LUXEMBOURG (AFP) — Olympic road race champion Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) continued his powerful run of early season form Sunday clinching the Tour de Luxembourg.
The gritty Belgian, who won the partially cobbled Paris Roubaix monument race in April, came first on two stages and second on two to win by 29 seconds from Xandro Meurisse (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and 36sec on third placed Anthony Perez (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits).
The perfect way to seal overall victory at #SkodaTour. Congratulations again to @GregVanAvermaet & to the whole team on a
— BMC Racing Team (@BMCProTeam) June 4, 2017week
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“I’m still not quite at the top of my form,” said the 32-year-old who will be helping BMC co-leaders Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen in next month’s Tour de France.
“I want to win a stage on the Tour this year,” said Van Avermaet, who won stages in both 2015 and 2016 and will be relishing a Tour packed with opportunities for a powerful puncher of his stature.
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