André Greipel
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André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German former professional road bicycle racer,[5] 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.[6]
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Full name | André Greipel | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Gorilla | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-07-16) 16 July 1982 (age 42) Rostock, East Germany | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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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[2] | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Israel Start-Up Nation[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
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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.