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La Flèche Wallonne Photos; Page 1: Huy → Huy, 194 km

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The rollout from Huyshare this photo

Obligatory tight squeeze, Mur de Huy peloton/climb perspective shotshare this photo
The peloton on the first of three passes of Mur de Huy (1.3 km, 9.3%) where the race finishes with last year's winner, Philippe Gilbert in the centershare this photo
The peloton facing Mur de Huyshare this photo
The tight roads produced plenty of crashes; Evgeni Petrov (Astana) taking a little napshare this photo

Lars Petter Nordhaug (Sky) testing out the new course changes which featured more hills near the finish before the Mur de Huy finale share this photo
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) joined in as the sun broke through; the late break with 1 km to goshare this photo
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) desperately trying to hang on, but the peloton is on his heelsshare this photo
Despite the course changes, this year's race came down to the usual power sprint finishshare this photo

Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) getting a gapshare this photo
The third and final pass of Mur de Huy would decide the raceshare this photo
On the final time up Mur de Huy, Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) handled the steep stuff better than anyone else today launching an attack with 400m to goshare this photo
Micheal Albasini (GreenEdge) and Philippe Gilbert, neck and neck trying to chase down Rodriguezshare this photo

Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) cresting out of the depths of Mur de Huyshare this photo
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After finishing second the last two years at this event, Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) can't believe he has won a classic... by 4s ahead of Michael Albasini (GreenEdge) in the distance and 3rd, last year's winner, Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing).share this photo

Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) had plenty of time to celebrateshare this photo
Micheal Albasini (GreenEdge) crossing 2nd ahead of Philippe Gilbertshare this photo
After winning all three of the Ardennes classics last year, Philippe Gilbert had no where to go but down this year. He finished 3rd which is his best result so far this season.share this photo
Gilbert gutted... his time on Mur de Huy was about 20s slower than last year's winning performanceshare this photo
Finally... a classicshare this photo
Your 2012 winner, Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha)share this photo
Your 2012 Flèche Wallonne podium: 2nd Michael Albasini (GreenEdge) + 4s, 1st Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha), 3rd Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) + 4s.share this photo

La Flèche Wallonne Photos; Page 1: Huy → Huy, 194 km

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