World champion Julian Alaphilippe won the Fleche Wallonne cycling classic in Belgium on Wednesday after reeling in Slovenia's Primoz Roglic on the final 1.3km climb that hits gradients of more than 19 per cent. The Frenchman, who also claimed victory in 2018 and 2019, sat up at the line and wagged a finger after his impressive late comeback. Roglic attacked near the bottom of the final Mur de Huey climb and only Alaphilippe and Alejandro Valverde were able to follow, as the Spaniard finished third, six seconds down. British rookie Tom Pidcock finished 6th, some 11 seconds down. There were 12 categorised climbs and another dozen hills on the 193.6km run from Charleroi to the steep finish at the Mur de Huy climb. bur/dmc/iwd