André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Columbia – HTC. He currently lives in Kritzmow,
Germany. After his win of the 2008 Tour Down Under, he was named the "Gorilla" by various sports media. In the 2009 Vuelta
a España, he is competing as Columbia - HTC's top sprinter, in the absence of Mark Cavendish, Edvald Boasson Hagen etc. Benefiting
from flat stages and the famous Columbia lead-out team, he won Stages 4, 5, 16, and 21 after group sprints.