Flèche Wallonne

Julian Alaphilippe denies Valverde a fifth straight Flèche Wallonne title.

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Andrew Hood breaks down how Alejandro Valverde was able to win his fifth La Flèche Wallonne title.

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Alejandro Valverde won his fifth La Flèche Wallonne title Wednesday by surging up the Mur de Huy.

The Spaniard accelerates near the top of the Mur de Huy and holds on for the victory.

The field for Wednesday's midweek classic is packed with riders who can climb the Mur de Huy to victory.

Flèche Wallonne hinges on Mur de Huy, leading to suspenseful finishes and some repeat wins by Alejandro Valverde.

Michael Woods relies on experienced Cannondale-Drapac teammates to guide him in his second run at Flèche Wallonne.

The Ardennes classics will highlight the peloton's toughest climbers. Here are 10 top riders to watch.

In cycling's modern era, the Ardennes classics are won with a combination of supreme endurance, climbing talent, and above all, patience.

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BrakeThrough Media captures the beauty and drama of Ardennes week, the final three races of the spring classics.

Americans have a noticeable presence in the Ardennes, with Howes, Warbasse, and Reijnen riding into Amstel and Flèche breaks.

The Ardennes classics demand perfect positioning, brilliant climbing form, and smart tactics. Here are 10 men who could win big in April.

Mike Woods impressed in his debut spring classic, riding to 12th in Flèche Wallonne and putting up impressive wattage numbers.

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Alejandro Valverde breaks a four-way tie for most wins in men's Fleche Wallonne, but the race has changed a lot over the years.

With a perfectly timed attack in the final 100 meters, Alejandro Valverde notched his third Flèche victory in a row.

Two familiar faces return to the top step of the Flèche Wallonne podium: Anna van der Breggen and Alejandro Valverde.

Alejandro Valverde defends his title and now holds the record for wins in La Flèche Wallonne, out-sprinting Julian Alaphilippe.

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With a new team, Martin aims to return to the aggressive racing style that he embraced at the outset of his career.

VeloNews experts pick their favorites for Flèche Wallonne's men's and women's races, the second major WorldTour event of the Ardennes classics.

Wednesday's Flèche Wallonne ends on the famed Mur de Huy, and the puncheurs of the peloton will be there fighting for a win.

The growing pull of the cobbles seems to have sucked the life out of the season’s other classics, especially the Ardennes.

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He seems to be getting better with age, but Valverde's Liege win, writes Andrew Hood, brings back talk of his dark history

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Roadside photos from BrakeThrough Media tell the story of the 2015 Flèche Wallonne and another battle to the top of the iconic Mur de Huy

The key moments from the 2015 women's Flèche Wallonne

The Cannondale-Garmin rider is taking aim at Sunday's Liège-Bastogne-Liège race in Belgium

Froome, Nibali, and Quintana all tested their legs at the midweek Ardennes classic

Julian Alaphilippe, 22, made the right moves on the Mur de Huy en route to a second-place finish in Wednesday's La Flèche Wallonne

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Results from the midweek Ardennes classic, which finishes on the infamous Mur de Huy climb

Alterations to the classic route and an abundance of crashes in the peloton did not stop Valverde from taking another Flèche Wallonne win

2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome finishes Flèche Wallonne over twelve minutes behind race winner Valverde after a late crash

Defending champion Valverde beats Alaphilippe and Albasini to the line atop the Mur de Huy to take another Flèche Wallonne title.

The finishing climb of the Flèche Wallonne will serve as the end point of a Tour de France stage this summer

This summer's Tour de France will have a stage finish on the infamous Mur de Huy, along with a cobbled stage the next day

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The riders of LottoNL-Jumbo talk about the challenge presented by Flèche Wallonne's fearsome Mur de Huy

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Flèche Wallonne organizers added a new climb near the finish of Wednesday's race, but the race could still be decided on the Mur de Huy

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The hilly Ardennes classics are in full swing with Flèche Wallonne, where Alejandro Valverde will aim to win the race for a third time

Valverde registers his third career Amstel Gold Race podium to start Ardennes week

The reigning world champion wants to notch his first win of the year in the rainbow jersey

MTN-Qhubeka, Cofidis, and Europcar invited to Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. American team UHC gets the nod for Flèche

Simon Gerrans’ victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège capped a spring classics season that was wide open and unpredictable in the peloton

From start to finish, the midweek classic is all about the brutal Mur de Huy

The BMC rider triumphed in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race but finished 10th in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne

It's all about the Mur de Huy as the women and men tackle the midweek classic at Flèche Wallonne

Polish champion says he is confident and tactically ready to contest the victory at Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Spaniard takes his second Flèche Wallonne and hopes to add a third Liège–Bastogne–Liège title in four days' time

Full results from the men's and women's editions of Flèche Wallonne

Spaniard attacks to win the midweek Ardennes classic ahead of reigning Liège–Bastogne–Liège champion Daniel Martin

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Final startlist for the 2014 Flèche Wallonne

It's all about the Mur de Huy on Wednesday, and Philippe Gilbert heads a list of men aiming for glory in the second of three hilly classics

Andy Schleck and Joaquim Rodriguez both abandoned Sunday’s race after a hard fall

The Ardennes classics serve up the full package of thinking man's races, where it's game on from start to finish and one miscue ends it all

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ASO announces wildcards for 2014 classics

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Cannondale rider won Strade Bianche in March but has struggled since then

He's led a major stage race, attacked the Tour of Flanders, and finished top-five twice in the Ardennes, and Michal Kwiatkowski is searching for his spot

Joaquim Rodríguez and Daniel Moreno are sharing storied and infamous digs at the Hotel Malpertuus in Riemst, Belgium, this week

Riders experience the full breadth of emotion on the steepest of the Ardennes climbs