Greg Van Avermaet is a world champion
40-year-old Belgian Greg van Avermaet has been crowned world champion in the 40-44 age group at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Marbella, Spain.
Since retiring from road cycling at the end of 2023, Van Avermaet has kept busy on the gravel circuit and successfully impacted the triathlon discipline. Earlier this year, a month after making the trip out to Unbound, the Belgian finished overall runner-up at the Ironman 70.3 in Nice, while dominating his age group via a blistering stretch on the bike (Ironman 70.3 comprises 1.2 mi/1.9 km swim, 56 mi/90 km bike, 13.1 mi/21.1 km run).
That performance left him confident of a podium finish at the World Champs in Spain, and he ultimately exceeded his own expectations, especially in his run.
