The 1969 La Flèche Wallonne was the 33rd edition of
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
cycle race and was held on 20 April 1969. The race started in
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
and finished in
Marcinelle
Marcinelle (; wa, Mårcinele) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Until 1977, it was a municipality of its own.
Home of the comics publisher Dupuis, as many popul ...
. The race was won by
Jos Huysmans
Jos Huysmans (18 December 1941 – 10 October 2012) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
Major results
; 1963
: 1st, Rummen
; 1964
: 1st, Bruxelles-Liège
: 1st, Stage 5a, Four Days of Dunkirk
: 1st, Stage 4a, Tour of Belgium
: 1st ...
of the
Dr. Mann team.
General classification
References
1969 in road cycling
1969
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1969 in Belgian sport
1969 Super Prestige Pernod
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