Fleche Wallone Results - 103.9 km, April 25th
Nicole Cook attacks on the final ascent of the fearsome Huy climb as World Champion Marianna Voss waits to jump away to win at the line.
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The fast moving bunch saw a few attacks from
Anderson (T-Mobile), Swiss rider Maechler, De Goede, Bubnenkova, Armstrong and Bosman but all were kept in check by the peleton. Despite all these attacked the group of riders were still together at the base of the final climb when Cooke took off followed by Lutz, the gap was bridges by Vos, Bruins and Neben for the final push to the finish.
Cooke lead out the leading bunch but Vos jumped away showing her reigning World Champion power and crossed the line first, this is her first win at the Fleche Wallone whilst Cooke has won three times previously.
1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 2.48.05 (37.124 km/h)
2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.04
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 0.07
4 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 0.15
5 Kristin Armstrong (USA) US National Team 0.19
6 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 0.23
7 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
8 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 0.27
9 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Gysko 0.29
10 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.31
Nicole Cook
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Bex Hopkins
