Greg Van Avermaet's Strava stats for 2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
Greg Van Avermaet's race-winning performance during Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in Belgium has been uploaded by the Olympic road race champion onto Strava.
According to the stats for the race route segment, the 31-year-old Belgian completed the 196.7km route in four hours, 48 minutes and three seconds, making an average speed of 41kmh, or 25.5mph – quite staggering, particularly given the rough cobblestones and tough bergs tackled.
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