# Crystal Bicycle

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

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