Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three Ardennes classics – the Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège – in a single season, which he accomplished in 2011. Gilbert also finished the 2011 season as the overall winner of the UCI World Tour.
Gilbert at the 2017 Tour de France
Gilbert at the 2006 Tour de France
Gilbert at the 2008 Tour of Flanders
Gilbert at the 2011 Tour de France, wearing the Belgian national champion's jersey.
2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
The Men's Individual Road Race of the 2012 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 23 September in the province of Limburg, Netherlands.
Philippe Gilbert sprinting to victory