Greg Van Avermaet
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Van Avermaet in 2011
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Greg Van Avermaet |
Nickname | Avi |
Born | Lokeren, Belgium |
17 May 1985
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | BMC Racing Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Classics specialist |
Professional team(s) | |
2006 | Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen |
2007–2010 | Predictor–Lotto |
2011– | BMC Racing Team |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Infobox last updated on 31 May 2015 |
Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam BMC Racing Team.[1]
Contents
Career
He started cycle racing at the age of 19, having previously played football as a goalkeeper.[2]
Van Avermaet's breakthrough year as a professional came in 2007 where he had 4 notable victories and a number of good placings on recognized races as it was his first year on major team Predictor–Lotto.
In 2012, Avermaet came very close to winning the World Tour race Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec. He placed a strong attack in the steep Côte de la Montagne, with about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to cover and he was followed by Simon Gerrans (Orica–GreenEDGE). The pair built a sizable gap with the peloton and contested the slightly uphill sprint where Gerrans prevailed.[3]
In 2013, Van Avermaet won the Fleming of the Year Award thanks to his consistency in high profile races along with Chris Froome, who won the International version.[4]
In 2014, Van Avermaet started the season strongly by taking second places in both the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Tour of Flanders. He participated in the Tour de France and helped his leader Tejay van Garderen to a fifth place overall.[5] Later in the campaign, Van Avermaet finished for the third year in a row inside the top 5 of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec. He attacked on the final rise, but folded near the line.[6] In September, Van Avermaet earned a prestigious victory at the 1.HC Grand Prix de Wallonie. He was part of a 4 rider move that broke clear with 20 km to go, and with the peloton on their heels, Van Avermaet attacked in the final bends to cross the line first.[7] A couple of days later, he won the GP Impanis-Van Petegem. It was later revealed in October that Van Avermaet had won the Flandrian of the year award for the second season in a row.[8]
In 2015, Van Avermaet placed second of the Strade Bianche behind Zdenek Stybar.[9] He got his first victory of the season on Stage 3 of Tirreno–Adriatico by winning the sprint of a small group.[10] In April, he went on to get the third step of the podium in the Tour of Flanders after dropping Peter Sagan while chasing for the winning duet in the finale.[11] A week later, he had a prestigious podium placing at Paris–Roubaix, finishing third after being on the attack for the final kilometers.[12] Despite being under investigation for doping at that time (see section below), Van Avermaet participated in the Amstel Gold Race and finished fifth.[13] On 31 May 2015, Van Avermaet won both the final stage in the Tour of Belgium as well as the general classification.[14] He took part in the Tour de Suisse, finishing sixth of the Prologue, third of Stage 4.[15]
Van Avermaet was selected to ride the 2015 Tour de France, and helped BMC win the time time trial on Stage 9. On 17 July 2015, Van Avermaet won his first individual Tour stage on Stage 13 from Muret to Rodez. He out sprinted green jersey wearer Peter Sagan and fellow Belgian cyclist Jan Bakelants on an uphill finish.[citation needed] He pulled out of the race three days later due to his partner giving birth.[16]
On August 1, 2015 Van Avermaet attacked on the final climb of the Clásica de San Sebastián to lead the race ahead of the chasing Adam Yates (Orica GreenEDGE), but towards the top he was hit from behind by one of the motorbikes providing television coverage of the race. He was knocked to the ground and the frame of the bike was broken; Van Avermaet was unable to finish the race.[17] In the aftermath of the incident he claimed the crash cost him victory, and his BMC team threatened legal action over “millions of dollars in lost publicity”.[18]
Doping allegations
In April 2015 the Royal Belgian Cycling League requested a two-year ban for Van Avermaet, the disqualification of all his results during the 2012 season and a €262,500 fine following an investigation into suspected anti-doping offences. It was reported in the Belgian media that their accusations focused on allegations of Van Avermaet's use of the corticoid Diprophos, and Vaminolact, a fortified baby food which is banned from being injected.[19][20] On 7 May 2015, it was announced that Avermaet was cleared of all allegations.[21]
Palmarès
- 2006
- 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 1st
National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 1st Kattekoers
- 2nd U-23 Paris–Tours
- 4th GP de Waregem
- 2007
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Rund um die Hainleite-Erfurt
- 1st Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- 3rd Ronde van het Groene Hart
- 3rd GP Briek Schotte
- 4th Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais
- 4th Nokere Koerse
- 6th Halle–Ingooigem
- 8th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 9th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2008
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 7th GP Ouest France- Plouay
- 7th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 7th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 8th Tour of Flanders
- 2009
- 1st Heistse Pijl
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Halle–Ingooigem
- 4th National Road Race Championships
- 5th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais
- 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens - Rondom Leuven
- 9th GP du Canton d'Argovie
- 2010
- 3rd Halle–Ingooigem
- 5th UCI Road World Championships
- 7th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 8th Brabantse Pijl
- 9th Overall Tour de L'Ain
- 2011
- 1st
Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Austria
- 1st Paris–Tours
- 2nd Gran Piemonte
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
- 4th Halle–Ingooigem
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 9th Milan–San Remo
- 9th Montepaschi Strade Bianche
- 2012
- 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 4th Tour of Flanders
- 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 5th Strade Bianche
- 5th Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Paris–Tours
- 8th Gran Piemonte
- 9th Trofeo Deià
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stages 3 & 5
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Utah
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 3rd Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 4th Gullegem Koerse
- 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 6th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 6th Strade Bianche
- 6th Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 7th Tour of Flanders
- 2014
- 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie[22]
- 1st GP Impanis-Van Petegem
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 5th Overall Eneco Tour[23]
- 1st Stage 5
- 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 5th 2014 UCI Road World Championships
- 7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 10th E3 Harelbeke
- 10th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2015
- 1st
Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico
- Tour de France
- 1st Stages 9 (TTT) & 13
- 2nd Strade Bianche[24]
- 2nd Overall Eneco Tour
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 5th Overall Tour of Qatar[25]
- 5th Amstel Gold Race
- 5th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad[26]
- 7th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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— | 89 | — | — | — | — | 38 | WD |
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66 | — | 49 | 83 | — | — | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
Classics Results Timeline
This chart shows Greg Van Avermaet progress in the classics he mostly participated in.
Year | Milan–San Remo | Tour of Flanders | Paris–Roubaix | Amstel Gold Race | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Strade Bianche | Paris–Tours |
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2011 | 9th | 22nd | - | 24th | 30th | 7th | 9th | 1st |
2012 | 69th | 4th | - | 36th | 4th | 73rd | 5th | 6th |
2013 | 36th | 7th | 4th | 16th | 5th | 63rd | 6th | 48th |
2014 | 25th | 2nd | 17th | 40th | 2nd | - | - | 39th |
2015 | 19th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | - | 2nd | 3rd |
DNF = Did not finish; - = Did not compete
References
- ↑ "BMC Racing Team (BMC) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Beaudin, Matthew (27 February 2015). "Van Avermaet Q&A: In search of brilliance, and Flanders". VeloNews. Retrieved 23 February 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Gerrans wins GP de Quebec". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Emil Axelgaard (18 October 2013). "Van Avermaet and Froome win 'Flandrian of the Year' award". cyclingquotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Classements à l'issue de l'étape 21". Le Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organization. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Gerrans wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Emil Axelgaard (17 September 2014). "Van Avermaet: I was confident in my sprint". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "News shorts: Hushovd says Armstrong admitted doping in 2011". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Stybar wins 2015 Strade Bianche". cyclingnews.com. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Tirreno-Adriatico: Van Avermaet wins stage 3". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Barry Ryan (5 April 2015). "Sagan falls short again in Tour of Flanders finale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 5 April 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Degenkolb wins Paris-Roubaix". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Kwiatkowski sprints to first victory in rainbow jersey in Amstel Gold Race". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Kev Monks (1 June 2015). "Greg Van Avermaet Wins Baloise Belgium Tour9". Sport.co.uk. 2012–2015 Sport.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Stuart Clarke (16 June 2015). "Michael Matthews wins stage four of the Tour de Suisse as crash delays Thomas". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 16 June 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/20/team-sky-pete-kennaugh-tour-de-france-withdraws-illness
- ↑ Frattini, Kirsten (1 August 2015). "TV motorcycle collides with Van Avermaet at Clásica San Sebastián". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-exploring-legal-action-after-van-avermaet-crash/
- ↑ "Belgian Federation requests two-year doping ban for Greg Van Avermaet". cyclingnews.com. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Richard Windsor (16 April 2015). "Greg Van Avermaet facing possibility of two-year ban after doping hearing". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 16 April 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Van Avermaet cleared of doping charges". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Grand Prix de Wallonie 2014". cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Benson, Daniel (17 August 2014). "Wellens wins the Eneco Tour". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Stybar wins 2015 Strade Bianche". cyclingnews.com. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Sam Bennett wins final stage of Tour of Qatar". cyclingnews.com. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Stannard sees off Quickstep to win incredible Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". cyclingnews.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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