Valverde remained on the Wall of Huy the Etixx-QuickStep duo Julian Alaphilippe and Dan Martin for.
The nearly 36-year-old Spaniard from Movistar, which skipped the Amstel Gold Race Sunday, the Walloon won semi-classic earlier in 2006, 2014 and 2015. He is now only record for the number of victories in the Fleche Wallonne.
Poels could not follow the first three riders, but drove it to the fourth place in four seconds of the winner. The Dutchman Team Sky kept Amstel Gold Race winner Enrico Gasparotto one beat for.
Samuel Sanchez, Michael Albasini, Diego Ulissi, Warren Barguil and Rui Costa completed the top ten.
Wilco Kelderman was the second Dutchman in thirteenth place. His teammate Robert Gesink finished fifteenth
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Bouwman
The high pace the platoon took over an hour before a small group managed to pull away in the eightieth edition of the Fleche Wallonne. Eventually built ten riders among whom the Dutchman Koen Bouwman a lead of three minutes in.
Stephen Cummings persisted longest state, but under impulses especially Movistar was the 35 year old Briton sixteen kilometers from taken back to the line. Fränk Schleck had already given; The 36-year-old Luxemburger Trek ran in a fall on a broken collarbone.
It rained attacks ahead of the final climb of the Mur de Huy. Bob Jungels hit with Jon Izagirre a hole and Tim Wellens joined them, but before the final climb, the trio was overtaken again.
Valverde took the initiative on the very steep Mur de Huy, but it was Rodriguez who put the first gear. The Spaniard was simply countered by Martin Alaphilippe and Valverde and the latter once again proved himself the strongest in the Fleche Wallonne.
In the women’s victory like last year at Anna van der Breggen.
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