André Greipel
André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2021. Since his retirement, Greipel now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Rembe Pro Cycling Team Sauerland.
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| Full name | André Greipel | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Gorilla | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1982 Rostock, East Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Rembe Pro Cycling Team Sauerland | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
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| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
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| –2001 | Polizei SV Rostock | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Jan Ullrich Nachwuchsteam | ||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2004 | TEAG Team Köstritzer | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Wiesenhof | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | T-Mobile Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Omega Pharma–Lotto | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Arkéa–Samsic | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Israel Start-Up Nation | ||||||||||||||
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| 2022– | Saris Rouvy Sauerland Team | ||||||||||||||
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Born in Rostock, East Germany, Greipel competed as a pure sprinter and took 158 wins during his professional career. His major successes included 22 stage victories at Grand Tours: 11 at the Tour de France, 4 at the Vuelta a España, and 7 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.
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