Arnaud De Lie takes sprint victory on stage 2 Tour de Wallonie
Lotto Dstny back to top form, dominates in bunch sprint
Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) showed he is back to his top speed after his serious crash in the 4 Jours de Dunkerque in May, taking a convincing sprint victory on stage 2 of the Tour de Wallonie in Walcourt.
The Belgian bested compatriot Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek) with Timo Kielich (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Elia Viviani (Ineos) just behind.
With the win, De Lie took the race lead off the shoulders of stage 1 winner Filippo Ganna (Ineos).
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