Rider Profile

Greg Van Avermaet

CCC Team

Personal Details:

Nationality Belgium

Date of birth 17/05/1985

Teams history:

2019 - CCC Team
2018 - BMC Racing Team
2017 - BMC Racing Team
2016 - BMC Racing Team
2015 - BMC Racing Team
2014 - BMC Racing Team
2013 - BMC Racing Team
2012 - BMC Racing Team
2011 - BMC Racing Team
2010 - Omega Pharma-Lotto
2009 - Silence - Lotto
2008 - Silence - Lotto
2007 - Predictor - Lotto
2006 - Bodysol- Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen

Biography:

Key Results

1st Olympic Games Road Race 2016

1st Paris-Roubaix 2017
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2016-17
1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal 2016
1st E3 Harelbeke 2017
1st Gent-Wevelgem 2017
1st Paris–Tours 2011
1st Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen 2007

1st Tour de Luxembourg 2017
1st Tirreno–Adriatico 2016
1st Tour of Belgium 2015
1st Tour de Wallonie 2011, '13

1st Tour de France stages, 9 (TTT), 13, 2015; 5, 2016
1st Vuelta a España stages 9, 2008

1st Vuelta a Espana points classification 2008

2nd Tour of Flanders 2014, '17
2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2014
2nd Strade Bianche 2015, '17
2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2012, '16-17

3rd Tour of Flanders 2015
3rd Paris–Roubaix 2015
3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2013
3rd Paris-Tours 2015
3rd Clásica de San Sebastián 2011
3rd E3 Harelbeke 2008, '18

Grid List

Greg Van Avermaet's Paris-Roubaix Giant Defy – Gallery

By Josh Evans

Endurance-focused frameset gets Olympic champion treatment

Van Avermaet: I wasn’t awake at critical moment in Paris-Roubaix

By Daniel Benson

Belgian has to settle for 12th in Hell of the North

Van Avermaet: I might not win a Classic this season but I have no regrets

By Daniel Benson

CCC Team leader lines up for Paris-Roubaix with hopes of taking a second title

Van Avermaet on the hunt for a second victory at 'The Hell of the North'

By Cyclingnews

'I love Paris-Roubaix – it's a really special race for me'

Paris-Roubaix 2019 – Preview

By Sadhbh O'Shea

All roads lead to 'The Hell of the North'

Van Avermaet: Bettiol is the biggest surprise of the day

By Brecht Decaluwé

'The best rider won and that makes it easier to deal with the disappointment' CCC leader says after Flanders

Van Avermaet: I still feel ready to win the Tour of Flanders

By Barry Ryan

Belgian lists Jungels, Stybar and Van Aert as top favourites

Van Avermaet skips Dwars door Vlaanderen to rest up for Tour of Flanders

By Cyclingnews

Belgian to miss Wednesday's race after demanding E3 and Gent-Wevelgem

Van Avermaet takes confidence from E3 BinckBank

By Brecht Decaluwé

Classics specialist third in Harelbeke sprint

Van Avermaet 'confident that we'll race aggressively' at E3 and Gent-Wevelgem

By Cyclingnews

CCC Team leader raring to go on home soil having won both Belgian races in 2017

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