Headwind stymies Van Avermaet’s Tour of Qatar challenge on final day

Greg Van Avermaet began the final stage of the Tour of Qatar just two seconds behind overall leader Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), and the rising winds along the coast on Friday morning temporarily raised the prospect of a BMC raid on the gold jersey.

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