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- Despite being the "smallest Ardennes classic", the women's Flèche Wallonne has a high-calibre line-up with almost all the star riders and strong support riders.
- The top favourite is Demi Vollering, closely followed by Katarzyna Niewiadoma; Puck Pieterse and former winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are also among the favourites.
- A strong "second row" around Paula Blasi, van der Breggen, Fisher-Black, Rüegg, Vallieres, Berthet, Chabbey, Kastelijn and Bredewold could provide some surprises.

La Flèche Wallonne Women 2026: Pieterse, Ferrand-Prévot & Vollering kämpfen um Sieg

- La Flèche Wallonne 2026 will take place on 22 April, with 200 km for men (start Herstal) and 148.2 km for women (start Huy), finishing at Mur de Huy.
- Men will ride eleven climbs with three Mur de Huy (final with Ø 10%), women nine climbs over a record distance, also with a finish at the Mur de Huy.
- Both races are WorldTour events; TV coverage is available for a fee via Discovery+ and Eurosport/HBO Max with live streams in the afternoon.

Flèche Wallonne 2026: Strecke und TV-Zeitplan

- The Tour of the Alps 2026 is a five-day, mountainous tour with few sprint opportunities and often difficult April conditions.
- The overall classification is likely to be decided by strong climbers, with no clear top favourites due to uncertainty of form and the weather.
- Among the candidates for victory are Pellizzari, Storer, Arensman, Bernal and Vlasov, while Gee, Double and Rondel are considered underdogs.

Tour of the Alps 2026: These riders can win

- In 2026, a versatile young generation is pushing forward in men's cycling and gradually shifting the balance of power in the peloton.  
- Seixas, Ayuso and del Toro are regarded as upcoming Grand Tour protagonists, with early successes but a lack of consistency in some cases.  
- Van Dijke and Grégoire are profiling themselves as offensive, versatile classics specialists with potential for future monument and one-day successes.

Guys to watch: These talents could land the big coup in 2026

- Without defending champion Pogačar, Flèche Wallonne 2026 is seen as an open, tactical race with a finale on the Mur de Huy.  
- The top favourites are Seixas, Skjelmose, Grégoire and Vauquelin; Seixas and Skjelmose are considered particularly capable of winning.  
- A strong second row and several outsiders increase the unpredictability of what is likely to be a selective race.

La Flèche Wallonne 2026: Great opportunity for talents

- Tommaso Dati (Team UKYO) wins stage 1 of the Tour of the Alps 2026 in Innsbruck in a sprint ahead of Tom Pidcock and Florian Stork.  
- Thymen Arensman attacks on the last wave 5 km before the finish, but is caught by the peloton at high speed around 300 m before the finish.  
- Zangerle, Nolde and Dirnbauer characterise the day's escape, Zangerle takes both mountain classifications and thus the mountain jersey.

Tour of the Alps - Stage 1: Arensman coup fails: Konti rider Dati outsprints Pidcock

- Paula Blasi steps in for her team at short notice, attacks 25 kilometres before the finish and wins the Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition solo.
- The favourites around Demi Vollering neutralised many attacks early on, but hesitated when following Blasi and were unable to catch up.
- Blasi, a former track and field athlete and duathlete, joins the WorldTour team in 2025 and celebrates her maiden victory in the first Ardennes classic.

The peloton hesitated - Blasi didn't: Paula Blasi's solo victory at the Amstel Gold Race

- Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026: 211 km, >3300 metres of climbing, 21 teams (16 WorldTour, 5 ProTeams), finish in front of the Alte Oper in Frankfurt
- Demanding profile with Burgweg, two Feldberg climbs (south-west side) and Mammolshainer Stich favours classic riders with good climbing skills
- Starting field with favourites such as Politt, Alaphilippe, Kragh Andersen, Cort Nielsen; fewer pure sprinters, varied race scenarios due to ProTeams

Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026: Degenkolb, Politt and Alaphilippe announced

- Remco Evenepoel wins the Amstel Gold Race for the first time in a sprint ahead of Mattias Skjelmose, Benoit Cosnefroy finishes third.
- Evenepoel is in top form for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where he will once again face Tadej Pogacar.
- Marco Frigo is placed late, German riders remain inconspicuous, several crashes affect Jorgenson and Vauquelin, among others.

Ready for Pogacar duel: Evenepoel wins Amstel Gold Race

- The 10th Tour of the Alps 2026 runs from 20 to 24 April in five stages from Innsbruck via Lake Garda to Bolzano.
- A total of 760 kilometres and 14,620 metres in altitude have to be covered, including the mountain arrival in the Martell Valley and the Hofmahdjoch as a key climb.
- New are bonus sprints in the finale of each stage, and the race is considered an important climbing preparation for the Giro d'Italia in May.

Tour of the Alps 2026: Test of form on the Alpine passes

- The 75th Lidl Tour of Austria 2026 covers 845 km, 11,024 metres in altitude, five stages through six federal states and starts in Graz, finishing in Vienna.  
- 22 teams of six riders each, including six WorldTeams and one Austrian national team, will compete for five classification jerseys.  
- The queen stage is Bad Kleinkirchheim-Franz Josefs Höhe/Großglockner with 2,914 metres of climbing; all stages will be broadcast on ORF and via livestream.

Tour of Austria 2026: Six WorldTeams and Austrian national team

- The women's Amstel Gold Race is considered to be open, with no clear top favourite; the selective finish around Cauberg and Bemelerberg will be decisive.
- The narrow circle of favourites includes Demi Vollering, Katarzyna Niewiadoma, Marianne Vos, Liane Lippert, Cat Ferguson and Lorena Wiebes.
- Mischa Bredewold, Puck Pieterse, Noemi Rüegg and world champion Magdeleine Vallieres from EF Education - Oatly are among the outsiders.

Amstel Gold Race Women 2026: Open race at the first Ardennes classic

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La Flèche Wallonne Women 2026
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Flèche Wallonne 2026
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Tour of the Alps 2026
These riders can win

Guys to watch
These talents could land the big coup in 2026

La Flèche Wallonne 2026
Great opportunity for talents

Tour of the Alps - Stage 1
Arensman coup fails: Konti rider Dati outsprints Pidcock

The peloton hesitated - Blasi didn't
Paula Blasi's solo victory at the Amstel Gold Race

Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026
Degenkolb, Politt and Alaphilippe announced

Ready for Pogacar duel
Evenepoel wins Amstel Gold Race

Tour of the Alps 2026
Test of form on the Alpine passes

Tour of Austria 2026
Six WorldTeams and Austrian national team

Amstel Gold Race Women 2026
Open race at the first Ardennes classic

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Guys to watchThese talents could land the big coup in 2026

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Ready for Pogacar duelEvenepoel wins Amstel Gold Race

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Amstel Gold Race Women 2026Open race at the first Ardennes classic

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These talents could land the big coup in 2026

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Degenkolb, Politt and Alaphilippe announced

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Test of form on the Alpine passes

Tour of Austria 2026
Six WorldTeams and Austrian national team

Amstel Gold Race Women 2026
Open race at the first Ardennes classic