Greg Van Avermaet sprinted to a third-place finish Sunday for the BMC Racing Team at Gent-Wevelgem, matching his career-best finish in a spring cobblestone classic.
Van Avermaet was part of a group of about a dozen riders who broke away 60 km from the finish of the snow-shortened 183.4 km race that Peter Sagan (Cannondale) won solo with an attack inside the final four km. Van Avermaet, who also earned a podium finish in a cobblestoned race in 2008 when he was third at E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke, was out-sprinted by runner-up Borut Bozic (Astana Pro Team) 23 seconds after Sagan crossed the line.
"When Sagan went, I tried to follow him but it wasn't possible," Van Avermaet said. "I think Sagan is a bit stronger than the rest of us for the moment. But I don't think I did a bad sprint, it gives me confidence. My condition was already good in Milan-San Remo and E3. After today, it is nice for me and the team to see I'm good. I needed this result today for my head."
22.05: GP de la Ville d'Annaba |
20.05 - 24.05: Cycling Tour of Albania |
24.05: GP de la Ville d'Alger |
23.05 - 25.05: Tour of Estonia |
25.05: GP Herning |
25.05: ZLM Omloop der Kempen |
25.05: Ladies Tour of Estonia |
25.05: Due Giorni Marchigiana |
25.05: Marcel Kint Classic |
04.05 - 26.05: Giro d'Italia |
Jefferson SOISSONS 40 years | today |
Anneke DIJKSTRA 27 years | today |
Emilie FORTIN 25 years | today |
Nicola MARTINELLI 28 years | today |
Kristin SANDERS 53 years | today |
© CyclingQuotes.com