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Last year's winner, and winner of many races since, Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) | 
5x winner of La Fleche Wallonne, Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Team Movistar), was also the focus of attention | 
World champ Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Team Movistar) finished outside the top 10 in this race for the first time since 2012 |
Tim Wellens (Belgium / Team Lotto Soudal) finished 17th + 15s | 
Dan Martin before he withdrew from the race | 
Peter SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE) added this race to his programme to gain fitness |
While Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) is here to win again | 
Start scene | 
Rollout from Ans |
The rollout from Ans | 
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The break |
The early break led by Robin Carpenter (USA / Team Rally UHC Cycling) | 
The rolling to flat part of the course | 
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Joey Rosskopf (USA / Team CCC), Robin Carpenter (USA / Team Rally UHC Cycling) and Koen Bouwman (Netherlands / Team Jumbo - Visma) lead the break the 1st of the 3 times up Mur de Huey | 
The peloton on Mur de Huy | 
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One of several crashes | 
3rd and final time up Mur de Huy, Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark / Team Astana) leads through the final steep bend | 
Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) passing Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark / Team Astana) |
Smile... it's steep | 
Third and final time up Mur de Huy: After Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark / Team Astana) jumped first, last year's winner Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) comes around for the win | 
Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) goes back to back |
3rd Diego Ulissi (France / UAE Team Emirates) + 6s | 
Your 2019 podium: 2nd Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark / Team Astana), 1st Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) and 3rd Diego Ulissi (France / UAE Team Emirates) + 6s | 
A repeat of last year's women's and men's winners, Anna Van der Breggen (Netherlands Boels Dolmans) and Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) |
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