Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) on Wednesday confirmed his return from a broken collarbone he suffered at the Tour of Flanders, when he finished second in a challenging uphill sprint at Laguna Seca Raceway during stage 4 at the Tour of California.
Van Avermaet survived a difficult route up the California coast, and then climbed with the best over several short kickers near the finish of the stage, battling Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) to the line but failing to come around the world champion for the win.
It was a big boost of confidence for the Belgian Classics specialist whose broken shoulder required surgery and forced him to miss Paris-Roubaix.
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"You always have to wait and see how the body will react after a crash and how good your form is after you come back, so I'm pretty happy I'm up here with the best," he told Cyclingnews on the legendary raceway outside of Monterey.
"Sagan is the best in the world in these kinds of finishes and I'm close to him, so I'm pretty happy with that, and I'm looking forward to keeping this rhythm going and to be really good in Dauphine and Tour de France."
The 217km stage from Morro Bay to the twisting race track was super fast, loaded with climbs and had a tricky finish. It was a good test for Van Avermaet as he continues to prepare for the Tour de France.
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