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UCI World Cup 2005

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Race Preview - Round 5 - La Flèche Wallone

The fifth round of the Women's World Cup takes place on Wednesday 20th April 2005. Newly (and belatedly) crowned leader, Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel is the fourth leader of the 2005 competition after four rounds; she will have her work cut out to retain the jersey in Belgium. Last year's winner, French Champion, Sonia Huguet lines up in the French Natiobal team, but has yet to score a World Cup point in 2005.

The race starts and finishes in the town of Huy at 12 noon, Central European time and is scheduled to finish at around 15:00hrs, 105.5km later. The course is a tough one, with several kilometres of climbing, inclduing the final climb of the Mur de Huy (the Wall of Huy), a 1.1km long climb at 11%. According to the organisers, ASO (the same company which organises the Tour de France), there are stretches of the Mur de Huy of 19%!

Start list  - details courtesy Race Website - La Flèche Wallone, ASO