Greg Van Avermaet has often come close, until this year.
In 2016, he bagged it.
The best season of his life: Olympic Gold and a Tour de France stage win, 3 days in the yellow jersey…among many more top ten placings.
How did he do it?
Q&A Session with Greg Van Avermaet at Eurobike
Greg Van Avermaet Top 10 Results 2016
1st Overall, Olympic Games Rio (Road Race)
5th Overall, Clásica de San Sebastián
10th Stage 16, Tour de France
4th Stage 10, Tour de France
5th Stage 7, Tour de France
1st Stage 5, Tour de France
8th Stage 2, Tour de France
3rd Road Race, Belgian National Championships
5th Stage 4, Critérium du Dauphiné
7th Stage 2, Critérium du Dauphiné
1st Team Classification (BMC Racing Team), AMGEN Tour of California
2nd Stage 4, AMGEN Tour of California
9th General Classification, Gent – Wevelgem
5th General Classification, Milano – Sanremo
1st General Classification, Tirreno – Adriatico
1st Stage 6, Tirreno – Adriatico
8th Stage 4, Tirreno – Adriatico
7th Stage 1, Tirreno – Adriatico
1st Stage 1: TTT (BMC Racing Team), Tirreno – Adriatico
6th General Classification, Strade Bianche
1st General Classification, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2nd Stage 5, Tour of Oman
3rd Stage 2, Tour of Oman
6th Stage 1, Tour of Oman
1st Team Classification (BMC Racing Team), Tour of Qatar
3rd General Classification, Tour of Qatar
2nd Stage 4, Tour of Qatar
4th Stage 3 – ITT, Tour of Qatar
4th Stage 2, Tour of Qatar
7th Stage 1, Tour of Qatar
