Vanmarcke hoping to finally win a Classic with Cannondale-Drapac

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Sep Vanmarcke on the track at the 'Ciao Fabian' event

Sep Vanmarcke on the track at the 'Ciao Fa🌟bian🦄' event (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Sep Vanmarcke on the move

Sep Vanmarcke on the move (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Sep Vanmarcke in yellow after stage 4 of the Ster ZLM Toer.

Sep Vanmarcke in yellow🌄 after sta𝄹ge 4 of the Ster ZLM Toer. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
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Peter Sagan of Tinkoff (L) and Belgian Sep Vanmarcke of Team LottoNL-Jumbo compete on the Paterberg during the 100th edition of the Tour of Flanders

Peter Sagan of Tink🐟off (L) and Belgian Sep Vanmarcke of Team LottoNL-Jumbo compete on the Paterberg during the 100th edition of the Tour of Flander🐟s
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Sep Vanmarcke crashes during the Tour of Flanders

Sep Vanmarcke crashꦯes during the Tour of Flanders (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Greg Van Avermaet has undergone a transformation in the past year and a half, going from perennial nearly-man to Olympic gold medallist, two-time stage wi﷽nner and yellow jersey wearer at the Tour de France and, at last, winner of big one-day races like the GP de Montreal and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with ꦉa bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.