High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982 in Remouchamps (Aywaille)) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team BMC Racing Team. Gilbert is a classics specialist and is the current Road Cycling World Champion for the 2012-13 season. He is the second person (and first Belgian) in history to win all three Ardennes classics in a single year.