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• Gilbert Aims To Be King of the Falling Leaves
  October 14th, 2011
  

  MILAN, Oct 14, 2011 (AFP) – Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert is aiming to bring the curtain down on a stellar season so far when he lines up with a third consecutive [...]

• Blythe and Lodewyck Sign, Wyss Renews With BMC Racing Team
  September 27th, 2011
  

  Adam Blythe and Klaas Lodewyck, a pair of teammates of world-ranked No. 1 Philippe Gilbert, will join the BMC Racing Team for 2012. The squad also announced it is extending [...]

• Hushovd, Gilbert Play Down Rainbow Jersey Chances
  September 24th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 24, 2011 (AFP) – Defending champion Thor Hushovd and Belgian ace Philippe Gilbert accept that if they are to win the world road race title [...]

• No Boonen As Gilbert Leads Belgian World Championship Bid
  September 12th, 2011
  

  BRUSSELS, Sept 12, 2011 (AFP) – World number one Philippe Gilbert will spearhead Belgium’s hopes of winning cycling’s coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race championships later this month, [...]

• BMC Racing Team Signs Philippe Gilbert
  August 19th, 2011
  

  Belgian national road and time trial champion Philippe Gilbert will join the BMC Racing Team for the 2012 season, further bolstering a roster that will include the reigning Tour de [...]

• Gilbert Wins Eneco Tour Third Stage
  August 11th, 2011
  

  ANDenne, Belgium, Aug 11, 2011 (AFP) – Belgium champion Philippe Gilbert of the Omega Pharma team won the third stage of the Eneco Tour on Thursday to take the overall [...]

• Gilbert Getting Closer To BMC
  August 11th, 2011
  

  BRUSSELS, Aug 11, 2011 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Philippe Gilbert is edging closer to signing for American team BMC, according to Belgian press reports quoting the rider’s manager Vincent [...]

• Gilbert Takes Aim At Evans’ Number One Spot
  August 8th, 2011
  

  AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, Aug 7, 2011 (AFP) – Belgian ace Philippe Gilbert will start the Eneco Tour this week looking for the top placing that could dislodge Tour de France champion [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Takes San Sebastian Classic
  July 30th, 2011
  

  MADRID, July 30, 2011 (AFP) – Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert made a solo breakaway four kilometers from home to power home and win the 31st edition of the San Sebastian [...]

• A Beaten Gilbert Gives Props To A Victorious Evans
  July 5th, 2011
  

  MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France, July 5, 2011 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert admitted he found the going just too tough on the climb to Mur-de-Bretagne, where Australian Cadel Evans won the Tour [...]

• Evans Pips Contador To Win A Thrilling Stage 4
  July 5th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France, July 5, 2011 – Two-time runner-up Cadel Evans of BMC held off a late charge from Alberto Contador to claim a prestigious victory [...]

• Hushovd Thunders Into Yellow As Garmin Win Team Time Trial
  July 3rd, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LES ESSARTS, France, July 3, 2011- World champion Thor Hushovd took over the Tour de France yellow jersey from Belgian Philippe Gilbert as Garmin-Cervelo triumphed [...]

• Gilbert In Yellow Thanks To Maiden Tour Stage Win
  July 2nd, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 2, 2011 – Uphill sprint specialist Philippe Gilbert dominated an incident-packed first stage of the Tour de France here on Saturday [...]

• Hushovd, Goss, Gilbert the Yellow Jersey Favorites Day one
  July 1st, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 – Norwegian Thor Hushovd and Matt Goss of Australia are among the favorites to take possession of the Tour [...]

• Gilbert Furious By ‘Doping’ Delivery Links To Omega-Pharma
  June 29th, 2011
  

  LES HERBIERS, France, June 29, 2011 – Belgian cycling star Philippe Gilbert has moved to divert any suspicion of doping from within the Omega-Pharma team after a former teammate was [...]

• VDB’ and Gilbert Spearhead Omega’s Tour Challenge
  June 23rd, 2011
  

  Classics king Philippe Gilbert and yellow jersey hopeful Jurgen van den Broeck will spearhead Omega-Pharma’s bid for success at the 2011 Tour de France. Both riders were among the nine-man [...]

• Gilbert Wins Tour of Belgium
  May 29th, 2011
  

  PUTTE, Belgium, May 29, 2011 – In-form Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert won the Tour of Belgium here on Sunday while his Omega-Pharma team-mate Andre Greipel of Germany won the fifth [...]

• Gilbert Consolidates Overall Lead
  May 28th, 2011
  

  EUPEN, Belgium, May 28, 2011 (AFP) – In-form Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert won the fourth stage of the Tour of Belgium here on Saturday to retain the overall leader’s black [...]

• Kruopis Wins Tour of Belgium Third Stage
  May 27th, 2011
  

  YPRES, Belgium, May 27, 2011 (AFP) – Lithuanian Aidis Kruopis of the Landbouwkrediet team won the third stage of the Tour of Belgium on Friday as Belgian Philippe Gilbert took [...]

• Westra Pips Gilbert To Win Tour of Belgium Prologue
  May 25th, 2011
  

  BUGGENHOUT, Belgium, May 25, 2011 (AFP) – Dutchman Lieuwe Westra claimed victory in the Tour of Belgium prologue to take the lead of the race on Wednesday. The Vacansoleil rider [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Fact Sheet
  April 26th, 2011
  

  Factfile on Liege-Bastogne-Liege winner Philippe Gilbert of Belgium: Philippe Gilbert Date of birth: July 5, 1982 Place of birth: Aywaille (Belgium) Nationality: Belgian Height: 1.79 m Weight: 67 kg Teams: [...]

• Gilbert Adds Walloon Flair To Belgian Classics Rout
  April 26th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis LIEGE, Belgium, April 26, 2011 – Belgium’s love of cycling’s tough one-day classics came to a dramatic crescendo when Philippe Gilbert finally landed a “dream” victory [...]

• Gilbert Wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege For The Grand Slam
  April 24th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis LIEGE, Belgium, April 24, 2011 – Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma etched his name into cycling’s history books Sunday with a maiden victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege [...]

• Vino Rules Out Coalition To Beat Gilbert
  April 23rd, 2011
  

  LIEGE, Belgium, April 23, 2011 – Defending champion Alexandre Vinokourov has ruled out a concerted effort in the peloton to stop race favorite Philippe Gilbert from winning Liege-Bastogne-Liege. However the [...]

• Gilbert Set To Give A Divided Belgium Another Classics Win
  April 23rd, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, April 22, 2011 – He may be no Eddy Merckx, but Philippe Gilbert has a chance to cap what has been a golden spring classics [...]

• Gilbert Aiming For The Ardennes Classics “Grand Slam”
  April 22nd, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, April 22, 2011 – Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert lines up for Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday with a rare chance of securing a Grand Slam of victories in [...]

• A In-Form Gilbert Wins Fleche Wallonne
  April 20th, 2011
  

  CHARLEROI, Belgium, April 20, 2011 – Belgian racer Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma won the Fleche Wallonne on Wednesday, just three days after also snaffling the Amstel Gold race. Gilbert, [...]

• On Fire Gilbert Defends His Amstel Title
  April 17th, 2011
  

  VALKENBURG, Netherlands, April 17, 2011 – In-form Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert won the Amstel Gold race for the second successive year on Sunday to add to his win in the [...]

• Gilbert On Good Form As Amstel Opens Ardennes Classics
  April 16th, 2011
  

  PARIS, April 15, 2011 – Belgian one-day specialist Philippe Gilbert will line up for the Amstel Gold Race knowing that his big objective of the spring lies one week further [...]

• Gilbert Targeting Amstel Form With Brabanconne Win
  April 13th, 2011
  

  OVERIJSE, Belgium, April 13, 2011 – Belgian Philippe Gilbert, of Omega Pharma, gave up and coming countryman Bjorn Leukemans a lesson in uphill sprinting on his way to victory in [...]

• Gilbert Claims Fifth Stage, Evans In Blue
  March 13th, 2011
  

  ROME, March 13, 2011 – Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Omega Pharma-Lotto team won the fifth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race on Sunday over 244km from Chieti to Castelraimondo. Australian [...]

• Belgian Gilbert Wins Strade Bianche
  March 6th, 2011
  

  Strade Bianche – Victory Belgian Gilbert Results of cycling Strade Bianche (Tuscany, northern Italy), won Saturday by Belgian sprint specialist Philippe Gilbert: Results: 1. Philippe Gilbert (BEL / Omega Pharma), [...]

• Omega Pharma – Lotto Riders Testing In Wind Tunnel
  January 29th, 2011
  

  Our team does not leave anything to chance. As all detail must be studied for today’s cycle racing, sports manager Marc Sergeant took today three riders to the Drag2Zero facility [...]

• Philippe Gilbert At The Ghent-Wevelgem
  January 25th, 2011
  

  The early season programme of Philippe Gilbert is being progressively completed. He has just decided, after discussing it with Omega Pharma – Lotto to take part to the 2011 Ghent-Wevelgem. [...]

• Gilbert Scores His Second Lombardy Win
  October 16th, 2010
  

  COMO, Italy – Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert on Saturday picked up a second Tour of Lombardy crown as the one-day specialist landed the final classic race of the season. The Omega [...]

• Gilbert Must Climb To Second Lombardy Title
  October 15th, 2010
  

  MILAN – Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert is hoping organisers’ decision to toughen the Tour of Lombardy finale does not get in the way of a second successive victory in the ‘race [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Wins Tour of Piedmont
  October 14th, 2010
  

  Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert won the Tour of Piedmont, raced Thursday at The distance of 194 miles in Cherasco Cossato (northwest). The world champion, Norway’s Thor Hushovd, who has not [...]

• Gilbert Says Cancellara Will Be A Marked Man
  October 2nd, 2010
  

  GEELONG, Australia – Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert has warned Swiss contender Fabian Cancellara he will be a marked man during the world road race championship on Sunday. The elite men’s road [...]

• Mind Games Begin Ahead of Rainbow Jersey Battle
  October 1st, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis GEELONG, Australia – Italy coach Paolo Bettini is keeping rival teams guessing as the mind games gather pace ahead of Sunday’s battle for cycling’s coveted rainbow [...]

• Gilbert Happy To Bear Weight Of The Rainbow Jersey
  September 23rd, 2010
  

  Written by Justin Davis PARIS – Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert is ready to bare the considerable weight of favourite for the world road race cycling championships, if it means he wins [...]

• Nibali Increases His Lead, As Gilbert Takes Stage In Tour of Spain
  September 17th, 2010
  

  TOLEDO, Spain – Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali stretched his overall lead over Spain’s Ezequiel Mosquera in the Tour of Spain after Friday’s 19th stage, won by Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert. Gilbert, of [...]

• Belgians Hope Rests With Gilbert At Worlds
  September 7th, 2010
  

  BRUSSELS – One day classic specialist Philippe Gilbert will be the point man for the Belgian team at the world road race championships later this month in Geelong, Australia, it [...]

• Petacchi Nips Cavendish On Stage 7 At Tour of Spain
  September 3rd, 2010
  

  ORIHUELA, Spain – Italy’s Alessandro Petacchi won the seventh stage of the Tour of Spain here on Friday but the action was overshadowed by the death of a Team Sky [...]

• Hushovd Wins Sixth Stage of Tour of Spain
  September 2nd, 2010
  

  MURCIA, Spain – Norwegian sprint specialist Thor Hushovd won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain here on Thursday, while Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert retained the overall leader’s red jersey. [...]

• Farrar Wins Stage 5 At Tour of Spain, Gilbert Retains Lead
  September 1st, 2010
  

  LORCA, Spain – American Tyler Farrar won the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain on Wednesday in a sprint finish, while Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert retained the overall leader’s red [...]

• Gilbert Sees Red As He Wins Third Stage
  August 30th, 2010
  

  MALAGA – Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert won the third stage of the Tour of Spain on Monday, a 157.3 kilometres ride from Marbella to here and took the overall leader’s [...]

• Gilbert Strikes On Stage 1 At Tour of Belgium
  May 26th, 2010
  

  EEKLO (Belgium), May 26, 2010 – Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma), a favorite at the Tour of Belgium, struck first on stage 1 on Wednesday at the Tour of Belgium. [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Heads The World Rankings
  April 26th, 2010
  

  PARIS, April 26, 2010 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert now leads the world rankings released on Monday by the International Cycling Union (UCI), following the finish of the Liege-Bastogne-Liège race. [...]

• Climbers Should Smile On Tour de Romandie
  April 26th, 2010
  

  New Pro Tour leader Philippe Gilbert joins his closest rival Alejandro Valverde in a mountainous test on the six stage Tour de Romandie which begins on Tuesday. The Belgian road [...]

• Vinokourov Stuns Favourites To Win Liege-Bastogne-Liege
  April 25th, 2010
  

  ANS, Belgium, April 25, 2010 – Kazakhstan’s Alexandre Vinokourov, of Astana stunned a host of bigger favorites to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege, cycling’s oldest one-day classic, for the second time Sunday. Vinokourov, [...]

• Gilbert Extends Until 2012 At Omega Pharma
  April 19th, 2010
  

  Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert, who won Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race, has extended his contract for two years with the team Omega Pharma, it was reported on Monday by the Belgian daily [...]

• Gilbert Boosts Liege Hopes With Maiden Win At Amstel
  April 18th, 2010
  

  VALKENBURG, Netherlands, April 18, 2010 (AFP) – Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert capped a superb attack on the 31st and final climb of the Amstel Gold Race to win the Dutch one-day [...]

• Planes, Trains, and Automobiles For Travel-Weary Cyclists
  April 17th, 2010
  

  Missing out on riding a major bike race with 257.3 kilometers and 31 climbs on the menu would probably be welcomed by most people. But not Europe’s cycling elite, who [...]

• Tour of Flanders Quotes
  April 4th, 2010
  

  MEERBEKE (Belgium), April 4, 2010 (AFP) – Fabian Cancellara (SUI / Saxo Bank), Winner: “I was not planning to attack the wall of Grammont although it is a place of [...]

• Dramatic Stage 2 At Paris-Nice – Jens Voigt Still Second
  March 8th, 2010
  

  It was an extremely nervous first and 201, 5 kilometer long stage of Paris-Nice between Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines og Contres. Two crashes along the way was the direct consequence of the eager [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Winning Streak Continues At Tour of Lombardy
  October 17th, 2009
  

  Belgian Philippe Gilbert won his fourth race in a row as his hot streak continued with victory in Saturday’s Tour of Lombardy over 242km from Varese to Cuomo. Gilbert beat [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Wins Paris-Tours – Again
  October 11th, 2009
  

  TOURS, France, Oct 11, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert, riding for Silence, on Sunday won the Paris-Tours semi classic race over 230km for the second straight year. Gilbert saw [...]

• Gilbert Heads Up Belgian World Champs Team
  September 15th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, Sept 14, 2009 (AFP) – Philippe Gilbert will lead the Belgian cycling team at the upcoming world road race championships it was announced by coach Carlo Bomans on Monday. [...]

• Gilbert Wins Giro 20th Stage, Menchov Keeps Pink
  May 30th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ANAGNI, Italy, May 30, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Lotto team won the 20th stage of the Tour of Italy over 203km from Naples [...]

• An Emotional Stijn Devolder Defends His Flanders Crown
  April 5th, 2009
  

  Belgium’s Stijn Devolder won the 261.5km Tour of Flanders spring classic cycle race for the second year in a row here on Sunday. Germany’s Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo) finished second, with [...]

• Gilbert Makes His Departure A Little Less Painful By Winning Paris-Tours race
  October 12th, 2008
  

  by Jean Montois TOURS, France, Oct 12, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian one-day specialist Philippe Gilbert handed his Francaise des Jeux team the ideal farewell gift by winning his maiden one-day [...]

• Boonen and Gilbert Lead Belgium’s Worlds Charge
  September 13th, 2008
  

  BRUSSELS, Sept 12, 2008 (AFP) – Former world champion Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert will spearhead Belgium’s bid for the world road race championships’ rainbow jersey later this month. Both [...]

• Bettini Wins Tour of Spain Sixth Stage, Chavanel Takes Golden Jersey
  September 4th, 2008
  

  TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 4, 2008 (AFP) – Italian rider Paolo Bettini of Quick Step won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Thursday, a 150.1 kilometer course from [...]

• Gilbert and Casar To Lead Francaise des Jeux Team At Tour de France
  June 30th, 2008
  

  SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, France, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – French outfit Francaise des Jeux on Sunday announced that Philippe Gilbert and Sandy Casar would lead its team, which includes three Tour novices, [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Signs With Silence-Lotto Today
  June 5th, 2008
  

  Gilbert moves up a gear at Silence-Lotto BRUSSELS, June 5, 2008 (AFP) – One-day race specialist Philippe Gilbert will be looking to boost his victory chances after signing for Belgium’s [...]