La Flèche Wallonne is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium.
Ferdinand Bracke is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km) and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain. He also became world pursuit champion on the track in 1964 and 1969.
Willy Planckaert is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. His brothers, Eddy and Walter Planckaert, as well as his son Jo Planckaert, are also former professional road bicycle racers.
The 2008 La Flèche Wallonne cycling race took place on April 23, 2008 and was won by Luxembourger Kim Kirchen of Team High Road. It was the 72nd running of the La Flèche Wallonne and covered 199.5 kilometres (124.0 mi) between Charleroi and Huy in Belgium in 4 hours, 35 minutes and 20 seconds. Australian Cadel Evans of Silence–Lotto and Italian Damiano Cunego of Lampre came second and third respectively.
Willy Vannitsen was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France.
The 2000 La Flèche Wallonne was the 64th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 12 April 2000. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Francesco Casagrande of the Vini Caldirola team.
The 2004 La Flèche Wallonne was the 68th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 21 April 2004. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Davide Rebellin of the Gerolsteiner team.
The 2003 La Flèche Wallonne was the 67th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 23 April 2003. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Igor Astarloa of the Saeco team.
The 2002 La Flèche Wallonne was the 66th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 17 April 2002. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Mario Aerts of the Lotto team.
The 1999 La Flèche Wallonne was the 63rd edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 14 April 1999. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Michele Bartoli of the Mapei team.
The 1998 La Flèche Wallonne was the 62nd edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 15 April 1998. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Bo Hamburger of the Casino team.
The 1984 La Flèche Wallonne was the 48th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 12 April 1984. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Kim Andersen of the COOP–Hoonved team.
The 1961 La Flèche Wallonne was the 25th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 16 May 1961. The race started in Liège and finished in Charleroi. The race was won by Willy Vannitsen of the Baratti team.
The 1962 La Flèche Wallonne was the 26th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 7 May 1962. The race started in Liège and finished in Charleroi. The race was won by Henri De Wolf of the Gitane team.
The 1963 La Flèche Wallonne was the 27th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 6 May 1963. The race started in Liège and finished in Charleroi. The race was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier team.
The 1964 La Flèche Wallonne was the 28th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 4 May 1964. The race started in Liège and finished in Charleroi. The race was won by Gilbert Desmet of the Wiel's team.
The 1955 La Flèche Wallonne was the 19th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 30 April 1955. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Liège. The race was won by Stan Ockers.
Ville de Charleroi was a Belgian professional road cycling team that existed from 1995 until 2004 under several different names.
The 2021 La Flèche Wallonne is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 21 April 2021 from the Belgian city of Charleroi to the municipality of Huy. It was the 85th edition of La Flèche Wallonne and the 15th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour. It was won for the third time by Julian Alaphilippe.
Norbert Seeuws is a Belgian former professional cyclist who had his major successes on track.
Patrick Sercu (BEL)
