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The latest on Greg Van Avermaet and his trident
After winning Tirreno-Adriatico, Greg Van Avermaet also did what looked like a guitar-playing mime with The Sea Master Trophy. If that is indeed what that was meant to be then Greg Van Avermaet has almost certainly never played a guitar. Alternatively, it could just be that he’s really bad at celebrating with trophies having always…
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Born winner Greg Van Avermaet wins Tirreno-Adriatico
That Greg Van Avermaet, eh? He just can’t stop winning. Born winner. Always said so. Sticking with his new ploy of pitting himself against the even bigger bridesmaid that is Peter Sagan, Van Avermaet pipped the Slovakian to Tirreno-Adriatico by a single second. On his way to the win, he also took stage six. Not…
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Geraint Thomas lasts the week at Paris-Nice
Without wishing to dumb down too much, cycling is to a great extent about tiredness. Tiredness is what makes a three-week Grand Tour different from three one-week races with gaps in between. Geraint Thomas won Paris-Nice by the colossal margin of four seconds. He was 11 seconds faster than second-placed Alberto Contador in the prologue…
