Jaakko Hänninen: "Working for the team
"It was hard to accept to leave the Vuelta a Espana because of the Covid-19. I was feeling really good at the Tour de l'Ain and I was looking forward to this grand tour. I had some bad luck this year but I was hoping to have a good end of season. With a crash and the Covid-19, it did not happen as expected.
However, I only want to retain the positive and my performance at the Tour de l'Ain shows that I can do great things. I want to work well for the team in the last races of the season and then turn the page to open the 2023 season.
I was a little bit tired with the virus but the sensations are coming back little by little. The Grand Prix de Wallonie is a good race to start again. It's a typical Belgian course with steep roads and a difficult finish. We will have some good cards to play with the AG2R CITROËN team."[/su_quote]
The number: 2
Greg Van Avermaet has two podium finishes in the Grand Prix of Wallonia in seven appearances.
He won in 2014 and took second place in 2012.
News: Greg Van Avermaet and Benoît Cosnefroy 16th and 20th at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
Greg Van Avermaet and Benoît Cosnefroy took 16th and 20th place respectively in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.Greg Van Avermaet returned to Belgium today to compete in the Grand Prix de Wallonie on Wednesday September 14th.
