Overview

• Tadej Pogacar secured victory at the Fleche Wallonne after a grueling 205km race featuring 11 climbs and relentless rain.
• The race concluded on the Mur de Huy, a 1.3km ascent with gradients reaching 19%, where Pogacar's powerful finish proved decisive.
• Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin claimed second place, with Briton Tom Pidcock finishing third in a strong field of competitors.
• Belgian Remco Evenepoel, winner of Brabantse Pijl last week, faded to ninth, while Mattias Skjelmose crashed out on slick roads 40km from the finish.
• The win bolsters Pogacar's momentum heading into Sunday’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the final and longest of the Ardennes Classics.