@inrng provides great preview of latest spring classic

There's a superb review of today's la Flèche Wallonne over on the consistently brilliant Inner Ring. As well as highlighting the disparity in prize money on offer between the men's and women's races, there's a great little guide to the course and some info on the legendary Mur de Huy - including the factoid that Mur de Huy isn't its real name - who knew? 

Huy you kiddin?

Anyway, for what it's worth, my money is on Alejandro Valverde or Philippe Gilbert. A cyclist is what I'm saying. A cyclist will win!

A classic year?

Spring is definitely in the air at the moment after what seems like months of winter, it's finally feeling a bit warmer.
And, of course, the spring classics are in full flow. I was pleased to see somebody other than the nailed on favourite win the Amstel Gold yesterday. The racing was much more enjoyable than the fayre we were served up at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.

Amazing performance from Cancellara but surely the other riders have got to take the race to him and disrupt his plan?
Still, there's the Fleche Wallonne on Wednesday and Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday to look forward to before the big tour stuff starts.
Not a classic year for the classics yet!