André Greipel
Greipel, wearing the German national champion jersey, at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
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| Full name | André Greipel |
| Nickname | The Gorilla |
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16 July 1982 , East Germany |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
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| Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| –2001 | Polizei SV Rostock |
| 2001 | Jan Ullrich Nachwuchsteam |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2002–2004 | TEAG Team Köstritzer |
| 2005 | Wiesenhof |
| 2006–2010 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| 2012– | Lotto–Belisol |
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André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal.
Born in , East Germany, Greipel is a pure sprinter who is among the most prolific cyclists of his era with regard to the number of his wins. His major successes have included 21 stage victories at Grand Tours: 11 at the Tour de France, 4 at the Vuelta a España, and 6 at the Giro d'Italia. Greipel also won the points classification in the 2009 Vuelta a España. He also prevailed in the classic Paris–Bourges and won the overall classification of the Australian race Tour Down Under twice, in 2008 and 2010.
The 2008 Tour Down Under was to be the revelation for Greipel. He won the overall classification by a narrow margin of 7 seconds on the local Allan Davis of Team UniSA–Australia. He also earned the points classification thanks to an impressive 4 stage wins out of a possibility of 6. Later in the season, he won his first Grand Tour stage in the Giro d'Italia.
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