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Crystal Bicycle

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The "Kristallen Fiets" (Dutch for "Crystal Bicycle") is a cycle racing award, created in 1992 by the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. The award is given annually to the Belgian rider considered to have performed the best over the year.

As of 2013, Johan Museeuw holds the record, winning the award five times. Only two cyclo-cross riders have won the award, Paul Herygers and Sven Nys, although Wout van Aert also won the trophy twice after already having shifted focus to road racing.

Other categories have been introduced at later stages, including the Best Young Rider award in 1994, the Best Cycling Manager award in 2000, the best domestique award in 2005 (commonly referred to as the Crystal Drop of Sweat), the Best Female Rider in 2016, and finally the Best Young Female Rider in 2023.

Recipients

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Year Crystal Bicycle
(men)
Best Young Rider
(men)
Best Manager Crystal Drop of Sweat
(Best Helper)
Crystal Bicycle
(women)
Best Young Rider
(women)
1992 Dirk De Wolf Not Awarded Not Awarded Not Awarded Not Awarded Not Awarded
1993 Johan Museeuw
1994 Paul Herygers Kristof Trouvé
1995 Johan Museeuw Leif Hoste
1996 Johan Museeuw Glenn D'Hollander
1997 Johan Museeuw Sven Nys
1998 Tom Steels Sven Nys
1999 Frank Vandenbroucke Kevin Hulsmans
2000 Andrei Tchmil Jurgen Van Goolen Patrick Lefevere & Johan Bruyneel
2001 Rik Verbrugghe Tom Boonen Jef Braeckevelt
2002 Johan Museeuw Kevin De Weert Johan Bruyneel
2003 Peter Van Petegem Johan Vansummeren Johan Bruyneel
2004 Tom Boonen Niels Albert Patrick Lefevere
2005 Tom Boonen Niels Albert José De Cauwer Kevin Hulsmans
2006 Tom Boonen Dominique Cornu Patrick Lefevere Gert Steegmans
2007 Sven Nys Niels Albert Johan Bruyneel Johan Vansummeren
2008 Philippe Gilbert Jan Bakelants Johan Bruyneel Mario Aerts
2009 Philippe Gilbert Kris Boeckmans Johan Bruyneel Stijn Vandenbergh
2010 Philippe Gilbert Yannick Eijssen Marc Sergeant Mario Aerts
2011 Philippe Gilbert Tosh Van der Sande John Lelangue Jelle Vanendert
2012 Tom Boonen Gijs Van Hoecke Carlo Bomans Kevin De Weert
2013 Sven Nys Igor Decraene Patrick Lefevere Stijn Vandenbergh
2014 Greg Van Avermaet Dylan Teuns Walter Planckaert Iljo Keisse
2015 Greg Van Avermaet Laurens De Plus Walter Planckaert Iljo Keisse
2016 Greg Van Avermaet Bjorg Lambrecht Kevin De Weert Iljo Keisse Jolien D'Hoore
2017 Greg Van Avermaet Bjorg Lambrecht Patrick Lefevere Julien Vermote Jolien D'Hoore
2018 Victor Campenaerts Remco Evenepoel Patrick Lefevere Tim Declercq Nicky Degrendele
2019 Remco Evenepoel Ilan Van Wilder Patrick Lefevere Tim Declercq Sanne Cant
2020 Wout van Aert Thibau Nys Allan Peiper Tim Declercq Lotte Kopecky
2021 Wout van Aert Thibau Nys Christoph Roodhooft
Philip Roodhooft
Tim Declercq Lotte Kopecky
2022 Remco Evenepoel Alec Segaert Sven Vanthourenhout Tiesj Benoot Lotte Kopecky
2023 Remco Evenepoel William Junior Lecerf Christoph Roodhooft
Philip Roodhooft
Nathan Van Hooydonck Lotte Kopecky Julie De Wilde
2024 Remco Evenepoel Jarno Widar Sven Vanthourenhout Justine Ghekiere Lotte Kopecky Fleur Moors
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