Dwars door Vlaanderen: Van Avermaet expresses shock over bombings in Brussels

Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) was the biggest name at the start of Dwars door Vlaanderen in Roeselare, Belgium on a chilly Wednesday morning. The current number two ranked rider of the UCI WorldTour ranking and leader of the new rolling UCI World Ranking was shocked by the terrorist attacks that happened in Brussels on Tuesday. Van Avermaet said it was weird to be lining up to race one day after the dramatic events.

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