La Flèche Wallonne Femme 2026

[Sciatic]

Wow, closer than I thought. Also, nothing blase' about Blasi this week!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ok, that pain face didn't mean anything, although she almost effed it in the end. Pieterse likes this climb a lot, and Blasi will probably win it one day, too.

 

[Lequack]

Is Vollering the new Paul Seixas?

 

[RedheadDane]

Pieterse coming in fast at the end, but not fast enough.

So, @Samu Cuenca, did you go past the Suez office in Århus today?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Puck nearly . . .

 

[JosefK]

Demi did it. Puck loves this hill, though.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Thought she was about to get Betancured

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pieterse coming in fast at the end, but not fast enough.

So, @Samu Cuenca, did you go past the Suez office in Århus today?

I didn't, so we can now conclude that Vollering wins whenever I don't.

 

[Brullnux]

That was a fun finish, Vollering tied up completely but Puck also did in the final 50m or so.

 

[RedheadDane]

I didn't, so we can now conclude that Vollering wins whenever I don't.

Nope. FDJ wins whenever I do.





Except when they don't, because otherwise they'd have to win every day from Monday to Friday. Twice...

 

[Didinho]

Demi looked behind at the right time, just before Puck was really close so she had time to respond again.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mitterwallner finished 12th in the end which is still pretty good all things considered.

By the way, does anyone know what's wrong with Rooijakkers?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I didn't notice it, but according to Cille, Kasia was stuck in the big ring all the way up the Mur.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No beer for Blasi. She must be disappointed.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

There have been a few times in history where the strongest on the Mur goes too soon. Sometimes, like Gilbert in his unstoppable season, it doesn't matter when you go, because you're just that much stronger than anybody else. Others just know their own threshold and timing - Anna van der Breggen always had her own marker for where she would go, regardless of what others were doing, because she knew that was her optimal strategy for how long she could hold attack pace on the Mur.

Demi seemed to have it with dominance but she went too soon and almost threw it away - but she was strong enough for it not to matter in the end. Pieterse is so good on this hill though, she will surely win here one day eventually.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pieterse is so good on this hill though, she will surely win here one day eventually.

Well she did already win it last year (or according to the auto captions in the TNT highlight video it was actually Pop Peterson).

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think the discourse after she lost at The Tour last year gave Vollering a kick up the arse, looks at her best level and having just watched the 2023 edition there is a night and day difference in speed, seated accelerations were absurd.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well she did already win it last year (or according to the auto captions in the TNT highlight video it was actually Pop Peterson).

Subtitles usually like calling her Puck Pizza...

 

[Red Rick]

PFP confirming the French buff is about land borders, and not language

 

[Oldman]

Is Vollering the new Paul Seixas?

Or the older version. She has been great for awhile.

 

[Didinho]

Puck went 10” faster in the last 1.2km than last year. Demi just back on her superior level.

 

[Didinho]

And Kasia got stuck in the big ring on the final Mur. Considering this she had a strong ascent.

 

[JR1012]

Some respectfully good results from the young generation: Holmgren 9th and Vinke 10th.

 

[jmdirt]

I was at work without any time to look at races, but at lunch I was able to watch a highlight video of the woman's race, and PP won...OK, that was last years race, and now I'm out of time!

 

[jono]

Some respectfully good results from the young generation: Holmgren 9th and Vinke 10th.

Holmgren appeared to be riding for Fisher-Black, who finished 8th. One wonders if she would have done better if the roles were reversed.