The 2025 Valleone arrow Mark the second stop of the mythical Triptych of the Ardenasafter a spectacular Amstel Gold Race that left everyone speechless with the victory of the Danish Mattias Skjelmoseahead of two great favorites like Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel.
The Belgian classic, as always, will have its culminating point in the iconic Huy wallwhere the winner of this 89th edition will be decided. Next, all the details of the race: tour, profile, favorites, schedules and how to see it live.
Tour and profile: Everything is decided on the Huy wall
The valona arrow will leave from Ciney and will end at the top of the Huy wallafter a path of 205.2 kmslightly longer than in previous editions. The tour will take cyclists through the provinces of Namur, Luxembourg and Liegeaccumulating a total positive slope of 3,100 meters.
As for the profilethe first part of the route includes promotions such as See see and the Petite somme collectionwhich serve as a prelude to a second half more demanding. The main course will arrive with the Triple step for the levels of Ereffe, Cherave and the Huy wallan ascension of 1.3 km at 9.6% where the race is usually decided. The goal will be located, as is tradition, at the top of this last wall, famous for its hardness and spectacularity.
Favorites: Pogacar, Evenepoel and Skjelmose, big names
The main favorite is again Tadej Pogacarwhich won here with authority in 2023 thanks to a devastating rhythm change in the final climb. The Slovenian arrives with a sedation of revenge after his defeat in the Amstel, and his condition places him as the rival to beat.
Among its main adversaries will be the Belgian Remco Evenepoelalways competitive in this type of profiles, and the aforementioned Skjelmosewhich was also second here in 2023. Other cyclists with options are Tom Pidcock, Ben Healy, Julian Alaphilippe, Marc Hirschi, Thibau Nys, Lenner van Eetvelt and Maxim van Gils. In Spanish code, the main assets are Bilbao pello, Roger Adrià and Alex Aranburu.
Schedule and TV: where to see online the 2025 valona arrow
The race will dispute the Wednesday April 23with departure from Ciney at 11:35 am and planned arrival around the 16:20 hoursdepending on the career rhythm.
In Spain, you can see free and open From the 13:45 in RTVE Play. Besides, Eurosport will offer the race from the 12:45 in your app of Maxand from the 14:30 will also be available in Eurosport 2.