Katarzyna Niewiadoma wins La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2024(Image credit: Getty Images)
Fem van Empel signs world champion jersey at the start of La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Elisa Longo Borghini at the start of La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Fem van Empel and Visma-Lease a Bike at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Elynor Backstedt at the start of La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
A general view of the peloton passing through a landscape during La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
A general view of the peloton passing through landscape La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Sara Martin (Movistar), Julie van de Velde (AG Insurance-Soudal) and Elena Hartmann (Roland) in the breakaway at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
The peloton at Fleche Wallonne(Image credit: Getty Images)
Sara Martin (Movistar), Julie van de Velde (AG Insurance-Soudal) and Elena Hartmann (Roland) in the breakaway at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Julie Van De Velde during Fleche Wallonne(Image credit: Getty Images)
Eva van Agt attacks during the 27th La Fleche Wallonne Femmes 2024 (Image credit: Getty Images)
A general view of the peloton passing through a landscape during the 27th La Fleche Wallonne Femmes 2024(Image credit: Getty Images)
A general view of the peloton passing through a landscape during the 27th La Fleche Wallonne Femmes 2024(Image credit: Getty Images)
Julie Van der Velde and Sara Martin in the breakaway at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Demi Vollering at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Grace Brown chasing the breakaway at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
Pauliena Rooijakkers and Grace Brown in the chase group at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes(Image credit: Getty Images)
La Flèche Wallonne: Powerful attack nets Kasia Niewiadoma victory atop Mur de Huy(Image credit: Getty Images)
La Flèche Wallonne: Powerful attack nets Kasia Niewiadoma victory atop Mur de Huy(Image credit: Getty Images)
Kasia Niewiadoma attacks to take the victory atop Mur de Huy at Fleche Wallonne(Image credit: Getty Images)
Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) won the Flèche Wallonne Femmes, sitting on the wheel of Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) until the last 200 metres and reacting to an acceleration by Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek).
Niewiadoma quickly pulled ahead and opened a gap on the other two, and although Vollering came closer again on the final metres, but Niewiadoma raised her right arm as she crossed the line first.
The breakaway was reeled in on the last ten kilometres, and there were several attacks in the final. Riejanne Markus (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) was first onto the Mur de Huy but was quickly caught as Vollering set the pace from the bottom.
Soon, only Niewiadoma, Longo Borghini, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal), Juliette Labous (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), and Évita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ) could follow the Dutch champion, and the latter three had to leave a gap eventually.
250 metres from the line, Niewiadoma came alongside Vollering but waited to make a move until Longo Borghini accelerated on the other side of the road. Then the Polish allrounder kicked into gear and sprinted away from the two others, holding her advantage to the finish line.
