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}} André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI World Tour team . Born in Rostock, East Germany, Greipel is a pure sprinter who is among the most prolific cyclists of his era with regard to the number of his wins. His major successes have included seventeen stage victories at Grand Tours: ten at the Tour de France, four at the Vuelta a España – where he won the points classification in 2009 – and three at the Giro d'Italia. He also prevailed in the classic Paris–Bourges and won the overall classification of the Australian race Tour Down Under twice, in 2008 and 2010. ==Professional career== The 2008 Tour Down Under was to be the revelation for Greipel. He won the overall classification by a narrow margin of 7 seconds on the local Allan Davis of Team UniSA-Australia. He also earned the points classification thanks to an impressive 4 stage wins out of a possibility of 6. Later in the season, he won his first Grand Tour stage in the Giro d'Italia. In the 2009 Vuelta a España, Greipel competed as top sprinter benefiting from flat stages and the Columbia lead-out team. He won 4 stages including the prestigious last one after group sprints. He also won the "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 started the year with his second overall victory at the Tour Down Under. He achieved that result thanks to 3 stages triumphs. The 4-second bonuses awarded to the winner of each stages helped him carry on to the top of the podium. In April, Greipel completely dominated the Tour of Turkey in terms of stage wins, winning 5 stages out of 8 including the opening time trial. He finished eighth overall and earned the points classification jersey. He later conquered his second Giro d'Italia stage. In 2011, after moving to , he had his first Tour de France victory on stage 10, inching out his biggest rival and former teammate Mark Cavendish. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「André Greipel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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