Welcome to live updates from the 76th edition of Fleche-Wallonne, the first of two Belgian Ardennes classics this week.

The Spaniard, second in 2010 and 2011 in the second of the Ardennes Classics, rode away from all his rivals on the infamous final climb. Albasini second and Gilbert third.

VICTORY for Joaquin Rodriguez!

Joaquin Rodriguez goes clear.

Nordhaug has left Hesjedal but here comes the chasers.

They are on the Mur de Huy with a 13 second advantage.

Hesjedal and Nordhaug come into the town of Huy ahead with that 12 second advantage but can they hang on.

Still 12 seconds for the lead duo.

The gap stretches to 12 seconds over the Katusha led peloton.

9 seconds is the gap but the finishing 1.3km 'wall' has an average gradient of 9.3% but with ramps of 19%.

The Norwegian from Team Sky and the Garmin rider have an eight second lead on the peloton.

The Canadian now follows the wheel of Lars Petter Nordhaug who looks to get away on the descent.

The Kazakh is caught by Ryder Hesjedal but Katusha drag the group up to the leading duo.

Maxim Iglinsky (Astana) attacks on the 1.2km Cote de Villers-le-Bouillet which has an average gradient of 7.5%

The rain is falling as a big group, including Frank Schleck, hit the Cote de Villers-le-Bouillet.

That quartet have been caught by a strung out peloton as they head towards the Cote de Villers-le-Bouillet.

Frank Schleck punctures at the foot of the Cote d'Amay as Slagter and Visconti catch the breakaway riders.

Tom Jelte Slagter and Giovanni Visconti are the latest riders to try and bridge the gap to the leaders. They have gained a few seconds on the peloton before the Cote d’Amay.

Yury Trofimov, Brice Feillu and Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa tried to break clear of the peloton but were swiftly caught. Many riders trying to get a few seconds ahead of the fast-moving bunch before the final three climbs in the last 15km. Dirk Bellemakers (Landbouwkrediet) and Anthony Roux (FDJ-BigMat) are hanging out in front by just 12 seconds.

The speed was cranked up in the peloton and that trio was reeled back in before the second ascent of the Mur de Huy. Bellemakers and Roux now lead by just 37 seconds from the main bunch.

Dimitry Fofonov, Andy Schleck and Yury Trofimov have made a counter-attack out of the peloton.