TERVUREN, Belgium, May 27, 2009 (AFP) - Russia’s Sergei Ivanov, riding for the Katusha team, won Wednesday’s Tour of Belgium first stage, with Australian Graeme Brown in second and Slovenia’s Borut Bozic in third

1. Sergei Ivanov (RUS) Katusha 4hr 17min 35sec, 2. Graeme Brown (AUS) s.t., 3. Borut Bozic (SLV) s.t., 4. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) s.t., 5. Cristiano Fumagalli (ITA) s.t.