Preview stage 1. From the 22nd to 26th of July the race outside France at the highest level returns, the
Tour de Wallonie will be one of the preparation races for the World Championships and will provide explosive racing.
The race will begin in Huy, a landmark in the region. It's an explosive day with several hilltops towards the finale, with three intermediate sprints all the top of small ascents. The ride into Hamoir will see a downhill finale, it's definitely a route that favours late attacks.
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Arnaud De Lie,
Thibau Nys**
Davide Ballerini,
Mauro Schmid,
Stefano Oldani* Edward Theuns, Simone Consonni, Clément Venturini, Timo Kielich