The second in the series of the Ardennes Classics is La Flèche Wallonne this Wednesday. The steep uphill finish on the Mur de Huy has always been a challenge for Team Giant-Alpecin as it has never achieved top results there so far. The team's best finisher of last year's edition was Tom Dumoulin as 21st but he will not compete on Wednesday as he will fully focus on Liège-Bastogne-Liège.  

Team Giant-Alpecin comes to the Belgian one-day classic with a line-up of specialists for the hilly races including Warren Barguil and Georg Preidler, complemented by a balanced mix of youth and experience. 

"Our main goal is to go for a good result with Barguil. We have a young team and the experienced Johannes Fröhlinger will be our team captain. Preidler already showed his excellent shape in last weekend's Amstel Gold Race and he will be good support for Barguil in the finale", explained coach Aike Visbeek.

LINE-UP
Warren Barguil (FRA)
Lawson Craddock (USA)
Caleb Fairly (USA)
Johannes Fröhlinger (GER)
Thierry Hupond (FRA)
Cheng Ji (CHN)
Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE)
Georg Preidler (AUT)