Dries Devenyns of IAM Cycling rode to victory on the third stage of the Belgian Tour.
This was a 200,4km stage from Knokke-Heist to Herzele! and saw Wallays, Martin, Vermote, Van Poppel, Spilak, Thurau and Devenys form a break after fifty kilometres.
With fifty kilometres to go, this seven were ahead by only 37 seconds from a peloton which included race leader Wout Van Aert and were caught with 35kms to go, after they avoided a crash as the riders swerved to avoid a parked bus.
Tony Martin, Bjorn Thurau and Wallays formed a new break before Martin punctured and a new break formed just before the cobbled Paddestraat section.
This group of nine riders had a lead of thirty seconds over the Paddestraat. Over that and Vandenbergh and Devenyns got away and were 13 seconds of a group led by Bennot on the Lippenhovestraat.
With six kilometres to go, Vandenbergh and Devenyns were ahead by fifty seconds of the chasing group who were only ten seconds clear of the peloton.
A kilometre later and the break away was back together and it became a nine rider sprint for the line. The winner was Dries Devenyns who beat Planckaert and Vandenbergh in 4.32.26 and takes over the provisional lead in the race.