Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2016: GVA finally the bride

For many of us, the cycling season started today with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the first of the Flanders Classics. It was a clear, cold, windy day that culminated in a break of five duking it out at the finish. The eternal second Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) was second no more when he handily outsprinted world champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) for a win that was a long time coming. Tiejs Benoot (Lotto-Soudal) rounded out the podium.
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Vuelta Stage 19: Gougeard wins and Dumoulin snatches seconds

On a day the Vuelta a España rode up to the pristine medieval walls of Ávila, it was the team of race leader Tom Dumoulin bracing themselves for a barrage. However, the attacks from his nearest rival Fabio Aru never materialised and the Dutchman even managed to snatch a few seconds on his rival as Ag2r La Mondiale youngster Alexis Gougeard escaped to take the biggest win of his career.
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