In the most important race of his season, Antoine Warnier (Wallonie) managed to defend the mountains jersey on stage 2 of the Tour de Wallonie.

" The number one goal was to keep my position overall, more than defending the jersey," he told Directvelo. "I had to stay alert on the first climb in case a big group could get clear like yesterday. So I rode hard on the Ry d'Oneux. At the top, I managed to take the points, after being led out by Sébastien Delfosse and Gregory Habeaux. Later, they both escaped and managed to take the points. We wanted to keep the jersey in the team. It is a pity that Antoine Demoitié missed the podium. Fourth today after his fifth place yesterday. If he improves one place every day, he will soon win a stage."