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Greg Van Avermaet was born on 17 May, 1985 in Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium, is a Belgian cyclist. Discover Greg Van Avermaet's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?

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Age 38 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 17 May, 1985
Birthday 17 May
Birthplace Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium
Nationality Belgium

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Greg Van Avermaet Height, Weight & Measurements

At 38 years old, Greg Van Avermaet height is 1.81m and Weight 74 kg.

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Height 1.81m
Weight 74 kg
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Children Fleur Van Avermaet

Greg Van Avermaet Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Greg Van Avermaet worth at the age of 38 years old? Greg Van Avermaet’s income source is mostly from being a successful Racer. He is from Belgium. We have estimated Greg Van Avermaet's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1929

His results earned him a place in the line-up for the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix – his best result being 29th in Roubaix.

A few months later he won a stage in the Tour de Wallonie, as well as the prestigious one-day race Rund um die Hainleite in Germany and the Memorial Rik van Steenbergen in Belgium.

1949

He placed 49th in his second Vuelta a España, before competing in the World Championships in Australia.

He finished fifth in the road race in Geelong, in a sprint won by Thor Hushovd.

At the end of the season he stated he would leave his team.

1963

He entered his first world championships, in Stuttgart, finishing 63rd in the road race.

1985

Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist.

1989

He finished the Tour de France in 89th place overall.

2006

In 2006, at 21, he became Belgian amateur champion on the team.

2007

In 2007 he signed his first professional contract for the UCI ProTeam and won four races in his maiden year.

In the Tour of Qatar, his first professional race for his new team, he won stage 5 in the sprint of a breakaway group, followed by a number of good finishes in smaller races.

2008

Van Avermaet's breakthrough year was 2008.

He finished third in E3 Harelbeke after being in a breakaway, and eighth in his second Tour of Flanders.

In May, he won the Ardennes stage in the Tour of Belgium, but lost the leader's jersey the next day to Stijn Devolder and finished second overall.

Later, he was fourth in the Belgian National Road Race Championships.

In summer he won stages in the Tour de Wallonie and the Tour de l'Ain, as well as seventh place in the GP Ouest-France in Plouay, before making his debut in a grand tour, the Vuelta a España.

He made a remarkable debut, with a victory on stage 9 of the race, when he outsprinted ten other breakaway companions in Sabiñánigo, ahead of Davide Rebellin.

Following several other top-10 finishes, he also won the Vuelta's final points classification ahead of Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde.

At the end of 2008, he was awarded the Flandrien of the Year award by Belgian journalists.

2009

2009 proved to be a difficult year, with one win, the Heistse Pijl, and several near-wins.

He made his first appearance in the Tour de France, with fourth and seventh places in the latter stages as best results.

2010

In 2010 he could not claim a win and did not make the line-up for the Tour de France.

2011

In 2011 he joined.

After starting his season in the Tour of Qatar, he ran a remarkable campaign in the spring classics, in which he was one of the most attacking riders.

Ninth place in Milan–San Remo and seventh in Liège–Bastogne–Liège were his best results.

After the spring classics, he finished second in the Tour of Belgium.

In summer, he claimed his first victories for his new team.

He won a stage and the points classification in the Tour of Austria, and he won the overall classification and final stage in the Tour de Wallonie.

2016

Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet was 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.

His strong sprint finish enabled him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways.

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 2016 and 2017.

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 2016 and 2018 Tours and won the points classification in the Vuelta a España, with one stage win in the Vuelta a España.

2017

Van Avermaet was also the overall winner of the 2017 UCI World Tour.

For the 2021 season, Van Avermaet joined the on a three-year contract.

He retired from racing in 2023, and his last race was the Paris-Tours.

Greg Van Avermaet was born into a cycling family; both his father and grandfather were professional cyclists.

He was named after American cyclist Greg LeMond since his father "was a fan".

He started bike racing at the age of 19, having previously played football as a goalkeeper for SK Beveren.

He is a former brother-in-law of Glenn D'Hollander, also a former professional cyclist.

One week later, he finished 17th in the World Road Race Championships in Varese.