Two cyclists have touched wheels in the opening kilometres - this will be a day marred by crashes...
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Daniele Ratto leads the early escape into the hills, they'll quickly gain seven minutes...
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Escaper Mike Teunissen is looking back at something, what can it be..?
The scenery of this new-look course is stunning, that's what Teunissen was looking at...
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Tinkoff leads the peloton into the Ardennes, but the pace isn't too hard yet...
Movistar and Katusha guide the peloton as the pace picks up - the gap is over eight minutes now...
Chris Froome is riding the Fleche Wallonne, but for winning it or training in it..?
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The Ardennes town of Durbuy welcomes the peloton...
Katusha and Movistar pedal strongly into stiff winds as the first big lap is close to ending...
Thomas De Gendt leads the escape down towards Huy and the first ascent of the Mur de Huy
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The peloton swoops down the steep hill into Huy, over six-minutes down still...
Dan Martin has fallen heavily on the approach to the Mur de Huy..!
Alex Howes comes to Martin's aid, but a new bike is needed as well...
Martin isn't hurt badly, but his body language exposes the frustration at another crash...
Cannondale's mechanic pushes Martin away, but the Irishman will abandon soon afterwards...
Tejay Van Garderen has become BMC's leader after a crash took out Philippe Gilbert...
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De Gendt is leading still over the Cote de Bohissau, but the gap has come down below five minutes...
Peter Serry has taken Etixx to the front of the peloton on the Bohissau, the serious stuff is about to begin...
Ratto surges away from the escape on the second ascent of the Mur de Huy...
Michal Kwiatkowski leads the peloton with ease, three minutes later...
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Alex Howes is up there for Cannondale-Garmin, as the team leader, perhaps..?
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Bauke Mollema is near the front as well, Trek has high hopes for the Dutchman today...
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Luis Leon Sanchez has got across to the remnants of the escape on the Cote d'Ereffe - as has Giovanni Visconti...
Visconti and Sanchez stay away as far as the new hill, the Cote de Cherave...
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Tim Wellens attacks on the Cherave ascent - is he today's surprise winner..?
Wellens has been gobbled up on the Mur de Huy by Valverde, Scarponi, Rodriguez, Albasini and Alaphilippe...
Valverde has led all the way up the Mur, and now sprints away from Alaphilippe and Albasini..!
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Alejandro Valverde wins his third Fleche Wallonne..!