CyclingTips, 10 May 2017
Think of the 2017 season thus far and three names probably spring to mind: Greg Van Avermaet, who won four cobbled classics, including Paris-Roubaix; Philippe Gilbert, winner of the Ronde Van Vlaanderen and Amstel Gold Race; and Alejandro Valverde, who already has 11 wins, including La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.