Heiduk third in Wallonie opener

  • 01 Jun 26
  • race Report

Kim Heiduk sprinted to third place on stage one of the Tour de Wallonie after an active finale from Netcompany INEOS.

Heiduk came to the fore the final time up the steep, cobbled Mur de Thuin climb, and briefly went away off the front in a small group.

The move was quickly shut down, with Ben Swift later hitting the front with eight kilometres to go to keep momentum high.

The team would place Heiduk and Axel Laurance in a strong position on the run-in, with strong riding from Oscar Rodriguez and Tobias Foss in the lead-out on the approach to Lobbes.

In the eventual sprint it was Jordi Meeus (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) who prevailed, taking the early race lead, with Anders Foldager (Jayco AlUla) and Heiduk rounding out the podium positions.