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2011 La Flèche Wallonne


FieldValue
name2011 La Flèche Wallonne
series[2011 UCI World Tour](2011-uci-world-tour)
race_no11 of 27
date20 April 2011
stages1
distance201
unitkm
time4h 54' 57"
firstPhilippe Gilbert
first_natBelgium
first_team
secondJoaquim Rodríguez
second_natSpain
second_team
thirdSamuel Sánchez
third_natSpain
third_team
previous[2010](2010-la-fleche-wallonne)
next[2012](2012-la-fleche-wallonne)

The 2011 La Flèche Wallonne was the 75th running of La Flèche Wallonne, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 20 April 2011 over a distance of 201 km between Charleroi and Huy in Belgium, and was the eleventh race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.

As he had done in the closing stages of his winning performance at the Amstel Gold Race three days prior to La Flèche Wallonne, 's Philippe Gilbert attacked on the final uphill climb – the Mur de Huy – to the finish and accelerated away from the field, gapping them by three seconds to take victory and his third classics win in the space of a week, having also won the Brabantse Pijl; the first rider to win all three in the same season. Gilbert also became the first Belgian to win La Flèche Wallonne since Mario Aerts won the race in 2002. Second place went to – just like he did in the Amstel Gold Race – Joaquim Rodríguez of , with Samuel Sánchez finishing third for , five seconds behind Gilbert.

Teams

25 teams were selected to compete in the 2011 La Flèche Wallonne. All UCI ProTeams were represented as well as seven UCI Professional Continental teams. The teams that competed were:

Results

CyclistTeamTime[World Tour](2011-uci-world-tour)
Points
1Philippe Gilbert4h 54' 57"
2Joaquim Rodríguez+ 3"
3Samuel Sánchez+ 5"
4Alexander Vinokourov+ 6"
5Igor Antón+ 6"
6Jelle Vanendert+ 6"
7Fränk Schleck+ 6"
8Daniel Moreno+ 9"
9Christophe Le Mével+ 12"
10Paul Martens+ 12"

References

References

  1. (20 April 2011). "La Flèche Wallonne 2011".
  2. FitzGerald, Michael. (20 April 2011). "Peerless Gilbert wins Fleche-Wallonne". [[TF1 Group]].
  3. (20 April 2011). "Unstoppable Gilbert captures first Fleche". [[Amaury Sport Organisation]].
  4. Atkins, Ben. (20 April 2011). "Philippe Gilbert romps to Flèche Wallonne victory". VeloNation LLC.
  5. Decaluwé, Brecht. (20 April 2011). "Gilbert takes audacious victory atop Mur de Huy". Future Publishing Limited.
  6. (19 April 2011). "Fleche Wallonne: the fight is on!". [[Amaury Sport Organisation]].
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