Trek-Segafredo led a strong team into La Flèche Wallonne Femme, supporting perhaps the least expected, 21-year-old Gaia Lealini.

Leaarini was unable to match the start-to-finish attack of Demi Vollering (SD Worx) in Mul de Uys, but came from behind in the toughest parts to pull away from Spanish champion Mavi Garcia (UAE Team ADQ) and take the last podium finish.

"I feel a huge emotion that words cannot describe," said Garcia. Many people told me that today's race was perfect for me and that it would be a tough race. But there are always rivals. And there were some very strong riders here today."

World Champion Annemiek van Fruten (Movistar), Ashley Moolman-Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal-Quick Step), and behind them, experienced riders with enormous palma, such as Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) They were with Reilini. But Reilini proved to have the most legroom left to continue passing players at the top.

"The team and my teammates allowed me to go into the challenge with great confidence and composure. They believed in me from the beginning. We are a strong group, solid as a rock. We were on the podium today because of the teamwork and our spirit that allowed us to show our ability."

Lealini was leading Shirin van Unrooy and Elisa Longo Borghini in the Mules de Uy, but Vollering attacked in the first few meters.

"I think Vollering did a terrific job. My tactic was to wait for the final climb to Mul de Huy and take my chances there. Thanks to Elisa's (Longo Borghini) advice, I was able to approach Mule de Uy at my own pace.

"In the last few days, we looked at the past finishes together and understood that we should not immediately attack head-on. Thanks to this advice, I kept a small gap and accelerated in the last 100 meters to pass Mavi Garcia."

Before the race, Lealini was modest about his ambitions, insisting that his leadership role in the presence of teammates such as Longo Borghini, Juan Anroy, Lucinda Brand, Amanda Spratt, and the newly returned Lizzie Dayignan was "arrogant too much," she told Cycling News.

But she was not modest, confirming the climbing prowess she has already shown when competing against more experienced champions in this year's UAE Tour.

"Since I started my adventure with Trek Segafredo, the desire within the team to "do well" has always been an inspiration, not a negative pressure. Such was the case at yesterday's team meeting.

"I was skeptical because I am young and inexperienced, but all my teammates told me that I had shown potential, that I could show it, and that they would race for me. In short, it was an incredible confidence boost."

"I believed in this result until the very end, and I'm really happy to be able to live up to that trust.