Philippe Gilbert
.jpg) Gilbert at the 2013 Tour of the Basque Country |
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| Full name | Philippe Gilbert | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Boar of the Ardennes[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 July 1982 Remouchamps, Aywaille, Belgium |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | BMC Racing Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist / Puncheur | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2008 2009–2011 2012– |
FDJeux.com Silence-Lotto BMC Racing Team |
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Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team BMC Racing Team.[2] Gilbert is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012,[3] and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three Ardennes classics – the Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège – in a single season, which he accomplished in 2011.[4] Gilbert also finished the 2011 season as the overall winner of the UCI World Tour.[5]
A Classics specialist, Gilbert has won several classic cycle races, including Paris–Tours twice (2008, 2009), the Giro di Lombardia twice (2009, 2010), the Amstel Gold Race twice (2010, 2011), La Flèche Wallonne (2011), Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2011) and the Clásica de San Sebastián (2011). He has also won stages at each of the three cycling Grand Tours; he won a stage at the Giro d'Italia in 2009, a stage at the Tour de France in 2011, and four stages at the Vuelta a España, winning two in both 2010 and 2012.
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Personal life [edit]
Gilbert currently resides in Monaco-Ville,[6] with his wife Patricia, and their son Alan (b. 2010).[7]
Career [edit]
Early years [edit]
Born in Remouchamps, Aywaille, Gilbert turned professional in 2003 by joining FDJeux.com after riding as stagiaire for the team in late 2000. During this season he recorded his first victory by winning a stage in Tour de l'Avenir. In 2004 he began by winning a stage in the Tour Down Under as well as the young rider classification. He participated in the men's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he finished 49th. He also won the Paris–Corrèze. In 2005 he won several races in France, which allowed him to win the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route. These victories included Trophée des Grimpeurs, Tour du Haut-Var and the Polynormande. He also took stages in Four Days of Dunkirk and Tour Méditerranéen.
2006 season [edit]
2006 would become his most successful year thus far when he won the prestigious Omloop Het Volk after repeatedly attacking until he got away alone with 7 km to go.[8] During the season he also won GP de Fourmies and GP de Wallonie as well as stages at Dauphiné Libére and ENECO Tour.
2007 season [edit]
In early 2007 he had a skin cancer lesion removed from his thigh.[9] Because of this he had to delay the start of his season. That did not stop him from trying himself during Milan – San Remo, where he managed to escape on the Poggio with Riccardo Ricco before being captured 1200 meters from the finishing line. He could not get any victory during the season until Tour de Limousin, where he claimed his only victory in 2007 by winning a stage. In Paris–Tours he was caught with 500 meters to go along with Karsten Kroon and Filippo Pozzato.
2008 season [edit]
Gilbert started 2008 by winning the King of the Mountains competition at the Tour Down Under and the overall classification as well as two stages of the Vuelta a Mallorca. He also finished third in the Milan – San Remo, accomplishing his first podium in a monument. He later won Het Volk for the second time in his career after a solo attack with almost 50 kilometers to go. Four days later he won the GP Samyn. He finished the year by winning the classic Paris–Tours race in a late breakaway where he won a sprint between his three breakaway companions. The peloton finished four seconds back.
2009 season [edit]
In 2009 he joined Silence-Lotto to lead the Belgian team in the classics, finishing third at Tour of Flanders and fourth in both Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He also took his first stage in a Grand Tour by winning the 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia[10] and won a stage and the overall classification of the Ster Elektrotoer. Later in the season he repeated his Paris–Tours win, attacking on the last climb with Tom Boonen and Borut Božič before outsprinting them to the line. A week later, he also won the prestigious Giro di Lombardia after escaping from the peloton with Samuel Sánchez, beating him to the finish by a half-length. It was his fourth consecutive victory in 10 days after also winning the Coppa Sabatini, Paris-Tours and Giro del Piemonte. At the end of the season he was awarded the Flandrien of the Year award, recognizing him as the best Belgian rider of the year.[11]
2010 season [edit]
In 2010 he won his first classic of the year, Amstel Gold Race, in April. After an aggressive race featuring many attacks, he won through a big attack in the last 500 meters of the climb to the finish, comfortably winning by several bike lengths from the peloton.[12] He also won the first stage of the Tour of Belgium. Gilbert then ended the 2010 season in superb form. He followed up two stage wins in the Vuelta a España with victories in the Giro del Piemonte and the Giro di Lombardia, repeating his 2009 wins in both races. The Giro di Lombardia was won with a solo attack in atrocious weather conditions.[13]
2011 season [edit]
In 2011, Philippe Gilbert won the Montepaschi Strade Bianche, a race including 70 kilometres of gravel roads. He then had a quadruple consecutive win: first he won the Brabantse Pijl, then he repeated as winner of Amstel Gold Race, breaking free on the Cauberg. Three days later, he won La Flèche Wallonne dropping his rivals on the final climb of the Mur de Huy and finally he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège beating the Schleck brothers in the sprint. Gilbert thus became the second rider, after Davide Rebellin in 2004, to win the three Ardennes classics in a single year.[14] During the first half of the season he also won stages at the Volta ao Algarve, Tirreno–Adriatico as well as the overall classification and a stage of both the Tour of Belgium and Ster ZLM Toer.
In late June he won the Belgian National Road Race Championships.[15] In July he would take the opening 191.5 km stage of the 2011 Tour de France, winning by three seconds over Cadel Evans, allowing him to be the first person to put on the yellow jersey as overall leader.[16] He lost that jersey in the team time trial the next day but still held the green jersey and the polka dot jersey after stage 2. A week after the end of the Tour, Gilbert won the Clásica de San Sebastián, and in mid-August, Gilbert won the 3rd stage at the ENECO Tour, taking his 15th victory of the year.
In September, Gilbert won the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec and took over the lead of the UCI world rankings by raking in the 80 points allowed to the victor.[17] He followed that performance two days later at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal by finishing on the third step of the podium, despite stating that he felt "no pressure" after his Quebec City victory. With that placing, Gilbert deposited another 50 UCI points in his account.[18] He would race in the October Italian classic, the Giro di Lombardia, taking eight place after he was distanced on the final climb.[19] He eventually closed the season well ahead in the UCI World Tour rankings, with 718 points as his closest competitor Cadel Evans had garnered 584 points.[20] He won 18 races in the season, more than any other cyclist in the professional peloton.[21]
2012 season [edit]
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In 2012, Gilbert is riding for BMC Racing Team.[2] His goals for his new squad were to perform highly in the Spring classics and help his team-mate Cadel Evans repeat his 2011 feat of winning the Tour de France.[21] Neither of those came to fruition, as Gilbert's best result in the one-day spring races was third of La Flèche Wallonne, where he got deposited on the final climb by Joaquim Rodriguez who won atop the historic Mur de Huy with a slim margin of 4 seconds.[22] Three days prior, he took sixth position at the Amstel Gold Race and was pleased to achieve a top ten ranking in the Ardennes' race.[23] He missed out on his goal to bring Cadel Evans in yellow to Paris and his best placing in a Tour de France stage was fourth.[21] He also lost both of the Belgian National Championship titles he held, the Road Race and the Individual Time Trial, finishing on the third step of the podium for the latter.[24]
On 26 August 2012, Gilbert finally managed his first victory of the season by winning the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España after breaking away together with Joaquim Rodríguez.[25] He later won a second stage of the race, winning stage nineteen on 7 September.[26]
On 23 September 2012, Gilbert won the UCI Elite Men's Road Race world championship and the rainbow jersey, ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen and Alejandro Valverde by producing a massive surge on the final climb of the Cauberg.[27]
Major results [edit]
- 2003
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 9
- 1st
Points classification
- 2004
- 1st
Overall Paris–Corrèze - 1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under
- 2nd Paris–Brussels
- 2005
- 1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 1st Tour du Haut-Var
- 1st Polynormande
- 1st Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route
- 1st Stage 4 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 2 Tour Méditerranéen
- 2nd GP de Wallonie
- 2006
- 1st Omloop Het Volk
- 1st GP de Wallonie
- 1st GP de Fourmies
- 1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stage 7 Eneco Tour
- 2nd GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 2nd Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 2nd Le Samyn
- 2nd GP d'Isbergues
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Limousin
- 2nd Le Samyn
- 2008
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
- 1st Paris–Tours
- 1st Omloop Het Volk
- 1st Trofeo Mallorca
- 1st Trofeo Soller
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st King of the Mountains, Tour Down Under
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Milan – San Remo
- 2009
- 1st Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Giro di Lombardia
- 1st Paris–Tours
- 1st Giro del Piemonte
- 1st Coppa Sabatini
- 1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Amstel Gold Race
- 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 6th Road race, Road World Championships
- 2010
- 1st Giro di Lombardia
- 1st Amstel Gold Race
- 1st Giro del Piemonte
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 3 & 19
- Held
Red Jersey from Stages 3–7
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th Brabantse Pijl
- 6th La Flèche Wallonne
- 9th Milan – San Remo
- 2011
- 1st Overall UCI World Tour
- 1st
National Road Race Champion - 1st National Time Trial Champion
- 1st
Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1st Amstel Gold Race
- 1st La Flèche Wallonne
- 1st Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 1st Montepaschi Strade Bianche
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 1st GP de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de France
- Held Yellow Jersey for Stage 1
- Held
- 1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve
- 2nd Overall Eneco Tour
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Milan – San Remo
- 3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 8th Giro di Lombardia
- 9th Tour of Flanders
- 2012
- Road World Championships
- 1st
Road race - 2nd
Team time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stages 9 & 19 Vuelta a España
- 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
- 6th Amstel Gold Race
- 2013
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 5th Amstel Gold Race
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Classics results [edit]
This table shows Gilbert's results in the great classics.
| Year | Milan – San Remo | Gent–Wevelgem | Tour of Flanders | Paris–Roubaix | Amstel Gold Race | La Flèche Wallonne | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Clásica de San Sebastián | Paris-Tours | Giro di Lombardia |
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| 2008 | 3rd | 62nd | 15th | 29th | 92nd | 89th | 1st | |||
| 2009 | 23rd | 3rd | 4th | 35th | 4th | 1st | 1st | |||
| 2010 | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 43rd | 63rd | 1st | |
| 2011 | 3rd | 36th | 9th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 67th | 8th | |
| 2012 | 87th | 39th | 75th | 6th | 3rd | 16th | ||||
| 2013 | 32nd | 42nd | 5th | 15th | 7th |
Awards and honors [edit]
- Belgian Sportsman of the year: 2009, 2010, 2011
- National Trophy for sporting merit: 2009
- Velo d'Or: 2011
- Crystal Bicycle: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Flandrien Award: 2009, 2010, 2011
- AIJC trophy: 2009
References [edit]
- ^ "Gilbert honored as "Boar of Ardennes" in Aywaille". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 27 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Philippe Gilbert signs for BMC". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 19 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Belgium's Philippe Gilbert blasts to men's road race victory on the Cauberg". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). 23 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (25 April 2011). "Philippe Gilbert’s Ardennes triple lifts him to World number one spot". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "UCI presents Philippe Gilbert with 2011 WorldTour trophy at Peace and Sport International Forum". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). 29 October 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Gilbert moves to The Rock
- ^ Philippe Gilbert becomes a father
- ^ 61st Omloop Het Volk – 1.HC. Autobus.cyclingnews.com (2006-02-25). Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
- ^ Gilbert undergoes skin cancer surgery. Autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
- ^ Hood, Andrew (30 May 2009). "Philippe Gilbert wins 2009 Giro d'Italia stage 20; Denis Menchov holds lead". Velonews.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ vrt (19 October 2010). "Philippe Gilbert is 'Flandrien of the year'". flandersnews.be. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Amstel Gold Race 2010: Philippe Gilbert ends 16-year wait for Belgian win on the Cauberg". The Daily Telegraph (UK: Telegraph Media Group). 18 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (16 October 2010). "Gilbert repeat victor of Giro di Lombardia". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ MacLeary, John (24 April 2011). "Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2011: Philippe Gilbert triumphs in Belgium to complete historic Ardennes classics hat-trick". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Haake, Bjorn (26 June 2011). "Philippe Gilbert takes his first Belgian road title with solo move". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Fotheringham, William (2 July 2011). "Philippe Gilbert clinches stage one victory". Guardian (London). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ Pasquale Stalter (9 September 2009). "Gilbert wins Quebec City Grand Prix, Gesink Second". Miroir du Cyclisme. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ Ben Atkins (12 September 2011). "Philippe Gilbert extends WorldTour lead after Montréal third place". Velo Nation (Velo Nation LLC). Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Gilbert comes up short at Giro di Lombardia". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012. Text "author" ignored (help); Text "Barry Ryan" ignored (help)
- ^ Ben Atkins (12 September 2011). "Philippe Gilbert presented with 2011 WorldTour trophy by Pat McQuaid". Velo Nation (Velo Nation LLC). Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Gilbert says other teams responsible for his lack of victories in 2012". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 18 August 2012. Text "accessdate" ignored (help); Text "18 August 2012" ignored (help)
- ^ "BMC racing team's Gilbert third at La Flèche Wallonne". BMC. BMC 2012. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Brecht Decaluwé (15 April 2012). "Amstel Gold Race marks return to form for Gilbert". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Vandewalle claims Belgian time trial title". Cycling News. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Text "Future Publishing Limited" ignored (help)
- ^ "Gilbert pakt eerste seizoenszege in Vuelta" [Gilbert takes first season win in Vuelta]. Sporza (in Dutch) (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Gilbert slaat opnieuw toe in de Vuelta" [Gilbert strikes again in the Vuelta]. Sporza (in Dutch) (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie). Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Philippe Gilbert of Belgium wins men's road race at cycling World Championships". CTN News (Bell Media). Associated Press. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Philippe Gilbert |
- Philippe Gilbert at Trap-Friis.dk. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)
- Official website
- Palmares on Cycling Base (French)
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| Preceded by Sven Nys |
Crystal Bicycle 2008–2011 |
Succeeded by Tom Boonen |
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