La Flèche Wallonne 2018
Julian Alaphilippe won edition 82 of La Flèche Wallonne ahead of Alejandro Valverde and Jelle Vanendert. The route amounted to 198.5 kilometres and took in eleven Ardennes hills. As virtually always, the race came down to the final haul up the Wall of Huy. La Flèche Wallonne 2018 was played out on April 18th.
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La Flèche Wallonne 2018: route, profiles, more
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Mûr de Huy
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Julian Alaphilippe outguns Alejandro Valverde
La Flèche Wallonne features almost 200 kilometres and eleven hills. Despite a strong attack by Vincenzo Nibali, the race comes down to the last 1.3 kilometres on the Mur de Huy. Julian Alaphilippe climbs to victory ahead of Alejandro Valverde and Jelle Vanendert.Read more »
The Route
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Riders
As always the start list of La Flèche Wallonne is teeming with strong punchers. But is any of them able to deny Alejandro Valverde his fifth win in a row? Cyclingstage.com brings you the line-up at the 2018 Fleche Wallonne.Read more »
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Usually, La Flèche Wallonne comes down to the super steep last kilometre on the Wall of Huy. And usually, Alejandro Valverde sits relaxed in the pack and sprints to victory when the climb flattens out just before the line. Will we see a different scenario in 2018, or are we up for Valverde's fifth consecutive win in La Flèche Wallonne ?Read more »