Greg Van Avermaet

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Greg van Avermaet overcame a mid-race crash to claim his first 'Monument' race in a dramatic sprint victory at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.

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BMC Racing knew they had a keeper in Greg Van Avermaet. While bigger names would come and go, BMC put their faith in Van Avermaet.

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BMC Racing rues a moment of inattention on the Muur plus an untimely crash late in Tour of Flanders, though Van Avermaet finished second.

Belgian champ Philippe Gilbert continued to show stellar form in the 2017 Spring Classics with a dominant solo victory at Tour of Flanders.

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Go behind the scenes with VeloNews tech editor Kristen Legan as she takes a look at Greg van Avermaet's BMC Team Machine prior to Flanders.

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The Belgian enters the Tour of Flanders as the rider to beat after years of coming up short in the cobbled monument.

The Belgian has won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke, and Gent-Wevelgem ahead of next Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

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Belgian Greg van Avermaet rules the day in Belgium with a Gent-Wevelgem win just two days removed from taking E3 Harelbeke.

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Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet outsprinted fellow escapee Jens Keukeleire to claim Gent-Wevelgem in Belgium on Sunday.

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After a forgettable day at Milano-Sanremo, Greg Van Avermaet's E3 Harelbeke win gives him and his BMC team renewed confidence.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet sprinted to his first E3 Harelbeke classic victory Friday in Belgium out of a three-man breakaway.

What do Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, Philippe Gilbert, and Tom Boonen have in common? Great riders, but none have won Milano-Sanremo.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet heads to the spring's biggest races with newfound confidence and an appetite for a big win.

Olympic champion and race runner-up Greg Van Avermaet says Saturday's Strade Bianche was "old school" racing at its finest.

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What happened in the final sprint? Should they be allowed on the sidewalks? How about Sagan's post-race remarks? Time for an Omloop roundtable!

Olympic champ Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on home soil during the opening classic of the season on Saturday.

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The Belgian has been close to winning the past three seasons, and he hopes 2017 is his time to hoist the winner's trophy.

The Belgian is currently nursing a broken ankle, an injury one team insider said "looks worse than it is."

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Greg Van Avermaet is confident he'll be back to top form in time for the spring classics after breaking his ankle in training this fall.

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Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet crashes on his mountain bike, breaking his ankle. He undergoes surgery on Monday.

Two days after Peter Sagan won in Quebec, Greg Van Avermaet beat the world champion in a sprint Sunday at Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal.

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Greg Van Avermaet wants to keep his yellow jersey for one more day. But he'll have a tough ride ahead as the Tour reaches the mountains.

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Greg Van Avermaet will miss Paris-Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race after breaking his collarbone at the Tour of Flanders

Greg Van Avermaet, among the top pre-race favorites in Flanders, crashed out of the race Sunday

De Ronde van Vlaanderen's top favorites give their takes on Sunday's big race

Taylor Phinney says he's "really humbled" to race in the annual cobblestoned monument two years after a serious crash.

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An older, wiser Greg Van Avermaet heads into the holy week of cobbled races, ready to vie for glory at Tour of Flanders and Roubaix.

Will Sunday's cobbled race end with a mad dash to the line thanks to a long run into Wevelgem, or will an opportunist take over?

The Belgian withdraws from Friday's E3 Harelbeke with digestive issues, saying he wants to recover for next Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

Friday's E3 Harelbeke will go on as planned, despite Tuesday's attacks in Brussels, and Belgian Greg Van Avermaet is an outright favorite.

The Belgian already has two victories this season, and his northern classics run began Wednesday at Dwars door Vlaanderen.

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The 300-kilometer Milano-Sanremo might seem predictable, but it's far from it. Andrew Hood takes a closer look at "la Classicissima."

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Peter Sagan criticizes Van Avermaet's tactics in pivotal Tirreno stage 6, but really, he should be learning from the winner instead.

Greg Van Avermaet ekes out the overall win at Tirreno-Adriatico, beating Peter Sagan by one second as Cancellara claims final TT.

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With the spring's biggest classics coming soon, Greg Van Avermaet is in winning form, primed for Tirreno-Adriatico victory, then a monument.

Greg Van Avermaet takes GC lead at Tirreno-Adriatico in a surprise breakaway of eight sprinters and classics aces.

Scenes from Greg Van Avermaet's first win of 2016, and first career Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory

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Greg Van Avermaet takes his first win of 2016 at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, outgunning Peter Sagan in a reduced sprint

Edvald Boasson Hagen outsprints Greg Van Avermaet and Marco Canola to claim his second stage win of the 2016 Tour of Oman

The BMC Racing rider has been close in recent years, but he has yet to win a northern classic — something he hopes to accomplish in 2016.

With Segafredo sponsoring Trek for the next three years, team officials have more bargaining power as they search for another classics king.