Fleche Wallonne (Belgium), 194kms

That's almost a smile from Philippe Gilbert as he signs-on as defending champion of the Fleche Wallonne...

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Anthony Roux has escaped with Dirk Bellemakers after 50-kilometres...

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The peloton settles down to 'enjoy' its first ascent of the Mur de Huy - the gap to the escape is only four minutes...

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Bellemakers and Roux are now seven minutes ahead with 100-kilometres to go...

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Sander Armee is trying to bridge across the gap to give his Topsport-Eddy Merckx team some publicity on TV...

Radio Shack show themselves at the head of the chasing peloton...

The teams of Katusha and Lotto seem more purposeful in the pursuit - and the gap is coming down...

Gorka Izaguirre has had a nasty fall onto a stretch of stones and gravel..

Bellemakers amd Roux have made it to the second ascent of Huy with a lead of just over one-minute...

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The intact peloton is led by two Liquigas riders on the Mur de Huy...

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Dan Martin seems a safe bet for a podium place today...

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Rui Costa has made a counter-attack after Huy...

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The Roux/Bellemakers escape has been caught and passed by Giovanni Visconti on the Cote de Amay...

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Lars Petter Nordhaug has escaped with Ryder Hesjedal on the penultimate climb...

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Hesjedal has moved away in Huy but is about to be caught on the hill by Michele Albasini at the head of the chasing group...

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Joachin Rodriguez has attacked with about 200-metres to go...

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Joachin Rodriguez wins the 2012 Fleche Wallonne..!

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Gilbert's face shows a lot of pain as he takes 3rd-place behind Albasini and ahead of Vanendert..!

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Joachin Rodriguez celebrates his greatest win with Michele Albasini and Philippe Gilbert..!

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Didier Laurent attacks on an expoased climb, taking Andy Schleck with him for a while...

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Schleck now leads a trio towards Huy - except that no-one wants to help Schleck...

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