2020 La Flèche Wallonne (World Tour), Belgium

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Herve - Mur de Huy, 202 km

Marc Hirschi wins a big one. Photo: A.S.O./Gautier Demouveaux

Notable ascents:

• Km 30.5: Côte de Trasenster, 3.3 km @ 4.9%
• Km 119.5: Côte d'Ereffe, 2.1 km @ 5%
• Km 128.5: Côte du Chemin des Gueses, 1.8 km @ 6.5%
• Km 138.5: Mur de Huy, 1.3 km @ 9.6%
• Km 151: Côte d'Ereffe, 2.1 km @ 5%
• Km 160.5: Côte du Chemin des Gueses, 1.8 km @ 6.5%
• Km 170: Mur de Huy, 1.3 km @ 9.6%
• Km 183: Côte d'Ereffe, 2.1 km @ 5%
• Km 192.5: Côte du Chemin des Gueses, 1.8 km @ 6.5%
• Km 202: Mur de Huy, 1.3 km @ 9.6%

Weather at the finish city of Huy at 1:20 PM, local time: 18C (65F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the south-southwest at 18 km/hr (11 mph). There is a 10% chance of rain.

The race: Starting 11:30 AM, the bunch will face a 202 kilometers course from Herve to the iconic Mur de Huy. The first 117 correspond to a stroll through the Wallonia countryside, while the final 85 will be ridden on a circuit around the city of Huy. It’s three laps over a 32-kilometer course comprehending three climbs: the Côte d’Ereffe (-19km), the Côte du Chemin des Gueuses (-9,5km) and, of course, the Mur de Huy, atop of which is the finish line.

The official start was given to 166 riders at 11:33 AM. There were two non-starters, Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (Astana) & Odd CHristian Ekking (Circus-Wanty Gobert).

Here's the organizer's race summary:

Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) got today a ground-breaking victory in his maiden participation at the Flèche Wallonne. The Swiss rider overpowered Benoît Cosnefroy (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Michael Woods (EF Education First) to become the third youngest winner in the race’s history and the second ever Swiss rider to triumph on this event, joining the legendary Ferdi Kübler, winner in 1951 and 1952.

This edition of the Flèche Wallonne followed the race’s usual pattern, with a long breakaway starring most of the day and an uphill sprint in the Mur de Huy determining the outcome.

166 riders took the start on the 84th edition of Flèche Wallonne at 11.33 to race over a 202 kilometres course from Herve to Mur de Huy. It was after 4 kilometres that four riders broke away from the peloton: Mauri Vansevenant (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Aaron Van Poucke (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), Mathijs Paasschens (WB Bingoal) and Marlon Gaillard (Total Direct Energie). Several other riders tried to join them, but they were unable to. After 20 kilometres, the group had built a one-minute gap to become the breakaway of the day.

De Marchi and Schelling on the chase
UAE Team Emirates and Ineos Greandiers took the reins on the bunch, letting the breakaway clock a time gap of 9’10” at the kilometre 50 of the race. The advantage of the front group decreased from then on and. By the entrance of the final circuit, it had come down to 5’20”. Right after the first climb to the Côte d’Ereffe, with 80 kilometres to go, Alessandro de Marchi (CCC Team) and Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe) attacked from the bunch. Their pursuit went on for more than an hour until the Italian dropped the young Dutch rider on the second-to-last climb to the Mur de Huy. With only the last lap ahead, the breakaway had a 1’30” advantage on De Marchi and 2’15” on the pack.

Mauri Vansevenant’s one-man show
It was on the last lap that Vansevenant began to drop his breakaway companions one by one until he finally was alone at the head of the race with 21 kilometres to go. The rest of the attackers, De Marchi included, were brought back by the bunch, where Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) was one of the most offensive riders. On the Côte du Chemin des Gueuses, with 10 kilometres to go, Rigoberto Urán (EF Education First) broke away from the pack and caught Vansevenant 3 kilometres from the finish after the Belgian rider suffered a small crash.

The duo was brought back to the bunch right at the foot of the final climb to the Mur de Huy. The favourites waited until 400 meters to go to accelerate, with Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) upping the pace and Michael Woods (EF Education First) leading the sprint soon after to be overtaken within the final hundred metres by Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) and Benoît Cosnefroy (Ag2r La Mondiale), first and second over the finish line ahead of the Canadian cyclist.

Complete Results:

202 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.897 km/hr

1	MARC HIRSCHI	TEAM SUNWEB	4hr 49min 17sec
2	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
3	MICHAEL WOODS	EF PRO CYCLING	s.t.
4	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
5	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
6	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
7	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	05''
8	RICHIE PORTE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
9	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
10	SIMON GESCHKE	CCC TEAM	10''
11	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
12	JELLE VANENDERT	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
13	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF PRO CYCLING	s.t.
14	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
15	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	15''
16	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	18''
17	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
18	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
19	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
20	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
21	TIM WELLENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
22	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
23	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
24	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
25	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	s.t.
26	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ	AG2R LA MONDIALE	28''
27	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	s.t.
28	JULIEN SIMON	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	31''
29	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	33''
30	ENRICO GASPAROTTO	NTT PRO CYCLING	s.t.
31	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
32	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	35''
33	LAURENS HUYS	BINGOAL WB	38''
34	JAN BAKELANTS	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT	40''
35	BEN TULETT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
36	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	42''
37	ROMAIN HARDY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
38	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT	46''
39	JAN HIRT	CCC TEAM	s.t.
40	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	48''
41	PETR VAKOC	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
42	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
43	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	s.t.
44	JONATHAN HIVERT	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
45	SIMONE PETILLI	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT	s.t.
46	MERHAWI KUDUS	ASTANA	s.t.
47	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	56''
48	ILAN VAN WILDER	TEAM SUNWEB	59''
49	MICHAEL ALBASINI	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
50	MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 01''
51	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	1' 03''
52	JAY MC CARTHY	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 08''
53	EDUARD PRADES	MOVISTAR	s.t.
54	THOMAS SPRENGERS	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	1' 12''
55	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 17''
56	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
57	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	CCC TEAM	1' 25''
58	KEVIN LEDANOIS	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 34''
59	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
60	ETHAN HAYTER	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
61	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 40''
62	LENNARD KÄMNA	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 46''
63	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 48''
64	VICTOR LAFAY	COFIDIS	s.t.
65	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 54''
66	ELIOT LIETAER	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
67	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
68	KENNY MOLLY	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
69	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
70	BOB JUNGELS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
71	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
72	VALENTIN FERRON	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
73	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	s.t.
74	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
75	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	s.t.
76	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
77	ARJEN LIVYNS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
78	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	2' 05''
79	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
80	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF PRO CYCLING	2' 11''
81	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2' 38''
82	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2' 46''
83	GINO MÄDER	NTT PRO CYCLING	3' 05''
84	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
85	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 13''
86	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	CCC TEAM	4' 05''
87	JACK BAUER	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	4' 14''
88	MICHEL RIES	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
89	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
90	FABIEN GRELLIER	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
91	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
92	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
93	JULIAN MERTENS	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
94	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF PRO CYCLING	5' 11''
95	KEVIN INKELAAR	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	s.t.
96	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	5' 16''
97	WINNER ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	5' 22''
98	CARLOS BARBERO	NTT PRO CYCLING	s.t.
99	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM SUNWEB	5' 27''
100	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	5' 45''
101	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
102	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
103	STAN DEWULF	LOTTO SOUDAL	5' 58''
104	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 22''
105	MICHAL PALUTA	CCC TEAM	s.t.
106	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	6' 25''
107	PAUL MARTENS	JUMBO-VISMA	6' 30''
108	DARYL IMPEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
109	CAMERON WURF	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
110	SEBASTIAN HENAO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
111	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
112	THOMAS DEGAND	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT	s.t.
113	REMY MERTZ	LOTTO SOUDAL	6' 51''
114	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	NTT PRO CYCLING	s.t.
115	MATHIJS PAASSCHENS	BINGOAL WB	6' 57''
116	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN	s.t.
117	KEVIN DELTOMBE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	10' 14''
118	ALEXANDER KAMP	TREK-SEGAFREDO	10' 19''
119	TSGABU GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
120	BENJAMIN KING	NTT PRO CYCLING	10' 24''
121	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	s.t.
122	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
123	IÑIGO ELOSEGUI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
124	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
125	ALEX HOWES	EF PRO CYCLING	s.t.
126	JUAN ALBA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
127	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
128	JUAN LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
129	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	10' 33''
130	RORY SUTHERLAND	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
131	OTTO VERGAERDE	ALPECIN-FENIX	10' 36''
132	DIMITRI PEYSKENS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
133	LAURENS DE PLUS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
134	EMIEL PLANCKAERT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	10' 45''
135	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
136	AARON VAN POUCKE	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	10' 54''
137	MARLON GAILLARD	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	11' 16''
138	KOBE GOOSSENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	12' 15''
139	RODRIGO CONTRERAS	ASTANA	s.t.
140	LINDSAY DE VYLDER	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
141	IAN GARRISON	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	12' 31''
142	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
143	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.

Course map and profile:

2020 Flèche Wallonne map

2020 Flèche Wallonne profile

 

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Start list with backnumbers, Sept 29, 2020:

	DECEUNINCK - QUICK STEP
1	BOB JUNGELS
2	ANDREA BAGIOLI
3	RÉMI CAVAGNA
4	TIM DECLERCQ
5	DRIES DEVENYNS
6	IAN GARRISON
7	MAURI VANSEVENANT
	ASTANA PRO TEAM
11	OMAR FRAILE
12	RODRIGO CONTRERAS PINZON
13	JONAS GREGAARD WILSLY
14	HUGO HOULE
15	GORKA IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI
16	MERHAWI KUDUS
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
21	TADEJ POGACAR
22	ANDRES CAMILO ARDILA ORDOÑEZ
23	RUI COSTA
24	SERGIO LUIS HENAO
25	CRISTIAN CAMILO MUÑOZ LANCHEROS
26	JAN POLANC
27	EDWARD RAVASI
	LOTTO SOUDAL
31	TIM WELLENS
32	STAN DEWULF
33	FREDERIK FRISON
34	KOBE GOOSSENS
35	REMY MERTZ
36	TOSH VAN DER SANDE
37	BRENT VAN MOER
	BORA - HANSGROHE
41	LENNARD KÄMNA
42	PATRICK GAMPER
43	OSCAR GATTO
44	PATRICK KONRAD
45	JAY MC CARTHY
46	JURAJ SAGAN
47	IDE SCHELLING
	TREK - SEGAFREDO
51	RICHIE PORTE
52	ALEXANDER KAMP
53	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ
54	MICHEL RIES
55	QUINN SIMMONS
56	TOMS SKUJINS
	TEAM SUNWEB
61	MARC HIRSCHI
62	THYMEN ARENSMAN
63	MARK DONOVAN
64	FELIX GALL
65	ROB POWER
66	MICHAEL STORER
67	ILAN VAN WILDER
	NTT PRO CYCLING TEAM
71	ENRICO GASPAROTTO
72	CARLOS BARBERO
73	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA
74	BENJAMIN DYBALL
75	BENJAMIN KING
76	ROMAN KREUZIGER
77	GINO MÄDER
	MOVISTAR TEAM
81	JORGE ARCAS
82	JUAN DIEGO ALBA BOLIVAR
83	IÑIGO ELOSEGUI MOMEÑE
84	MATTEO JORGENSON
85	EDUARD PRADES
86	JOSÉ ROJAS
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
91	MIKAEL CHEREL
92	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN
93	BENOIT COSNEFROY
94	MATHIAS FRANK
95	DORIAN GODON
96	QUENTIN JAUREGUI
97	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ
	BAHRAIN - MCLAREN
101	MIKEL LANDA
102	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO SANCHEZ
103	KEVIN INKELAAR
104	MATEJ MOHORIC
105	WOUTER POELS
106	DYLAN TEUNS
107	STEPHEN WILLIAMS
	TEAM JUMBO - VISMA
111	TOM DUMOULIN
112	LAURENS DE PLUS
113	LENNARD HOFSTEDE
114	THOMAS LEEZER
115	PAUL MARTENS
116	JONAS VINGEGAARD
	INEOS GRENADIERS
121	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI
122	MICHAL GOLAS
123	ETHAN HAYTER
124	SEBASTIAN HENAO GOMEZ
125	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA CUERVO
126	CAMERON WURF
	CIRCUS - WANTY GOBERT
131	JAN BAKELANTS
132	THOMAS DEGAND
133	FABIEN DOUBEY
134	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING
135	MAURITS LAMMERTINK
136	SIMONE PETILLI
137	KEVIN VAN MELSEN
	GROUPAMA - FDJ
141	VALENTIN MADOUAS
142	BRUNO ARMIRAIL
143	MATTHIEU LADAGNOUS
144	RUDY MOLARD
145	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH
146	ANTHONY ROUX
147	ROMAIN SEIGLE
	CCC TEAM
151	SIMON GESCHKE
152	WILLIAM BARTA
153	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI
154	JAN HIRT
155	MICHAL PALUTA
156	GEORG ZIMMERMANN
	EF PRO CYCLING
161	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ
162	HUGH JOHN CARTHY
163	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA
164	ALEX HOWES
165	JENS KEUKELEIRE
166	RIGOBERTO URAN
167	MICHAEL WOODS
	COFIDIS
171	JESUS HERRADA
172	FERNANDO BARCELO
173	EDDY FINE
174	JOSE HERRADA
175	VICTOR LAFAY
176	LUIS ANGEL MATE
177	PIERRE LUC PERICHON
	MITCHELTON - SCOTT
181	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ
182	MICHAEL ALBASINI
183	JACK BAUER
184	TSGABU GEBREMARYAM GRMAY
185	DARYL IMPEY
186	BARNABÁS PEÁK
	SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
191	THOMAS SPRENGERS
192	LINDSAY DE VYLDER
193	KEVIN DELTOMBE
194	JULIAN MERTENS
195	EMIEL PLANCKAERT
196	AARON VAN POUCKE
197	JORDI WARLOP
	ALPECIN - FENIX
201	LOUIS VERVAEKE
202	JIMMY JANSSENS
203	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI
204	SCOTT THWAITES
205	BEN TULETT
206	PETR VAKOC
207	OTTO VERGAERDE
	BINGOAL WB
211	JELLE VANENDERT
212	LAURENS HUYS
213	ELIOT LIETAER
214	ARJEN LIVYNS
215	KENNY MOLLY
216	MATHIJS PAASSCHENS
217	DIMITRI PEYSKENS
	ISRAEL START-UP NATION
221	DANIEL MARTIN
222	OMER GOLDSTEIN
223	BEN HERMANS
224	RETO HOLLENSTEIN
225	KRISTS NEILANDS
226	JAMES PICCOLI
227	RORY SUTHERLAND
	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE
231	JONATHAN HIVERT
232	MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU
233	VALENTIN FERRON
234	MARLON GAILLARD
235	FABIEN GRELLIER
236	PAUL OURSELIN
237	JULIEN SIMON
	TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC
241	WARREN BARGUIL
242	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA
243	FRANCK BONNAMOUR
244	BENJAMIN DECLERCQ
245	ROMAIN HARDY
246	KEVIN LEDANOIS
247	LUKASZ OWSIAN