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{{Short description|Belgian cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name          = Greg Van Avermaet
| image         = GVA Paris-Roubaix 2022.jpg
| image_size    = 230px
| caption       = Van Avermaet, [[2022 Paris–Roubaix]].
| fullname      = Greg Van Avermaet
| nickname      = {{Unbulleted list|Avi<ref name="Cyclist">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/2644/ride-like-the-pros-greg-van-avermaet|title=Ride like the pros: Greg van Avermaet|work=[[Cyclist (magazine)|Cyclist]]|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing Limited]]|access-date=15 July 2017|date=11 April 2017}}</ref>|GVA<ref name="Cyclist"/>|King of Flanders<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-this-year-i-feel-like-its-my-turn/|title=Van Avermaet: This year I feel like it's my turn|date=29 March 2017|access-date=15 July 2017|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|quote=The Olympic road race champion has won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke and Gent–Wevelgem so far this spring, earning him the nickname of the 'King of Flanders'.}}</ref>}}
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|17}}
| birth_place   = [[Lokeren]], [[Flanders]], Belgium
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height        = {{height|m=1.81}}
| weight        = {{convert|74|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam   = Team Last Dance
| discipline    = Gravel
| role          = Rider
| ridertype     = [[Classic cycle races|Classics specialist]]<br>[[Puncheur]]
| majorwins     = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'''
:'''[[Tour de France]]'''
::2 individual stages ([[2015 Tour de France|2015]], [[2016 Tour de France|2016]])
::2 TTT stages ([[2015 Tour de France|2015]], [[2018 Tour de France|2018]])
:'''[[Vuelta a España]]'''
::[[Points classification in the Vuelta a España|Points classification]] ([[2008 Vuelta a España|2008]])
::1 individual stage ([[2008 Vuelta a España|2008]])
'''[[Race stage|Stage races]]'''
:[[Tirreno–Adriatico]] ([[2016 Tirreno–Adriatico|2016]])
:[[Tour of Belgium]] ([[2015 Tour of Belgium|2015]])
:[[Tour de Wallonie]] ([[2011 Tour de Wallonie|2011]], [[2013 Tour de Wallonie|2013]])
:[[Tour de Luxembourg]] ([[2017 Tour de Luxembourg|2017]])
:[[Tour de Yorkshire]] ([[2018 Tour de Yorkshire|2018]])
'''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]'''
:[[Cycling at the Summer Olympics#Road cycling, men|Olympic Games Road Race]] ([[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|2016]])
:[[Paris–Roubaix]] ([[2017 Paris–Roubaix|2017]])
:[[Gent–Wevelgem]] ([[2017 Gent–Wevelgem|2017]])
:[[E3 Harelbeke]] ([[2017 E3 Harelbeke|2017]])
:[[Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|GP de Montréal]] ([[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|2016]], [[2019 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|2019]])
:{{Lang|nl|[[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]|italic=no}} ([[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|2016]], [[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|2017]])
:[[Paris–Tours]] ([[2011 Paris–Tours|2011]])
'''Other'''
:[[UCI World Tour]] ([[2017 UCI World Tour|2017]])
:[[UCI World Ranking]] (2017)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry| {{flagu|Belgium}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]| [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Men's road race]]}}
| show-medals =
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1  =
| amateuryears2 = 
| amateurteam2 = 
| proyears1     = 2006
| proteam1      = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|JVB|2006}}}}
| proyears2     = 2007–2010
| proteam2      = {{UCI team code|OLO|2007}}
| proyears3     = 2011–2020
| proteam3      = {{UCI team code|BMC|2011}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/valter-completes-ccc-teams-2020-roster/|title=Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=25 November 2019|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
| proyears4     = 2021–2023
| proteam4      = {{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}
}}

'''Greg Van Avermaet''' (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling,<ref>{{cite web|title=Matthews: I'd like to be as versatile as Van Avermaet|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/matthews-id-like-to-be-as-versatile-as-van-avermaet/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=18 April 2017|date=15 April 2017}}</ref> Van Avermaet was a specialist of the [[classic cycle races]], but has also won stages and the [[general classification]] in [[Race stage|stage races]], particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the [[2016 Tirreno–Adriatico]],<ref name="2016 Tirreno"/> and the [[2018 Tour de Yorkshire]]. His strong sprint finish enabled him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways.<ref name="Yellow"/>

He won the [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|men's individual road race]] event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet stuns the climbers to take gold in Rio|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/08/olympics/van-avermaet-claims-olympic-gold_417364|website=[[VeloNews]]|access-date=6 August 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807174447/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/08/olympics/van-avermaet-claims-olympic-gold_417364|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="olympics">{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet wins gold in men's road race at Olympic Games|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2016-olympic-games/olympic-mens-road-race/results/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|date=6 August 2016|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> and has won other one-day races such as [[2017 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], [[2017 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]] and [[2017 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]] in 2017, the [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|2016 GP de Montréal]] and {{Lang|nl|[[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]|italic=no}} in [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|2016]] and [[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|2017]]. In the Grand Tours, Van Avermaet has taken two individual stage wins in the [[Tour de France]], and worn the [[Yellow Jersey]] for eleven days during the 2016 and 2018 Tours and won the [[Points classification in the Vuelta a España|points classification]] in the [[2008 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], with one stage win in the [[2008 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]. Van Avermaet was also the overall winner of the [[2017 UCI World Tour]].

For the 2021 season, Van Avermaet joined the {{UCI team code|ALM|2021|nolink=yes}} on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ag2rcitroenteam.com/en/greg-van-avermaet-et-michael-schar-sengagent-pour-trois-ans/|title=Greg Van Avermaet and Michaël Schär sign for three years|work={{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}|publisher=EUSRL France Cyclisme|date=10 August 2020|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> He retired from racing in 2023, and his last race was the [[Paris-Tours]].

==Career==

===Early life and amateur career===
Greg Van Avermaet was born into a cycling family; both [[Ronald Van Avermaet|his father]] and [[Kamiel Buysse|grandfather]] were professional cyclists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alkhaleejtoday.co/sport/5206534/Greg-Van-Avermaet-says-goodbye-to-grandfather-Kamiel-Buysse-86-.html |title=Greg Van Avermaet says goodbye to grandfather Kamiel Buysse (86) |work=Alkhaleej Today |date=27 October 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> He was named after American cyclist [[Greg LeMond]] since his father "was a fan".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/3445/gva-greg-van-avermaet-profile | title=GVA: Greg Van Avermaet profile | website=cyclist.co.nz | access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref> He started bike racing at the age of 19, having previously played football as a goalkeeper for [[K.S.K. Beveren|SK Beveren]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/news/van-avermaet-qa-in-search-of-brilliance-and-flanders_318115 |title=Van Avermaet Q&A: In search of brilliance, and Flanders |last1=Beaudin |first1=Matthew |date=27 February 2015 |website=[[VeloNews]] |access-date=23 February 2015 |archive-date=11 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311061527/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/news/van-avermaet-qa-in-search-of-brilliance-and-flanders_318115 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a former brother-in-law of [[Glenn D'Hollander]], also a former professional cyclist. In 2006, at 21, he became Belgian amateur champion on the {{UCI team code|JVB|2006}} team.

===2007–2010: Silence/Omega Pharma–Lotto===
[[File:Greg Van Avermaet WetterenDerny2007-02.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Van Avermaet ''(pictured in 2007)'' raced four years for the {{UCI team code|OLO|2007}} team.]]
;2007
In 2007 he signed his first professional contract for the {{UCI team code|OLO|2007}} UCI ProTeam and won four races in his maiden year.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hazen|first1=Bart|title=Silence/Lotto 2008 - "Everything On the Tour de France"|url=http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=12185|website=Daily Peloton|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316005018/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=12185|archive-date=16 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the [[2007 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]], his first professional race for his new team, he won stage 5 in the sprint of a breakaway group, followed by a number of good finishes in smaller races. His results earned him a place in the line-up for the [[2007 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] and [[2007 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]] – his best result being 29th in Roubaix. A few months later he won a stage in the [[Tour de Wallonie]], as well as the prestigious one-day race [[Rund um die Hainleite]] in Germany and the [[Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen]] in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Westemeyer|first1=Susan|title=Van Avermaet first Belgian to win the Hainleite|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/aug07/hainleite07|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet etaleert talent in Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf05092007_072|website=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|access-date=15 March 2016|language=nl}}</ref> He entered his first [[2007 UCI Road World Championships|world championships]], in Stuttgart, finishing 63rd in the [[2007 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]].

;2008
[[File:Greg Van Avermaet - Vuelta 2008.jpg|thumb|left|Van Avermaet at the [[2008 Vuelta a Espana]]]]
Van Avermaet's breakthrough year was 2008. He finished third in [[E3 Harelbeke]] after being in a breakaway, and eighth in his second [[2008 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kurt Asle Arvesen wint de E3-Prijs Vlaanderen|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf29032008_043|website=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Gregor|last2=Decaluwé|first2=Brecht|last3=Kröner|first3=Hedwig|title=Devolder shines in Belgian driekleur|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/rvv08/?id=results|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> In May, he won the [[Ardennes]] stage in the [[Tour of Belgium]], but lost the leader's jersey the next day to [[Stijn Devolder]] and finished second overall. Later, he was fourth in the [[Belgian National Road Race Championships]].

In summer he won stages in the [[Tour de Wallonie]] and the [[Tour de l'Ain]], as well as seventh place in the [[2008 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]] in Plouay, before making his debut in a [[Grand Tour (cycling)|grand tour]], the [[2008 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]. He made a remarkable debut, with a victory on [[2008 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 9|stage 9]] of the race, when he outsprinted ten other breakaway companions in [[Sabiñánigo]], ahead of [[Davide Rebellin]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stokes|first1=Shane|last2=Haake|first2=Bjorn|title=Stage 9 – September 8: Viella – Sabiñánigo, 200.8km. Van Avermaet scoops biggest triumph, Martinez grabs lead|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008//vuelta08/?id=results/vuelta089|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=27 February 2016|location=Sabiñánigo}}</ref> Following several other top-10 finishes, he also won the Vuelta's final [[Points classification in the Vuelta a España|points classification]] ahead of [[Alberto Contador]] and [[Alejandro Valverde]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Breschel tops sprint ahead of historic Contador win|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2008/stage-21/results/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|date=21 September 2008|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> One week later, he finished 17th in the [[2008 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Road Race Championships]] in [[Varese]]. At the end of 2008, he was awarded the ''Flandrien of the Year'' award by Belgian journalists.

;2009
2009 proved to be a difficult year, with one win, the [[Heistse Pijl]], and several near-wins. He made his first appearance in the [[2009 Tour de France|Tour de France]], with fourth and seventh places in the latter stages as best results. He finished the Tour de France in 89th place overall.

;2010
In 2010 he could not claim a win and did not make the line-up for the [[2010 Tour de France|Tour de France]]. He placed 49th in his second [[2010 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], before competing in the [[2010 UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]] in Australia. He finished fifth in the [[2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] in [[Geelong]], in a sprint won by [[Thor Hushovd]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thor Hushovd wins the rainbow jersey for Norway|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/thor-hushovd-wins-the-rainbow-jersey-for-norway-57070|website=[[Cycling Weekly|cyclingweekly.co.uk]]|date=3 October 2010|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> At the end of the season he stated he would leave his {{UCI team code|LTS|2010}} team.

===2011: Transfer to BMC and Paris–Tours victory===
[[File:VAN AVERMAET Greg.jpg|right|thumb|Van Avermaet took his first [[classic cycle races|classic]] victory at the [[2011 Paris–Tours]], after a two-man sprint with Italian [[Marco Marcato]].]]
In 2011 he joined {{UCI team code|BMC|2011}}. After starting his season in the [[2011 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]], he ran a remarkable campaign in the spring classics, in which he was one of the most attacking riders. Ninth place in [[2011 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] and seventh in [[2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] were his best results. After the spring classics, he finished second in the [[2011 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]].

In summer, he claimed his first victories for his new team. He won a stage and the points classification in the [[2011 Tour of Austria|Tour of Austria]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Westemeyer|first1=Susan|title=Van Avermaet wins stage 6|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/int-osterreich-rundfahrt-2-hc/stage-6/results/|website=cyclingnewscom|date=8 July 2011|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> and he won the overall classification and final stage in the [[Tour de Wallonie]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farrand|first1=Stephen|title=Van Avermaet wins overall|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-wallonie-2-hc-2/stage-5/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=27 July 2011|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> He entered the [[2011 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]] and [[2011 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] in which he gained several top-20 stage results. In October he claimed his first [[classic cycle races|classic]] victory, after beating [[Marco Marcato]] in a two-man sprint in [[2011 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet pakt 1e klassieke zege in Parijs-Tours|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/1.1128987|website=Sporza|access-date=27 February 2016|language=nl|archive-date=4 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204032311/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/1.1128987|url-status=dead}}</ref> He finished the season with a second place in the [[Giro del Piemonte]] and twelfth in the [[2011 Giro di Lombardia|Tour of Lombardy]].

===2012–2014: ''Mister Almost''===
;2012
[[File:Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2012, Greg VanAvermaet (7954883376).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Van Avermaet at the [[2012 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]]]
In the spring of 2012 Van Avermaet became a front-runner in the [[classic cycle races|classics]] with several strong performances. Early in the season he was fifth in both [[2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] and [[2012 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Fabian Cancellara wins Strade Bianche|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2012/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=3 March 2012|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vanmarcke wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-2012/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=25 February 2012|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> before focusing on the [[cobbled classics]]. He finished fourth in the [[2012 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], where he won the sprint at the finish in [[Oudenaarde]] 40 seconds behind the leading breakaway.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronde van Vlaanderen|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/tag/wielrennen/ronde-van-vlaanderen?season=WREL2012&rankingType=Result|website=Sportwereld|publisher=Mediahuis|access-date=9 March 2016|language=nl}}</ref>

In summer, he skipped the Tour de France again and came close to winning his first [[UCI World Tour|World Tour race]] in the [[2012 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix de Québec]]. He attacked on the final Côte de la Montagne, but was joined by [[Simon Gerrans]], who beat him in a two-man sprint.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/gerrans-wins-gp-de-quebec-235012864.html|title=Gerrans wins GP de Quebec|work=[[Yahoo!]] [[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[TF1 Group]]|date=7 September 2012|access-date=11 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105181812/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/gerrans-wins-gp-de-quebec-235012864.html|archive-date=5 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was second again five days later in the [[Grand Prix de Wallonie]], before competing in the [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Road Race Championships]] in [[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]], in the Netherlands. He placed 25th in the race, after playing a helping role for his teammate [[Philippe Gilbert]], who won the world title.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Benson|first1=Daniel|title=Gilbert wins world championship in Valkenburg|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2012/elite-men-road-race/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=23 September 2012|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> He ended his season with eighth place in the [[Giro del Piemonte]] and sixth in [[2012 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Quénet|first1=Jean-François|title=Marcato wins Paris–Tours|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-tours-2012/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=7 October 2012|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>

;2013
[[File:ToU 2013 stage 1.jpg|left|thumbnail|Van Avermaet celebrating victory on Stage 1 of the [[2013 Tour of Utah]]]]
In 2013, Van Avermaet garnered several top-10 finishes in the spring classics. He finished fifth in [[2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]], sixth in [[2013 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]], third in [[2013 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]], seventh in the [[2013 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], fourth in [[2013 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]] and sixth in [[Brabantse Pijl (men's race)|Brabantse Pijl]], but again failed to claim a single win.

Later in the year, he had a strong summer campaign, starting with two stage wins and the overall classification in the [[Tour de Wallonie]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet wins stage 5 and overall at Tour de Wallonie|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-wallonie-2013/stage-5/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=24 July 2013|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet takes one for BMC in Wallonie|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-wallonie-2013/stage-3/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=22 July 2013|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> as well the first stage of the [[2013 Tour of Utah|Tour of Utah]] and several top-5 stage finishes in the [[2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge|USA Pro Cycling Challenge]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet wins Tour of Utah opening stage|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-utah-2013/stage-1/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=6 August 2013|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> In the [[2013 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]] he was caught by the peloton at {{convert|300|m|abbr=off}} from the finish after a late attack. In the ''Laurentian Classics'' in Canada, he finished third in the [[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix de Québec]] and fourth in the [[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix de Montréal]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hymas|first1=Peter|title=Gesink wins GP de Quebec|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-de-quebec-2013/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=13 September 2013|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hymas|first1=Peter|title=Peter Sagan wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-de-montral-2013/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=15 September 2013|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> Back in Europe, he finished 23rd in the [[2013 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Road Race Championships]] in [[Florence]] and 19th in the [[2013 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=0th World Championships Road Race (CM)|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/World_Championships_Road_Race_2013|website=Pro Cycling Stats|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> At the end of 2013, with four victories, he won his second ''Flandrien of the Year'' award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cyclingquotes.com/news/van_avermaet_and_froome_win_quotflandrien_of_the_yearquot_awards/|title=Van Avermaet and Froome win 'Flandrian of the Year' award|work=cyclingquotes|publisher= CyclingQuotes.com 2013|date=18 October 2013|access-date=23 July 2014|first=Emil|last=Axelgaard}}</ref>

;2014
[[File:Tour de France 2014, van avermaet (14683199047).jpg|upright|thumb|right|Van Avermaet at the [[2014 Tour de France]]]]
In 2014, Van Avermaet ran another strong spring campaign but again failed to win a [[classic cycle races|classic race]]. He finished second in [[2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] and the [[2014 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], losing both races in the sprint, to [[Ian Stannard]] and [[Fabian Cancellara]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Decaluwé|first1=Brecht|title=Stannard wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-2014/results/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|date=March 2014|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Windsor|first1=Richard|title=Fabian Cancellara wins his third Tour of Flanders|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/wins-tour-flanders-2014-119856|access-date=9 March 2016|date=6 April 2014}}</ref> In the summer, he entered the [[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]], in which he helped his leader [[Tejay van Garderen]] to fifth place in the [[2014 Tour de France#General classification|general classification]] and finished 38th himself.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/fr/classements.html|title=Classements à l'issue de l'étape 21|work=Le Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organization]]|date=30 July 2014|access-date=18 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904154405/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/fr/classements.html|archive-date=4 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Later in the campaign, Van Avermaet took eighth place in the [[2014 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica San Sebastián]] and fifth overall in the [[2014 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]], as well as one stage win. He finished fifth in the [[2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|GP de Quebec]] – his third consecutive top-5 finish in Quebec – and seventh in the [[2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|GP de Montréal]].<ref name="2014 winrar qc">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-de-quebec-2014/results|title=Gerrans wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=12 September 2014|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> In September, Van Avermaet won the [[UCI race classifications|1.HC]]-ranked [[Grand Prix de Wallonie]]; he was part of a four-strong breakaway and, with the peloton on their heels, Van Avermaet attacked in the final uphill bends to claim his second win of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/van_avermaet_i_was_confident_in_my_sprint/|title=Van Avermaet: I was confident in my sprint|work=Cycling Quotes|publisher=CyclingQuotes.com 2013|date=17 September 2014|access-date=17 September 2014|first=Emil|last=Axelgaard}}</ref> Three days later, he won the [[GP Impanis-Van Petegem]], earning him the leadership in the Belgian line-up for the [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World championships in Ponferrada]], Spain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet wins Primus Classic Impanis – Van Petegem|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/primus-classic-impanis-van-petegem-2014/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=21 September 2014|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> He was in the winning breakaway of the road race together with his {{UCI team code|BMC|2014|nolink=yes}} teammate and fellow Belgian [[Philippe Gilbert]], but was unable to answer an ultimate attack from [[Michał Kwiatkowski]] and finished fifth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kwiatkowski wins men's road world title|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/michal-kwiatkowski-wins-elite-mens-road-world-title-138162|website=cyclingweekly.co.uk|date=28 September 2014|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> He ended the season with 39th place in [[Paris–Tours]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Benson|first1=Daniel|title=Wallays wins two-man sprint to claim Paris–Tours|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-tours-elite-2014/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=12 October 2014|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>

At the end of 2014 he earned his third ''Flandrien of the year'' award as best Belgian rider of the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-hushovd-says-armstrong-admitted-doping-in-2011|title=News shorts: Hushovd says Armstrong admitted doping in 2011|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=15 October 2014|access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref>

===2015: Classics specialist and Tour de France stage win===
[[File:Roubaix - Paris-Roubaix, 12 avril 2015, arrivée (B41).JPG|thumbnail|right|In the spring of 2015 Van Avermaet was third in both the [[2015 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] and [[2015 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]. ''(pictured on the podium of Paris–Roubaix with [[John Degenkolb]] and [[Zdeněk Štybar]])'']]
In 2015, Van Avermaet started his season traditionally in the Middle-Eastern [[2015 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]] and [[2015 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]] races, where he placed third on two stages. After another top-ten finish in [[2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]], he finished second in [[2015 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]] behind [[Zdeněk Štybar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2015-1-1/results |title=Stybar wins 2015 Strade Bianche|date=7 March 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref> He claimed his first victory of the season on Stage 3 of [[2015 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] in an uphill-sprint finish, besting [[Peter Sagan]] and Štybar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-3/results|title=Tirreno–Adriatico: Van Avermaet wins stage 3|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=13 March 2015|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Coming into the [[cobbled classics]], he crashed hard in [[2015 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]], nearly jeopardizing the April classics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas solos away from Stybar to win E3 Harelbeke|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-harelbeke-2015/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=27 March 2015|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> In April, Van Avermaet finished third in the [[2015 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] after a strong performance. He dropped Sagan in the final kilometers of the race while closing in on [[Alexander Kristoff]], the eventual winner, and [[Niki Terpstra]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-falls-short-again-in-tour-of-flanders-finale|title=Sagan falls short again in Tour of Flanders finale|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=5 April 2015|access-date=5 April 2015|first=Barry|last=Ryan}}</ref> A week later, he earned another prestigious podium finish in [[2015 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], finishing third in a seven-man sprint behind [[John Degenkolb]] and Štybar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-2015-wt/results|title=Degenkolb wins Paris–Roubaix|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=12 April 2015|access-date=13 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415193047/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-2015-wt/results|archive-date=15 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He ended his classics campaign with fifth place in the [[2015 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/04/news/road/kwiatkowski-sprints-to-first-victory-in-rainbow-jersey-in-amstel-gold-race_367157|title=Kwiatkowski sprints to first victory in rainbow jersey in Amstel Gold Race|work=[[VeloNews]]|date=19 April 2015|access-date=19 April 2015|archive-date=20 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420051845/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/04/news/road/kwiatkowski-sprints-to-first-victory-in-rainbow-jersey-in-amstel-gold-race_367157|url-status=dead}}</ref> despite being under investigation for [[#Doping allegations|doping, at that time]].

[[File:2015 Tour de France team presentation (19361225025).jpg|thumb|left|Van Avermaet at the team presentation in [[Utrecht]] for the [[2015 Tour de France]], in which he won [[2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 13|stage 13]] – an uphill sprint in [[Rodez]].]]
In May, in his build-up to the [[2015 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Van Avermaet won both the final stage and the overall classification in the [[2015 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sport.co.uk/cycling/greg-van-avermaet-wins-baloise-belgium-tour/6288514/|title=Greg Van Avermaet Wins Baloise Belgium Tour9|work=Sport.co.uk|publisher=2012–2015 Sport.co.uk|date=1 June 2015|access-date=2 June 2015|first=Kev|last=Monks}}</ref> He took part in the [[2015 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], finishing sixth on the Prologue and third in stage 4.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/michael-matthews-wins-stage-four-of-the-tour-de-suisse-as-crash-delays-thomas-177197|title=Michael Matthews wins stage four of the Tour de Suisse as crash delays Thomas|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]] Sports & Leisure network|date=16 June 2015|access-date=16 June 2015|first=Stuart|last=Clarke}}</ref> He entered the Tour de France, in which he helped the {{UCI team code|BMC|2015|nolink=yes}} win the [[team time trial]] on Stage 9. On 17 July 2015, he won [[2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 13|stage 13]], his first individual Tour de France stage win. He outsprinted the green jersey wearer Peter Sagan, and fellow Belgian [[Jan Bakelants]] on an uphill finish in [[Rodez]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de France stage 13 quotes: Van Avermaet on top, Sagan second once more|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-stage-13-quotes-van-avermaet-on-top-sagan-second-once-more/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|date=17 July 2015|access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref> He withdrew from the race three days later to witness the birth of his first daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/20/team-sky-pete-kennaugh-tour-de-france-withdraws-illness|title = Team Sky's Pete Kennaugh pulls out of Tour de France|date = 20 July 2015}}</ref>

Less than two weeks later, on 1 August 2015, Van Avermaet looked on his way to victory in the [[2015 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]], when he was hit from behind by one of the motorbikes providing television coverage just before the top of the final climb. Suffering a broken bike frame, he was unable to finish and saw [[Adam Yates]] win the race.<ref name=cn-motorbike>{{cite news|last1=Frattini|first1=Kirsten|title=TV motorcycle collides with Van Avermaet at Clásica San Sebastián|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tv-motorcycle-collides-with-van-avermaet-at-clsica-san-sebastin/|access-date=4 August 2015|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=1 August 2015}}</ref> In the aftermath of the incident, his {{UCI team code|BMC|2015|nolink=yes}} claimed the crash had cost him victory and threatened legal action over "millions of dollars in lost publicity".<ref>{{cite web|title=BMC exploring legal action after Van Avermaet crash|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-exploring-legal-action-after-van-avermaet-crash|website=cyclingnews.com|date=2 August 2015|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> A few days later he entered the [[2015 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]] and finished second overall, trailing winner [[Tim Wellens]] by a minute.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wellens secures overall title at Eneco Tour|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/eneco-tour-2015/stage-7/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=16 August 2015|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>

In his preparation for the [[2015 UCI Road World Championships|world championships]] he placed fifth in the [[2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics|Vattenfall Cyclassics]] in Hamburg and entered the ''Laurentian Classics'' in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Westemeyer|first1=Susan|title=Greipel wins bunch sprint in Hamburg|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vattenfall-cyclassics-2015/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=23 August 2015|access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> Considered a favourite in the [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|world road race]] title in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], he attacked on [[Libby Hill, Richmond|Libby Hill]], the final climb of the race, but was overtaken by Peter Sagan and narrowly failed to stay in his wheel. His attempts to catch Sagan failed as his chase companion [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] was not allowed to work in the pursuit and both were caught by the returning peloton in the final kilometer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sagan holds his fire, takes one shot and hits the bull's-eye|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/09/news/sagan-smashes-his-way-to-victory-at-worlds_386460|website=velonews.competitor.com|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-date=28 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928210825/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/09/news/sagan-smashes-his-way-to-victory-at-worlds_386460|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Peter Sagan wins gold at Road Cycling World Championships|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/34375321|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> Van Avermaet finished 23rd.<ref>{{cite web|title=UCI Road World Championships Richmond 2015|url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/17/13/80/Qualificationsystemandquotas-Richmond-ENG_English.pdf|website=[[Union Cycliste Internationale|uci.ch]]|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> His last race of the season was [[2015 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]], where he was in the winning three-man breakaway and the favourite to win the sprint, when he [[flat tire|punctured]] just one kilometer from the line and finished third.<ref>{{cite web|title=Front flat takes Van Avermaet out of Paris–Tours sprint|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/front-flat-takes-van-avermaet-out-of-paris-tours-sprint/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=11 October 2015}}</ref> At the end of the year, Van Avermaet was awarded both the ''[[Crystal Bicycle]]'' and ''[[Flandrien of the Year]]'' awards as best Belgian cyclist of the year,<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet wint Kristallen Fiets voor tweede keer op rij|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/1.2512659|website=[[sporza]]|access-date=9 March 2016|language=nl|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160404194708/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/1.2512659|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cyclisme: Greg Van Avermaet est sacré "Flandrien de l'année"|url=http://www.lesoir.be/1018181/article/actualite/fil-info/fil-info-sport-cyclisme/2015-10-15/cyclisme-greg-van-avermaet-est-sacre-flandrien-l-annee|website=lesoir.be|access-date=9 March 2016|language=fr}}</ref> and was second in the [[Belgian Sportsman of the year]] poll behind footballer [[Kevin De Bruyne]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Persoon dan toch Sportvrouw van het Jaar, De Bruyne Sportman|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/ander_nieuws/1.2527408|website=[[sporza|sporza.be]]|access-date=9 March 2016|language=nl|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304154841/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/ander_nieuws/1.2527408|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2016: Olympic champion===
[[File:Gent - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 27 februari 2016 (E12).JPG|thumb|right|Van Avermaet on the podium of [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] with his daughter Fleur, [[Peter Sagan]] (left) and [[Tiesj Benoot]] (right).]]
In 2016 he opened the season with numerous top-5 placings in the [[2016 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]] and [[2016 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Oman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet botst op superbenen van Boasson Hagen|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160217_02133466|website=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|publisher=Corelio|access-date=8 March 2016|language=nl}}</ref> In late February, he won [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]], after beating [[Peter Sagan]] in a five-man sprint in [[Ghent]].<ref name= "Benson" >{{cite web|last1=Benson|first1=Daniel|last2=Decaluwé|first2=Brecht|title=Van Avermaet wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-2016/results/|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=27 February 2016|access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet schiet meteen raak in de Omloop|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/Comp_voorjaar/1.2581341|website=Sporza.be|access-date=27 February 2016|language=nl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301092816/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/Comp_voorjaar/1.2581341|archive-date=1 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He finished sixth in [[2016 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]],<ref>{{cite web|title=10th Strade Bianche (1.HC)|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164282|website=Pro Cycling Stats|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> before entering [[2016 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], where he was on the winning team of the opening [[team time trial]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Barry|title=World champions BMC Racing win team time trial at Tirreno–Adriatico|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2016/stage-1/results/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|date=9 March 2016|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref> After the cancellation of Tirreno's ''queen stage'', he won the sixth stage in a sprint with Sagan,<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet denies Sagan on Tirreno–Adriatico stage 6|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tirreno-adriatico-2016/stage-6/results/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=14 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and successfully defended his lead in the final time trial, by one second over Sagan – his first overall win in a [[UCI World Tour|World Tour]] stage race.<ref name="2016 Tirreno">{{cite web|last1=Wynn|first1=Nigel|title=Greg Van Avermaet wins Tirreno–Adriatico overall|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/greg-van-avermaet-wins-tirreno-adriatico-overall-216747|website=cycling weekly|date=15 March 2016|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> The victory pushed Van Avermaet to the top of the [[UCI World Ranking]] for one week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet surges to World Rankings lead|date=22 March 2016|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-surges-to-world-rankings-lead/|work=Cycling News|access-date=2 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sagan tops UCI WorldTour and World Rankings|date=4 April 2016|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-tops-uci-worldtour-and-world-rankings/|work=Cycling News|access-date=2 August 2016}}</ref> Following Tirreno–Adriatico, he finished fifth in [[2016 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] but crashed and broke his [[clavicle|collarbone]] in the [[2016 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Milano-Sanremo 2016|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Milano_Sanremo_2016|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Greg Van Avermaet undergoes surgery after Tour of Flanders crash|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greg-van-avermaet-undergoes-surgery-after-tour-of-flanders-crash/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=4 April 2016|access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref>

After his return from injury in May, he competed in the [[2016 Tour of California|Tour of California]] and the [[2016 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]], before placing third in the [[Belgian National Road Race Championships]] behind [[Philippe Gilbert]] and [[Tim Wellens]]. In July he entered the [[2016 Tour de France|Tour de France]]: he won stage 5 to [[Le Lioran]], his second Tour de France stage win, after a long breakaway and having completed the final {{convert|17|km|abbr=off}} solo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de France: Perfect day for Van Avermaet|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-perfect-day-for-van-avermaet/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=6 July 2016|access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref> He also moved into the [[General classification in the Tour de France|yellow jersey]], which he held for three days,<ref name="Yellow">{{cite web|title=Tour de France: Van Avermaet strengthens hold on yellow jersey|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-van-avermaet-strengthens-hold-on-yellow-jersey/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|date=9 July 2016|access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref> and finished 44th overall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Overall individual time classification|url=http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/classifications.html|website=letour.com|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation|ASO]]|access-date=31 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904043256/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/classifications.html|archive-date=4 September 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Six days after the Tour de France, he finished fifth in the [[2016 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farrand|first1=Stephen|title=Mollema wins Clasica San Sebastian|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/clasica-ciclista-san-sebastian-2016/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=30 July 2016|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Forte de Copacabana panorama.jpg|thumb|left|Van Avermaet won the [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Olympic road race]], finishing near [[Fort Copacabana]], at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]].]]
On 6 August 2016, Van Avermaet won the [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|men's individual road race]] at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name="olympics"/> He initially joined a six-man breakaway on the first of three passes of the {{convert|25.7|km|adj=on}} [[Vista Chinesa]] Circuit loop, and managed to stay in contact with several climbing specialists on the next ascents. Van Avermaet was distanced by [[Vincenzo Nibali]], [[Sergio Henao]] and [[Rafał Majka]] on the final climb, but after Nibali and Henao crashed out of the race on the final descent, Van Avermaet tandemed with [[Jakob Fuglsang]] to catch Majka on the run-in to the finish.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robinson|first1=Joshua|title=Greg van Avermaet Wins Gold For Belgium in Men's Road Race|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/greg-van-avermaet-wins-gold-for-belgium-in-mens-road-race-1470528370|website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=7 August 2016|publisher=[[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]]|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Greg Van Avermaet grabs gold amid the carnage in Rio 2016 road race|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/06/olympic-mens-road-race-greg-van-avermaet|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=6 August 2016|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|Guardian News and Media]]|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> Van Avermaet won the three-man sprint on [[Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro|Copacabana Beach]] before Fuglsang and Majka to claim the Olympic gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rogers|first1=Neal|title=Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet takes gold medal at crash-marred Olympic road race|url=http://cyclingtips.com/2016/08/belgiums-greg-van-avermaet-takes-gold-medal-at-crash-marred-olympic-road-race/|website=cyclingtips.com|date=6 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016|archive-date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025221644/http://cyclingtips.com/2016/08/belgiums-greg-van-avermaet-takes-gold-medal-at-crash-marred-olympic-road-race/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Games Road Race (Olympics)|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Olympic_Games_Road_Race_2016|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>

Later in the season he finished second in the [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix de Québec]] behind Peter Sagan; he won the [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix de Montréal]] ahead of Sagan;<ref>{{cite web|title=Montreal: Van Avermaet out-sprints Sagan|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/09/news/montreal-van-avermaet-sprints-sagan_420448|website=velonews.com|access-date=29 September 2016|archive-date=11 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111045730/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/09/news/montreal-van-avermaet-sprints-sagan_420448|url-status=dead}}</ref> ended fourth overall in the [[2016 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]];<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farrand|first1=Stephen|title=Terpstra wins Eneco Tour as Dennis crashes out|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/eneco-tour-2016/stage-7/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=25 September 2016|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> as well as fourth in [[Binche–Chimay–Binche]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Démare wins Binche-Chimay-Binche|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/binche-chimay-binche-mmorial-frank-vandenbroucke-2016/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|date=4 October 2016|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref> He ended the season with a 10th place at the [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Road Race Championships]] in [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Worlds: Sagan doubles up in Doha|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/10/news/road/worlds-sagan-doubles-doha_423052|website=VeloNews.com|access-date=16 October 2016|archive-date=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106023459/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/10/news/road/worlds-sagan-doubles-doha_423052|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2017: King of the spring classics and world number one===
After suffering an ankle fracture during the winter,<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet fractures ankle in mountain bike crash|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-fractures-ankle-in-mountain-bike-crash/|website=cyclingnews|date=14 November 2016|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> Van Avermaet started his 2017 campaign in February at the [[2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Tour of the Valencian Community]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet ready to start racing after offseason ankle injury|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-ready-to-start-racing-after-offseason-ankle-injury/|website=cyclingnews|date=27 January 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> in which his {{UCI team code|BMC|2017|nolink=yes}} won the opening team time trial.<ref>{{cite news|title=BMC wins opening TTT in Valencia|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-a-la-comunitat-valenciana-2017/stage-1/results/|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> Later in February he rode the [[2017 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], before competing in the opening weekend of Belgian races. He won his second consecutive [[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]], again after beating Peter Sagan in a three-man sprint in Ghent;<ref>{{cite web|title=Greg Van Avermaet wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-2017/results/|website=cyclingnews|date=25 February 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> and finished seventh in [[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] the next day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Sagan wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kuurne-brussel-kuurne-2017/results/|website=cyclingnews|date=26 February 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>

As usual, he proceeded his spring campaign in the Italian races [[2017 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]], in which he finished second behind [[Michał Kwiatkowski]];<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Barry|title=Kwiatkowski solos to Strade Bianche victory|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2017/results/|website=cyclingnews|date=4 March 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> [[2017 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], in which his {{UCI team code|BMC|2017|nolink=yes}} won the team time trial and he moved into the race lead for one day;<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weislo|first1=Laura|title=Tirreno–Adriatico: Thomas wins stage 2 in Pomarance|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2017/stage-2/results/|website=cyclingnews|date=9 March 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> and was 21st in [[2017 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Westemeyer|first1=Susan|title=Kwiatkowski wins Milan–San Remo|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-2017/results/|website=cyclingnews|date=18 March 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> On 24 March, Van Avermaet won [[2017 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]] in a three-man sprint with [[Philippe Gilbert]] and [[Oliver Naesen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-harelbeke-2017/results/|title=Van Avermaet wins E3 Harelbeke|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=24 March 2017|access-date=24 March 2017}}</ref> Two days later, he continued his winning streak with victory in [[2017 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]] in a two-man sprint against [[Jens Keukeleire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonews.com/2017/03/news/van-avermaet-wins-gent-wevelgem_433670|title=Van Avermaet wins Gent–Wevelgem|work=[[VeloNews]]|date=26 March 2017|access-date=26 March 2017|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref> The pairing had broken away from a select group of riders on the run-in towards Wevelgem.<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet wins E3 Harelbeke|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-harelbeke-2017/results/|website=cyclingnews|date=24 March 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Gent–Wevelgem Gallery: Van Avermaet backs up E3 with historic win|url=http://www.velonews.com/2017/03/news/road/mens-gent-wevelgem-gallery-van-avermaet-backs-e3-historic-win_433705|website=VeloNews.com|date=26 March 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> Van Avermaet became the second rider to win Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke and Gent–Wevelgem in the same season, after [[Jan Raas]] in 1981, and moved into the lead of the [[2017 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Greg Van Avermaet wins Gent–Wevelgem|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2017/results/|website=cyclilngnews|date=26 March 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Paris-Roubaix 2017 S7 26km.jpg|thumb|right|Van Avermaet claimed his first career [[Cycling monument|monument win]] at the [[2017 Paris–Roubaix]]. ''(Pictured in third position in the lead group at {{convert|26|km|abbr=off}} from the finish)'']]
Still seeking his first win in a [[Cycling monument|monument classic]], he was favourite for the [[2017 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], but crashed on the final ascent of [[Oude Kwaremont]] together with Peter Sagan as they were chasing [[Philippe Gilbert]]. Halted in his pursuit, he finished second behind his former teammate Gilbert.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Decaluwé|first1=Brecht|title=Van Avermaet: Flanders wasn't over until Kwaremont crash|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-flanders-wasnt-over-until-kwaremont-crash/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|date=2 April 2017|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|access-date=3 April 2017}}</ref> On 9 April 2017, Van Avermaet won [[2017 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], claiming his first career monument victory.<ref name="CN">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-2017/results/|title=Van Avermaet wins Paris–Roubaix|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=9 April 2017|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref> After suffering a mechanical failure at {{convert|100|km|abbr=off}} from the finish and a {{convert|22|km|adj=on}} chase to return to the peloton, he made the decisive move with {{convert|30|km|abbr=off}} to go. He broke away with five others on the cobbled sector of [[Templeuve-en-Pévèle]] in pursuit of his teammate [[Daniel Oss]]. After the sector of [[Carrefour de l'Arbre]], only [[Zdeněk Štybar]] and [[Sebastian Langeveld]] were with him, and Van Avermaet outsprinted his companions for the win on the [[Roubaix Velodrome]]. Van Avermaet's average speed of {{convert|45.204|km/h}} was the fastest in Paris–Roubaix history, breaking the previous record set by [[Peter Post]] in 1964.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-2017/results/ |title=Van Avermaet wins Paris–Roubaix|date=9 April 2017 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>{{efn|Peter Post's 1964 record was set during an era when the race parcours had far fewer cobbled sectors.}} The race was also the first monument win for the {{UCI team code|BMC|2017|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-celebrate-their-first-ever-monument-victory-at-paris-roubaix/ |title=BMC celebrate their first ever Monument victory at Paris–Roubaix |last=Farrand |first=Stephen |date=10 April 2017 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> He ended his spring campaign with a 12th place in the [[2017 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] and 11th in [[2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/philippe-gilbert-beats-michal-kwiatkowski-victory-amstel-gold-race-325486|title=Philippe Gilbert beats Michał Kwiatkowski to victory at Amstel Gold Race|first=Richard|last=Windsor|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|date=16 April 2017|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Valverde wins Liège–Bastogne–Liège|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-2017/results/|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|date=23 April 2017|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>

Building up towards the Tour de France, he won two stages and the general classification at the [[2017 Tour de Luxembourg|Tour of Luxembourg]],<ref name="LUX17">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/skoda-tour-de-luxembourg-2017/stage-4/results/|title=Van Avermaet wins Tour de Luxembourg|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=4 June 2017|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> followed by 48th place overall at the [[2017 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]]. He failed to win a stage at the [[2017 Tour de France|Tour de France]], with a second-place finish on [[2017 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 14|stage 14 to Rodez]] as best stage result.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Westemeyer |first1=Susan |title=Tour de France: Matthews wins in Rodez as Froome moves into yellow |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2017/stage-14/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |date=15 July 2017 |publisher=Immediate Media Company |access-date=8 July 2019 }}</ref> After the Tour de France, he was eighth in the [[2017 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica San Sebastián]], fourth overall in the [[2017 BinckBank Tour|Binckbank Tour]] and tenth in the [[2017 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|Bretagne Classic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dumoulin takes overall victory at BinckBank Tour |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/eneco-tour-2017/stage-7/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |date=13 August 2017 |publisher=Immediate Media Company |access-date=8 July 2019 }}</ref> In September, he finished second at the [[2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix de Québec]], seventh at the [[2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix de Montréal]] and was sixth in the [[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Road Race Championships]] in [[Bergen]], Norway.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Westemeyer|first1=Susan|title=Sagan takes historic third world championship in Bergen|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2017/elite-men-road-race/results/|website=Cyclingnews|date=24 September 2017|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> He ended the year as world number one on both the [[UCI World Ranking]] and [[2017 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]], a place he held since April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranking - Cycling - Road 2017|url=http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D19007&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D27323&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&SeasonID%3D492&EventPhaseID%3D1627715&Phase1ID%3D1627740&ContainerEventID%3D12146&Detail%3D1&Cache%3D2.html?958156|website=uci.ch|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]]|access-date=14 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415103943/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D19007%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D27323%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26SeasonID%3D492%26EventPhaseID%3D1627715%26Phase1ID%3D1627740%26ContainerEventID%3D12146%26Detail%3D1%26Cache%3D2.html?958156|archive-date=15 April 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===2018: One week in the yellow jersey===
[[File:Tour de France 2018 (29571589858) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Van Avermaet wore the yellow jersey for eight days at the [[2018 Tour de France]]. ''(pictured in the breakaway during [[2018 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 9|stage 9 to Roubaix]])'']]
As world number one, Van Avermaet kicked off the 2018 season with 20th place overall in the [[2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Tour of Valencia]] and 16th overall in the [[2018 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], in which he won the third stage in a group sprint on the [[Wadi Dayqah Dam]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Westemeyer|first1=Susan|title=Tour of Oman: Van Avermaet wins stage 3|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2018/stage-3/results/|website=Cyclingnews|date=15 February 2018|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> He proceeded with 50th place in [[2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brecht|first1=Decaluwé|title=Van Avermaet rues missed chance for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad hat-trick|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-rues-missed-chance-for-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-hat-trick/|website=Cyclingnews|date=25 February 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> 34th in [[2018 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Avermaet struggles in the cold and wet conditions at Strade Bianche|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-struggles-in-the-cold-and-wet-conditions-at-strade-bianche/|website=Cyclingnews|date=4 March 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> 20th overall in [[2018 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Benson|first1=Daniel|title=Van Avermaet: Winning races isn't as easy as flicking a switch|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-winning-races-isnt-as-easy-as-flicking-a-switch/|website=Cyclingnews|date=9 March 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> and 17th in [[2018 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NIbali wins Milan–San Remo|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-2018/results/|website=Cyclingnews|date=17 March 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> In the [[cobbled classics]] of Belgium and France, Van Avermaet was at the front in every race but failed to secure a win, finishing third in [[2018 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fletcher|first1=Patrick|title=Van Avermaet makes the best of a bad situation in E3 Harelbeke|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-makes-the-best-of-a-bad-situation-in-e3-harelbeke/|website=Cyclingnews|date=23 March 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> 14th in [[Gent–Wevelgem]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Barry|title=Van Avermaet: I have the same feelings as last year|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-i-have-the-same-feelings-as-last-year/|website=Cyclingnews|date=25 March 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> and eighth in [[Dwars door Vlaanderen]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Barry|title=Van Avermaet: The Tour of Flanders is the race that suits me the best|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-the-tour-of-flanders-is-the-race-that-suits-me-the-best/|website=Cyclingnews|date=28 March 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> In the [[2018 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] he accelerated on the [[Taaienberg]], at 38&nbsp;km from the finish, but was unable to break clear and finished fifth.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Barry|title=Tour of Flanders: A different kind of disappointment for Van Avermaet|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-flanders-a-different-kind-of-disappointment-for-van-avermaet/|website=Cyclingnews|date=April 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> One week later he was fourth at [[2018 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], after his move on the cobbled sector of [[Auchy-lez-Orchies]] was counter-attacked by the eventual winner [[Peter Sagan]] at 54&nbsp;km from Roubaix.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Decaluwé|first1=Brecht|title=Van Avermaet turns to Amstel Gold after Paris–Roubaix loss|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-turns-to-amstel-gold-after-paris-roubaix-loss/|website=Cyclingnews|date=8 April 2018|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>

In May, he won the [[2018 Tour de Yorkshire|Tour of Yorkshire]] after an attack in the final stage to Leeds.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scrivener |first1=Peter |title=Tour de Yorkshire: Greg van Avermaet takes title as Rossetto wins in Leeds |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/44025192 |access-date=8 July 2019 }}</ref> He won the opening team time trial with his BMC team of the [[2018 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] in June, before entering the [[2018 Tour de France|Tour de France]]. Van Avermaet moved into the yellow jersey on the third day of the Tour after BMC won the team time trial in [[Cholet]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Decaluwé |first1=Brecht |title=Greg Van Avermaet rides a Belgian wave to Tour de France lead. BMC rider takes maillot jaune after TTT victory. |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greg-van-avermaet-rides-a-belgian-wave-to-tour-de-france-lead/ |website=cyclingnews.com |date=9 July 2018 |publisher=Immediate Media Company |access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref> He finished second, in the yellow jersey, in [[2018 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 9|stage 9 to Roubaix]], which included {{convert|21.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} of cobbled sectors. Van Avermaet was beaten by [[John Degenkolb]] in a three-man sprint after they broke clear at {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the finish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France: Degenkolb wins much-feared stage in Roubaix |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-9/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716095413/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-9/results/ |archive-date=16 July 2018 |date=15 July 2018}}</ref> He managed to keep the maillot jaune for another day, after he went in the breakaway and finished fourth in the first mountain stage to [[Le Grand Bornand]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2018/stage-10/results/|title=Tour de France: Alaphilippe wins in Le Grand Bornand|work=www.cyclingnews.com|date=17 July 2018}}</ref> He wore the yellow jersey for eight days and finished 28th in the general classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=105th Tour de France (2.UWT) General classification |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2018/gc |website=ProCyclingStats |access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref>

In August, Van Avermaet finished fourth in the [[2018 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/clasica-ciclista-san-sebastian-2018/results/|title=Julian Alaphilippe wins Clásica de San Sebastián|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=4 August 2018|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> 25th in the [[2018 European Road Cycling Championships|European road race championship]] in Glasgow and was sixth overall in the [[2018 BinckBank Tour|BinckBank Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/binckbank-tour-2018/stage-7/results/|title=Mohoric wins 2018 BinckBank Tour|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=19 August 2018|access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref> Later in the season, he secured a second-place finish at the [[2018 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix de Québec]] and third in the [[2018 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix de Montréal]], both times behind winner [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GP Montreal: Matthews conquers Canada |url=https://www.velonews.com/2018/09/race-report/gp-montreal-matthews-conquers-canada_478366 |website=velonews.com |date=10 September 2018 |access-date=8 July 2019 }}</ref> He ended the season at the [[2018 UCI Road World Championships|World Road Race Championships]] in [[Innsbruck]], Austria. He claimed the bronze medal with his BMC team at the [[2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|team time trial event]] and finished 50th in the [[2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|men's road race]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cycling-world/cycling-valverde-wins-mens-world-championship-road-race-idUKKCN1MA0TP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001180142/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cycling-world/cycling-valverde-wins-mens-world-championship-road-race-idUKKCN1MA0TP |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2018 |title=Cycling – Valverde wins men's World Championship road race |last=Jennings |first=Simon|date=30 September 2018|editor-last=Davis |editor-first=Toby |website=[[reuters.com]]|access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref>

===2019: CCC Pro Team===
[[File:Tour de France 2019, Greg Van Avermaet (48417059452).jpg|thumb|right|Van Avermaet at the [[2019 Tour de France]]]]
In 2019, BMC changed sponsorship following the death of team owner Andy Rihs. Poland-based shoe retailer CCC became the new title sponsor, leaving Van Avermaet as the prime anchor of the team.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hood |first1=Andrew |title=Ochowicz unveils new team name: CCC Team |url=https://www.velonews.com/2018/09/news/ochowicz-unveils-new-team-name-ccc-team_479442 |website=velonews.com |date=27 September 2018 |access-date=8 July 2019 }}</ref> He started the season with a stage win and 21st place overall in the [[2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Tour of Valencia]] and 17th overall in the [[2019 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], but failed to secure another win in his classics campaign.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fletcher |first1=Patrick |title=Van Avermaet 'super happy' with individual and team display on frenetic Oman stage |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-super-happy-with-individual-and-team-display-on-frenetic-oman-stage/ |website=cyclingnews.com |date=18 February 2019 |publisher=Immediate Media Company |access-date=8 July 2019 }}</ref> He finished second at [[2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] behind [[Zdeněk Štybar]], sixth in [[2019 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]], third in [[2019 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]] and a disappointing tenth in the [[2019 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Decaluwé |first1=Brecht |title=Van Avermaet: 'The best rider won and that makes it easier to deal with the disappointment' CCC leader says after Flanders |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-bettiol-is-the-biggest-surprise-of-the-day/ |website=cyclingnews.com |date=7 April 2019 |publisher=Immediate Media Company |access-date=8 July 2019 }}</ref> On 15 September 2019 Van Avermaet won the [[2019 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]] for the second time in his career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-de-montreal-2019/elite-men/results/|title=GP de Montréal: Van Avermaet wins|work=CyclingNews|date=15 September 2019|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref>

==Doping allegations==
In April 2015 the [[Royal Belgian Cycling League]] requested a two-year ban for Van Avermaet, the disqualification of all his results during the 2012 season and a €262,500 fine following an investigation into suspected anti-doping offences. It was reported in the Belgian media that their accusations focused on allegations of Van Avermaet's use of the [[Corticosteroid|corticoid]] Diprophos, and Vaminolact, a fortified baby food which is banned from being injected.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/belgian-federation-requests-two-year-doping-ban-for-greg-van-avermaet |title=Belgian Federation requests two-year doping ban for Greg Van Avermaet|date=16 April 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/greg-van-avermaet-facing-possibility-of-two-year-ban-after-doping-hearing-166917|title=Greg Van Avermaet facing possibility of two-year ban after doping hearing|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]] Sports & Leisure network|date=16 April 2015|access-date=16 April 2015|first=Richard|last=Windsor}}</ref> On 7 May 2015, it was announced that Van Avermaet was cleared of all allegations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-avermaet-cleared-of-doping-charges|title=Van Avermaet cleared of doping charges|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=7 May 2015|access-date=7 May 2015}}</ref>

==Major results==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=150|title=Greg Van Avermaet|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=31 January 2023}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=24em}}
;2005
: 8th Road race, [[2005 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]]
: 8th [[Ronde van Vlaanderen U23]]
: 9th [[Flèche Ardennaise]]
;2006
: 1st {{cjersey|belgium}} [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Under-23 Road Championships
: 1st [[Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig]]
: 1st [[Ghent–Wevelgem U23|Kattekoers]]
: 1st [[Memorial Fred De Bruyne|GP Berlare]]
: 2nd [[Paris–Tours Espoirs]]
: 4th [[Grand Prix de Waregem]]
: 8th Overall [[Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux]]
: 8th Overall [[Giro delle Regioni]]
: 9th [[Circuit de Wallonie]]
: 9th [[Druivenkoers Overijse]]
;2007 <small>(4 pro wins)</small>
: 1st [[Rund um die Hainleite]]
: 1st [[Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen]]
: 1st Stage 5 [[2007 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]]
: 1st Stage 2 [[Tour de Wallonie]]
: 3rd [[Ronde van het Groene Hart]]
: 3rd GP Briek Schotte
: 4th [[Grand Prix d'Isbergues]]
: 4th [[Nokere Koerse]]
: 5th [[Grand Prix of Aargau Canton]]
: 5th [[Grote Prijs Gerrie Knetemann]]
: 6th Overall [[Tour de Picardie]]
: 6th [[Halle–Ingooigem]]
: 8th [[2007 Vattenfall Cyclassics|Vattenfall Cyclassics]]
: 9th Overall [[Tour of Belgium]]
;2008 <small>(4)</small>
: [[2008 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
::1st {{cjersey|blue}} [[Points classification in the Vuelta a España|Points classification]]
::1st Stage 9
: [[Tour de l'Ain]]
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stage 2 
: 2nd Overall [[Tour of Belgium]]
::1st Stage 3
: 2nd Overall [[Tour de Wallonie]]
::1st Stage 3
: 3rd Overall [[2008 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]]
::1st {{cjersey|blue}} Young rider classification
: 3rd [[2008 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|E3 Prijs Vlaanderen]]
: 4th [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 7th Overall [[Tour de Picardie]]
: 7th [[2008 GP Ouest–France|GP Ouest–France]]
: 7th [[Egmont Cycling Race|Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem]]
: 8th [[2008 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
;2009
: 1st [[Heistse Pijl]]
: 4th [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 4th [[2009 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 4th [[Halle–Ingooigem]]
: 5th Overall [[Tour of Belgium]]
: 5th [[Grand Prix d'Isbergues]]
: 6th [[Grote Prijs Jef Scherens]]
: 9th [[Grand Prix of Aargau Canton]]
;2010
: 3rd [[Halle–Ingooigem]]
: 4th [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 5th [[2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[2010 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 7th [[Egmont Cycling Race|Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem]]
: 8th [[2010 Brabantse Pijl|Brabantse Pijl]]
: 9th Overall [[Tour de l'Ain]]
;2011 <small>(4)</small>
: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Tour de Wallonie]]
::1st Stage 5
: 1st [[2011 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]]
: [[2011 Tour of Austria|Tour of Austria]]
::1st {{cjersey|red}} Points classification
::1st Stage 6
: 2nd Overall [[2011 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]]
: 2nd [[Giro del Piemonte|Gran Piemonte]]
: 2nd [[2011 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
: 4th [[Halle–Ingooigem]]
: 7th [[2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
: 7th [[Binche–Chimay–Binche]]
: 9th [[2011 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
: 9th [[2011 Montepaschi Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]
;2012
: 2nd [[2012 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
: 2nd [[Grand Prix de Wallonie]]
: 4th [[2012 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
: 5th [[2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 5th [[2012 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]
: 5th [[2012 Brabantse Pijl|Brabantse Pijl]]
: 6th [[2012 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]]
: 8th [[2012 Gran Piemonte|Gran Piemonte]]
: 9th [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Deià]]
;2013 <small>(4)</small>
: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Tour de Wallonie]]
::1st {{cjersey|blue}} Points classification
::1st Stages 3 & 5
: 1st Stage 1 [[2013 Tour of Utah|Tour of Utah]]
: 3rd [[2013 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 3rd [[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
: 3rd [[Binche–Chimay–Binche]]
: 4th [[2013 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]
: 4th [[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]]
: 5th [[2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 6th Overall [[2013 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]]
::1st Stage 2 ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
: 6th [[2013 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]
: 6th [[2013 Brabantse Pijl|Brabantse Pijl]]
: 6th [[Grand Prix of Aargau Canton]]
: 7th [[2013 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
;2014 <small>(3)</small>
: 1st [[Grand Prix de Wallonie]]
: 1st [[Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem]]
: 2nd [[2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 2nd [[2014 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
: 4th [[Binche–Chimay–Binche]]
: 5th [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[2014 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 5th Overall [[2014 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]]
::1st Stage 5
: 5th [[2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
: 7th [[2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]]
: 8th [[2014 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
: 10th Overall [[2014 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]]
: 10th [[2014 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]]
;2015 <small>(4)</small>
: 1st {{cjersey|red}} Overall [[2015 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]]
::1st Stage 4
: [[2015 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stages 9 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) & 13
: 1st Stage 3 [[2015 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 2nd Overall [[2015 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]]
: 2nd [[2015 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]
: 3rd [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 3rd [[2015 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
: 3rd [[2015 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]
: 3rd [[2015 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]]
: 5th Overall [[2015 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]]
: 5th [[2015 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]]
: 5th [[2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics|Vattenfall Cyclassics]]
: 6th [[2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 7th Overall [[2015 Tour de Yorkshire|Tour de Yorkshire]]
: 8th [[2015 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]
: 10th [[2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
;2016 <small>(6)</small>
: 1st [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Road race]], [[2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
: 1st {{cjersey|azul}} Overall [[2016 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
::1st Stages 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) & 6
: 1st [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]]
: 1st [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: [[2016 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stage 5
::Held {{cjersey|yellow}} after Stages 5–7
: 1st [[Gullegem Koerse]]
: 2nd [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
: 3rd [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall [[2016 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]]
: 4th Overall [[2016 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]]
::1st Stage 5 ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
: 4th [[Binche–Chimay–Binche]]
: 5th [[2016 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
: 5th [[2016 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
: 6th [[2016 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]
: 6th [[2016 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]
: 9th [[2016 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 10th [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[2016 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
;2017 <small>(7)</small>
: 1st [[2017 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]
: 1st {{cjersey|gold}} Overall [[2017 Tour de Luxembourg|Tour de Luxembourg]]
::1st {{cjersey|blue}} Points classification
::1st Stages 2 & 4
: 1st [[2017 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]
: 1st [[2017 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 1st [[2017 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]]
: 1st [[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2017 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
: 2nd [[2017 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
: 2nd [[2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
: 2nd [[2017 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]
: 4th Overall [[2017 BinckBank Tour|BinckBank Tour]]
: 6th [[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[2017 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 7th [[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]]
: 7th [[2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]]
: 8th [[2017 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
: 10th [[2017 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|Bretagne Classic]]
;2018 <small>(2)</small>
: 1st {{cjersey|turquoise}} Overall [[2018 Tour de Yorkshire|Tour de Yorkshire]]
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
: [[2018 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stage 3 ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
::Held {{cjersey|yellow}} after Stages 3–10
::{{cjersey|red number}} [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 10
: 1st Stage 3 [[2018 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]]
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]]
: 1st Stage 3 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
: 2nd [[2018 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
: 3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]], [[2018 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 3rd [[2018 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]]
: 3rd [[2018 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]]
: 4th [[2018 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]
: 4th [[2018 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
: 5th [[2018 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]
: 5th [[2018 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] 
: 6th Overall [[2018 BinckBank Tour|BinckBank Tour]]
: 8th [[2018 Dwars door Vlaanderen|Dwars door Vlaanderen]]
;2019 <small>(3)</small>
: 1st [[2019 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]]
: 1st Stage 3 [[2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
: 2nd Overall [[2019 Tour de Yorkshire|Tour de Yorkshire]]
::1st Stage 4
: 2nd [[2019 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
: 2nd [[2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 3rd [[2019 E3 Binckbank Classic|E3 Binckbank Classic]]
: 3rd [[2019 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
: 4th Overall [[2019 BinckBank Tour|BinckBank Tour]]
: 6th [[2019 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]
: 6th [[2019 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|Bretagne Classic]]
: 7th [[Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem|Primus Classic]]
: 8th [[2019 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[2019 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 10th [[2019 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
: [[2019 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::Held {{cjersey|polkadot}} after Stages 1–2
::{{cjersey|red number}} [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 18
;2020
: 2nd Overall [[2020 Tour de Wallonie|Tour de Wallonie]]
: 3rd [[2020 Gran Trittico Lombardo|Gran Trittico Lombardo]]
: 8th [[2020 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
: 8th [[2020 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]
;2021
: 3rd [[2021 Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]]
: 6th [[2021 E3 Saxo Bank Classic|E3 Saxo Bank Classic]]
: 7th Overall [[2021 Étoile de Bessèges|Étoile de Bessèges]]
: 7th [[2021 Dwars door Vlaanderen|Dwars door Vlaanderen]]
: 8th [[2021 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]]
: 8th [[Paris–Camembert]]
: {{cjersey|red number}} [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 6 [[2021 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
;2022
: 3rd Overall [[Tour du Limousin]]
: 3rd [[2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 4th [[2022 UCI Gravel World Championships|UCI Gravel World Championships]]
: 4th [[Binche–Chimay–Binche]]
: 5th Overall [[2022 Tour de Wallonie|Tour de Wallonie]]
: 5th [[Tour du Finistère]]
: 9th [[2022 Circuit Franco-Belge|Circuit Franco-Belge]]
;2023 <small>(1)</small>
: 1st [[Boucles de l'Aulne]]
: 4th [[Tour du Finistère]]
{{div col end}}

===General classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|colspan=18 align="center"|'''Grand Tour general classification results'''
|-
! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]
! scope="col" | 2007
! scope="col" | 2008
! scope="col" | 2009
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
! scope="col" | 2023
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=17|Did not contest during his career
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
| —
| —
| [[2009 Tour de France|85]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2014 Tour de France|38]]
| [[2015 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[2016 Tour de France|44]]
| [[2017 Tour de France|58]]
| [[2018 Tour de France|28]]
| [[2019 Tour de France|36]]
| [[2020 Tour de France|50]]
| [[2021 Tour de France|97]]
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|gold}}/{{cjersey|red}} [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
| —
| [[2008 Vuelta a España|66]]
| —
| [[2010 Vuelta a España|49]]
| [[2011 Vuelta a España|82]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
|colspan=18 align="center"|'''Major stage race general classification results'''
|-
! scope="col" | Race
! scope="col" | 2007
! scope="col" | 2008
! scope="col" | 2009
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
! scope="col" | 2023
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|Paris–Nice}} [[Paris–Nice]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2014 Paris–Nice|41]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|azul}} [[Tirreno–Adriatico]]
| —
| —
| [[2009 Tirreno–Adriatico|59]]
| [[2010 Tirreno–Adriatico|12]]
| [[2011 Tirreno–Adriatico|29]]
| [[2012 Tirreno–Adriatico|DNF]]
| [[2013 Tirreno–Adriatico|49]]
| —
| [[2015 Tirreno–Adriatico|48]]
| style="background:dodgerblue;" |{{font colour|white|'''1'''|link=2016 Tirreno–Adriatico}}
| [[2017 Tirreno–Adriatico|36]]
| [[2018 Tirreno–Adriatico|20]]
| [[2019 Tirreno–Adriatico|16]]
| —
| [[2021 Tirreno–Adriatico|34]]
| [[2022 Tirreno–Adriatico|57]]
| [[2023 Tirreno–Adriatico|61]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} [[Volta a Catalunya]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=18 rowspan=3 |Did not contest during his career
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|yellow}} [[Tour of the Basque Country]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|yellow}} [[Tour de Romandie]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|yellow}} [[Critérium du Dauphiné]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2014 Critérium du Dauphiné|45]]
| —
| [[2016 Critérium du Dauphiné|76]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2021 Critérium du Dauphiné|81]]
| [[2022 Critérium du Dauphiné|93]]
| [[2023 Critérium du Dauphiné|76]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|yellow}} [[Tour de Suisse]]
| —
| [[2008 Tour de Suisse|54]]
| [[2009 Tour de Suisse|82]]
| [[2010 Tour de Suisse|43]]
| [[2011 Tour de Suisse|60]]
| [[2012 Tour de Suisse|DNF]]
| [[2013 Tour de Suisse|121]]
| —
| [[2015 Tour de Suisse|33]]
| —
| [[2017 Tour de Suisse|48]]
| [[2018 Tour de Suisse|29]]
| [[2019 Tour de Suisse|48]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH
| —
| —
| —
|}

===Classics results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Monument
! scope="col" | 2007
! scope="col" | 2008
! scope="col" | 2009
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
! scope="col" | 2023
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Milan–San Remo]]
| —
| [[2008 Milan–San Remo|53]]
| [[2009 Milan–San Remo|13]]
| [[2010 Milan–San Remo|47]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2011 Milan–San Remo|9]]
| [[2012 Milan–San Remo|69]]
| [[2013 Milan–San Remo|36]]
| [[2014 Milan–San Remo|25]]
| [[2015 Milan–San Remo|19]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2016 Milan–San Remo|5]]
| [[2017 Milan–San Remo|21]]
| [[2018 Milan–San Remo|17]]
| [[2019 Milan–San Remo|42]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2020 Milan–San Remo|8]]
| [[2021 Milan–San Remo|13]]
| [[2022 Milan–San Remo|35]]
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]]
| [[2007 Tour of Flanders|DNF]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2008 Tour of Flanders|8]]
| [[2009 Tour of Flanders|35]]
| [[2010 Tour of Flanders|39]]
| [[2011 Tour of Flanders|22]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2012 Tour of Flanders|4]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2013 Tour of Flanders|7]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2014 Tour of Flanders|'''2''']]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2015 Tour of Flanders|'''3''']]
| [[2016 Tour of Flanders|DNF]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2017 Tour of Flanders|'''2''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2018 Tour of Flanders|5]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2019 Tour of Flanders|10]]
| —
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2021 Tour of Flanders (men's race)|'''3''']]
| [[2022 Tour of Flanders (men's race)|15]]
| [[2023 Tour of Flanders (men's race)|62]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Paris–Roubaix]]
| [[2007 Paris–Roubaix|29]]
| [[2008 Paris–Roubaix|27]]
| [[2009 Paris–Roubaix|38]]
| [[2010 Paris–Roubaix|27]]
| —
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2013 Paris–Roubaix|4]]
| [[2014 Paris–Roubaix|17]]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2015 Paris–Roubaix|'''3''']]
| —
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2017 Paris–Roubaix|'''1''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2018 Paris–Roubaix|4]]
| [[2019 Paris–Roubaix|12]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH
| [[2021 Paris–Roubaix|32]]
| [[2022 Paris–Roubaix|17]]
| [[2023 Paris–Roubaix|37]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|7]]
| [[2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|73]]
| [[2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|63]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|11]]
| —
| [[2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|52]]
| [[2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|DNF]]
| [[2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|40]]
| — 
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Giro di Lombardia]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2010 Giro di Lombardia|15]]
| [[2011 Giro di Lombardia|12]]
| [[2012 Giro di Lombardia|17]]
| [[2013 Giro di Lombardia|19]]
| —
| —
| [[2016 Il Lombardia|DNF]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! [[Classic cycle races|Classic]]
! scope="col" | 2007
! scope="col" | 2008
! scope="col" | 2009
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
! scope="col" | 2023
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Lang|nl|[[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]|italic=no}}
| [[2007 Omloop Het Volk|84]]
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2009 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|4]]
| [[2010 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|108]]
| [[2011 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|30]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|5]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|5]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|'''2''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|6]]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|'''1''']]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|'''1''']]
| [[2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|50]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|'''2''']]
| [[2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|13]]
| [[2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|33]]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|'''3''']]
| [[2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|34]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2010 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|DNF]]
| [[2011 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|81]]
| [[2012 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|101]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH
| [[2014 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|24]]
| [[2015 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|69]]
| [[2016 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|74]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|7]]
| [[2018 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|56]]
| —
| [[2020 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|26]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2021 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|8]]
| [[2022 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|51]]
| [[2023 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|81]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Strade Bianche]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2010 Montepaschi Strade Bianche|13]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2011 Montepaschi Strade Bianche|9]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2012 Strade Bianche|5]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2013 Strade Bianche|6]]
| —
| style="background:silver;" |[[2015 Strade Bianche|'''2''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2016 Strade Bianche|6]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2017 Strade Bianche|'''2''']]
| [[2018 Strade Bianche|34]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2019 Strade Bianche|6]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2020 Strade Bianche|8]]
| [[2021 Strade Bianche|19]]
| [[2022 Strade Bianche|41]]
| [[2023 Strade Bianche|45]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[E3 Saxo Bank Classic]]{{efn|Race known as E3 Prijs Vlaanderen from [[2007 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|2007]] to [[2011 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|2011]], E3 Harelbeke from [[2012 E3 Harelbeke|2012]] to [[2018 E3 Harelbeke|2018]] and the E3 BinckBank Classic in [[2019 E3 Binckbank Classic|2019]].}}
| [[2007 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|89]]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2008 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|'''3''']]
| [[2009 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|28]]
| [[2010 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|26]]
| —
| [[2012 E3 Harelbeke|26]]
| [[2013 E3 Harelbeke|24]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2014 E3 Harelbeke|10]]
| [[2015 E3 Harelbeke|88]]
| —
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2017 E3 Harelbeke|'''1''']]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2018 E3 Harelbeke|'''3''']]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2019 E3 Binckbank Classic|'''3''']]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2021 E3 Saxo Bank Classic|6]]
| [[2022 E3 Saxo Bank Classic|42]]
| [[2023 E3 Saxo Classic|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Gent–Wevelgem]]
| —
| [[2008 Gent–Wevelgem|170]]
| —
| —
| [[2011 Gent–Wevelgem|13]]
| [[2012 Gent–Wevelgem|27]]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2013 Gent–Wevelgem|'''3''']]
| [[2014 Gent–Wevelgem|28]]
| [[2015 Gent–Wevelgem|36]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2016 Gent–Wevelgem|9]]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2017 Gent–Wevelgem|'''1''']]
| [[2018 Gent–Wevelgem|14]]
| [[2019 Gent–Wevelgem|20]]
| —
| [[2021 Gent–Wevelgem|12]]
| [[2022 Gent–Wevelgem|17]]
| [[2023 Gent–Wevelgem|85]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Dwars door Vlaanderen]]
| —
| [[2008 Dwars door Vlaanderen|74]]
| —
| [[2010 Dwars door Vlaanderen|11]]
| [[2011 Dwars door Vlaanderen|22]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen|32]]
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2018 Dwars door Vlaanderen|8]]
| —
| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2021 Dwars door Vlaanderen|7]]
| [[2022 Dwars door Vlaanderen|16]]
| [[2023 Dwars door Vlaanderen|89]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Scheldeprijs]]
| [[2007 Scheldeprijs|102]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2014 Scheldeprijs|89]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Brabantse Pijl (men's race)|Brabantse Pijl]]
| —
| —
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2010 Brabantse Pijl|8]]
| [[2011 Brabantse Pijl|15]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2012 Brabantse Pijl|5]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2013 Brabantse Pijl|6]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2021 Brabantse Pijl|12]]
| — 
| [[2023 Brabantse Pijl|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Amstel Gold Race (men's race)|Amstel Gold Race]]
| —
| [[2008 Amstel Gold Race|84]]
| —
| —
| [[2011 Amstel Gold Race|24]]
| [[2012 Amstel Gold Race|36]]
| [[2013 Amstel Gold Race|16]]
| [[2014 Amstel Gold Race|40]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2015 Amstel Gold Race|5]]
| —
| [[2017 Amstel Gold Race|12]]
| [[2018 Amstel Gold Race|14]]
| [[2019 Amstel Gold Race|14]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH
| [[2021 Amstel Gold Race|26]]
| [[2022 Amstel Gold Race|24]]
| [[2023 Amstel Gold Race|26]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[La Flèche Wallonne]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2011 La Flèche Wallonne|15]]
| [[2012 La Flèche Wallonne|40]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Clásica de San Sebastián]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2010 Clásica de San Sebastián|11]]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2011 Clásica de San Sebastián|'''3''']]
| [[2012 Clásica de San Sebastián|13]]
| [[2013 Clásica de San Sebastián|18]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2014 Clásica de San Sebastián|8]]
| [[2015 Clásica de San Sebastián|DNF]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2016 Clásica de San Sebastián|5]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2017 Clásica de San Sebastián|8]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2018 Clásica de San Sebastián|4]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2019 Clásica de San Sebastián|'''2''']]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Hamburg Cyclassics]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2007 Vattenfall Cyclassics|8]]
| [[2008 Vattenfall Cyclassics|79]]
| [[2009 Vattenfall Cyclassics|65]]
| —
| —
| [[2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics|38]]
| —
| [[2014 Vattenfall Cyclassics|61]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics|5]]
| —
| [[2017 EuroEyes Cyclassics|30]]
| —
| —
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=2| Not held
| [[2022 Hamburg Cyclassics|27]]
| [[2023 Hamburg Cyclassics|45]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Bretagne Classic]]
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2008 GP Ouest–France|7]]
| —
| [[2010 GP Ouest–France|24]]
| —
| [[2012 GP Ouest–France|37]]
| [[2013 GP Ouest–France|71]]
| [[2014 GP Ouest–France|76]]
| [[2015 GP Ouest–France|73]]
| [[2016 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|46]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2017 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|10]]
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2019 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|6]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2023 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|43]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=3 rowspan=2|Race did not exist
| —
| —
| style="background:silver;" |[[2012 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|'''2''']]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|'''3''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|5]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|10]]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|'''2''']]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|'''2''']]
| style="background:silver;" |[[2018 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|'''2''']]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2019 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|'''3''']]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=2 rowspan=2|Not held
| [[2022 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|13]]
| [[2023 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|36]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]]
| —
| —
| [[2012 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|14]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|4]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|7]]
| [[2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|37]]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|'''1''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|7]]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2018 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|'''3''']]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2019 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|'''1''']]
| [[2022 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|16]]
| [[2023 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|60]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Paris–Tours]]
| [[2007 Paris–Tours|48]]
| [[2008 Paris–Tours|132]]
| [[2009 Paris–Tours|14]]
| [[2010 Paris–Tours|16]]
| style="background:gold;"   |[[2011 Paris–Tours|'''1''']]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2012 Paris–Tours|6]]
| [[2013 Paris–Tours|48]]
| [[2014 Paris–Tours|39]]
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2015 Paris–Tours|'''3''']]
| [[2016 Paris–Tours|77]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2021 Paris–Tours|41]]
| —
| [[2023 Paris–Tours|58]]
|}

===Major championships results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!
! scope="col" | 2007
! scope="col" | 2008
! scope="col" | 2009
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
! scope="col" | 2023
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|15px|link=Classification in the Olympic Games Road Race|alt=Gold medal]] [[Cycling at the Summer Olympics#Road cycling.2C men|Olympic Games]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" |NH
|—
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=3|Not held
| [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|92]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=3|Not held
| style="background:gold;"   |[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|'''1''']]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=4|Not held
| [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|DNF]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=2|Not held
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|rainbow}} [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Championships]]
| [[2007 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|62]]
| [[2008 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|17]]
| [[2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|44]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|5]]
| [[2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|175]]
| [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|25]]
| [[2013 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|23]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|5]]
| [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|23]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|10]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|6]]
| [[2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|50]]
| style="background:#ddf;"   |[[2019 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|8]]
| [[2020 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|21]]
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|europe}} [[European Road Championships|European Championships]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=9|Race did not exist
| —
| —
| 25
| —
| 27
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{Cjersey|belgium}} [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|National Championships]]
| 30
| style="background:#ddf;"   |4
| style="background:#ddf;"   |4
| style="background:#ddf;"   |4
| 27
| 27
| style="background:#ddf;"   |7
| style="background:#ddf;"   |9
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|'''3'''
| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|'''3'''
| 62
| 14
| 18
| 31
| 29
| 40
| 45
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" | —
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | DNF
| [[Did not finish]]
|-
! scope="row" | NH
| Not held
|-
! scope="row" | IP
| In progress
|}

==Honours and awards==

* [[Crystal Bicycle]] Best Professional Cyclist: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017<ref name="eurosport203">{{cite web |title=Boonen wint Kristallen Fiets |url=https://www.sport.be/nl/article.html?Article_ID=617757 |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114090822/https://www.sport.be/nl/article.html?Article_ID=617757 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Flandrien of the Year]]: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017<ref name="eurosport208">{{cite web |title=Van Avermaet wint zesde Flandrien: "Het zou raar geweest zijn mocht ik deze trofee niet gewonnen hebben" |url=https://www.hln.be/wielrennen/van-avermaet-wint-zesde-flandrien-het-zou-raar-geweest-zijn-mocht-ik-deze-trofee-niet-gewonnen-hebben~ab275e2a/}}</ref>
* [[Vlaamse Reus]]: 2016<ref name="eurosport2022">{{cite web |title=Greg Van Avermaet wint Vlaamse Reus 2016 |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20161202_02604499}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Sportsman of the year|Belgian Sportsman of the Year]]: 2016<ref name="eurosport232">{{cite web |title=Sportman van het Jaar Van Avermaet: "Dit is zeker de mooiste trofee" |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20161217_02632205}}</ref>
* Honorary Citizen of [[Dendermonde]]: 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2016 |title=Greg Van Avermaet is ereburger van Dendermonde |url=https://www.tvoost.be/nieuws/greg-van-avermaet-is-ereburger-van-dendermonde-37938 |website=TV Oost}}</ref>
* [[VeloNews]]: Classics Rider of the Year: 2017<ref name="eurosport212">{{cite web |title=VeloNews awards 2017: Van Avermaet is classics rider of the year |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/velonews-awards-2017-van-avermaet-classics-rider-year/}}</ref>
* [[:fr:Mendrisio d'or|Swiss Mendrisio d'Or]]: 2017
* CyclingRanking – Overall ranking (26th place)<ref name="eurosport722">{{cite web |title=Overall Ranking 1869-2022 |url=https://www.cyclingranking.com/riders/overall?highlight=2029&page=1 |publisher=Cycling Ranking }}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website|http://www.gregvanavermaet.be}} {{in lang|nl}}
* {{sports links}}

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