The Mur de Huy is back—and with it, the fiercest climbers in the peloton. On Wednesday, April 23, the 28th edition of La Flèche Wallonne Femmes promises an uphill battle of legends, contenders, and comeback queens on one of cycling’s most iconic climbs.

Reigning champion Kasia Niewiadoma returns as the rider to beat. The Polish star, who also won the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, has the form and the team—CANYON//SRAM—to do the double. She was fourth at Flanders and looks hungry to repeat. With Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, second here in 2020, riding in support, she’ll be one of the last left standing.

But she’s not alone. This year’s start list is stacked. The previous three winners—Demi Vollering (2023), Marta Cavalli (2022), and the queen herself, Anna van der Breggen, are all in. Van der Breggen isn’t just another name. She ruled Huy like no one before, winning seven straight editions from 2015 to 2021. After three seasons in the team car, she’s back on the bike and already riding like she never left.

Vollering, now with FDJ–Suez, has her own squad of climbers at her disposal. Évita Muzic, Juliette Labous, and Elise Chabbey are all capable of podium finishes. But Van der Breggen will have Lotte Kopecky at her side. The two-time world champion and Tour of Flanders queen keeps growing in the high mountains—and her 14th-place finish last year might only be the beginning.

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Behind the big names, the list of challengers runs deep. Elisa Longo Borghini and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio have stood on this podium before—multiple times—but never on the top step. Could this be the year one of them finally cracks Huy?

Also keep an eye on Gaia Realini, third last year. Or Liane Lippert, who nearly stole it in 2023. With the top six from last year’s Tour de France Femmes on the line—Niewiadoma, Vollering, Rooijakkers, Muzic, Realini, and Kerbaol—the hilltop fireworks are guaranteed.

It’s not about surviving Huy. It’s about conquering it. Tomorrow, we crown the Queen of the Hill.