Van Avermaet wins Gullegem Koerse
After finishing second in 2015, Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) won this year’s edition of the Gullegem Koerse kermesse after beating fellow escapees Yves Lampaert (Etixx-QuickStep) and Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto-Soudal) in a sprint. The trio finished 24 seconds ahead of the next rider, Edward Theuns, after spending around 160km out front.
“Hard day in the saddle but that's what I like about a kermesse race. Fullgaz all day with @yveslampaert and @Toshvds #GullegemKoerse,” Van Avermaet wrote on Twitter following the race.
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The race was Van Avermaet’s first in Belgium since crashing out of the Tour of Flanders at the beginning of April. He, Lampaert and Van der Sande escaped on lap two of 18 and had almost three minutes on the chasing pack at one point. As the gap came down, the pace of the peloton caused a split with Andre Griepel (Lotto-Soudal) being forced to chase back on. The three held on though and Van Avermaet pipped Lampaert to the win.
The Gullegem Koerse was also billed as the final race on Belgium soil for Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo). The Swiss rider was one of those that missed out when the bunch split and he rolled in at 49 seconds behind Van Avermaet.
Greg Van Avermaet wint #GullegemKoerse http://pic.twitter.com/qpKd7svWZ7
— Sporza Wielrennen (@sporza_koers) May 31, 2016
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