Greg Van Avermaet was born on May 17, 1985.The Belgian rider won the Points Jersey in a Grand Tour event, and had success in the one-day events.
Van Avermaet won the Points Jersey in the 2008 Vuelta a Espana.
Van Avermaet was also 3rd in the 2015 Paris-Roubaix Classic behind John Degenkolb of Germany and Zdenek Stybar of the Czech Republic.