Demi Vollering (FDJ–Suez) has just secured her second La Flèche Wallonne Femmes win, after staging an early break from the lead group during the final climb up the Mur de Huy, but compatriot Puck Pieterse (Fenix–Premier Tech) came very close to catching her just before the finish line.
Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ), fresh from her extraordinary victory at the Amstel Gold at the weekend, completes the podium, with a third place.
It was one of the more exiting climaxes to the La Flèche Wallonne Femmes in recent years, with five previous winners all in contention as a lead pack of 11 riders fought it out over the final two climbs of a course famous for its uphill finish.
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