September 30/20 12:19 pm - Woods 3rd at Fleche Wallonne
Posted by Editoress on 09/30/20
Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) took a ground-breaking victory in his maiden participation at the Flèche Wallonne. The Swiss rider outsprinted Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R La Mondiale) and Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling) to become the third youngest winner in the race's history and the second ever Swiss rider to claim visctory of this event, joining the legendary Ferdi Kübler, winner in 1951 and 1952. This edition of the Flèche Wallonne followed the race's usual pattern, with a long breakaway starring most of the day and an uphill sprint in the Mur de Huy determining the outcome.
Other Canadian finishers included Hugo Houle (Astana Pro Team) in 20th at 18s back and James Piccoli (Israel Start-Up Nation) in 65th at 1:54 back.
Photos A.S.O. Gautier Demouveaux
Results from Belgium
| Herve to Mur de Huy, 202 km | |
| 1 Marc Hirschi (Sui) Team Sunweb | 4:49:17 |
| 2 Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 3 Michael Woods (Can) EF Pro Cycling | |
| 4 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
| 5 Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-Up Nation | |
| 6 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers | all s.t. |
| 7 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:05 |
| 8 Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 9 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | both s.t. |
| 10 Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team | 0:10 |
| 11 Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | |
| 12 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
| 13 Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) EF Pro Cycling | |
| 14 Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | all s.t. |
| 15 Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis | 0:15 |
| 16 Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain McLaren | 0:18 |
| 17 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Start-Up Nation | |
| 18 Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
| 19 Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
| 20 Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team | |
| 21 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 22 Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | |
| 23 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana Pro Team | |
| 24 Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 25 Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain McLaren | all s.t. |
| 26 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | 0:28 |
| 27 Omar Fraile Matarranz (Esp) Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
| 28 Julien Simon (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 0:31 |
| 29 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:33 |
| 30 Enrico Gasparotto (Sui) NTT Pro Cycling | |
| 31 Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | both s.t. |
| 32 Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Movistar Team | 0:35 |
| 33 Laurens Huys (Bel) Bingoal WB | 0:38 |
| 34 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Circus-Wanty Gobert | 0:40 |
| 35 Ben Tulett (GBr) Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 36 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 0:42 |
| 37 Romain Hardy (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 38 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Circus-Wanty Gobert | 0:46 |
| 39 Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Team | s.t. |
| 40 Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo | 0:48 |
| 41 Petr Vakoc (Cze) Alpecin-Fenix | |
| 42 Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
| 43 Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain McLaren | |
| 44 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
| 45 Simone Petilli (Ita) Circus-Wanty Gobert | |
| 46 Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Astana Pro Team | all s.t. |
| 47 José Rojas (Esp) Movistar Team | 0:56 |
| 48 Ilan Van Wilder (Bel) Team Sunweb | 0:59 |
| 49 Michael Albasini (Sui) Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 50 Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 1:01 |
| 51 Rob Power (Aus) Team Sunweb | 1:03 |
| 52 Jay Mc Carthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | 1:08 |
| 53 Eduard Prades Reverter (Esp) Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 54 Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 1:12 |
| 55 Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 1:17 |
| 56 Bruno Armirail (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 57 Georg Zimmermann (Ger) CCC Team | 1:25 |
| 58 Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | 1:34 |
| 59 Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | |
| 60 Ethan Hayter (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | both s.t. |
| 61 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 1:40 |
| 62 Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 1:46 |
| 63 Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 1:48 |
| 64 Victor Lafay (Fra) Cofidis | s.t. |
| 65 James Piccoli (Can) Israel Start-Up Nation | 1:54 |
| 66 Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
| 67 Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
| 68 Kenny Molly (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
| 69 Jorge Arcas (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| 70 Bob Jungels (Lux) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
| 71 Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Team Jumbo-Visma | |
| 72 Valentin Ferron (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
| 73 William Barta (USA) CCC Team | |
| 74 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
| 75 Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain McLaren | |
| 76 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 77 Arjen Livyns (Bel) Bingoal WB | all s.t. |
| 78 Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb | 2:05 |
| 79 Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | s.t. |
| 80 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling | 2:11 |
| 81 Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 2:38 |
| 82 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | 2:46 |
| 83 Gino Mäder (Sui) NTT Pro Cycling | 3:05 |
| 84 Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Deceuninck-Quickstep | s.t. |
| 85 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates | 3:13 |
| 86 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) CCC Team | 4:05 |
| 87 Jack Bauer (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | 4:14 |
| 88 Michel Ries (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 89 Mark Donovan (GBr) Team Sunweb | |
| 90 Fabien Grellier (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
| 91 Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 92 Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 93 Julian Mertens (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | all s.t. |
| 94 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Pro Cycling | 5:11 |
| 95 Kevin Inkelaar (Ned) Bahrain McLaren | s.t. |
| 96 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Alpecin-Fenix | 5:16 |
| 97 Winner Andrew Anacona (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic | 5:22 |
| 98 Carlos Barbero (Esp) NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 99 Thymen Arensman (Ned) Team Sunweb | 5:27 |
| 100 Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Bahrain McLaren | 5:45 |
| 101 Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis | |
| 102 Jose Herrada (Esp) Cofidis | both s.t. |
| 103 Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 5:58 |
| 104 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Team Arkea-Samsic | 6:22 |
| 105 Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Team | s.t. |
| 106 Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 6:25 |
| 107 Paul Martens (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma | 6:30 |
| 108 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott | |
| 109 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Ineos Grenadiers | |
| 110 Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers | |
| 111 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis | |
| 112 Thomas Degand (Bel) Circus-Wanty Gobert | all s.t. |
| 113 Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 6:51 |
| 114 Samuele Battistella (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 115 Mathijs Paasschens (Ned) Bingoal WB | 6:57 |
| 116 Stephen Williams (GBr) Bahrain McLaren | s.t. |
| 117 Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 10:14 |
| 118 Alexander Kamp (Den) Trek-Segafredo | 10:19 |
| 119 Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 120 Benjamin King (USA) NTT Pro Cycling | 10:24 |
| 121 Fernando Barcelo Aragon (Esp) Cofidis | |
| 122 Omer Goldstein (Isr) Israel Start-Up Nation | |
| 123 Iñigo Elosegui Momeñe (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| 124 Ide Schelling (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 125 Alex Howes (USA) EF Pro Cycling | |
| 126 Juan Diego Alba Bolivar (Col) Movistar Team | |
| 127 Eddy Fine (Fra) Cofidis | |
| 128 Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Esp) Trek-Segafredo | all s.t. |
| 129 Reto Hollenstein (Sui) Israel Start-Up Nation | 10:33 |
| 130 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
| 131 Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 10:36 |
| 132 Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
| 133 Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma | both s.t. |
| 134 Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 10:45 |
| 135 Quinn Simmons (USA) Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 136 Aaron Van Poucke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 10:54 |
| 137 Marlon Gaillard (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 11:16 |
| 138 Kobe Goossens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 12:15 |
| 139 Rodrigo Contreras Pinzon (Col) Astana Pro Team | |
| 140 Lindsay De Vylder (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | both s.t. |
| 141 Ian Garrison (USA) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 12:31 |
| 142 Patrick Gamper (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 143 Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | both s.t. |
| DNS Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (Den) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNS Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Circus-Wanty Gobert |
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