Today the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) made public the 25 teams to start the 77th edition of Flèche Wallonne and the 99th edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Along with the 19 WorldTour teams which receive automatic invitations, Accent Jobs-Wanty, Colombia, Crelan-Euphony, IAM Cycling, Sojasun, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise were granted invites for Flèche Wallonne, taking place on April 17. In 2012 the event was won by Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha).
Four of the Flèche Wallonne wildcard teams also received invites to Liège-Bastogne-Liège, taking place four days later on April 21: Accent Jobs-Wanty, Crelan-Euphony, IAM Cycling and Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise. Cofidis, Solutions Crédits plus Team Europcar round out the six wild card teams for La Doyenne. The 2012 edition was won by Maxim Iglinsky (Astana).
WorldTour teams:
AG2R La Mondiale (Fra)
Astana Pro Team (Kaz)
Blanco Pro Cycling Team (Ned)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Cannondale Pro Cycling (Ita)
Euskaltel Euskadi (Spa)
FDJ (Fra)
Garmin - Sharp (USA)
Katusha Team (Rus)
Lampre - Merida (Ita)
Lotto Belisol (Bel)
Movistar Team (Spa)
Omega Pharma - Quick Step Cycling Team (Bel)
Orica - GreenEdge (Aus)
RadioShack - Leopard (Lux)
Sky Procycling (GBr)
Team Argos - Shimano (Ned)
Team Saxo - Tinkoff (Den)
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team (Ned)
Wildcard selections, Flèche Wallonne:
Accent Jobs-Wanty (Bel)
Colombia (Col)
Crelan-Euphony (Bel)
IAM Cycling (Swi)
Sojasun (Fra)
Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise (Bel)
Wildcard selections, Liège-Bastogne-Liège:
Accent Jobs-Wanty (Bel)
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (Fra)
Crelan-Euphony (Bel)
IAM Cycling (Swi)
Team Europcar (Fra)
Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise (Bel)
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