Philippe Gilbert
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).
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Philippe Gilbert says Julian Alaphilippe could benefit from fresh start at new teamFormer Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders winner says Alaphilippe may enjoy new challenge away from Patrick Lefevere's Soudal Quick-Step team
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Giro d’Italia organiser postpones Maglia Rosa presentation after death of Davide RebellinPresentation indefinitely postponed by RCS after Rebellin’s sudden death
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Tributes to Davide Rebellin pour in from the global cycling communityItalian recently retired professional cyclist was killed yesterday morning after being struck by a truck
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Tweets of the week: The World Champion ties the knot, celebrations on the track and Mads' favourite tireA roundup of the best cycling social media content out there from the past seven days
By Tom Thewlis Last updated
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Philippe Gilbert offered Lotto Soudal manager role but turned it downThe Belgian team's previous boss resigned last month
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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Philippe Gilbert slams UCI for ‘negligence’ at Vuelta a Burgos‘It’s time safety topics are taken seriously’ says Belgian former World Champion
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'I’m still having to pinch myself a little bit, what a ride!' : Reinardt Janse van Rensburg’s journey to a sixth Tour de FranceThe 33 year old South African rider feared his career was over before Lotto Soudal came calling.
By Tom Thewlis Last updated
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Philippe Gilbert still hungry for more success after 4 Jours de Dunkerque overall win, but: 'First I will get married'The 39-year-old is planning to marry his partner at the end of May, and hopes to win more races before he retires at the end of the season
By Ryan Dabbs Published
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Retiring Philippe Gilbert ends 966-day drought without a winThe Belgian rider won the third stage at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, his first victory since September 2019
By Ryan Dabbs Published
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Philippe Gilbert will aim for missing Milan-San Remo Monument to complete set in final seasonBut the Belgian isn't just focusing on the one-day race in his last year as a pro
By Jonny Long Published
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Philippe Gilbert to target results in big races - not 'easy wins' - in his final yearThe Belgian former world champion says that he won't chase easy wins after 20 years in the pro peloton
By Adam Becket Published
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'In my own country, I'm not part of the team': Philippe Gilbert and Greg Van Avermaet not selected for home World ChampionshipsThere were a few surprise names left off the list for the Flanders 2021 Worlds
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Chris Froome and Philippe Gilbert save fan who fell down ravine on Tour de France stage 17The incident occurred on the descent of the Col du Portet as the riders made their way back to the buses
By Jonny Long Published
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Philippe Gilbert before Milan - San Remo: 'If I put stress on myself it's only bad for me'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
By Jonny Long Published
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Seven riders have already beaten Philippe Gilbert's La Redoute Strava KoMThe Liège-Bastogne-Liège climb has seen a flurry of KoM attempts in the last week
By Jonny Long Published
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Philippe Gilbert takes Côte de La Redoute KoM while filming a documentaryThe Belgian set the best Strava time on the Liège-Bastogne-Liège climb
By Jonny Long Published
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Philippe Gilbert fined for riding outside during coronavirus lockdownMonument winner Philippe Gilbert has been fined breaking Monaco’s coronavirus lockdown rules and riding outside.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Ranked: Philippe Gilbert's best victoriesYou'll struggle to find a more accomplished palmarès than the one belonging to this Belgian
By Jonny Long Published
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'I hope the season resumes as quickly as possible': Philippe Gilbert undeterred in pursuit of five MonumentsThe Belgian says he 'fully understands' the decision to postpone Milan - San Remo, the Monument he is yet to win
By Jonny Long Published
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Philippe Gilbert thought Remco Evenepoel was ‘arrogant’ at first and didn’t take him seriouslyPhilippe 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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Alejandro Valverde and Philippe Gilbert abandon Yorkshire World Championships men's road raceThe Belgian was brought down by a crash with 120km
By Jonny Long Published
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Philippe Gilbert wins from breakaway on stage 12 of the Vuelta a España 2019The Belgian attacked late on and just held off his chasers to take victory
By Jonny Long Published
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Victor Campenaerts could leave Lotto-Soudal to make room for Philippe Gilbert and John DegenkolbThe Hour Record holder apparently turned down an increased offer earlier this season as he decided to wait because other teams were showing interest
By Jonny Long Published
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Philippe Gilbert: 'I've been in Sagan's situation... you've just got to ride smarter and stronger'Gilbert says he empathises with Sagan's situation, but says he shouldn't be so vocal in his complaints
By Gregor Brown Published
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Philippe Gilbert beats Michal Kwiatkowski to victory at Amstel Gold RacePhilippe Gilbert continues his fine 2017 with a fourth victory in the Dutch Classic Amstel Gold Race
By Richard Windsor Published
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Philippe Gilbert not selected for Quick-Step's Paris-Roubaix team after Flanders winQuick-Step Floors have decided not to select Tour of Flanders winner Philippe Gilbert for Paris-Roubaix, opting to rest him ahead of the Ardennes Classics.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Quick-Step Floors leave door open for Philippe Gilbert to race Paris-Roubaix after Flanders winPhilippe Gilbert could be given the opportunity to ride Paris-Roubaix for only the second time in his career after his impressive Tour of Flanders win.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Philippe Gilbert takes stunning solo victory in dramatic 2017 Tour of FlandersBelgian champion Philippe Gilbert put in a performance of a lifetime to win De Ronde from a 55km solo breakaway
By Richard Windsor Published
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Philippe Gilbert: 'Greg Van Avermaet always conveyed a restrained anger towards me'Former team-mates at BMC Racing, Philippe Gilbert and Greg Van Avermaet are set to go head-to-head at the Tour of Flanders after years of tension at BMC.
By Gregor Brown Published
