CYCLIST

Greg Van Avermaet

1985 - Today

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Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet was a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general classification in stage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, 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.He won the men's individual road race event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and has won other one-day races such as Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem and E3 Harelbeke in 2017, the 2016 GP de Montréal and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2016 and 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Greg Van Avermaet has received more than 460,405 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Greg Van Avermaet is the 328th most popular cyclist (down from 279th in 2019), the 801st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 691st in 2019) and the 51st most popular Belgian Cyclist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Greg Van Avermaets by language

Over the past year Greg Van Avermaet has had the most page views in the with 35,376 views, followed by English (27,008), and French (24,285). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (106.79%), Hebrew (78.29%), and Korean (72.78%)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Greg Van Avermaet ranks 328 out of 1,613. Before him are Joseph Rosemeyer, Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke, Cipriano Chemello, Hans-Henrik Ørsted, Peter Winnen, and Eddy Planckaert. After him are Ludo Peeters, Urs Zimmermann, Bernt Johansson, Kim Andersen, Roberto Visentini, and Joaquim Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Greg Van Avermaet ranks 157. Before him are Priscilla Chan, Zach Roerig, Dave Franco, Athina Onassis, Rudy Fernández, and Diego Alves. After him are Taye Taiwo, John Isner, Marina Diamandis, Lee Min-ki, Emil Hegle Svendsen, and Stéphane Lambiel.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Greg Van Avermaet ranks 801 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), Philippe Albert (1967), Olivier Gourmet (1963), Nacer Chadli (1989), Eddy Planckaert (1958), and Luc Luycx (1958). After him are Ludo Peeters (1953), Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (1866), Anne-Marie Lizin (1949), Jordan Lukaku (1994), Rudy Dhaenens (1961), and Jérémie Renier (1981).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Greg Van Avermaet ranks 51. Before him are Tom Boonen (1980), Frank Vandenbroucke (1974), Philippe Gilbert (1982), Johan Bruyneel (1964), Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), and Eddy Planckaert (1958). After him are Ludo Peeters (1953), Rudy Dhaenens (1961), Eric Vanderaerden (1962), Frank Hoste (1955), Etienne De Wilde (1958), and Remco Evenepoel (2000).

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