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156| Ben TULETT
Ben Tulett: “This is more than we could hope for”
Ben Tulett (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished 3rd in the 2026 edition of La Flèche Wallonne.
“We weren’t sure I was even going to start the race today, as things hadn’t gone smoothly following my crash in the Tour of the Basque Country and I had to spend some time off the bike and miss the Amstel Gold Race. I can still feel the crash in my body, but it hasn’t affected my performance today. We were not optimistic ahead of this race, so this podium result is more than we could hope for. I wouldn’t say it was a miracle, because we still...
Stage 1
61| Paul SEIXAS
Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM): “I went by feel on the final climb”
Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM) won the 2026 edition of La Flèche Wallonne.
“I had a different plan this morning, as we intended to lead me out into the Mur - but you hardly can ever execute a plan perfectly, especially in a race where positioning is so difficult. I even found out I had a broken spoke at the finish! Everyone was fighting for position for a hundred kilometers, and it was mentally exhausting. The team did a great job at putting me in position, and then I went by feel on the final climb. I looked at who was around me, assessed my rivals,...
Stage 1
81| Mauro SCHMID
Mauro Schmid: “This podium means a lot to me”
Mauro Schmid (Jayco-AlUla) finished 2nd in the 2026 edition of La Flèche Wallonne.
“It was a pretty hard day out. With the tailwind, we spent our whole day on the pedals. The first hundred kilometres were harder than last year, in my opinion. I didn’t feel well at the start, nor in the first lap of the final circuit, but I knew the finish suited me and I still wanted to give it a crack so as not to let the team down. I started to feel super good into the finish, but then I messed up a bit in the run-in into the Mur and found myself quite far back....
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