The 89th edition of the Vallea arrow offers a new confrontation of those who can go down in the history of cycling. Again with Slovenian Tadej Pogacar as the protagonist, again Remco Evenepoel In front and as a novelty, the Huy wall as the main scenario.
After the two “face to face” between Pogacar and Van der Poel (in Flanders and Roubaix), the Slovenian and the Belgian face his second send after the play at the Amstelthat Danish Mathias Skjelmose took.
The Vallea arrow is the prelude to the Lieja Bastaña next Sunday, therefore a test bench for the candidates. Pogacar, winner in Huy in 2023, hopes to lunch again after being surpassed in the Amstel. A defeat that scocked the skin of the triple winner of the Tour, who in turn surpassed An Evenepoel who has returned where he used to After overcoming the accident he suffered in December 2024. The double Olympic champion shone in the Brabanzona arrow, winning Van Aert, and in the Amstel, third, he prevented Pogacar’s exhibition.
The rest of the names of candidates
The payroll of registered includes more corridor names that have demonstrated excellent state of form. The own Scold (Lidl) aspires to the conquest of Huy, as well as Powless y Healy (EF Education) o Tom Pidcock (Q36.5)
For the steep ramps of the wall of Huy, up to 20 percent, always appear protagonists by surprise, as can be the last winner, the British Stephen Williams. In a second step also enter French Julian Alaphilippe3 times crowned in the test, and his Swiss partner Marc Hisrchiwinner in 2020.
The most Spanish classic
The record reflects great afternoons of the Spanish cyclist. Alejandro Valverde is the undisputed king of Huy with 5 titles(2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017), and also the current national coach was 3 times second and a third. Ice Igor Astarloa broke in 2003, and “Purito” Rodríguez was also triumphed in 2012 and Daniel Moreno in 2013. The last podium went to Mikel Landa, third in 2023.
Among the Spaniards go to the appointment in this 2025 Enric Mas (Movistar), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain), Jesús Herrada and Alex Aranburu (Cofidis).
Profile and tour before finishing in Huy
The Vallea arrow will have, in its 89th edition in the male category, a tour of 205 kilometers With a triple step through the Huy walla rise of 1.3 km at 9.6% of average slope.
He Huy wall He is the absolute protagonist with his three increases of 1,300 meters to 9.7 percent with maximum ramps of 20. The last 50 meters have decided more than one edition.
Profile and route of the 2025 valona arrow in the male category la-fleche-wallonne.be
It will also be 40 years old since the test ends up in this place, when he won Claude Criquielion. The Belgian gives name to the most steep curve of the ascent, a ramp with almost 20% of unevenness.
Apart from the triple ascent cited, the circuit proposes another 3 increases to the Ereffe level (2.5 km to 5.6) Cherave (1.3 km at 7.6), the last one 8 km from the road to the chapels that leads to the goal.
