Andre Greipel
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Tour of Britain 2018 Stage 4: Sprint win Greipel, Bevin cements lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The 4th stage in the Tour of Britain runs to a sprint finish in Royal Leamington Spa. Greipel wins the race, while Bevin sprints to third place to cement his overall lead.
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Tour of Britain 2018 Stage 1: André Greipel sprints to first leader's jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the Tour of Britain is played out on a lumpy route in Wales. The last hill is crested with 8 kilometres remaining, still the race boils down to a bunch sprint with André Greipel pipping Caleb Ewan and Fernando Gaviria.
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Tour Down Under 2018: André Greipel wins final stage, Impey takes overall
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour Down Under ends with the traditional Adelaide. André Greipel outsprints Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan, while Daryl Impey wins the overall on countback ahead of Richie Porte. Tom-Jelte Slagter finishes in third.
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Tour Down Under 2018: André Greipel outsprints Caleb Ewan in stage 1
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the 2018 Tour Down Under is a 145 kilometres race between Adelaide and Port Lydoch. In the ensuing bunch sprint André Greipel times it perfectly to best Caleb Ewan. The German is the first overall leader.
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Giro 2017: Greipel takes 2nd stage and pink jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst At 221 kilometres, the 2nd stage in the Giro d'Italia is played out on a hilly course in Sardinia's interior. The race comes down to a bunch sprint with André Greipel powering to victory. As a bonus the German takes the maglia rosa.
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Paris-Nice 2017: Greipel outsprints Démare and Groenewegen, Alaphilippe still leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The route of stage 5 in Paris-Nice amounts to almost 200 kilometres. The race boils down to a bunch sprint in Bourg de Péage with Andre Greipel fastest. The German bests Démare and Groenewegen on the line, while Julian Alaphilippe retains in the…
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Tour de France 2016 Stage 21: Greipel hits jackpot on Champs-Elysees, Froome wins overall
Door Martijn Ophorst At 113 kilometres, the closing stage of the Tour de France lead from Chantilly to Parijs. With Froome in yellow, Sagan in green, Majka in the polka dot, and Yates in white, there is only one victory left: stage victory. André Greipel outsprints…
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Giro d'Italia 2016 Stage 12: Greipel outsprints Ewan, Jungels retains in overall lead
Door Harmen Lustig At 182 kilometres, stage 12 in the 2016 Giro d'Italia is tailor made for the fast men. André Greipel outsprints Caleb Ewan, while Bob Jungels is still the man in pink.
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Giro d'Italia 2016 Stage 7: Second sprint victory Greipel, Dumoulin holds on to pink
Door Harmen Lustig At 211 kilometres, stage 7 is played out on rolling roads between Sulmona and Foligno. The race boils down to a sprint with Greipel powering to victory after Kittel punctured in the finale. Tom Dumoulin retains in the GC lead.
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Giro d'Italia 2016 Stage 5: Greipel wins uphill sprint, Dumoulin retains GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig Stage 5 totals 233 kilometres. mostly on rolling roads. The course between Praia a Mare and Benevento is fast men's territory culminating in a slightly uphill and cobbled last kilometre. André Greipel is strongest, besting Arnaud Démare with a…
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Eneco Tour 2015 Stage 2: Sprint-victory Greipel, Asselman new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The riders race in circles around the Dutch town of Breda. Just like yesterday, home-rider Jesper Asselman is in the break of the day and he makes good use of the Golden Kilometre to catapult himself into the overall lead.The race itself boils…
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Tour de France 2015 Stage 15: Greipel outsprints Degenkolb and Kristoff
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 15 leads in 183 kilometres from to Mende of Valence. It's a hilly ride with a flat finale. Cavendish is dropped early in the race and a break with Sagan is reeled on time. André Greipel powers to the win, taking his third win in the Tour de…
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Tour de France 2015 Stage 5: And that's two for Greipel...
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 5 leads 189.5 flat kilometres from Arras to Amiens. A wind-swept race boils down to a bunch sprint with André Greipel taking his second win in the 2015 Tour de France, besting Sagan and Cavendish. No changes in the overall.
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Tour de France 2015 Stage 2: Greipel wins hectic stage, Cancellara in yellow
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 2 in the Tour de France 2015 heads from Utrecht to Neeltje Jans in the Dutch province Zeeland. The hectic wind-swept race is won by André Greipel and with sprinting to bonification seconds Fabian Cancellara takes the yellow jersey. Chris…
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Giro 2015 Stage 6: Greipel powers to victory, Contador crashes
Door Martijn Ophorst Despite a hilly section halfway it is up to the sprinters. After a perfect lead-out by his team André Greipel powers to the win. Sadly a crash marks the finale, with Alberto Contador one of the victims.
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Paris-Nice 2015: Greipel powers to victory, Degenkolb comes closer
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 2 in Paris-Nice leads the riders in 172 kilometres from Saint-Aignan to Saint-Amand-Montrond. After a brave attack by Arnaud Gerard a bunch sprint is today's likely outcome. André Greipel bestst Démare and Degenkolb, with the latter…
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Tour de France 2014: André Greipel fastest in bunch sprint
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday July 10th, juli 2014 - On rolling terrain the stage leads in 194 kilometres from Arras to Reims. André Greipel outsprints each of everyone.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Results 6th stage Greipel takes final sprint
Door Martijn Ophorst Andre Greipel again showed his dominance in the sprints, with his Lotto-Belisol train reeling in the breakaway in the last kilometre. Chris Froome had a trouble free day in the peloton and seeled his second successive overall win in Oman.
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Tour of Oman 2014 Results 1st stage: Greipel takes sprint
Door Martijn Ophorst 164.5 flat kilometres led the riders from As Suwayq Castle to Naseem Garden. Bunch sprint was written all over this stage and we weren't let down with Greipel taking the honours as well as the first leader's jersey.
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Tour of Qatar 2014 Results 5th stage - André Greipel wins
Door Martijn Ophorst André Greipel proves to the best sprinter after the 159 kilometers ride from Al Zubara Fort to Madinat Al Shamal. Niki Terpstra stays in the lead of the GC.
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Tour Down Under 2014 Results stage 4 and GC
Door Harmen Lustig André Greipel won bunch the sprint in the 4th stage of the 2014 Tour Down Under, leading from Unley to Victor Harbor. His team mate Jurgen Roelandts completed the Lotto-Belisol success by finishing second.
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Tour Down Under 2014 Results stage 6 and final ranking
Door Harmen Lustig André Greipel? Or Marcel Kittel? In the streets of Adelaide the first German was the best in the bunch sprint. Simon Gerrans kept the 1 second lead over Cadel Evans and won the GC.