 Wellens had a 14 @-@ second lead at the foot of the final climb of the Mur de Huy . The peloton was led by Lampre @-@ Merida for the first part of the ascent . The peloton stayed together for most of the climb , with no rider escaping on the steep sections . In the final few hundred metres , however , Valverde came to the front of the group . He wound the pace up gradually before sprinting within sight of the line . He took the race victory with a significant gap to the riders behind . Julian Alaphilippe ( Etixx @-@ Quick Step ) finished in second place , with Michael Albasini ( Orica – GreenEDGE ) third . 
