Greg Van Avermaet

The two Belgians are neighbors and often train together, but this weekend they'll be racing against each other on the cobblestones.

Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks the start of the 2019 classics season.

Classics riders like 2017 Roubaix champion Greg Van Avermaet are keen to hone their form at Tour of Oman and other Middle Eastern races.

The Olympic champion Van Avermaet follows Sanchez's canny move through a technical finale to win his first race of the season.

Several of CCC Team's classics riders head to Valencia to build form and team cohesion.

The squad is targeting stage wins following Richie Porte's exit and Tejay van Garderen's GC struggles.

Although Greg Van Avermaet won't keep the Tour lead much longer, he's happy to go down swinging in the Alps.

The American-registered squad was facing closure over a lack of sponsor dollars but will live on.

Though he is Olympic champion, a winner of Roubaix, and currently in yellow, Greg Van Avermaet is scrambling to find a team for 2019.

The Belgian won nearly every major cobbled race last spring, but he's come up short this year each time.

Terpstra and team Quick-Step Floors does it again at Tour of Flanders, taking two spots on the podium. We sound off on the action.

Greg Van Avermaet admitted defeat in Oudenaarde after finishing fifth in the 102nd edition of the Tour of Flanders.

Greg Van Avermaet believes the length and difficulty of the Tour of Flanders suits him perfectly.

Greg Van Avermaet senses the big victory is on its way with the cobbled monuments approaching.

Sport directors favor two key stars, Greg Van Avermaet and Peter Sagan for De Ronde, Belgium's biggest race.

BMC rolls out a special gold-accented Teammachine for the Olympic champion's cobblestone campaign.

Peter Sagan, Philippe Gilbert, and Greg Van Avermaet are clear favorites for Flanders. Expect a thrilling Ronde this year.

Greg Van Avermaet and Peter Sagan will face a Quick-Step onslaught, as the spring classics continue on Sunday with Gent-Wevelgem.

BMC Racing had three strong riders in the mix at E3 Harelbeke, but Van Avermaet could only manage a third-place result.

The enigmatic Peter Sagan and the workmanlike Greg Van Avermaet are destined to clash this spring. Will their rivalry finally turn to gold?

Weather will play a factor in this weekend's Milano-Sanremo, but the race will likely come down to a few riders, team directors said.

Astana impressed at the first cobbled race of the season, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. How did young Michael Valgren pull off this big win?

Peter Sagan will sit out this weekend's races. So who will eat the Haribo gummy bears?

A revamped route could result in Greg Van Avermaet's third consecutive win at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad this weekend.

Greg Van Avermaet will ride into cobbles season at Omloop, confident his 2018 form is even better than last year's.

The 2016 Olympic champion rode to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Oman and will wear the red leader's jersey on Friday.

Nathan Haas won the second stage of the six-day race and now leads in the overall standings.

We examine the key stories to watch in 2018: Sagan vs. Van Avermaet, Froome's Salbutamol scandal, and much more.

Peter Sagan, Michal Kwiatkowski, Philippe Gilbert, and Greg Van Avermaet are preparing for another run at the spring classics.

Greg Van Avermaet dominates with four major wins: Paris-Roubaix, Gent-Wevelgem, E3 Harelbeke, and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Greg Van Avermaet's stardom has skyrocketed in recent years, but his humble character has stayed despite the success.

BMC Racing wants to repeat its gilded 2017 season with another monument win, but Tour de France yellow remains dream goal.

Greg Van Avermaet’s Tour de France bike gets the gold treatment following his successful season to date.

Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) continued his powerful run of early season form Sunday clinching the Tour of Luxembourg.

The Belgian has enjoyed a solid spring season thus far, and he has the potential to eventually win all five of cycling's monuments.

All 18 WorldTour teams now count at least one victory in their books for 2017. But why are the top teams winning, or not, so much?

Why is the cycling world so lukewarm about Greg Van Avermaet? What can he do to boost his popularity and become more like Tom Boonen?

The Belgian said his Paris-Roubaix victory is special, but a win on his home roads in Flanders is what he ultimately seeks.

Greg van Avermaet overcame a mid-race crash to claim his first 'Monument' race in a dramatic sprint victory at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.

VeloNews chatted to a few top pros during team presentations to get their take on what we can expect in the 'Hell of the North' on Sunday. VeloNews chatted to a few top pros during team presentations to get their take on what we can expect in the 'Hell of the North' on Sunday.

BMC Racing knew they had a keeper in Greg Van Avermaet. While bigger names would come and go, BMC put their faith in Van Avermaet.

BMC Racing rues a moment of inattention on the Muur plus an untimely crash late in Tour of Flanders, though Van Avermaet finished second.

Belgian champ Philippe Gilbert continued to show stellar form in the 2017 Spring Classics with a dominant solo victory at Tour of Flanders.

Go behind the scenes with VeloNews tech editor Kristen Legan as she takes a look at Greg van Avermaet's BMC Team Machine prior to Flanders.

The Belgian enters the Tour of Flanders as the rider to beat after years of coming up short in the cobbled monument.

The Belgian has won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke, and Gent-Wevelgem ahead of next Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

Belgian Greg van Avermaet rules the day in Belgium with a Gent-Wevelgem win just two days removed from taking E3 Harelbeke.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet outsprinted fellow escapee Jens Keukeleire to claim Gent-Wevelgem in Belgium on Sunday.

After a forgettable day at Milano-Sanremo, Greg Van Avermaet's E3 Harelbeke win gives him and his BMC team renewed confidence.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet sprinted to his first E3 Harelbeke classic victory Friday in Belgium out of a three-man breakaway.

What do Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, Philippe Gilbert, and Tom Boonen have in common? Great riders, but none have won Milano-Sanremo.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet heads to the spring's biggest races with newfound confidence and an appetite for a big win.

Olympic champion and race runner-up Greg Van Avermaet says Saturday's Strade Bianche was "old school" racing at its finest.

What happened in the final sprint? Should they be allowed on the sidewalks? How about Sagan's post-race remarks? Time for an Omloop roundtable!

Olympic champ Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on home soil during the opening classic of the season on Saturday.

The Belgian has been close to winning the past three seasons, and he hopes 2017 is his time to hoist the winner's trophy.

The Belgian is currently nursing a broken ankle, an injury one team insider said "looks worse than it is."

Greg Van Avermaet is confident he'll be back to top form in time for the spring classics after breaking his ankle in training this fall.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet crashes on his mountain bike, breaking his ankle. He undergoes surgery on Monday.

Two days after Peter Sagan won in Quebec, Greg Van Avermaet beat the world champion in a sprint Sunday at Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal.

Greg Van Avermaet wants to keep his yellow jersey for one more day. But he'll have a tough ride ahead as the Tour reaches the mountains.

Greg Van Avermaet will miss Paris-Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race after breaking his collarbone at the Tour of Flanders

Greg Van Avermaet, among the top pre-race favorites in Flanders, crashed out of the race Sunday

De Ronde van Vlaanderen's top favorites give their takes on Sunday's big race

Taylor Phinney says he's "really humbled" to race in the annual cobblestoned monument two years after a serious crash.

An older, wiser Greg Van Avermaet heads into the holy week of cobbled races, ready to vie for glory at Tour of Flanders and Roubaix.

Will Sunday's cobbled race end with a mad dash to the line thanks to a long run into Wevelgem, or will an opportunist take over?

The Belgian withdraws from Friday's E3 Harelbeke with digestive issues, saying he wants to recover for next Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

Friday's E3 Harelbeke will go on as planned, despite Tuesday's attacks in Brussels, and Belgian Greg Van Avermaet is an outright favorite.

The Belgian already has two victories this season, and his northern classics run began Wednesday at Dwars door Vlaanderen.

The 300-kilometer Milano-Sanremo might seem predictable, but it's far from it. Andrew Hood takes a closer look at "la Classicissima."

Peter Sagan criticizes Van Avermaet's tactics in pivotal Tirreno stage 6, but really, he should be learning from the winner instead.

Greg Van Avermaet ekes out the overall win at Tirreno-Adriatico, beating Peter Sagan by one second as Cancellara claims final TT.

With the spring's biggest classics coming soon, Greg Van Avermaet is in winning form, primed for Tirreno-Adriatico victory, then a monument.

Greg Van Avermaet takes GC lead at Tirreno-Adriatico in a surprise breakaway of eight sprinters and classics aces.

Scenes from Greg Van Avermaet's first win of 2016, and first career Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory

Greg Van Avermaet takes his first win of 2016 at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, outgunning Peter Sagan in a reduced sprint

Edvald Boasson Hagen outsprints Greg Van Avermaet and Marco Canola to claim his second stage win of the 2016 Tour of Oman

The BMC Racing rider has been close in recent years, but he has yet to win a northern classic — something he hopes to accomplish in 2016.

With Segafredo sponsoring Trek for the next three years, team officials have more bargaining power as they search for another classics king.