WINNING RETURN for Arnaud de Lie (Lotto Dstny) at the Famenne-Ardenne Classic! And the first four places for Ekoï!

It is with a raging fist that the Belgian sprinter savors his victory, the first of the season! And with good reason: forced to take a break in recent months due to Lyme disease, Arnaud de Lie puts an end to a very complicated period in the most beautiful of ways, thanks in particular to excellent teamwork:

"We really had a great race. This is the region I come from, so I know the course almost by heart. We knew how to play with the course. Maxim (Van Gils) was with me all the time in the bumps, he played the team game well. The aim was for us both to get a good position and for him to stay on my wheel."

In the sprint, the "bull of Lescheret" overtook Axel Zingle (Cofidis) to win this Walloon semi-classic for the second year running.

Ekoï occupies the first four places in the ranking with Axel Zingle (Cofidis), 2nd; Maxim (Van Gils Lott-Dstny), 3rd; Riley Sheehan (Israel Premier Tech), 4th.