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TEAM BORA - HANSGROHE during the teams presentation | 
Much attention on Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/Movistar), 5x winner of this race and winner of the last 4 years | 
Rollout from Seraing |
Early break getting away | 
Things were more relaxed in the peloton | 
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Break | 
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Movistar spent alot of time near the front |
First of three times over Mur de Huy | 
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Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/Bahrain - Merida) leading a dangerous late break | 
Another time over Mur de Huy |
Mur de Huy | 
The third and final time up Mur de Huy with Lotto Soudal's Tim WELLENS and Jelle VANENDERT at the front | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) attacks |
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) gets away from Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR TEAM) and Jelle VANENDERT (LOTTO SOUDAL) | 
Digging deep for the line | 
The view of Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/Quick - Step Floors) dancing away from the 5x winner |
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Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) wins in 4:53:37 ahead of 2nd Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR) + 4s and 3rd Jelle VANENDERT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) + 6s |
No victory salute for Julian ALAPHILIPPE: "I didn't even know if I'd won. I couldn't hear my radio too well, I was thinking Nibali was still up the road" | 
The winning margin | 
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Your 2018 La Flèche Wallonne winner, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
Alejandro VALERDE (MOVISTAR TEAM) gives up the top step to Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) |
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Your 2018 La Flèche Wallonne podium: 3rd Jelle VANENDERT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) + 6s, 1st Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) wins in 4:53:37, 2nd Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR) + 4s | 
Your 2018 La Flèche Wallonne podium: 3rd Jelle VANENDERT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) + 6s, 1st Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) wins in 4:53:37, 2nd Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR) + 4s |
Women's winner, Anna VAN DER BREGGEN (BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM) joins men's winner Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) |
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