April 18, 2006 – Spanish rider Alex Valverde took Fleche Wallone in Belgium today. Here are the results of the 202 km race:

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 4.42.45 (42.865 km/h)
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
3 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
4 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
5 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.03
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 0.05
7 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.07
8 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.10
9 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team 0.12
10 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.14

ProTour Overall

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step – Innergetic 129 pts
2 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 105
3 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 89
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse D’epargne-Illes Balears 86
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 85
6 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 84
7 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 72
8 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Caisse D’epargne-Illes Balears 71
9 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step – Innergetic 70
10 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team 60