Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling,[4] Van Avermaet was a specialist of theclassic cycle races, but has also won stages and thegeneral classification instage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the2016 Tirreno–Adriatico,[5] and the2018 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.[6]
He won themen's individual road race event at the2016 Summer Olympics,[7][8] and has won other one-day races such asParis–Roubaix,Gent–Wevelgem andE3 Harelbeke in 2017, the2016 GP de Montréal andOmloop Het Nieuwsblad in2016 and2017. In the Grand Tours, Van Avermaet has taken two individual stage wins in theTour de France, and worn theYellow Jersey for eleven days during the 2016 and 2018 Tours and won thepoints classification in theVuelta a España, with one stage win in theVuelta a España. Van Avermaet was also the overall winner of the2017 UCI World Tour.
For the 2021 season, Van Avermaet joined the AG2R Citroën Team on a three-year contract.[9] He retired from racing in 2023, and his last race was theParis-Tours.
Greg Van Avermaet was born into a cycling family; bothhis father andgrandfather were professional cyclists.[10] He was named after American cyclistGreg LeMond since his father "was a fan".[11] He started bike racing at the age of 19, having previously played football as a goalkeeper forSK Beveren.[12] He is a former brother-in-law ofGlenn D'Hollander, also a former professional cyclist. In 2006, at 21, he became Belgian amateur champion on theBodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen team.
In 2007 he signed his first professional contract for thePredictor–Lotto UCI ProTeam and won four races in his maiden year.[13] In theTour 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. His results earned him a place in the line-up for theTour of Flanders andParis–Roubaix – his best result being 29th in Roubaix. A few months later he won a stage in theTour de Wallonie, as well as the prestigious one-day raceRund um die Hainleite in Germany and theMemorial Rik Van Steenbergen in Belgium.[14][15] He entered his firstworld championships, in Stuttgart, finishing 63rd in theroad race.
Van Avermaet's breakthrough year was 2008. He finished third inE3 Harelbeke after being in a breakaway, and eighth in his secondTour of Flanders.[16][17] In May, he won theArdennes stage in theTour of Belgium, but lost the leader's jersey the next day toStijn Devolder and finished second overall. Later, he was fourth in theBelgian National Road Race Championships.
In summer he won stages in theTour de Wallonie and theTour de l'Ain, as well as seventh place in theGP Ouest-France in Plouay, before making his debut in agrand tour, theVuelta a España. He made a remarkable debut, with a victory onstage 9 of the race, when he outsprinted ten other breakaway companions inSabiñánigo, ahead ofDavide Rebellin.[18] Following several other top-10 finishes, he also won the Vuelta's finalpoints classification ahead ofAlberto Contador andAlejandro Valverde.[19] One week later, he finished 17th in theWorld Road Race Championships inVarese. At the end of 2008, he was awarded theFlandrien of the Year award by Belgian journalists.
2009 proved to be a difficult year, with one win, theHeistse Pijl, and several near-wins. He made his first appearance in theTour de France, with fourth and seventh places in the latter stages as best results. He finished the Tour de France in 89th place overall.
In 2010 he could not claim a win and did not make the line-up for theTour de France. He placed 49th in his secondVuelta a España, before competing in theWorld Championships in Australia. He finished fifth in theroad race inGeelong, in a sprint won byThor Hushovd.[20] At the end of the season he stated he would leave hisOmega Pharma–Lotto team.
In 2011 he joinedBMC Racing Team. After starting his season in theTour of Qatar, he ran a remarkable campaign in the spring classics, in which he was one of the most attacking riders. Ninth place inMilan–San Remo and seventh inLiège–Bastogne–Liège were his best results. After the spring classics, he finished second in theTour of Belgium.
In summer, he claimed his first victories for his new team. He won a stage and the points classification in theTour of Austria,[21] and he won the overall classification and final stage in theTour de Wallonie.[22] He entered theEneco Tour andVuelta a España in which he gained several top-20 stage results. In October he claimed his firstclassic victory, after beatingMarco Marcato in a two-man sprint inParis–Tours.[23] He finished the season with a second place in theGiro del Piemonte and twelfth in theTour of Lombardy.
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In the spring of 2012 Van Avermaet became a front-runner in theclassics with several strong performances. Early in the season he was fifth in bothOmloop Het Nieuwsblad andStrade Bianche,[24][25] before focusing on thecobbled classics. He finished fourth in theTour of Flanders, where he won the sprint at the finish inOudenaarde 40 seconds behind the leading breakaway.[26]
In summer, he skipped the Tour de France again and came close to winning his firstWorld Tour race in theGrand Prix de Québec. He attacked on the final Côte de la Montagne, but was joined bySimon Gerrans, who beat him in a two-man sprint.[27] He was second again five days later in theGrand Prix de Wallonie, before competing in theWorld Road Race Championships inValkenburg, in the Netherlands. He placed 25th in the race, after playing a helping role for his teammatePhilippe Gilbert, who won the world title.[28] He ended his season with eighth place in theGiro del Piemonte and sixth inParis–Tours.[29]
In 2013, Van Avermaet garnered several top-10 finishes in the spring classics. He finished fifth inOmloop Het Nieuwsblad, sixth inStrade Bianche, third inGent–Wevelgem, seventh in theTour of Flanders, fourth inParis–Roubaix and sixth inBrabantse Pijl, but again failed to claim a single win.
Later in the year, he had a strong summer campaign, starting with two stage wins and the overall classification in theTour de Wallonie,[30][31] as well the first stage of theTour of Utah and several top-5 stage finishes in theUSA Pro Cycling Challenge.[32] In theGP Ouest-France he was caught by the peloton at 300 metres (980 feet) from the finish after a late attack. In theLaurentian Classics in Canada, he finished third in theGrand Prix de Québec and fourth in theGrand Prix de Montréal.[33][34] Back in Europe, he finished 23rd in theWorld Road Race Championships inFlorence and 19th in theGiro di Lombardia.[35] At the end of 2013, with four victories, he won his secondFlandrien of the Year award.[36]
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In 2014, Van Avermaet ran another strong spring campaign but again failed to win aclassic race. He finished second inOmloop Het Nieuwsblad and theTour of Flanders, losing both races in the sprint, toIan Stannard andFabian Cancellara respectively.[37][38] In the summer, he entered theTour de France, in which he helped his leaderTejay van Garderen to fifth place in thegeneral classification and finished 38th himself.[39]
Later in the campaign, Van Avermaet took eighth place in theClásica San Sebastián and fifth overall in theEneco Tour, as well as one stage win. He finished fifth in theGP de Quebec – his third consecutive top-5 finish in Quebec – and seventh in theGP de Montréal.[40] In September, Van Avermaet won the1.HC-rankedGrand Prix de Wallonie; he was part of a four-strong breakaway and, with the peloton on their heels, Van Avermaet attacked in the final uphill bends to claim his second win of the season.[41] Three days later, he won theGP Impanis-Van Petegem, earning him the leadership in the Belgian line-up for theWorld championships in Ponferrada, Spain.[42] He was in the winning breakaway of the road race together with his BMC Racing Team teammate and fellow BelgianPhilippe Gilbert, but was unable to answer an ultimate attack fromMichał Kwiatkowski and finished fifth.[43] He ended the season with 39th place inParis–Tours.[44]
At the end of 2014 he earned his thirdFlandrien of the year award as best Belgian rider of the year.[45]
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In 2015, Van Avermaet started his season traditionally in the Middle-EasternTour of Qatar andTour of Oman races, where he placed third on two stages. After another top-ten finish inOmloop Het Nieuwsblad, he finished second inStrade Bianche behindZdeněk Štybar.[46] He claimed his first victory of the season on Stage 3 ofTirreno–Adriatico in an uphill-sprint finish, bestingPeter Sagan and Štybar.[47] Coming into thecobbled classics, he crashed hard inE3 Harelbeke, nearly jeopardizing the April classics.[48] In April, Van Avermaet finished third in theTour of Flanders after a strong performance. He dropped Sagan in the final kilometers of the race while closing in onAlexander Kristoff, the eventual winner, andNiki Terpstra.[49] A week later, he earned another prestigious podium finish inParis–Roubaix, finishing third in a seven-man sprint behindJohn Degenkolb and Štybar.[50] He ended his classics campaign with fifth place in theAmstel Gold Race,[51] despite being under investigation fordoping, at that time.
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In May, in his build-up to theTour de France, Van Avermaet won both the final stage and the overall classification in theTour of Belgium.[52] He took part in theTour de Suisse, finishing sixth on the Prologue and third in stage 4.[53] He entered the Tour de France, in which he helped the BMC Racing Team win theteam time trial on Stage 9. On 17 July 2015, he wonstage 13, his first individual Tour de France stage win. He outsprinted the green jersey wearer Peter Sagan, and fellow BelgianJan Bakelants on an uphill finish inRodez.[54] He withdrew from the race three days later to witness the birth of his first daughter.[55]
Less than two weeks later, on 1 August 2015, Van Avermaet looked on his way to victory in theClásica de San Sebastián, when he was hit from behind by one of the motorbikes providing television coverage just before the top of the final climb. Suffering a broken bike frame, he was unable to finish and sawAdam Yates win the race.[56] In the aftermath of the incident, his BMC Racing Team claimed the crash had cost him victory and threatened legal action over "millions of dollars in lost publicity".[57] A few days later he entered theEneco Tour and finished second overall, trailing winnerTim Wellens by a minute.[58]
In his preparation for theworld championships he placed fifth in theVattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg and entered theLaurentian Classics in Canada.[59] Considered a favourite in theworld road race title inRichmond, he attacked onLibby Hill, the final climb of the race, but was overtaken by Peter Sagan and narrowly failed to stay in his wheel. His attempts to catch Sagan failed as his chase companionEdvald Boasson Hagen was not allowed to work in the pursuit and both were caught by the returning peloton in the final kilometer.[60][61] Van Avermaet finished 23rd.[62] His last race of the season wasParis–Tours, where he was in the winning three-man breakaway and the favourite to win the sprint, when hepunctured just one kilometer from the line and finished third.[63] At the end of the year, Van Avermaet was awarded both theCrystal Bicycle andFlandrien of the Year awards as best Belgian cyclist of the year,[64][65] and was second in theBelgian Sportsman of the year poll behind footballerKevin De Bruyne.[66]
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In 2016 he opened the season with numerous top-5 placings in theTour of Qatar andTour of Oman.[67] In late February, he wonOmloop Het Nieuwsblad, after beatingPeter Sagan in a five-man sprint inGhent.[68][69] He finished sixth inStrade Bianche,[70] before enteringTirreno–Adriatico, where he was on the winning team of the openingteam time trial.[71] After the cancellation of Tirreno'squeen stage, he won the sixth stage in a sprint with Sagan,[72] and successfully defended his lead in the final time trial, by one second over Sagan – his first overall win in aWorld Tour stage race.[5] The victory pushed Van Avermaet to the top of theUCI World Ranking for one week.[73][74] Following Tirreno–Adriatico, he finished fifth inMilan–San Remo but crashed and broke hiscollarbone in theTour of Flanders.[75][76]
After his return from injury in May, he competed in theTour of California and theCritérium du Dauphiné, before placing third in theBelgian National Road Race Championships behindPhilippe Gilbert andTim Wellens. In July he entered theTour de France: he won stage 5 toLe Lioran, his second Tour de France stage win, after a long breakaway and having completed the final 17 kilometres (11 miles) solo.[77] He also moved into theyellow jersey, which he held for three days,[6] and finished 44th overall.[78] Six days after the Tour de France, he finished fifth in theClásica de San Sebastián in Spain.[79]
On 6 August 2016, Van Avermaet won themen's individual road race at theSummer Olympics inRio de Janeiro.[8] He initially joined a six-man breakaway on the first of three passes of the 25.7-kilometre (16.0 mi)Vista Chinesa Circuit loop, and managed to stay in contact with several climbing specialists on the next ascents. Van Avermaet was distanced byVincenzo Nibali,Sergio Henao andRafał Majka on the final climb, but after Nibali and Henao crashed out of the race on the final descent, Van Avermaet tandemed withJakob Fuglsang to catch Majka on the run-in to the finish.[80][81] Van Avermaet won the three-man sprint onCopacabana Beach before Fuglsang and Majka to claim the Olympic gold medal.[82][83]
Later in the season he finished second in theGrand Prix de Québec behind Peter Sagan; he won theGrand Prix de Montréal ahead of Sagan;[84] ended fourth overall in theEneco Tour;[85] as well as fourth inBinche–Chimay–Binche.[86] He ended the season with a 10th place at theWorld Road Race Championships inQatar.[87]
After suffering an ankle fracture during the winter,[88] Van Avermaet started his 2017 campaign in February at theTour of the Valencian Community,[89] in which his BMC Racing Team won the opening team time trial.[90] Later in February he rode theTour of Oman, before competing in the opening weekend of Belgian races. He won his second consecutiveOmloop Het Nieuwsblad, again after beating Peter Sagan in a three-man sprint in Ghent;[91] and finished seventh inKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the next day.[92]
As usual, he proceeded his spring campaign in the Italian racesStrade Bianche, in which he finished second behindMichał Kwiatkowski;[93]Tirreno–Adriatico, in which his BMC Racing Team won the team time trial and he moved into the race lead for one day;[94] and was 21st inMilan–San Remo.[95] On 24 March, Van Avermaet wonE3 Harelbeke in a three-man sprint withPhilippe Gilbert andOliver Naesen.[96] Two days later, he continued his winning streak with victory inGent–Wevelgem in a two-man sprint againstJens Keukeleire.[97] The pairing had broken away from a select group of riders on the run-in towards Wevelgem.[98][99] Van Avermaet became the second rider to win Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke and Gent–Wevelgem in the same season, afterJan Raas in 1981, and moved into the lead of theUCI World Tour.[100]
Still seeking his first win in amonument classic, he was favourite for theTour of Flanders, but crashed on the final ascent ofOude Kwaremont together with Peter Sagan as they were chasingPhilippe Gilbert. Halted in his pursuit, he finished second behind his former teammate Gilbert.[101] On 9 April 2017, Van Avermaet wonParis–Roubaix, claiming his first career monument victory.[102] After suffering a mechanical failure at 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the finish and a 22-kilometre (14 mi) chase to return to the peloton, he made the decisive move with 30 kilometres (19 miles) to go. He broke away with five others on the cobbled sector ofTempleuve-en-Pévèle in pursuit of his teammateDaniel Oss. After the sector ofCarrefour de l'Arbre, onlyZdeněk Štybar andSebastian Langeveld were with him, and Van Avermaet outsprinted his companions for the win on theRoubaix Velodrome. Van Avermaet's average speed of 45.204 kilometres per hour (28.088 mph) was the fastest in Paris–Roubaix history, breaking the previous record set byPeter Post in 1964.[103][a] The race was also the first monument win for the BMC Racing Team.[104] He ended his spring campaign with a 12th place in theAmstel Gold Race and 11th inLiège–Bastogne–Liège.[105][106]
Building up towards the Tour de France, he won two stages and the general classification at theTour of Luxembourg,[107] followed by 48th place overall at theTour de Suisse. He failed to win a stage at theTour de France, with a second-place finish onstage 14 to Rodez as best stage result.[108] After the Tour de France, he was eighth in theClásica San Sebastián, fourth overall in theBinckbank Tour and tenth in theBretagne Classic.[109] In September, he finished second at theGrand Prix de Québec, seventh at theGrand Prix de Montréal and was sixth in theWorld Road Race Championships inBergen, Norway.[110] He ended the year as world number one on both theUCI World Ranking andUCI World Tour, a place he held since April 2017.[111]
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As world number one, Van Avermaet kicked off the 2018 season with 20th place overall in theTour of Valencia and 16th overall in theTour of Oman, in which he won the third stage in a group sprint on theWadi Dayqah Dam.[112] He proceeded with 50th place inOmloop Het Nieuwsblad,[113] 34th inStrade Bianche,[114] 20th overall inTirreno–Adriatico,[115] and 17th inMilan–San Remo.[116] In thecobbled classics of Belgium and France, Van Avermaet was at the front in every race but failed to secure a win, finishing third inE3 Harelbeke,[117] 14th inGent–Wevelgem,[118] and eighth inDwars door Vlaanderen.[119] In theTour of Flanders he accelerated on theTaaienberg, at 38 km from the finish, but was unable to break clear and finished fifth.[120] One week later he was fourth atParis–Roubaix, after his move on the cobbled sector ofAuchy-lez-Orchies was counter-attacked by the eventual winnerPeter Sagan at 54 km from Roubaix.[121]
In May, he won theTour of Yorkshire after an attack in the final stage to Leeds.[122] He won the opening team time trial with his BMC team of theTour de Suisse in June, before entering theTour de France. Van Avermaet moved into the yellow jersey on the third day of the Tour after BMC won the team time trial inCholet.[123] He finished second, in the yellow jersey, instage 9 to Roubaix, which included 21.7 km (13.5 mi) of cobbled sectors. Van Avermaet was beaten byJohn Degenkolb in a three-man sprint after they broke clear at 17 km (11 mi) from the finish.[124] He managed to keep the maillot jaune for another day, after he went in the breakaway and finished fourth in the first mountain stage toLe Grand Bornand.[125] He wore the yellow jersey for eight days and finished 28th in the general classification.[126]
In August, Van Avermaet finished fourth in theClásica de San Sebastián,[127] 25th in theEuropean road race championship in Glasgow and was sixth overall in theBinckBank Tour.[128] Later in the season, he secured a second-place finish at theGrand Prix de Québec and third in theGrand Prix de Montréal, both times behind winnerMichael Matthews.[129] He ended the season at theWorld Road Race Championships inInnsbruck, Austria. He claimed the bronze medal with his BMC team at theteam time trial event and finished 50th in themen's road race.[130]
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In 2019, BMC changed sponsorship following the death of team owner Andy Rihs. Poland-based shoe retailer CCC became the new title sponsor, leaving Van Avermaet as the prime anchor of the team.[131] He started the season with a stage win and 21st place overall in theTour of Valencia and 17th overall in theTour of Oman, but failed to secure another win in his classics campaign.[132] He finished second atOmloop Het Nieuwsblad behindZdeněk Štybar, sixth inStrade Bianche, third inE3 Harelbeke and a disappointing tenth in theTour of Flanders.[133] On 15 September 2019 Van Avermaet won theGrand Prix Cycliste de Montréal for the second time in his career.[134]
In April 2015 theRoyal 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 thecorticoid Diprophos, and Vaminolact, a fortified baby food which is banned from being injected.[135][136] On 7 May 2015, it was announced that Van Avermaet was cleared of all allegations.[137]
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after Stages 1–2Combativity award Stage 18Combativity award Stage 6Tour de France| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Tour de France | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | 38 | DNF | 44 | 58 | 28 | 36 | 50 | 97 | — | — | |
| /Vuelta a España | — | 66 | — | 49 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| Major stage race | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
 Paris–Nice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | 59 | 12 | 29 | DNF | 49 | — | 48 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 16 | — | 34 | 57 | 61 | |
 Volta a Catalunya | Did not contest during his career | |||||||||||||||||
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| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 93 | 76 | |
| Tour de Suisse | — | 54 | 82 | 43 | 60 | DNF | 121 | — | 33 | — | 48 | 29 | 48 | NH | — | — | — | |
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| Milan–San Remo | — | 53 | 13 | 47 | 9 | 69 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 42 | 8 | 13 | 35 | — |
| Tour of Flanders | DNF | 8 | 35 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | DNF | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | 3 | 15 | 62 |
| Paris–Roubaix | 29 | 27 | 38 | 27 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | NH | 32 | 17 | 37 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | — | 7 | 73 | 63 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 52 | DNF | 40 | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 17 | 19 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Classic | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 84 | — | 4 | 108 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 34 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | — | DNF | 81 | 101 | NH | 24 | 69 | 74 | 7 | 56 | — | 26 | 8 | 51 | 81 |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 45 |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic[b] | 89 | 3 | 28 | 26 | — | 26 | 24 | 10 | 88 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | NH | 6 | 42 | DNF |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | 170 | — | — | 13 | 27 | 3 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 20 | — | 12 | 17 | 85 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | 74 | — | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 8 | — | NH | 7 | 16 | 89 |
| Scheldeprijs | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brabantse Pijl | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | DNF |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | 84 | — | — | 24 | 36 | 16 | 40 | 5 | — | 12 | 14 | 14 | NH | 26 | 24 | 26 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | — | — | 15 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 8 | DNF | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | NH | — | — | — |
| Hamburg Cyclassics | 8 | 79 | 65 | — | — | 38 | — | 61 | 5 | — | 30 | — | — | Not held | 27 | 45 | |
| Bretagne Classic | — | 7 | — | 24 | — | 37 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 46 | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 43 |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | Race did not exist | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Not held | 13 | 36 | |||
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | — | — | 14 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 60 | |||||
| Paris–Tours | 48 | 132 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 39 | 3 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 58 |
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 Olympic Games | NH | — | Not held | 92 | Not held | 1 | Not held | DNF | Not held | ||||||||
 World Championships | 62 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 175 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — |
 European Championships | Race did not exist | — | — | 25 | — | 27 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| National Championships | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 45 |
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| NH | Not held |
| IP | In progress |
The Olympic road race champion has won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke and Gent–Wevelgem so far this spring, earning him the nickname of the 'King of Flanders'.
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