Belgian Greg van Avermaet surged to victory in this year’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal yesterday.
Van Avermaet, who placed third in Quebec on Friday, beat Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) into second, with Ivan Garcia (Bahrain-Merida) third in the 219.6km stage.
Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) claimed fourth place, while Michael Valgren Andersen (Dimension Data) completed the top five.
“I’m very happy to win here for sure. It’s been a year of a lot of top ten places and podiums but never really a big win in a WorldTour race so I’m super happy to finally get it,” said Van Avermaet.
“If you’re close to the win you don’t miss that much. I was not panicking but you know as a leader of the team, especially this team, it is always nice to have some nice victories.
“I was close in the spring, close in the Tour de France, and I was second in San Sebastian. You start to doubt, but I’ve been in great shape all year and winning is the most important. I finally got this one and this is important for myself and the team.”
Greg van Avermaet won this year’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal yesterday. Photo: A.S.O./Pauline Ballet
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Results
1. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team 6:09:38
2. Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
3. Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida
4. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal
5. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Dimension Data
6. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
7. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates
8. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First
9. Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
10. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
*Selected
27. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:00:50
34. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
91. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:10:26
