Van Avermaet: I'm not good enough to win Paris-Roubaix this year

Breakaway riders Team AG2R Citroens Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium R and Team Lotto Soudals Roger Kluge of Germany during the 6th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 160 km between Tours and Chateauroux on July 01 2021 Photo by Thomas SAMSON AFP Photo by THOMAS SAMSONAFP via Getty Images
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At Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, AG2R Citroën line up with one of the strongest leadership duos on paper, as Greg Van Avermaet and Oliver Naesen partner up at the Hell of the North for the first time.

Neither man is among the absolute top favourites for victory in what should be the first wet race in almost two decades, though, with Naesen having suffered from overtraining this year, and Van Avermaet himself admitting that a top 10 would be a good result for him.

Dani Ostanek
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