Armitstead remains World Cup leader after Flèche Wallonne

Lizzie Armitstead (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) finished second in the La Flèche Wallonne World Cup in Belgium to strengthen her position at the top of the women's World Cup standings. The British road champion climbed the Mur de Huy one second slower than race winner Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Rabo Liv Women's Cycling Team) with Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products) sealing third in a gripping finish to the fourth round of the competition.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.