72rd La Flèche Wallonne - HIS

Belgium, April 22, 2009

Photography

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• Charleroi welcomes the Flèche Wallonne.
• Fumiyuki Beppu (Skil-Shimano) early to the Flèche Wallonne start and early to attack.
• Frenchman Christophe Moreau (Agritubel)
• Amstel Gold winner Serguei Ivanov (Katusha)
• Davide Rebellin and Michele Scarponi (Diquigiovanni)
• 2008 winner Kim Kirchen (Columbia-Highroad)
• Maxim Iglinsky (Astana)
• Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto)
• Damiano Cunego (Lampre-NGC)

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• Japanese Fumiyuki Beppu (Skil-Shimano)
• Japanese Fumiyuki Beppu (Skil-Shimano) and Frenchman Christophe Moreau (Agritubel)
• Men's peloton
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Diquigiovanni) competes going up the Huy.
• The pack races uphill on the Huy.
• Italian Davide Rebellin of Serramenti Diquigiovanni celebrates as he crosses the finish line with a win.
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Diquigiovanni) eyes his trophy from his place on the podium.
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Diquigiovanni) wins after riding a smart race.
• It's a good day for Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Diquigiovanni).
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Diquigiovanni) heads to the finish line.
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Diquigiovanni) on the podium.
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Diquigiovanni) kisses his trophy on the podium.

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• Charleroi turned on sunny skies for the 73rd Flèche Wallonne.
• A couple of likely lads... Axel Merckx (l) speaks with Tour boss Christian Prudhomme in Charleroi.
• A couple of amigos on the road. Spanish riders Oscar Freire (l) and Alejandro Valverde.
• 'What's the plan, boys?' Valverde consults Oscar Pereiro (c) and Joaquin Rodriguez (l)
• Christophe Moreau (l) and Fumiyuki Beppu hit out early and went on the attack.
• A Franco-Japanese alliance was struck after eight kilometres.
• Agritubel's Christophe Moreau made the early running.
• Andy Schleck sees the lighter side of racing mid-week with three ascents of a tough climb to come.
• And that climb is the Mur de Huy.
• And that's what it looks like with a peloton on it.
• There's no respite on the Mur de Huy.
• And nowhere to hide in the bunch in order to avoid the pain.
• Caisse d'Epargne's Alejandro Valverde negotiates his way through the bunch.
• Davide Rebellin (l) and Michele Scarponi looked out for each other throughout the race.
• Cadel Evans was one of the men to watch and finished the day in fifth.
• Enrico Gasparotto (Lampre) turns on the attack switch after the feed zone.
• Katusha's Christian Pfannberger also had a go and takes Michele Scarponi with him.
• Damiano Cunego finishes in third... for the second year running.
• Not quite, again. Cunego reflects on the opportunity lost on the podium.

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• Last year's winner Kim Kirchen (Columbia-Highroad) wasn't on great form today.
• The peloton waits to pounce on the Huy on the first lap.
• Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) and Fumi Beppu (Skil-Shimano) made up the day's long breakaway.
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Diquigiovanni) takes the victory in Huy for the third time in his career.
• Win number three for Davide Rebellin.
• Davide Rebellin comes past Andy Schleck as Cadel Evans fades.
• Davide Rebellin makes his winning move with 200m to go.
• Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) seemed content with seventh.
• Clement Lhotellerie (Vacansoleil) put in a good performance.
• Ben Hermans (Topsport Vlaanderen)
• Fabian Wegmann (Milram) gasps for air as he climbs the Mur.
• Maxime Monfort (Columbia-Highroad) on the Mur de Huy.
• Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Silence-Lotto) feels the pain of the Mur.
• Spaniards Oscar Freire and Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank)
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti-PVC Diquigiovanni) loves his latest trophy even if it only has five speed.
• The podium in Huy (l-r): Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank), Davide Rebellin (Serramenti) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
• Damiano Cunego (Lampre-NGC) sitting in waiting for the finish.
• Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) said he wasn't feeling well, but still came in fifth.