The 1989 La Flèche Wallonne was the 53rd 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. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
cycle race and was held on 12 April 1989. The race started in
Spa
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and finished in
Huy
Huy ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wall ...
. The race was won by
Claude Criquielion
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of the
Hitachi
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team.
General classification
References
1989 in road cycling
1989
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1989 in Belgian sport
April 1989 sports events in Europe
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