A.S.O. have today announced the teams that have been given wildcard entries to the two Ardennes classics organised by them, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Flèche Wallonne takes place on Wednesday April 20th with Liège-Bastogne-Liège taking place four days later on April 24th.
In accordance with UCI rules, the following World Tour teams had already been automatically invited to the two races:
AG2R La Mondiale (Fra)
Astana Pro Team (Kaz)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Cannondale Pro Cycling Team (USA)
Dimension Data (Rsa)
Etixx – Quick Step (Bel)
FDJ (Fra)
IAM Cycling (Sui)
Lampre – Merida (Ita)
Lotto Soudal (Bel)
Movistar Team (Esp)
Orica GreenEDGE (Aus)
Team Giant – Alpecin (Ger)
Team Katusha (Rus)
Team Lotto NL – Jumbo (Ned)
Team Sky (Gbr)
Tinkoff (Rus)
Trek-Segafredo (USA)
In addition to these eighteen teams, the organisers have awarded the following wildcards:
Bora-Argon 18 (Ger)
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (Fra)
Direct Energie (Fra)
Fortuneo – Vital Concept (Fra)
Roompot – Oranje Peloton (Ned)
Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise (Bel)
Wanty – Groupe Gobert (Bel)
