Corbin Strong, a New Zealand rider who excels on "classic-style" roads, won the opening stage of the Ethias-Tour de Wallonie, contested from start to finish in Nassogne over a distance of 182 km.

The Israel-Premier Tech rider preceded Norwegian Rasmus Tiller of Uno-X Mobility and Danish rider Anders Foldager of Jayco AlUla. Notable among the day's protagonists was Nicholas Milesi of Arkea B&B Hotels, who was one of the animators of the day's long breakaway.

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Strong Corbin (Israel-Premier Tech) in 4:14:00
2. Tiller Rasmus (Uno-X Mobility)
3. Foldager Anders (Team Jayco-AlUla)
4. Knight Oliver (Cofidis)
5. Dujardin Sandy (Team TotalEnergies)
6. Krijnsen Jelte (Team Jayco-AlUla)
7. Del Grosso Tibor (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
8. Tesfazion Natnael (Movistar Team)
9. Vacek Mathias (Lidl-Trek)
10. Aerts Toon (Lotto)