Greg Van Avermaet wins the Boucles de l'Aulne
Greg Van Avermaet "There is emotion" "I am very happy. There is emotion. Winning is a really special feeling and it's been a long time...
Greg Van Avermaet
Questions and answers
- Your nickname : GVA
- Your favorite phrase: "Never give up
- Your favorite race: Tour of Flanders
- Your best memory on the bike: the Rio Olympics in 2016
- Your worst memory on the bike: my crash on the Tour of Flanders 2016
- Where did you start cycling : at 18 years old in Belgium
- Your interests outside of cycling: soccer and other sports, riding a Vespa, coffee, going to restaurants
- Your music style : Classic Rock (60-00), Kleinkunst (Flemish band)
- If you were a movie: Gladiator
- If you were a dish: pasta, Italian cuisine
- If you were a famous person: a soccer player, preferably a goalkeeper like Thibaut Courtois
- If you had to do another job, what would it be? Sports in general. Helping others to be more efficient
- What you value most: honesty
- Your qualities : disciplined
- Your faults : stubborn
Victories
2023 (AG2R CITROËN TEAM)
- Winner of the Boucles de l'Aulne-Châteaulin
2019 (CCC Team)
- Winner of a stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- Winner of a stage in the Tour de Yorkshire
- Winner of the G.P. Cycliste de Montréal
2018 (BMC Racing Team)
- Tour de France stage winner
- Tour of Oman stage winner
- Winner of the Tour de Yorkshire
2017 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Winner of the Record Bank E3 Harelbeke
- Winner of Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Field
- Winner of Paris-Roubaix
- Winner of two stages and the general classification of the Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg
2016 (BMC Racing Team)
- Olympic champion in the road race
- Winner of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Winner of Tirreno-Adriatico
- Tour de France stage winner
- Winner of the G.P. Cycliste de Montréal
2015 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of a stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
- Winner of the general classification and of a stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour
- Winner of two stages of the Tour de France
2014 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of the G.P. de Wallonie
- Winner of the Primus Classic Impanis - Van Petegem
- Winner of a stage of the Eneco Tour
2013 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of the general classification and two stages of the Tour de Wallonie
- Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Stage Winner
2011 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of a stage of the Int. Osterreich-Rundfahrt - Tour of Austria
- Winner of the general classification and of a stage of the Tour de Wallonie
- Winner of Paris-Tours
2008 (Silence-Lotto)
- Winner of a stage of the Vuelta a España
- Winner of a stage in the Tour of Belgium
- Winner of the general classification of the Tour de Wallonie
- Winner of a stage of the Tour de l'Ain
2007 (Predictor-Lotto)
- Winner of a stage of the Tour of Qatar
- Winner of a stage in the Tour de Wallonie
- Winner of Rund um die Hainleite
- Winner of the Rik Van Steenbergen Memorial
Career highlights
2023 (AG2R CITROËN TEAM)
- Winner of the Boucles de l'Aulne-Châteaulin
- 4th in the Tour du Finistère
- 5th and 9th stages of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque - G.P. des Hauts de France
- 9th of a stage of the Etoile de Bessèges
2022 (AG2R CITROËN TEAM)
- 3rd of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd of the general classification of the Tour du Limousin-Nouvelle Aquitaine / 2nd and 5th of stages
- 4th of a stage of the Deutschland Tour
- 4th of Binche-Chimay-Binche
- 4th at the UCI Gravel World Championships
- 5th in the Tour du Finistère
- 5th of the general classification of the Ethias-Tour de Wallonie / 7th and 8th of stages
- 9th of a stage of the Etoile de Bessèges-Tour du Gard
- 9th of the Circuit Franco-Belge
2021 (AG2R CITROËN TEAM)
- 2nd of a stage of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var
- 3rd of the Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour of Flanders
- 4th stage of the Etoile de Bessèges / 7th overall
- 5th and 8th stages of Tirreno-Adriatico
- 6th of E3 Saxo Bank Classic
2020 (CCC Team)
- 2nd of the general classification of the VOO-Tour de Wallonie / 3rd of a stage
- 3rd of the Gran Trittico Lombardo
- 3rd and 4th stages of the Tour de France
- 8th at Milano-Sanremo
2019 (CCC Team)
- Winner of a stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- Winner of a stage in the Tour de Yorkshire / 2nd overall
- Winner of the G.P. Cycliste de Montréal
- 2nd of the Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián
2018 (BMC Racing Team)
- Tour de France stage winner
- Tour of Oman stage winner
- Winner of the Tour de Yorkshire
2017 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Winner of the Record Bank E3 Harelbeke
- Winner of Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Field
- Winner of Paris-Roubaix
- Winner of two stages and the general classification of the Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg
- 2nd of Strade Bianche
- 2nd of the Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour of Flanders
2016 (BMC Racing Team)
- Olympic champion in the road race
- Winner of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Winner of Tirreno-Adriatico
- Tour de France stage winner
- Winner of the G.P. Cycliste de Montréal
2015 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of a stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
- Winner of the general classification and of a stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour
- Winner of two stages of the Tour de France
2014 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of the G.P. de Wallonie
- Winner of the Primus Classic Impanis - Van Petegem
- Winner of a stage of the Eneco Tour
- 2nd of the Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour of Flanders
2013 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of the general classification and two stages of the Tour de Wallonie
- Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Stage Winner
2011 (BMC Racing Team)
- Winner of a stage of the Int. Osterreich-Rundfahrt - Tour of Austria
- Winner of the general classification and of a stage of the Tour de Wallonie
- Winner of Paris-Tours
2008 (Silence-Lotto)
- Winner of a stage of the Vuelta a España
- Winner of a stage in the Tour of Belgium
- Winner of the general classification of the Tour de Wallonie / 2nd of stages
- Winner of a stage of the Tour de l'Ain
2007 (Predictor-Lotto)
- Winner of a stage of the Tour of Qatar
- Winner of a stage in the Tour de Wallonie
- Winner of Rund um die Hainleite
- Winner of the Rik Van Steenbergen Memorial
