André Greipel Cyclist
André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lotto-Belisol. He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany. After his win of the 2008 Tour Down Under, he was named the "Gorilla" by various sports media. In 2008 he won his first Grand Tour stage in the Giro d'Italia and his first major tour, the Tour Down Under. In the 2009 Vuelta a España, Greipel competed as Columbia – HTC's top sprinter benefiting from flat stages and the Columbia lead-out team, he won Stages 4, 5, 16, and 21 after group sprints. He also won the prestigious "Green Jersey" Points Classification. Greipel finished the 2009 season with an impressive 20 wins, second in victories only to his teammate Mark Cavendish. In 2010 he won his second Giro d'Italia stage and won the Tour Down Under for the second time. In 2011, after moving to Omega Pharma-Lotto, he had his first Tour de France victory on stage 10, inching out his biggest rival and former teammate Mark Cavendish.
