Greg Van Avermaet and other favourites crash out of Tour of Flanders

Belgian contender Greg Van Avermaet, Arnaud Démare and Tiesj Benoot among those falling victim to crashes in Tour of Flanders

Greg Van Avermaet

Home favourite Greg Van Avermaet abandoned Belgium's Tour of Flanders before the final 100 kilometres on Sunday due to a crash. After the domino-like incident with five BMC Racing riders, Van Avermaet sat nursing his right shoulder.

Van Avermaet's sister wrote on Twitter that he fractured his collarbone.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.