The ASO on Tuesday named its wildcard picks for the men`s and women`s editions of Liège-Bastogne-Liège and La Flèche Wallonne WorldTour races. For the men, seven wildcard teams from the Pro Continental ranks will join the 18 WorldTour teams, with the line-up remaining the same for both races save for Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij swapping in at Wallonne for Fortuneo-Vital Concept. Racing both events will be Aqua Blue Sport, Cofidis, Direct Energie, Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise, Wanty-Groupe Gobert, WB Veranclassic Aqua Project. In the women`s races, five wildcard picks will join 19 teams that have been selected for both races. Bizkaia Durango, Drops, France, S.C Michela Fanini and Sport Vlaanderen Etixx will race Liège-Bastogne-Liège, while Canada`s SAS Macogep team will replace the French National Team in Flèche Walonne.ADVERTISEMENT The 19 teams that will compete in both races are Alé Cipollini, Astana Women´s Team, Bepink Cogeas, Boels Dolmans, BTC City Ljubljana, Canyon-Sram, Cervélo-Bigla, Cylance, FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope, Hitec Products, Lares Waowdeals, Lensworld Kuota, Lotto Soudal Ladies, Orica-Scott, Servetto Giusta, Team Sunweb, Team Veloconcept Women, Wiggle High5, WM3 Pro Cycling. The 2017 edition of La Flèche Wallonne takes place April 19, with Liège-Bastogne-Liège following on April 23. Alejandro Valverde sprints to the 2015 Liège-Bastogne-Liège win
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