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Wednesday, April 23: La Flèche Wallonne (HC), 199.5 km. Charleroi - Huy, Belgium.

Podium History of la Flèche Wallonne

Results:

1. Kim Kirchen (High Road) 4hr 35min 29sec
2. Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) @ 1sec
3. Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 2sec
4. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
5. Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) s.t.
6. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.
7. Michael Albasini (Liquigas) @ 8sec
8. Joaquim Rodriguez (Caisse d'Epargne) @ 10sec
9, Christian Pfannberger (Barloworld) @ 15sec
10. John Gadret (Ag2R) @ 20sec
11. Jerome Pineau (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
12. Bert De Waele (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
13. Aitor Galdos (Euskaltel) s.t.
14. Yuri Trofimov (Bouygues Telecom) @ 24sec
15. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) s.t.
16. Alexander Efimkin (Quick Step) @ 26sec
17. Luca Mazzanti (Tinkoff) s.t.
18. Rubens Bertogliati (Saunier Duval) @ 29sec
19. Stefan Schimacher (Gerolsteiner) @ 32sec
20. Benoit Vaugrenard (FDJ) s.t.
This picture and the one below show Kim Kirchen pulling away from Cadel Evans in the Mur de Huy. Cunego is between the 2 Rabobank riders and Rebellin is on the far right, in blue.
La Flèche Wallonne podium, left to right: Damiano Cunego, Kim Kirchen, Cadel Evans

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