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Stage 1 of the 2026 Ethias Tour de Wallonie was a lumpy stage that took place on .
The stage started in Manage and finished in Lobbes
, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 43 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 180.5 km. The stage included 7 categorized climb(s) and 5 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 1563 m, and a total descent of 1543 m.
The stage included 7 categorized climb(s) and 5 intermediate sprint(s).
The neutral start for this stage is 6 km long with an average gradient of -0.8%.
Début zone pavée sur 2 km 850 is a Cobbles at 36.3 km (138.2 km to go).
Sprint n°1 is a Sprint at 67.2 km (107.3 km to go).
Spy (Jemeppe-sur-Sambre) is a Sprint at 68.7 km (105.8 km to go).
Côte de Trémouroux Cat.2 is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 79.1 km (95.4 km to go) and ends at 79.9 km (94.6 km to go). It has total distance of 0.8 km, and an average gradient of 9.7%, going from 104 to 185 meters of altitude.
Côte de Trieu-Knokte is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 80.8 km (93.7 km to go) and ends at 82.7 km (91.7 km to go). It has total distance of 1.9 km, and an average gradient of -1.9%, going from 174 to 138 meters of altitude.
Mur de Thuin is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 137.6 km (36.9 km to go) and ends at 138.2 km (36.2 km to go). It has total distance of 0.6 km, and an average gradient of 0%, going from 179 to 179 meters of altitude.
Mur de Huy (Cat.2) is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 149.3 km (25.2 km to go) and ends at 150 km (24.5 km to go). It has total distance of 0.7 km, and an average gradient of 5.5%, going from 117 to 156 meters of altitude.
Sprint n°2 et 3 is a Sprint at 150.7 km (23.8 km to go).
Mur de Thuin is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 153.2 km (21.3 km to go) and ends at 153.8 km (20.7 km to go). It has total distance of 0.6 km, and an average gradient of -3.2%, going from 157 to 138 meters of altitude.
Thuin is a Sprint at 158.2 km (16.2 km to go).
Mur de Thuin is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 164.6 km (9.8 km to go) and ends at 165.2 km (9.2 km to go). It has total distance of 0.6 km, and an average gradient of -2.8%, going from 195 to 178 meters of altitude.
Thuin is a Sprint at 170.4 km (4 km to go).
Mur de Thuin is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 173.3 km (1.2 km to go) and ends at 173.9 km (0.5 km to go). It has total distance of 0.6 km, and an average gradient of -0.4%, going from 179 to 177 meters of altitude.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 177.5 km, has an average gradient of 1.5%, reaching 192 m of altitude.