(1985-05-17) 17 May 1985 (age 39) Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight
74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Team information
Current team
Retired
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
Classics specialist Puncheur
Professional teams
2006
Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
2007–2010
Predictor–Lotto
2011–2020
BMC Racing Team[3]
2021–2023
AG2R Citroën Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (2015, 2016)
2 TTT stages (2015, 2018)
Vuelta a España
Points classification (2008)
1 individual stage (2008)
Stage races
Tirreno–Adriatico (2016)
Tour of Belgium (2015)
Tour de Wallonie (2011, 2013)
Tour de Luxembourg (2017)
Tour de Yorkshire (2018)
One-day races and Classics
Olympic Games Road Race (2016)
Paris–Roubaix (2017)
Gent–Wevelgem (2017)
E3 Harelbeke (2017)
GP de Montréal (2016, 2019)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2016, 2017)
Paris–Tours (2011)
Other
UCI World Tour (2017)
UCI World Ranking (2017)
Medal record
Representing Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Men's road race
Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling,[4] Van Avermaet was a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general classification in stage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico,[5] and the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire. His strong sprint finish enabled him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways.[6]
He won the men's individual road race event at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[7][8] and has won other one-day races such as Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem and E3 Harelbeke in 2017, the 2016 GP de Montréal and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2016 and 2017. In the Grand Tours, Van Avermaet has taken two individual stage wins in the Tour de France, and worn the Yellow Jersey for eleven days during the 2016 and 2018 Tours and won the points classification in the Vuelta a España, with one stage win in the Vuelta a España. Van Avermaet was also the overall winner of the 2017 UCI World Tour.
For the 2021 season, Van Avermaet joined the AG2R Citroën Team on a three-year contract.[9] He retired from racing in 2023, and his last race was the Paris-Tours.
^ ab"Ride like the pros: Greg van Avermaet". Cyclist. Dennis Publishing Limited. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^"Van Avermaet: This year I feel like it's my turn". Cyclingnews.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017. The Olympic road race champion has won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke and Gent–Wevelgem so far this spring, earning him the nickname of the 'King of Flanders'.
^"Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^"Matthews: I'd like to be as versatile as Van Avermaet". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^Cite error: The named reference 2016 Tirreno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference Yellow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Van Avermaet stuns the climbers to take gold in Rio". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^"Van Avermaet wins gold in men's road race at Olympic Games". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^"Greg Van Avermaet and Michaël Schär sign for three years". AG2R La Mondiale. EUSRL France Cyclisme. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
GregVanAvermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet...
Racing Team won stage three's team time trial, putting their rider GregVanAvermaet in yellow. He held the jersey for eight days until the second stage...
Olympics. He is the father of GregVanAvermaet, who won the men's road race at the 2016 Summer Olympics. "Ronald VanAvermaet Olympic Results". Sports Reference...
Eijssen, Cadel Evans, Michael Schär, GregVanAvermaet, and Taylor Phinney The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Brent Bookwalter, Mathias Frank...
onto it until the fifth stage when GregVanAvermaet (BMC Racing Team) took the stage and the yellow jersey. VanAvermaet lost ground in the mountainous eighth...
the stage, GregVanAvermaet (CCC Team) led the breakaway group over the highest categorised climb of the stage, the third-category Muur van Geraardsbergen...
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bouquet. He then went on to win the race, where he chased an attack by GregVanAvermaet in the final kilometres. Only Philippe Gilbert could follow, and Sagan...
Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024. "De Ketelaere is Belofte van het Jaar en het smaakt naar meer: "Gouden Schoen? Ik weet niet of het haalbaar...
UCI Road World Championship: 2018 and 2022 (record shared with Greg LeMond and Mathieu van der Poel) Most Clásica de San Sebastián wins: 3 (record shared...
Dumoulin. The rankings were topped for the first time by Belgian rider GregVanAvermaet, riding for the BMC Racing Team, who amassed 3,582 points with the...
finish in 11th place two and a half minutes adrift of gold medallist GregVanAvermaet (Belgium). Thomas also received a late entry for the Olympic time...
teammate GregVanAvermaet was awarded the overall race lead due to his higher finishes within the peloton during the previous stages. Van Garderen moved...
taking the polka-dot jersey. Van der Poel and van Aert finished in the third group at 20 seconds further in arrears as van der Poel kept the maillot jaune...
in the World Tour and kept his fifth place in the World Ranking. GregVanAvermaet (BMC Racing Team) held the lead of both individual rankings. Quick-Step...
original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2015. "De Bruyne is Speler van het Jaar volgens Duitse Journalisten". Sporza (in Dutch). 26 July 2015. Archived...
'Sportwoord van het Jaar'?". De Standaard (in Dutch). 26 November 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014. "Hét Woord van het Jaar 2013 is bekend!" (in Dutch). Van Dale...
the all-time Belgium goalscoring record set by Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst, after scoring twice against Mexico in a 3–3 draw. Four days after...
inside the one kilometre to go marker (known as the flamme rouge). GregVanAvermaet of BMC Racing Team took the uphill victory ahead of the chasing Sagan...
you don't hear him complaining when he gets foul." Hazard married Natacha Van Honacker in 2012. In 2012, Hazard signed a sponsorship deal with sportswear...
and discussed his plans for the next season with his manager Jean Van Buggenhout. Van Buggenhout helped orchestrate a move that sent Merckx to the French-based...
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