Marta Cavalli, Dylan Teuns see off heavyweights to win Fleche Wallonne Feminine and La Fleche Wallonne

Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) has won La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, outsprinting Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) to take first place. After a strong breakaway, the peleton was split up on the penultimate climb — the Côte de Cherave — which saw 16 riders enter the Mur de Huy with an advantage of 1:40 and it would prove to be a pivotal moment in the race. Ad/> With 350m to go, Van Vleuten made her move to take the lead and it was only Cavalli who was on her tail.

Gent — WevelgemBlazin’ Saddles: More to come from Girmay after historic Gent-Wevelgem win28/03/2022 AT 13:05 In the final 100m, Cavalli started her sprint and passed Van Vleuten with only 75m left of the race before crossing the line in a time of 3:38:37. Demi Vollering and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Team SD Worx) took third and fourth while Margarita Victoria Garcia (UAE Team ADQ) came fifth. “After Amstel and Roubaix, I can’t believe I had these legs today,” Cavalli said after the race.

«It isn’t easy to beat Annemiek, everybody knows how strong she is, and to be able to attack her in the last 100 metres and win is a great emotion. We worked a lot and it’s a deserved victory.» She added: “The Mur de Huy is so steep, In the first part you have to be patient. It’s just 900 metres, but it’s more than four minutes of effort.

«I stayed in the wheel of Annemiek and waited until the last metres because I knew it flattens out a bit, and if you arrive there after a big effort, you can make the difference. “It is a big satisfaction for me, but also for my team. We were always together in the race, they protected me in the open and windy areas, and they rode to catch the breakaway that we missed.