Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) has confirmed that his future will be decided before the Tour de France. With BMC set to fold in the winter, the Belgian rider has been linked to a number of teams including Lotto Soudal and Bahrain-Merida, and while he was previously willing to give his current employers a chance to find a new sponsor, he has hinted that time is almost up. `I donīt know my future yet. There are still a few options to play. I think that in the next three or four weeks itīs going to be clear where Iīm going to go,` Van Avermaet told Cyclingnews at the Tour de Suisse. `I was waiting a long time on this team to stay but it seems like we donīt find anything special yet for the moment. For me, I canīt wait too long and want to see where my future is. In a few weeks I can say more. Before the Tour. `Letīs hope [BMC Racing Team] still find something, even if Iīm not there. Even if itīs in August or September. A lot of people in this company deserve to go through. Weīve had a lot of good results, and weīve always been there. It would be really sad if the organization goes away. So, Iīm hoping, if not for me but other riders and staff members, that they can carry on. Maybe weīll see in a few weeks.`ADVERTISEMENT Van Avermaet, now 33, probably has one final major contract in him before his value naturally starts to drop. A rider of his age would be forgiven for chasing one final major pay day, but as he is still competitive in the Classics, the 2017 Paris-Roubaix winner is only willing to sign for a team that provides him with the right environment. At BMC, Van Avermaet has been positioned as the teamīs sole Classics leader for a number of years, and has been given leeway in terms of race programme and objectives. Few teams could make an offer similar in the scale to BMC, but Van Amermaet was adamant that financial reward was only part of the ideal package for next year. `There are a few options,` Van Avermaet said. `You have to see where you fit i ...
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