| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 49 | Road Race | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 6 | Road Race | 2009 | Mendrisio, SUI | |
| 15 | Road Race | 2008 | Varese, ITA | |
| 17 | Road Race | 2011 | Copenhagen, DEN | |
| 18 | Road Race | 2010 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| Il Lombardia | ||||
| 1 | Road Race | 2010 | Como, ITA | |
| 1 | Road Race | 2009 | Como, ITA | |
| 8 | Road Race | 2011 | Lecco, ITA | |
| Liege - Bastogne - Liege | ||||
| 1 | Road Race | 2011 | Ans, BEL | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Ans, BEL | |
| 4 | Road Race | 2009 | Ans, BEL | |
| Milano - San Remo | ||||
| 3 | Road Race | 2011 | San Remo, ITA | |
| 9 | Road Race | 2010 | San Remo, ITA | |
| Ronde van Vlaanderen | ||||
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Meerbeke, BEL | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2009 | Meerbeke, BEL | |
| 9 | Road Race | 2011 | Meerbeke, BEL | |
| Amstel Gold Race | ||||
| 1 | Road Race | 2011 | Valkenburg, NED | |
| 1 | Road Race | 2010 | Valkenburg, NED | |
| 4 | Road Race | 2009 | Valkenburg, NED | |
| 6 | Road Race | 2012 | Valkenburg, NED | |
| Clasica San Sebastian | ||||
| 1 | Road Race | 2011 | San Sebastian, ESP | |
| Eneco Tour | ||||
| 2 | Individual | 2011 | Sittard, NED | |
| Fleche Wallonne | ||||
| 1 | Road Race | 2011 | Huy, BEL | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2012 | Huy, BEL | |
| 6 | Road Race | 2010 | Huy, BEL | |
| Gent - Wevelgem | ||||
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Wevelgem, BEL | |
| GP de Montreal | ||||
| 3 | Road Race | 2011 | Montreal, QC, CAN | |
| GP de Quebec | ||||
| 1 | Road Race | 2011 | Quebec, QC, CAN | |
| Tirreno - Adriatico | ||||
| 9 | Individual | 2011 | San Benedetto del Tronto, ITA | |
Nickname
Phil (philippegilbert.com, 27 Mar 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Horticulture
Family
Wife Patricia Zeevaert and one child
Language(s) spoken
Dutch, English, French
Club name
BMC Racing Team, United States
Coach
John Lelangue [sports director] (UCI, 29 Mar 2012)
Sporting relatives
In the past he competed in cyclo-cross races. (cyclingnews.com, 03 Oct 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started riding bicycles as a toddler, and began competing during adolescence. He turned pro in 2002 with the Domo-Farm Frites team. (philippegilbert.com, 27 Mar 2012; cyclingnews.com, 03 Oct 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
His family are all enthusiastic cyclists. At the beginning of his career he was coached by his parents and his brother Christian. (philippegilbert.com, 27 Mar 2012)
Ambitions
To win gold in the road race at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (road.cc, 27 Dec 2011)
Awards
He was named as Belgian Sportsman of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and he won the Kristallen Fiets [Crystal Bike] award in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. (gva.be, 19 Mar 2012)
He became the first Belgian to complete the Ardennes hat-trick after his 2011 triumphs in the Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Only Italian Davide Rebellin had previously won all three races in the same year, doing so in 2004. (irishpeloton.com, 21 Apr 2011)
General
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
He has his own book called My Year in Top Gear. (lannoo.be, 27 Mar 2012)
Previous Olympics
Athens 2004
