Marc Hirschi sprints to win at Flèche Wallone 2020 despite courageous solo effort from Mauri Vansevenant

The young Swiss rider followed up on his phenomenal Tour de France with an emphatic one-day victory

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Marc Hirschi followed up on his outstanding Tour de France with a huge one-day victory in the 2020 Flèche Wallone.

The 22-year-old Sunweb rider kept himself out of trouble for the 200km day in the saddle and waited until just 50 metres remained of the iconic Mur de Huy climb, launching his sprint and countering Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling) to take the victory.

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