The race started in Spa and finished in Huy.

Argentin and his teammates, Giorgio Furlan and Evgeni Berzin had escaped from the pack 72 km (45 mi) from the finish, never to be caught again.

[2] Following the race, suspicion arose around the dominant performance of the Gewiss riders.

Their team doctor, Michele Ferrari, was interviewed by French newspaper L'Equipe the morning after the race and asked about erythropoietin (EPO), a substance used for purposes of doping.

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