Nationality: Belgian
Date of birth: July 5, 1982
Height: 183cm
Weight: 70kg
Team: Lotto-Soudal
Twitter: @PhilippeGilbert
Philippe Gilbert is a Classics specialist who races for Lotto Soudall. He had spent the previous years with BMC and Quick-Step Floors. He turned professional in 2003 with FDJeux. This first season also recorded his first victory by winning a stage at the Tour de l’Avenir. His first pro win came a year later at the Tour Down Under, where he also won the young rider classification.
In 2012, he won the UCI road world championship race, wearing the rainbow stripes for a year.
Other notable wins he has to his name include Paris–Roubaix (2019), Tour of Flanders (2017), Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2011) and an impressive four victories at the Amstel Gold Race (2010, 2011, 2014, 2017). He became only the second rider to win all three Ardennes Classics in a single season (2011). Overall he has won 5 monuments.
Alongside his classics skills, he has won stages at each of the grand tours, racking up 11 wins across the Giro, Tour and Vuelta. He won the 17th stage of the Vuelta, into Guadalajara, famous for being the fastest ever road stage over 200km in a Grand Tour (50.63km/h).
Philippe Gilbert said Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert have no life outside of cycling, and questioned how long they will be able to continue at their current pace.
The Paris-Roubaix champion will not return to defend his title as he continues to struggle with a knee injury
The Belgian was one of many who crashed on the opening stage
The Belgian couldn't be more relaxed before a day that he says could take his career into 'another dimension' if he seals his fifth different Monument
The Belgian speaks on the decision to reduce squad numbers for Milan - San Remo, where he will try and win his fifth different Monument
The Belgian will be aiming to seal all five Monuments with a Milan - San Remo victory
The Liège-Bastogne-Liège climb has seen a flurry of KoM attempts in the last week
The Belgian set the best Strava time on the Liège-Bastogne-Liège climb
Monument winner Philippe Gilbert has been fined breaking Monaco’s coronavirus lockdown rules and riding outside.
Zwift has seen a sharp rise in demand over the last few weeks, as cyclists get used to life on lockdown.
You'll struggle to find a more accomplished palmarès than the one belonging to this Belgian
The Belgian says he 'fully understands' the decision to postpone Milan - San Remo, the Monument he is yet to win
Philippe Gilbert said he thought Remco Evenepoel was “arrogant” and didn’t take him seriously on first meeting him, but quickly change his mind about the prodigy.
Lotto-Soudal will be bolstered by the arrivial of not just the German, but also Philippe Gilbert
The Belgian was brought down by a crash with 120km
The Belgian attacked late on and just held off his chasers to take victory
Philippe Gilbert will be leaving Quick-Step for a three-year deal with Belgian rivals Lotto-Soudal.
The Hour Record holder apparently turned down an increased offer earlier this season as he decided to wait because other teams were showing interest
A number of teams reportedly phoned the Belgian after news broke of his omission from Deceuninck - Quick-Step's Tour de France squad
The Belgian rode a solid spring campaign but was not selected for what would have been his 10th Tour de France appearance
Philippe Gilbert will be a reserve rider for the Belgian team, reports L'Equipe
Gilbert says he will not speak in the media about a new contract, unlike his team boss Patrick Lefevere
When cyclists lose their temper, it can have comical outcomes
The former world champion wins his fourth different Monument
The Belgian says he put a lot of pressure on himself to deliver a result in Roubaix
