Following the Flemish classics and the transition marked by the Amstel Gold Race this weekend, it’s now time for the Ardennes classics, and this Wednesday it’s the turn of the 2026 Flèche Wallonne — already the 90th edition of this classic - which concludes with its famous Mur d’Huy. Its route changes from year to year, and the only part resembling last year’s course is the final circuit, which remains unchanged. A total distance of exactly 200 kilometers awaits the 175 riders who will line up at the start for 25 different teams.

In this post, you’ll find all the details of the 2026 Flèche Wallonne route on an OpenStreetMap map, which can also be downloaded in Google Earth, the race profile, the schedule, and the list of riders competing in the 2026 Flèche Wallonne.

The 2026 Flèche Wallonne map is even better in the app!

Below you’ll find the race map, of course, but if you really want to dive into this map… it’s even better in the velowire app! And as usual, it was available there before being published here! (starting Saturday evening)

Whether you’re heading to the race—whether as part of one of the participating teams, the organizing committee, one of its partners, or simply as a cycling enthusiast lining the route—or if you just want to explore the 2026 Flèche Wallonne map in a different way, velowire invites you to discover it in the Maps section of the velowire app for a more convenient experience. That way, you’ll always have it with you, and as a little bonus: you can view it in full-screen mode, and if you’re traveling to the event, display your location on the map and move the map along with you, making it easier than ever to get there!

So don’t wait any longer and join the hundreds of users of the app by downloading the velowire app from the app stores:
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The 2026 Flèche Wallonne route on an OpenStreetMap

After the start in Herstal (the 18th different starting city in the race’s history), in the suburbs of Liège and from Place Jean Jaurès, with the actual start 7.8 km further on, the riders first head south toward the Côte de Trasenter and then, a little further on, the Côte des Forges. By then, they will already be heading southwest to pass through Ouffet and Hamoir before turning back toward the northwest. Shortly after Modave, they arrive at Pont de Bonne to enter the final circuit.

They make a quick right/left turn to first tackle the Côte d’Ereffe (2.1 km at 5%) and then head toward Huy, but with a small detour to tackle the Côte de Cherave (1.3 km at 8.1%) before returning once again toward Huy and facing the dreaded Mur de Huy (1.3 km at 9.6%). Via Stréez-les-Huy and Pont de Bonne, they then return to the starting point of this final circuit.

After the first crossing of the finish line, they will complete this same circuit two more times. On the third climb to the summit of the Mur de Huy, they will battle for victory in the 2026 Flèche Wallonne, and we will then know the successor to Tadej Pogačar.

Below you will find the schedule, the route on an OpenStreetMap map, and the profile of the 2026 Flèche Wallonne. Click on the images to open them.

The 2026 Flèche Wallonne route in Google Earth

If you prefer to view the 2026 Flèche Wallonne route in Google Earth—for example, to take a virtual tour—I invite you to download the race route in Google Earth by clicking the following link:

>> Download the 2026 Flèche Wallonne route in Google Earth (KML file)

The 2026 Flèche Wallonne start list

The defending champion of the Flèche Wallonne, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), will not be at the start of the 2026 edition, but there will be several contenders for the victory.

Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) says he is coming to the race more to test himself than to win it, and names Kévin Vauquelin (INEOS Grenadiers) as a contender for the victory. At Lidl-Trek, we find Mattias Skjelmose, who finished second in the Amstel Gold Race this Sunday and who took the same spot at the Flèche Wallonne in 2023. Tobias Johannessen, who will be racing for the Uno-X Mobility team, is also considered a contender for the win, as are several French riders alongside Seixas and Vauquelin.

>> List of starters for the 2026 Flèche Wallonne

Results of the 2026 Flèche Wallonne

>> Visit the 2026 Flèche Wallonne page in the UCI cycling calendar to see the race results later today!

door Thomas Vergouwen
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