Femmes result after strong start
The FDJ Suez rider is building up her form towards her season targets
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Marta Cavalli stamps her authority on the Ardennes Classics with Flèche Wallonne win
Italian rider backs up Amstel Gold Race success after a canny closing sprint up the Mur de Huy
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Tadej Pogačar logs mammoth Liège recon after being forced out of Flèche Wallonne
The reigning Tour de France champion seemed frustrated that he wasn't allowed to ride Flèche Wallonne after finding that the team received 'false positives' tests
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Why moving the Cauberg in Amstel Gold Race will show that tradition isn't always best
Amstel Gold Race organisers' moving of the Cauberg once again questions whether races should stick to tradition come what may
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Adam Yates 'high in confidence' as he aims for first Ardennes Classic podium
Yates says he's ready to try and deliver a result at La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday
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Anna van der Breggen takes record-equalling fifth Flèche Wallonne title
World champion conquers the Mur de Huy, breaking Boels-Dolmans' 2019 WorldTour duck
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Bob Jungels makes sensational solo effort to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2018
The Luxembourg champion got away just after the Côte de Roche-aux-Faucons and held on for victory
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Tom Pidcock says Amstel Gold Race photo finish created 'more questions than answers'
The Brit says photo finishes should be '100 per cent accurate' in a hastily deleted tweet, while no actual question or investigation into the photo finish has been launched
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Five things to look out for at Amstel Gold Race 2021
What to look out for in the first of the Ardennes Classics, the Amstel Gold Race
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Mathieu van der Poel ambushes Alaphilippe to win Amstel Gold Race 2019
The Dutchman left it late to catch the front of the race and take a remarkable victory
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Five things to look out for at Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2019
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Liège–Bastogne–Liège live TV guide
Get ready for the last Ardennes Classic of the year with the Liege Bastogne Liege live TV guide
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Tadej Pogačar and Marc Hirschi return negative Covid-19 test, cleared for Liège-Bastogne-Liège
The Slovenian will face stiff competition from the likes of Primož Roglič and Julian Alaphilippe
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'This one really feels good': Julian Alaphilippe relieved after taking 'important' victory at La Flèche Wallonne 2021
Julian Alaphilippe said that "this one really feels good" after taking his third victory at La Flèche Wallonne ahead of Slovenian star Primož Roglič atop of the Mur de Huy.
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Moment in time: Dan Martin's perfect day at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Dan Martin’s 2013 Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory is best remembered for reasons other than his excellent performance. But as the now UAE-Team Emirates man reflects, his tactical masterclass in front of a watching panda was one of his finest days on a bike
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'It's not so bad to finish behind the winner of the Tour de France,' says Julian Alaphilippe, runner-up at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
The world champion was gracious in defeat, having been pipped twice in two editions by a Slovenian rider
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Wout van Aert beats Tom Pidcock in photo finish at Amstel Gold Race 2021
The Belgian won with his front wheel in the air as he lunged for the line
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Alejandro Valverde abandons Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2019
Dan Martin has also abandoned the race
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2017 Amstel Gold Race start list
All the starters for the 2017 edition of the first Ardennes Classic, the Amstel Gold Race
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Five talking points from the 2019 Amstel Gold Race
Both the men and women provided a scintillating day of racing
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Adam Yates, Tao Geoghegan Hart and Richard Carapaz headline Ineos Grenadiers Liège-Bastogne-Liège squad
Michał Kwiatkowski also features in a star-studded cast for the British outfit
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Five things to look out for at La Flèche Wallonne 2021
The Ardennes Classics roll on with the mid-week Flèche Wallonne
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Anna van der Breggen beats Lizzie Deignan to win her third women's Flèche Wallonne
Van der Breggen makes it three in a row as she takes her third consecutive Fleche Wallonne Femmes title, besting former world champ Lizzie Deignan
