The Ardennes Classics are the three prestigious one-day races held in mid to late April, coming straight after the cobbled classics. The races take place in the the Dutch Limburg region and Belgium's French speaking Wallonia region and all feature significant amounts of climbing.
The three events, Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, all feature men's and women's races and are packed into one week, with Flèche Wallone taking place on the middle Wednesday. All three are WorldTour races for both men and women, and Liège, the oldest race in the world, is the fourth Monument of the season.
