Gutsy late attack by Jungels fails to foil Valverde in Fleche Wallonne

Nine years after Kim Kirchen took Luxemburg’s last victory in La Flèche Wallonne, a gutsy long-distance move by Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) came within a few hundred metres of finally toppling Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) from his throne in the mid-week Classic.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.