Nibali helps light up Fleche Wallonne with '50km full gas'

Vincenzo Nibali won Milan-San Remo in thrilling style last month when he wasn't even Bahrain-Merida's number one leader, and the same situation nearly came to pass on Wednesday at La Flèche Wallonne as the Italian helped prize open the usually predictable race.

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