Annemiek Van Vleuten solos to sensational win at Liege-Bastogne-Liege for second victory at race

A stunning performance from Annemiek van Vleuten (WorldTeam Movistar Team) saw her win Liege-Bastogne-Liege for the second time in her career. Australia’s Grace Brown (WorldTeam FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) had led initially when she broke away by herself.

Ad/> However with about 14km to go Van Vleuten made her move and attacked Brown, first reaching and then pulling away to go on her own. Liège — Bastogne — LiègeLiege-Bastogne-Liege LIVE: Cavalli shoots for Ardennes treble3 HOURS AGO Brown ended up in a group with Marta Cavalli, Elisa Longo Borghini, Demi Vollering and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio.

Despite the formidable ability within the chasing pack Van Vleuten maintained her distance and In the final stretches the 39-year-old started to slowly increase the time gap. Brown came in to take second after getting the leadout from Cavalli.

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