Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet will put the final touches on his form at this weekend's Paris-Tours, his final race before heading to Doha for the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.
"We are going to Paris-Tours with a clear leader in Greg Van Avermaet, who won the 2011 edition," BMC's Sports Director Yvon Ledanois said. "It's the last one-day classic and the final race for BMC Racing Team in Europe for the 2016 season, so we are definitely motivated to take home the win. We know Greg is in great form and we have a strong team to support him on Sunday."
Since his Olympic gold medal performance, Van Avermaet has won the GP de Montreal and finished fourth overall at the Eneco Tour, but he will need more speed if he is to go up against the pure sprinters in Doha, and Paris-Tours is a good place to find it.
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"Paris-Tours is always a race I look forward to as I've had success there in the past with my win in 2011 and I was on the podium last year," Van Avermaet said. It's my last chance to race before the UCI World Championship Road Race in Qatar so it will be a good chance to test my form and get some more kilometres in my legs before the road race, which is my last big goal for the season."
BMC for Paris-Tours: Silvan Dillier, Jempy Drucker, Floris Gerts, Fabian Lienhard, Michael Schar, Greg Van Avermaet, Loic Vliegen, Rick Zabel.
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