Zdenek Stybar, after working at the front of the peloton chasing down breaks with Tom Boonen in the 185km Stage 3 of Tour de Wallonie, he finished 9th in the field sprint.
Stybar took a chance at a breakaway earlier in the race, attacking with 8km to go on the final climb. Several riders went with him, but the break was brought back with 5km to go.
Francesco Chicchi got into an early break with about 17 riders, but the break was reeled in when the break ascended Category 1 côte de Wanne.
Giacomo Nizzolo (Radioshack-Nissan) won the sprint. Mikhail Ignatyev (Katusha Team) was 2nd, and Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol Team) was 3rd.