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779:. Flecha launched an attack with 5 km (3.1 mi) to cover, but Langeveld bridged the gap. The two were set to battle it out in the sprint, with Langeveld refusing to take pulls and Flecha going so far as to roll on the sidewalk to force his opponent to do some work in the front. Langeveld finally prevailed by a few inches on the line. At the
638:"Gilbert attacked, I got back to him and in the car they said "Go!" I didn't look back until at 100 meters . It's really emotional for me. I've been knocking on the door many times and sometimes, like today, it just shows that you have to keep on trying and one day it will come. The victory came in a beautiful, beautiful way.
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Vacansoleil team folded at the end of the season and Flecha decided to retire. His last race was the
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Vanmarcke taking the win. He had to withdraw from the
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2661:"Sep Vanmarcke Takes His Biggest Win at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad"
2636:. 2012 Competitor Group, Inc. 10 February 2012. Archived from
2570:"Tour riders outraged after 'reckless driving' leads to crash"
2382:"Paris–Roubaix: Boonen upset with Pozzato, Flecha and Hushovd"
2303:. 2012 Competitor Group, Inc. 27 February 2010. Archived from
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He gained fame in 2003 when he became the first rider born in
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1827:"Flecha still targeting Paris–Roubaix despite hand fracture"
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2805:"Flecha happy with leadership role at Vacansoleil in 2013"
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2328:"Cancellara claims E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke"
2108:"Belgian champion sprints to stage win and overall lead"
2888:"Juan Antonio Flecha was klant van dopingarts Fuentes"
2697:(in Dutch). Wielersport. 12 March 2012. Archived from
2056:"An interview with Juan Antonio Flecha, 25 March 2005"
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2356:"Flecha claims third in Sky's debut at Paris–Roubaix"
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2243:"Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2010 – Interview Flecha"
2691:"Flecha breekt hand tijdens ruzie met automobilist"
861:Flecha healed in time to be able to participate to
425:. He often shared team leadership with Swiss rider
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2753:. 2009–2012 RoadCycling.co.nz Ltd. Archived from
2270:"Dominant start for Sky in Qatar team time trial"
1917:"Juan Antonio Flecha – "Mine and nobody else's!""
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2297:"Juan Antonio Flecha wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad"
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2082:"Juan Antonio Flecha vole un drapeau américain"
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3008:Juan Antonio Fleacha's profile on Cycling Base
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2542:"Langeveld wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad"
2196:. Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. 10 March 2009
1887:"Cycling profile: Juan Antonio Flecha"
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643:Juan Antonio Flecha after winning the
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2778:"Cummings solos to victory in Ferrol"
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2001:"Mattan takes a messy Ghent-Wevelgem"
1771:"Flecha to leave Sky for Vacansoleil"
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2326:Brecht Decaluwé (27 March 2010).
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2007:. 2012 Competitor Group, Inc
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308:Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
68:Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
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2088:(in French). Koreus
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990:Career achievements
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750:2011 Tour de France
678:E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
674:Frank Vandenbroucke
652:In 2010, he joined
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451:2005 Tour de France
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320:Classics specialist
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2307:on 19 October 2012
1946:"Flecha surprises"
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