Greg Van Avermaet has said that it is time to give something back after leaving the Tour De France early as his wife is due to give birth.
The Belgian rider for BMC told letour.fr: "I wanted to leave tomorrow morning but a phone call asked me to go earlier. I hope to be there on time.
"It's always hard to leave the Tour. It's the greatest race in the world. But the team can perform as well without me. I'm pretty sure they'll keep riding a great Tour and hopefully get a great place in Paris.
"It's my best Tour ever, winning the prologue with Rohan Dennis and the team time trial, winning a stage and putting Tejay in a podium position. It couldn't go any better.
"It's normal to go home. She's been supporting me for ten years riding my bike It's time for me to give something back."