Walloon Arrow 2025 on TV today: route, favourites and where to watch it

Rome, 23 April 2025 – Mattias won in a sprint in Valkenburg Skjelmose, surprise winner of the Amstel Gold Race on Tadej pogacar and Remco evenepoel, but the Ardennes Triptych comes to life and the battle will resume today, Wednesday 23 April, with the Walloon Arrow 2025, a traditional mid-week appointment with a view of the Liège Bastogne Liège, which closes the spring of the Monument Classics. The three-way race could be repeated, although the finale this time is different because, unlike the Amstel, it ends up climbing the Muro di Huy, the traditional Cote de la Flèche. All in just over a kilometre with maximum gradients of 20%: terrain probably favourable to pogacar, even if a bit of tiredness seems to emerge after Sanremo, Flanders and Roubaix, all raced at full speed by the Slovenian who this year is aiming for the Tour de France.

Timeline

205 kilometers for the 2025 edition of the Walloon Arrow which will start, in an unprecedented way, from town of Ciney to arrive on the traditional Wall of Huy. It will be a route divided in two, with a first part in line that will not decide the race, there will be the Cote de Ver and the Cote de Petite Somme, then you will enter the final circuit of 37 kilometers that this year includes three important climbs. There are three decisive Cotes in the Flèche Wallonne 2025. First the Cote d'Ereffe, which will be tackled for the third time at kilometer 186, then the Cote de Cherave, kilometer 199, and finally the legendary Wall of Huy, the climb that often decides the race. It is 1300 meters long with an average gradient of 9.6% and maximums of 20%: at the top is also the arrival of the Flèche Wallonne.

Favorites

From what we saw at the Amstel, we start again with the trio of sprinters. Tadej pogacar wants to get a victory back after being beaten by Skjelmose, but also evenepoel is among the big names at the start and intends to send a signal in view of Liège on Sunday. In the second row are Marc Hirschi, thomas pidcock, Tiesj Benoot, Valentin Madouas, Dylan Teuns, Julian Alaphilippe, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Lenny Martinez and Maxim Van Gils. As for the Italians, Diego Ulissi and Simone Velasco are possible cards for Astana, Filippo Zana could have a chance with Jayco Alula, as well as Lorenzo Rota with Intermarché. Also competing are Davide Formolo with Movistar and Andrea Bagioli for Lidl.

Where to see it on TV

La Walloon Arrow 2025 it will be held on Wednesday 23 April, starting at 11.30:16 and arriving between 16.30:14.30 and 58:210. A double live TV broadcast is planned. Rai will broadcast the race starting at XNUMX:XNUMX on Raisport Hd, channel XNUMX of digital terrestrial, streaming on Raiplay. Live for a fee on Eurosport, channel XNUMX of Sky, and streaming on Discovery Plus and Dazn. Read also - Cycling, Tom Dumoulin thinks about his comeback: "I could give a hand to the youngsters"