Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) won the women’s Flèche Wallonne with a vicious surge on the final climb Wednesday. The European Champion took the lead early on the Mur de Huy, leading the race from 700 metres to go and continuing to push until she dropped her rivals with 500 metres to go.

Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Premier Tech) launched a late surge and could not catch Vollering, who was a bike length ahead on the finish line to win. Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ) finished third.

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