De Lie goes deep to beat Démare at Egmont Cycling Race

ROCHEFORT BELGIUM JULY 25 Arnaud De Lie of Belgium and Team Lotto Soudal celebrates winning during the 43rd Ethias Tour de Wallonie 2022 Stage 3 a 1956km stage from Vis to Rochefort ethiastourdewallonie22 on July 25 2022 in Rochefort Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Arnaud De Lie of Lotto Soudal celebrates victory in Belgium (Image credit: Getty Images)

Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Soudal) claimed the ninth victory of his remarkable debut season, beating Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) to the line at the Egmont Cycling Race

The 20-year-old Belgian has shone in lower-level Belgian one-day races this year and this was his sixth, following hot on the heels of his victory at Schaal Sels at the weekend. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.

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