He started bike racing at the age of 19, having previously played football as a goalkeeper for SK Beveren. He was named after American cyclist Greg LeMond since his father "was a fan".
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Greg Van Avermaet was born into a cycling family both his father and grandfather were professional cyclists. 3.3 Major championship results timelineĬareer Early life and amateur career.3.1 General classification results timeline.
1.8 2018: One week in the yellow jersey. 1.7 2017: King of the spring classics and world number one. 1.5 2015: Classics specialist and Tour de France stage win. 1.3 2011: Transfer to BMC and Paris–Tours victory. Van Avermaet was also the overall winner of the 2017 UCI World Tour.įor the 2021 season, Van Avermaet joined the AG2R Citroën Team on a three-year contract. 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 20 Tours and won the points classification in the Vuelta a España, with one stage win in the Vuelta a España. He won the men's individual road race event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 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 20. His strong sprint finish enables him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet is 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, and the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire. Greg Van Avermaet (born ) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team. Other UCI World Tour ( 2017) UCI World Ranking (2017) 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) Stage races Tirreno–Adriatico ( 2016) Tour of Belgium ( 2015) Tour de Wallonie ( 2011, 2013) Tour de Luxembourg ( 2017) Tour de Yorkshire ( 2018) 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)
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