The 2017 La Flèche Wallonne was a

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one-day race that took place between

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and

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in Belgium, on 19 April 2017. It was the 81st edition of the

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and the seventeenth event of the

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. Spanish rider

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() won the race atop the

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for the fourth successive year, and a record-extending fifth victory overall. Ireland's

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finished second for , while the podium was completed by the Belgian rider,

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for the . Of the race's 200 starters, 166 riders finished the race.

Teams

As La Flèche Wallonne was a

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event, all eighteen

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s were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.

Result

References

External links

* 2017 UCI World Tour 2017 in Belgian sport

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