Francesco Chicchi was 4th in the field sprint in the 159km first Stage of Tour de Wallonie on Saturday.
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) was 1st, Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling) 2nd, and Giacomo Nizzolo (Radioshack-Nissan) 3rd.
Tour de Wallonie Update
Good news also from Tour de Wallonie:
"Tom Boonen and Niki Terpstra, both injured in the Tour of Pologne, were active today in the first positions of the peloton to chase down the daily breakaway," Sport Director Tom Steels said. "At the end of the race Boonen had a little bit of pain in his chest, but he decided to join the rest of the team for an extra 35 kilometres by bike to the hotel. Tomorrow it will be another important test, prior to the Olympics for both Boonen and Terpstra. It's an important stage. It's more up and down, and the climbs are a little steeper and longer."
"I am satisfied with my test today," said Boonen after the ride. "The broken rib is obviously not fully recovered, but the pain was acceptable."