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Greg Van Avermaet wins the mens road race at the 2016 Olympic Games
Classics rider Greg Van Avermaet claimed one of the first gold medals of the 2016 Games, taking the victory in the men's road race.
The Olympics don't get as much recognition from cycling as they ought to according to Greg Van Avermaet, who wouldn't trade his Rio gold for a Flanders win.