Flèche Brabançonne 2025: Evita and Elise in the Top 10On Friday 18 April, the women’s Flèche Brabançonne kicked off the Ardennes classics. As in 2024, the riders set off from the Markt in Lennik for 125.7km of demanding racing to Overijse in Belgium. With 19 climbs on the programme, including the dreaded Moskesstraat, Holstheide and Hertstraat passages, the peloton never had a moment’s respite.
Despite a nervous start, the team’s riders remained well placed in a peloton that became increasingly tense as the race approached a hilly finish. On a tough local circuit, it was Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) who attacked with 10km to go, taking her second consecutive victory in this Belgian classic. Marianne VOS (VISMA LEASE A BIKE) and Femke GERRITSE (SD WORX) completed the podium behind the Italian.Flèche Brabançonne 2025: Evita and Elise in the Top 10On Friday 18 April, the women’s Flèche Brabançonne kicked off the Ardennes classics. As in 2024, the riders set off from the Markt in Lennik for 125.7km of demanding racing to Overijse in Belgium. With 19 climbs on the programme, including the dreaded Moskesstraat, Holstheide and Hertstraat passages, the peloton never had a moment’s respite.
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Behind them, our runners gave nothing away and responded with character. Fresh back from a course at altitude, Évita hung on to the chasing pack, alongside Élise, to take a fine 6ᵉ place – the first Frenchwoman to finish. Always present in the final, Élise confirmed her consistency with an 8ᵉ place.
