Flèche Wallone (Waalse Pijl)
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Most wins |
Best British performances |
History |
"Le weekend Ardennais" |
List of winners
Most Wins
- 3 wins: Marcel Kint, Eddy Merckx, Moreno Argentin
Best British Performances
- 3rd: Tommy Simpson, 1965
- 4th: Brian Robinson, 1955
- 6th: Paul Watson, 1987
- 7th: Tommy Simpson, 1960
- 9th: Robert Millar, 1990
- 10th: Tommy Simpson, 1963
History
Unlike its near-neighbour,
Liège - Bastogne - Liège, the Flèche Wallone
has always been held on a variety of courses. In the list of winners below, the start and
finish points are given for each version of the race. With recent changes in UCI rules,
at around 200km it is a much shorter race than it was even in Hinault's era, when the route
was over 250km, just like its older brother.
Le Weekend Ardennais & The Ardennes Double
The Ardennes Double - winning the Flèche Wallone and the Liège - Bastogne - Liège
in the same year - has been acommplished on five occasions:
Ferdi Kübler in 1951 and 1952;
Stan Ockers in 1955;
Eddy Merckx in 1972 and
Moreno Argentin in 1991.
Between 1950 and 1964, the two races took place on successive days with a combined classification, "Le Weekend Ardennais".
The winners were as follows:
| 1950 | | Raymond Impanis |
| 1951 | | Ferdi Kübler |
| 1952 | | Ferdi Kübler |
| 1953 | | Storms |
| 1954 | | Marcel Ernzer |
| 1955 | | Stan Ockers |
| 1956 | | Richard Van Genechten |
| 1957 | | Frans Schouben |
| 1958 | | Fred De Bruyne |
| 1959 | | Frans Schouben |
| 1960 | | Ab Geldermans |
| 1961 | | Rik Van Looy |
| 1962 | | Jo Planckaert |
| 1963 | | Raymond Poulidor |
| 1964 | | Willi Bocklandt |
Tommy Simpson was 6th in 1961, and would have been the winner in 1965, but the competition
had been discontinued. Alan Ramsbottom was 6th in 1963.
Winners
Tournai - Liège
| 1936 | | Philippe De Meersman |
| 1937 | | Adolphe Braeckeveldt |
| 1938 | | Emile Masson Jr. |
Mons - Liège
| 1939 | | Edmund Delathouwer |
| 1940 | | Not held |
| 1941 | | Sylvain Grysolle |
Mons - Marcinelle
| 1942 | | Karel Thijs |
| 1943 | | Marcel Kint |
| 1944 | | Marcel Kint |
Mons - Chaleroi
Mons - Liège
| 1946 | | Désiré Keteleer |
| 1947 | | Ernest Sterckx |
Chaleroi - Liège
| 1948 | | Fermo Camellini |
| 1949 | | Rik Van Steenbergen |
| 1950 | | Fausto Coppi |
| 1951 | | Ferdi Kübler |
| 1952 | | Ferdi Kübler |
| 1953 | | Stan Ockers |
| 1954 | | Germain Derycke |
| 1955 | | Stan Ockers |
| 1956 | | Richard Van Genechten |
| 1957 | | Raymond Impanis |
| 1958 | | Rik Van Steenbergen |
| 1959 | | Joseph Hoevenaars |
Liège - Chaleroi
| 1960 | | Pino Cérami |
| 1961 | | Willi Vannitsen |
| 1962 | | Henri De Wolf |
| 1963 | | Raymond Poulidor |
| 1964 | | Gilbert Desmet |
Liège - Marcinelle
| 1965 | | Roberto Poggiali |
| 1966 | | Michele Dancelli |
| 1967 | | Eddy Merckx |
| 1968 | | Rik Van Looy |
| 1969 | | Joseph Huysmans |
| 1970 | | Eddy Merckx |
| 1971 | | Roger De Vlaeminck |
Verviers - Marcinelle
| 1972 | | Eddy Merckx |
| 1973 | | André Dierickx |
Verviers - Verviers
| 1974 | | Frans Verbeeck |
| 1975 | | André Dierickx |
| 1976 | | Joop Zoetemelk |
| 1977 | | Francesco Moser |
| 1978 | | Michel Laurent |
Esneux - Marcinelle
Mons - Spa
Spa - Mons
Charleroi - Spa
Huy - Huy
| 1983 | | Bernard Hinault |
| 1984 | | Kim Andersen |
| 1985 | | Claude Criquielion |
Spa - Huy
| 1986 | | Laurent Fignon |
| 1987 | | Jean Claude Leclerq |
| 1988 | | Rolf Gölz |
| 1989 | | Claude Criquielion |
| 1990 | | Moreno Argentin |
| 1991 | | Moreno Argentin |
| 1992 | | Giorgio Furlan |
| 1993 | | Maurizio Fondriest |
| 1994 | | Moreno Argentin |
| 1995 | | Laurent Jalabert |
| 1996 | | Lance Armstrong |
| 1997 | | Laurent Jalabert |
| 1998 | | Bo Hamburger |
Charleroi - Huy
| 1999 | | Michele Bartoli |
| 2000 | | Francesco Casagrande, Vini Caldirola |
| 2001 | | Rik Verbrugghe, Lotto |
