the italian Martha Cavalli (FDJ) dominated the 25th edition of the women’s Walloon Flecha contested between Huy and the Wall of Huy, with a distance of 133.4 kms, after a style duel on impossible ramps with Dutch Movistar Annemiek Van Vleuten.
Ten days after her victory in the Amstel Gold Race, Marta Cavalli (Cremona, 24 years old), achieved another stellar victory at the top of the Wall of Huy, after stopping van Vleuten’s attack and clinging to the final meters using an unarmed attack.
Cavalli celebrated his second win of the season and the fourth of his career with his arms raised, with a time of 3: 38.44, similar to Van Vleuten, who did everything possible to add Fleche Wallonne to his record. Third place for Dutch Demi Vollering (Sd Worx), 10 seconds behind. Italian Elisa Longo Borghini, winner of Paris Roubaix came in fifth in the half-minute and Spaniard Ane Santesteban achieved a well-deserved ninth place in 42 seconds.
An unpredictable result in the right place and then a script marked by a tight escape, chase and battle between the favorites on the Huy slope. Until then there was the first break with 5 runners, the Italians Ragusa, Carbonari, Piergiovanni, Zanardi and the French Allin, a break that was diluted to allow another 10 who put in the favorites goals in risk.
A dozen cyclists where Movistar placed Serbian champion Jelena Eric (Movistar), while the Canyon team had 2 units including the Belarusian Amialiusik and the Swiss Elise Chabbey. The open difference is 1.40 minutes to 31 km from the finish line, on the second passing through the Wall of Huy.
Missed one last lap and the third and final climb to the Wall of Huy, an unprecedented event, as there were two steps up the 200-meter-high peak that lined the “Camino de las Capillas” until the season. ito.
The chasing group, along with all the favorites, began to react so earnestly that Groupama was speeding to the front. The difference began to diminish. Movistar showed ambition with Van Vleuten, Paula Patiño and Arlenis Sierra in the first places, helpful to any movement.
At 6 km from the finish line, the adventures ended and candidates for victory began to emerge. Demi Vollering tried her luck from afar, she was chased, but the fight was unstoppable. A group of 12 was left in the foreground.
At 3 from the end, New Zealander Niam Fisher Black attacked, but Movistar led the main operations at the foot of the Wall of Huy (1.3 km at 9 per cent with a ramp of 26). Van Vleuten took the lead with the selected 5 runners. He insisted until he was in the lead, he opened a small gap, but a very dangerous rival was welded to the wheel. Italian Marta Cavalli.
After much effort and several attempts, Van Vleuten learned that Cavalli would not be released. An exciting duel that the Italian resolved until he released the final acceleration 100 meters from the line. An almost unbelievable victory the winner over Amstel and Flecha Wallona at the finish line.
Cavalli replaces Dutch Anna Van der Breggen, who made history before she retired by winning the past 7 consecutive editions.
Classification
1. Marta Cavalli (ITA/FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine), 3h 38:44.
2. Annemiek van Vleuten (NED/Movistar) id.
3. Demi Vollering (NED/SD Worx) at 10 “
4. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA/SD Worx) at 17 ”
5. Mavi Garcia (ESP/UAE) at 21 “
6. Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA/Trek) at 30 “
7. Liane Lippert (GER/DSM) at 33 “
8. Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA/EF Education) at 37 “
9. Yara Kastelijn (NED/Plantur) with 40 “
10. Ane Santesteban (ESP/BikeExchange) at 42 “
11. Pauliena Rooijskkers (NED/Canyon) at 46 “
12. Katarzyna Niewadoma (POL/Canyon) at 52 “
Source: La Verdad
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