00:06In 2016, the stage from Limoges to Le Llorent turned out to be one of the most memorable
00:11days in Greg Van Avermaet's career. The Belgian classic star attacked early, while further
00:16back the race leader was suffering.
00:19Oh, suddenly overall leader, Peter Sagan, in difficulty.
00:24Yes, these hills were too steep for Peter.
00:27Van Avermaet, Thomas de Ghent and Andrej Grivko had built a lead of around 15 minutes,
00:32although the Ukrainian Grivko was dropped on the Pas de Perolle.
00:36Spurred on by the prospect of taking the yellow jersey, Van Avermaet proved too strong for
00:41the Ghent on the Monte de Pertus, going solo with 17k remaining.
00:49Can you believe that? He's going to test the Ghent here and try and go.
00:53He needs to get away, I suppose he feels that way. If he gets to the top of the climb,
00:58de Ghent will still lead in the mountains, but there's still one smaller climb to come before the finish.
01:06The man who'd go on to win the Olympic road race a few weeks later was Paris-Roubaix in 2017,
01:11opening up a big gap.
01:13A year after claiming victory in Rhodes, he took his second tour stage, securing yellow for the first time.
01:2131 years of age, he's been a pro since 2007, he's never done this before.
01:28Salutes his team management, salutes the crowd, yellow awaits a Greg van Avermaet.
01:34What a way to get it.
01:39Winning a stage in the Tour is so hard, but then taking yellow jersey is one in a lifetime, I
01:44think, for me.
01:44If it's only one day in your career, you're so happy, so I'm happy that I have one.
01:50Greg van Avermaet, the BMC Racing Team.
