Greg Van Avermaet erases a nearly four-year drought with Boucles de l'Aulne victory

Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroen)
Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroen) (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

It has been 43 months since Greg Van Avermaet raised his arms in victory but the former Olympic champion in the final year of his career tacked one more win onto his palmares in the Boucles de l'Aulne - Châteaulin.

Van Avermaet emerged as part of an 11-man leading group on the last of eight laps of a hilly 8.5-kilometre circuit in the UCI 1.1-ranked race. He powered to the victory ahead of compatriot Florian Vermeersch (Lotto Dstny) and Spaniard Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA).

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