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Round four of the Women's World Cup will coincide on Wednesday, April 18, with the 65th running of the men's Flèche Wallonne (Waalse Pijl). The men will race 198 kilometres, including three times up the Mur de Huy, while the women will do 93.5 kilometres, also finishing on the famous wall in Huy. The schedule is timed so that the women finish just before the men, with the aim of raising the prestige and popularity of women's cycling.

There have only been three fast editions of the women's event, won by Fabiana Luperini, Hanka Kupfernagel and Geneviève Jeanson. The parcours is probably the hilliest of the World Cups, and last year Geneviève Jeanson rode impressively to beat Pia Sundstedt and Fany Lecourtois on the final climb.

Jeanson will not be present this year, although Kupfernagel and Luperini will both be trying for a second win. So too will World Cup leader Anna Millward (Saturn) and her main challenger so far, Mirjam Melchers (Acca Due O). The finish doesn't exactly suit Millward, but she will be there aiming for at least some World Cup points after missing the last round in Italy.

The men's race is considered important for tuning the form for Liege-Bastogne-Liege on the following Sunday, as well as being a prestigious race in its own right. The weather is fairly unpreditcable at this time of year - sometimes it can be warm, but more often than not it is cold and occasionally snows.

Laurent Jalabert (CSC-World Online) will make his much awaited return to competition in La Fleche Wallonne, as well as the "reborn" Frank Vandenbroucke (Lampre-Daikin). Saeco Macchine per Caffe were hopinh to have Mirko Celestino ready for the event, but he is currently suffering from 'flu, and will not ride. He hopes to ride Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday.

Saeco will race with Laurent Dufaux, Paolo Savoldelli, Fabio Sacchi, Oscar Cavagnis, Igor Pugaci, Pavel Padrnos and Saulius Sabaliauskas.

Start lists

Men

Fassa Bortolo                          Rabobank
 
1 Francesco Casagrande (Ita)           11 Michaël Boogerd (Ned)
2 Ivan Basso (Ita)                     12 Erik Dekker (Ned)
3 Wladimir Belli (Ita)                 13 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned)
4 Dario Frigo (Ita)                    14 Marc Lotz (Ned)
5 Luca Mazzanti (Ita)                  15 Grischa Niermann (Ger)
6 Andrea Peron (Ita)                   16 Geert Verheyen (Bel)
7 Oscar Pozzi (Ita)                    17 Beat Zberg (Swi)
8 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu)               18 Markus Zberg (Swi)
9 Kim Kirchen (Lux)                    19 Bram De Groot (Ned)
10 Roberto Petito (Ita)                20 Addy Engels (Ned)
 
Lotto-Adecco                           Mapei-Quick Step
 
21 Mario Aerts (Bel)                   31 Michele Bartoli (Ita)
22 Serge Baguet (Bel)                  32 Manuel Beltran (Spa)
23 Christophe Brandt (Bel)             33 Paolo Bettini (Ita)
24 Glenn D'hollander (Bel)             34 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita)
25 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel)            35 Andrea Noe (Ita)
26 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel)                36 Luca Paolini (Ita)
27 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)                37 Luca Scinto (Ita)
28 Steve Vermaut (Bel)                 38 David Tani (Ita)
29 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel)                39 Elio Aggiano (Ita)
30 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel)              40 Davide Bramati (Ita)
 
Cofidis                                Team Deutsche Telekom
 
41 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita)            51 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz)
42 Inigo Cuesta (Spa)                  52 Udo Bolts (Ger)
43 Peter Farazijn (Bel)                53 Alberto Elli (Ita)
44 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz)               54 Jens Heppner (Ger)
45 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz)                55 Matthias Kessler (Ger)
46 Claude Lamour (Fra)                 56 Andréas Kloden (Ger)
47 Laurent Lefevre (Fra)               57 Kevin Livingston (USA)
48 Guido Trentin (Ita)                 58 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz)
49 Stéphane Krafft (Fra)               59 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger)
50 David Lefevre (Fra)
 
Domo-Farm Frites                       Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
 
61 Axel Merckx (Bel)                   71 Laurent Dufaux (Swi)
62 Dave Bruylandts (Bel)               72 Oscar Cavagnis (Ita)
63 Steve De Wolf (Bel)                 73 Mirko Celestino (Ita)
64 Leif Hoste (Bel)                    74 Pavel Padrnos (Cze)
65 Steven Kleynen (Bel)                75 Igor Pugaci (Mda)
66 Tomas Konecny (Cze)                 76 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu)
67 Koos Moerenhout (Ned)               77 Fabio Sacchi (Ita)
68 Bram Tankink (Ned)                  78 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita)
69 Enrico Cassani (Ita)                79 Jorg Ludewig (Ger)
70 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel)            80 Armin Meier (Swi)
 
Liquigas-Pata                          Mercury / Viatel
 
81 Davide Rebellin (Ita)               91 Pavel Tonkov (Rus)
82 Fausto Dotti (Ita)                  92 Niklas Axelsson (Swe)
83 Gianni Faresin (Ita)                93 Jamie Drew (Aus)
84 Cristiano Frattini (Ita)            94 Christopher Horner (USA)
85 Fabio Malberti (Ita)                95 Floyd Landis (USA)
86 Fabio Marchesin (Ita)               96 Chann Mc Rae (USA)
87 Ellis Rastelli (Ita)                97 Andrej Teteriouk (Kaz)
88 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo)               98 Chris Wherry (USA)
89 Ramon Bianchi (Ita)                 99 Leon Van Bon (Ned)
90 Paolo Bono (Ita)                    100 Peter Van Petegem (Bel)
 
O.N.C.E                                CSC-World Online
 
101 Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa)       111 Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
102 José Azevedo (Por)                 112 Michaël Blaudzun (Den)
103 Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa)            113 Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa)
104 Jan Hruska (Cze)                   114 Bo Hamburger (Den)
105 Jorg Jaksche (Ger)                 115 Danny Jonasson (Den)
106 Mikel Pradera (Spa)                116 Nicolay Bo Larsen  (Den)
107 Marcos Serrano (Spa)               117 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den)
108 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa)            118 Martin Rittsel (Swe)
                                       119 Koen Beeckman (Bel)
                                       120 Nicki Sorensen (Den)
 
Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola           Festina Watches
 
121 Peter Luttenberger (Aut)           131 Christophe Moreau (Fra)
122 Patrick Calcagni (Swi)             132 Angel Casero (Spa)
123 Massimo Donati (Ita)               133 Pascal Chanteur (Fra)
124 David George (RSA)                 134 David Clinger (USA)
125 Sandro Giacomelli (Ita)            135 Jaime Hernandez (Spa)
126 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita)               136 Pascal Lino (Fra)
127 Nicola Miceli (Ita)                137 Laurent Madouas (Fra)
128 Pietro Zucconi (Swi)               138 Arnaud Pretot (Fra)
129 Dimitri Gaynitdinov (Rus)          139 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra)
130 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol)
 
Kelme-Costa Blanca                     Lampre-Daikin
 
141 Laurent Desbiens (Fra)             151 Oscar Camenzind (Swi)
142 José De Los Angeles (Spa)          152 Sergio Barbero (Ita)
143 Joaquim Lopez Torella (Spa)        153 Massimo Codol (Ita)
144 Jesus Manzano (Spa)                154 Marco Della Vedova (Ita)
145 David Munoz (Spa)                  155 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa)
146 Leandro Navarette (Spa)            156 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita)
147 José Angel Vidal (Spa)             157 Johan Verstrepen (Bel)
148 Constantino Zaballa (Spa)          158 
 
Euskaltel-Euskadi                      iBanesto.com
 
161 David Etxebarria (Spa)             171 Unai Osa (Spa)
162 Mikel Artetxe (Spa)                172 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa)
163 Angel Castresana (Spa)             173 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol)
164 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa)              174 Thomasz Brozyna (Pol)
165 Txema Del Olmo (Spa)               175 Alberto Benito (Spa)
166 Unai Etxebarria (Ven)              176 Francisco Mancebo (Spa)
167 Iker Flores (Spa)                  177 Denis Menchov (Rus)
168 Alberto Martinez (Spa)             178 César Solaun (Spa)
                                       179 Aitor Osa (Spa)
                                       180 Xabier Zandio (Spa)
 
Team Coast                             Mercatone Uno
181 Mauro Gianetti (Swi)               191 Marco Velo (Ita)
182 Niki Aebersold (Swi)               192 Michael Andersson (Swe)
183 Anton Chantyr (Rus)                193 Igor Astarloa (Spa)
184 Michael Giebelmann (Ger)           194 Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita)
185 Sacha Henrix (Ger)                 195 Daniel Clavero (Spa)
186 Rolf Huser (Swi)                   196 Riccardo Forconi (Ita)
187 Roland Meier (Swi)                 197 Oscar Mason (Ita)
188 Thorsten Rund (Ger)                198 Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita)
189 Frank Hoj (Den)                    199 Daniele De Paoli (Ita)
190 Lars Michaelsen (Den)              200 Marco Pantani (Ita)
 
Collstrop-Palmans                      Vlaanderen-T Interim-Eddy Merckx
 
201 Marc Streel (Bel)                  211 Davy Daniels (Bel)
202 Vincent Cali (Fra)                 212 Geoffrey De Meyere (Bel)
203 Eric De Clercq (Bel)               213 Jurgen Guns (Bel)
204 Christophe Detilloux (Bel)         214 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel)
205 Roger Hammond (GBr)                215 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel)
206 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel)            216 Nico Sijmens (Bel)
207 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel)            217 Tom Stremersch (Bel)
208 Kristof Trouve (Bel)               218 Jurgen Van Roosbroeck (Bel)
209 Oleg Pankov (Ukr)                  219 Stijn De Schoemaecker (Bel)
210 Karl Pauwels (Bel)                 220 Jan Verstraeten (Bel)
 
Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                Ville Charleroi-New Systems
 
221 Michel Van Haecke (Bel)            231 Renaud Boxus (Bel)
222 Gunther Cuylits (Bel)              232 Marc Chanoine (Bel)
223 Bert De Waele (Bel)                233 Frank Corvers (Bel)
224 Jeff Louder (USA)                  234 David Debremaeker (Bel)
225 Gordon Mccauley (NZl)              235 Morten Hegreberg (Nor)
226 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel)             236 Jurgen Landrie (Bel)
227 Andrei Tcherviakov (Rus)           237 Geoffrey Gremelpont (Bel)
228 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel)          238 Sébastien Mattozza (Bel)
229 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn)              239 Grégory Barbier (Fra)
230 Johan Vanderberg (RSA)             240 Andy Desmet (Bel)

Women

GAS Sport Team                         Acca Due O-Lorena Camice
 
1 Pia Sundstedt (Fin)                  11 Mirjam Melchers (Ned)
2 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita)               12 Priska Doppmann (Swi)
3 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita)         13 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger)
4 Séverine Desbouys (Fra)              17 Katia Longhin (Ita)
5 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita)           18 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus)
6 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr)            19 Arenda Grimberg (Ned)
 
Dutch National Team                    Farm Frites Hartol
 
21 Chantal Beltman (Ned)               33 Margaret Hemsley (Aus)
22 Ghita Beltman (Ned)                 34 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)
23 Angela Hillenga (Ned)               35 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe)
24 Mirella Van Melis (Ned)             36 Elisabeth Vink (Ned)
25 Marielle Van Scheppingen (Ned)      38 Anouska Van Der Zee (Ned)
26 Ince Velthuis (Ned)                 39 Sharon Van Essen (Ned)
 
Alfa Lum-RSM                           Saturn Cycling Team
 
43 Mari Holden (USA)                   51 Anna Millward (Aus)
44 Fany Lecourtois (Fra)               53 Kimberly Bruckner (USA)
45 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu)             54 Anke Erlank (RSA)
47 Simona Grossi (Ita)                 55 Petra Rossner (Ger)
                                       56 Ina Teutenberg (Ger)
 
Spanish National Team                  Edilsavino
 
61 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa)       71 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus)
62 Mercedes Cagigas Amedo (Spa)        72 Nicole Brändli (Swi)
63 Agurzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa)   73 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr)
64 Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Spa)         74 Fabiana Luperini (Ita)
65 Germa Pascual Torrecilla (Spa)      75 Simona Parente (Ita)
66 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa)         79 Luisa Tamanini (Ita)
 
Vlaanderen-T-Interim                   Swiss National Team
 
81 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel)           91 Sarah Grab (Swi)
82 Vanessa Rochelle Cheatley (NZl)     92 Irène Hostettler (Swi)
84 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe)             93 Annette Beutler (Swi)
85 Cindy Pieters (Bel)                 94 Marion Brauen (Swi)
87 Véronique Belleter (Bel)            97 Mirjam Senn (Swi)
89 Evy Van Damme (Bel)
 
Carpe Diem-Itera                       C.A. Mantes La Ville 78
 
102 Vera Carrara (Ita)                 111 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra)
103 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi)         112 Cybil Di Guistini (Can)
104 Ioulia Martissova (Rus)            113 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra)
105 Lara Ruthven (USA)                 114 Magali Le Floch (Fra)
106 Olga Zabelinskia (Rus)             115 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra)
107 Ellen Hellmuth Karry (USA)         116 Sandra Wampfler (Swi)
 
Equipe Nurnberger                      Canadian National Team
 
121 Jenny Algelid (Swe)                131 Julia Farrel (Can)
122 Chantalle Gehrig (Ger)             132 Paula Fedirchuk (Can)
123 Patricia Hempel (Ger)              133 Julie Hutsebaut (Can)
124 Alexandra Nohles (Ger)             134 Tara Mulder (Can)
125 Andrea Purner (Aut)                135 Katherine White (Can)
                                       136 Erinne Willock (Can)
 
Belgian National Team                  Michele Fanini
 
141 Corine Hierckens (Bel)             151 Fatima Blazques Lozano (Spa)
142 Lory Laroy (Bel)                   152 Laura Charameda (USA)
143 Anja Nobus (Bel)                   153 Natalya Kachalka (Ukr)
144 Ann Roegiers (Bel)                 154 Claudia Marietta (Ita)
146 Ine Wannijn (Bel)                  156 Regina Schleicher (Ger)
149 Séverine Villance (Bel)            157 Monica Ceccon (Ita)
 
Czech Republic National Team           Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
 
161 Lada Koslikova (Cze)               171 Olena Budovitska (Ukr)
162 Julie Pekarkova (Cze)              172 Beata Jasinska (Pol)
163 Martina Ruzickova (Cze)            173 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr)
164 Lenka Sykorova (Cze)               176 Anna Skawinska (Pol)
 
Ondernemers van Nature                 Bik - Toscany Sport
 
181 Tanja Hennes (Ger)                 191 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba  (Spa)
182 Areke Hassink (Ned)                193 Josephine Groenveld (Ned)
183 Francis Linthorst (Ned)            194 Marieke Haverdings (Ned)
184 Edith Moerenhout-Klep (Ned)        195 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa)
186 Sandra Rombouts (Ned)              196 Ruth Moll Marques (Spa)
188 Saskia Van Duuren (Ned)            199 Wendy Kramp (Ned)
 
Team Aliverti - Immobiliare Luca       German National Team
 
201 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita)           211 Judith Arndt (Ger)
202 Claudia Migliorini (Ita)           212 Jacqueline Brabenetz (Ger)
203 Elisa Neri (Ita)                   213 Angela Brodtka (Ger)
204 Valentina Poli (Ita)               214 Doreen Weise (Ger)
                                       215 Anke Wiechmann (Ger)
                                       216 Trixi Worrack (Ger)
 
Great Britain National Team
 
221 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr)
222 Yvonne Mcgregor (GBr)
223 Sara Symington (GBr)
224 Melanie Sears (GBr)
225 Sue Carter (GBr)
226 Emma Davies (GBr)
 

Past winners

Men

2000 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola 198 kms in 4.53.08 (40.53 km/h)
1999 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei               210 kms in 4.52.46 (41.19 km/h)
1998 Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino                 201 kms in 5.06.54 (39.30 km/h)
1997 Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
1996 Lance Armstrong (USA)
1995 Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
1994 Moreno Argentin (Ita)
1993 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1992 Giorgio Furlan (Ita)
1991 Moreno Argentin (Ita)
1990 Moreno Argentin (Ita)
1989 Claude Criquielion (Bel)
1988 Rolf Gölz (Ger)
1987 Jean-Claude Leclercq (Fra)
1986 Laurent Fignon (Fra)
1985 Claude Criquielion (Bel)
1984 Kim Andersen (Den)
1983 Bernard Hinault (Fra)
1982 Mario Beccia (Ita)
1981 Daniel Willems (Bel)
1980 Guiseppe Saronni (Ita)
1979 Bernard Hinault (Fra)
1978 Michel Laurent (Fra)
1977 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1976 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned)
1975 André Dierickx (Bel)
1974 Frans Verbeeck (Bel)
1973 André Dierickx (Bel)
1972 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1971 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1970 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1969 Jos Huysmans (Bel)
1968 Rik Van Looy (Bel)
1967 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1966 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1965 Roberto Poggiali (Ita)
1964 Gilbert Desmet (Bel)
1963 Raymond Poulidor (Fra)
1962 Henri De Wolf (Bel)
1961 Willy Vannitsen (Bel)
1960 Pino Cerami (Bel)
1959 Joseph Hoevenaars (Bel)
1958 Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)
1957 Raymond Impanis (Bel)
1956 Richard Van Genechten (Bel)
1955 Stan Ockers (Bel)
1954 Germain Derijcke (Bel)
1953 Stan Ockers (Bel)
1952 Ferdi Kübler (Swi)
1951 Ferdi Kübler (Swi)
1950 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1949 Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)
1948 Fermo Camellini (Ita)
1947 Ernest Sterckx (Bel)
1946 Desire Keteleer (Bel)
1945 Marcel Kint (Bel)
1944 Marcel Kint (Bel)
1943 Marcel Kint (Bel)
1942 Karel Thijs (Bel)
1941 Sylvain Grysolle (Bel)
1939 Edmund Delathouwer (Bel)
1938 Emile Masson (Bel)
1937 Adolph Braeckeveldt (Bel)
1936 Philippe Demeersman (Bel)

Women

2000 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Canada
1999 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Greenery Hawk Team
1998 Fabiana Luperini (Ita)         

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