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70th Flèche Wallonne - PT
Belgium, April 19, 2006
Photography
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Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- The peloton on the Mur de Huy
- The peloton on the Mur de Huy
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) attacks on the Mur
- Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues) with Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas)
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) in action on one of the early ascents of the Mur
- Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) on the Mur de Huy
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) looks up ahead
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas) showing good form
- The peloton splitting in the wind
- The peloton passes through the Wallonian countryside
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) with Alexandre Moos (Phonak)
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) was strong today, but couldn't hold off the bunch
- Liquigas decided to work for Di Luca
- Bettini and Kashechkin trying to break things up
- Matthias Kessler (T-Mobile) makes it tough for Bettini
- Rodriguez and Basso working for their team captains
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) wins La Fleche Wallonne ahead of Sanchez and Kroon
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) enjoys the moment
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) raises his arms
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) performed well for 6th
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) rolls across for 12th
- Ouch: Igor Astarloa finishes 16th
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) on the podium
- The podium (L to R): Samuel Sanchez (2nd), Alejandro Valverde (1st), Karsten Kroon (3rd)
- Joaquin Rodriguez congratulates teammate and winner Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
Images by AFP Photo
- Arrieta and Finot on the Mur de Huy
- Finot and Arrieta getting caught by the peloton
- Alex Moos (Phonak) attacking with Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) was very active today
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) beats Sanchez (R) and Kroon (L) to win Fleche Wallonne
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) celebrates his win in La Fleche Wallonne
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) is congratulated by a teammate after his win
Images by Brecht Decaluwé/Cyclingnews.com
- Valverde grabs the win on the Mur de Huy
- Gil dug deep to get 8th on the line
- Fabian Wegmann looking less relaxed than Bettini
- Paolo Bettini after the finish line, still looking fresh
- The riders came through one by one
- Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) could use some assistance
- Chris Horner (Davitamon) had enough of this Mur
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) chats with the press
- Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) is still feeling the pain of the ultimate climb
- Valverde with the flowers on the podium
- The podium: Sanchez, Valverde and Kroon
- Valverde talks with the press
Images by Luc Claessen/www.ctm-images.com
- Laurens ten Dam (Unibet.com)
- The bunch strung out
- Fighting for position in the peloton
- Jose Luis Arrieta (AG2R) leads Finot on the Mur
- Frederick Finot (FDJ) on the Mur de Huy
- Quick.Step lead on the Mur
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) sitting pretty
- Johan Vansummeren (Davitamon) struggles on the Mur
- Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile) had a good day
- Igor Astarloa (Barloworld) on the Mur de Huy
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) lights it up
- Johan Verstrepen (Landbouwkrediet) on the Mur de Huy
- Gustav Larsson (FDJ) on the Mur de Huy
- Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) suffering
- The peloton through the Ardennes countryside
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) wins the Fleche Wallonne
- The podium (L to R): Samuel Sanchez (2nd), Alejandro Valverde (1st), Karsten Kroon (3rd)
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- The peloton ascending the Mur de Huy
- A sea of colour on the Mur de Huy
- Ivan Basso (CSC) gets a quick wheel change
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) heads for home
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) wins the race
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) celebrates
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) post-race
Images by Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com
- Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) still needs to iron out a few wrinkles before arriving at the Tour de France in ship-shop shape.
- Cyclingnews' Brecht Decaluwé (far L) checks his start list before nabbing riders for a quick interview.
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step-Innergetic) is back in top form after a bad early season crash.
- Bradley McGee (Francaise des Jeux) is hopeful of a good showing at the Tour de Ronandie next week.
- Stefen Wesemann (T-Mobile) rode a brilliant, attacking Amstel Gold Race last Sunday.
- The Davis bros, Allan (L) and Scott, doing it for themselves.
- Karsten Kroon (CSC) told Cyclingnews he thought he could win Flèche Wallonne before the start, and wasn't too far from the truth, finishing third.
- Less than one minute before the start.
- And they're off!
Pre-race
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