Greg van Avermaet
- Published Dec. 22, 2011

- Height: 5 ft 11 inch / 181 cm
- Weight: 163 lbs / 74 kg
- Birthdate: May 17, 1985
- Nationality: Belgium
- Hometown: Lokeren, Belgium
- Current Residence: Berlare, Hamme, Belgium
- Team: BMC RACING TEAM
- Specialties and Strengths: One-day classics, sprinting
- Career Highlights:
2010
2nd, Stage 3, Tour de L'Ain (FRA)
2nd, Gullegem (BEL)
4th, national road championship (BEL)
5th, UCI world road championships (AUS)2009
1st, Heistse Pijl (BEL)
3rd, Stage 1, KBC Driedaagse de Panne (BEL)
4th, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (BEL)2008
1st, Stage 9, Vuelta a España (ESP)
1st, points classification, Vuelta a España (ESP)
2nd overall, Tour of Belgium (BEL)
3rd overall, Tour of Qatar (QAT) - About Me:
Sprinted to fifth place at the world road championships in Melbourne in 2010 … Spent the past four seasons with the Omega Pharma-Lotto team, where he rode with Cadel Evans … Scored one stage win and won the points classification at the 2008 Vuelta a España.
Articles:
Greg Van Avermaet wins 2011 Paris-Tours - Competitive Cycling News ...
Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) won a sprint finish to claim the Paris-Tours cycling classic on Sunday.
Phinney set for grand-tour debut with stage-hunting BMC
Greg Van Avermaet and Phinney will figure in the sprints while Mathias Frank, Ivan Santaromita and Johann Tschopp could also pursue general classification aspirations ...Cadel Evans to skip 2012 Tour Down Under - Competitive Cycling ...
BMC will bring such riders as Greg Van Avermaet and Alessandro Ballan to the Australian race instead. Brent Bookwalter and Tejay Van Garderen are set to join Evans in ...Matthew Goss wins 2011 Milan-San Remo - Competitive Cycling News ...
With 14.5km to go Chainel was driving the break containing teammate Yoann Offredo, Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) and O’Grady. Omega Pharma was driving the pursuit some dozen ...
Moreno powers to victory at Piemonte - Competitive Cycling News ...
Moreno snuck into the winning, 31-man breakaway that included five riders from BMC and then held off Paris-Tours winner Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) with a late attack to ...Philippe Gilbert wins 2011 Clásica San Sebastián
Rabobank’s Carlos Barredo came through second at 12 seconds back while Belgian compatriot Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) crossed the line third at 14 seconds back ...BMC Racing adds Omega pair, re-signs Wyss
Returning: Cadel Evans George Hincapie Brent Bookwalter Marcus Burghardt Steve Morabito Manuel Quinziato Michael Schar Taylor Phinney Tim Roe Greg Van Avermaet Danilo Wyss
BMC signs Philippe Gilbert - Competitive Cycling News, Race ...
Additionally, his experience will be shared in a mentorship role to the younger riders on the team like Taylor Phinney and Greg Van Avermaet as they continue to develop ...Unbeatable: Philippe Gilbert takes 2011 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
... of the peloton with 21km to go, pulling back each member of a once-formidable break and finally ridding themselves of the last survivor, BMC Racing’s Greg Van Avermaet ...Sébastien Hinault wins in Spain; the first grand tour stage win ...
Fellow Frenchman Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r-La Mondiale) came across second while Monday’s winner, Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) was third to claim the points jersey.



















