Daniel Martínez fifth in the Walloon Arrow: these were the best results of Colombian cyclists in the Belgian race

The Walloon Arrow is one of the most important cycling classics on the World Tour calendar, thanks to the importance it has historically had as it was the second one-day competition of the Triptych of the Ardennes, which is composed of the Amstel Gold Race that was already run this season and left the Polish Michal Kwiatkowski of the Ineos as the winner Grenadiers, the Walloon Arrow that was played this Wednesday and left the local Dylan Teuns of Bahrain Victorious as the winner.

Only the Liege Bastogne Liege would be missing from the three races that compose it and it will be held on April 24 to end the first part of the most important classics of the season in Europe. There are the runners with the best chances in single-day efforts, although some others try their luck and adapt well to the harsh conditions of the competition.

As did the Colombian Daniel Martínez of Ineos Grenadiers, who placed 5th in the standings at the end of the day and showed that his good level in the season is a reality that cannot go unnoticed given that he will soon be facing the 109th edition of the Tour de France as co-leader with his teammate Adam Yates on the British team in the absence of his compatriot and top team leader Egan Bernal.

This result of soachuno in the Flecha Valona has left an important record for Colombian cycling, which increasingly widens its scope of prominence in the most important races in the world, as Daniel became the 3rd Colombian rider to achieve a top 5 in this tough competition that has Muro de Huy as his finish, one of the toughest that can be seen in these races.

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In the past, the Antioquian cyclist Sergio Henao, recently retired from the cycling scene at a professional level, had been the one who had achieved two important results for the national record by finishing in 2013 in the second place followed by the also retired Colombian Carlos Betancur in 3rd position. At that time the Spaniard Daniel Moreno kept the title.

Later, in 2017 Sergio Henao would once again be among the best placed in the competition wearing the national champion shirt when he was part of the former Sky, today called Ineos Grenadiers. There he would manage to be in the 4th place while Alejandro Valverde the Movistar Team won his last title in the Walloon Flecha.

On April 20, Daniel Martínez entered the 5th position after fighting over the end of the victory, although it did not reach him against other runners who have generally shown better developments in short distances.

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His 5th place frames him as the 3rd Colombian with the best result in the Belgian classic, according to Cycling Data on Twitter, a profile that is responsible for publishing interesting facts about national cycling:

Daniel is on a good track in his preparation for the next goals with his team Ineos Grenadiers, with which he would still have some races left before the Tour de France.

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