Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Year | Men | Sport | Women | Sport | Team | Sport | Promising Talent | Sport | Paralympic | Sport | Coach | Sport |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | Frederik Van Lierde | triathlon | Kirsten Flipkens | tennis | Belgium national football team | football | Nafissatou Thiam | athletics | Joachim Gérard | tennis | Marc Wilmots | football |
| 2012 | Tom Boonen (3) | cycling | Evi Van Acker | sailing | Belgium national field hockey team | field hockey | Kimmer Coppejans | tennis | Marieke Vervoort | handbike | Jacques Borlée (2) | athletics |
| 2011 | Philippe Gilbert (3) | cycling | Kim Clijsters (8) | tennis | Men's 4×400 metres relay (3) | athletics | Thomas Van der Plaetsen | athletics | Wim Decleir | handbike | Jacques Borlée | athletics |
| 2010 | Philippe Gilbert (2) | cycling | Kim Clijsters (7) | tennis | Men's 4×400 metres relay (2) | athletics | Luca Brecel | snooker | Sven Decaesstecker | swimming |  |  |
| 2009 | Philippe Gilbert | cycling | Kim Clijsters (6) | tennis | Men's 4×400 metres relay | athletics | Romelu Lukaku | football |  |  |  |  |
| 2008 | Sven Nys | cyclo-cross | Tia Hellebaut | athletics | Women's 4×100 metres relay (3) | athletics | Elise Matthysen | swimming |  |  |  |  |
| 2007 | Tom Boonen (2) | cycling | Justine Henin-Hardenne (4) | tennis | Women's 4×100 metres relay (2) | athletics | Dominique Cornu | cycling |  |  |  |  |
| 2006 | Stefan Everts (5) | motorcross | Justine Henin-Hardenne (3) | tennis | Belgium Fed Cup team (2) | tennis | Yoris Grandjean | swimming |  |  |  |  |
| 2005 | Tom Boonen | cycling | Kim Clijsters (5) | tennis | Belgium national under-21 football team | football | Niels Albert | cyclo-cross |  |  |  |  |
| 2004 | Stefan Everts (4) | motorcross | Justine Henin-Hardenne (2) | tennis | Women's 4×100 metres relay | athletics | Aagje Vanwalleghem | gymnastics |  |  |  |  |
| 2003 | Stefan Everts (3) | motorcross | Justine Henin-Hardenne | tennis | Belgian Motorcross team (2) | motorcross | Kirsten Flipkens | tennis |  |  |  |  |
| 2002 | Stefan Everts (2) | motorcross | Kim Clijsters (4) | tennis | La Villette Charleroi | table tennis | Thomas Buffel | football |  |  |  |  |
| 2001 | Stefan Everts | motorcross | Kim Clijsters (3) | tennis | Belgium Fed Cup team | tennis | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | cycling |  |  |  |  |
| 2000 | Joël Smets | motorcross | Kim Clijsters (2) | tennis | RSC Anderlecht | football | Bart Aernouts | cyclo-cross |  |  |  |  |
| 1999 | Luc Van Lierde (2) | triathlon | Kim Clijsters | tennis | Belgium Davis Cup team | tennis | Bart Wellens | cyclo-cross |  |  |  |  |
| 1998 | Fred Deburghgraeve (3) | swimming | Dominique Monami | tennis | Belgian Motorcross team | motorcross | Kim Clijsters | tennis |  |  |  |  |
| 1997 | Luc Van Lierde | triathlon | Gella Vandecaveye (2) | judo | Noliko Maaseik | volleyball |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1996 | Fred Deburghgraeve (2) | swimming | Ulla Werbrouck | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1995 | Fred Deburghgraeve | swimming | Brigitte Becue (2) | swimming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1994 | Jean-Michel Saive (2) | table tennis | Brigitte Becue | swimming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1993 | Vincent Rousseau (2) | athletics | Gella Vandecaveye | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1992 | Georges Jobé (2) | motorcross | Annelies Bredael | rowing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1991 | Jean-Michel Saive | table tennis | Sabine Appelmans (2) | tennis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1990 | Rudy Dhaenens | cycling | Sabine Appelmans | tennis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1989 | Thierry Boutsen | motorsport | Ingrid Berghmans (8) | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1988 | Eric Geboers | motorcross | Ingrid Berghmans (7) | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1987 | Georges Jobé | motorcross | Ingrid Lempereur | swimming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1986 | William Van Dijck | athletics | Ingrid Berghmans (6) | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1985 | Gaston Rahier\nVincent Rousseau | motorcross\nathletics | Ingrid Berghmans (5) | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1984 | Claude Criquielion | cycling | Ingrid Berghmans (4) | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1983 | Eddy Annys | athletics | Ingrid Berghmans (3) | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1982 | Jacky Ickx | motorsport | Ingrid Berghmans (2) | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1981 | Freddy Maertens | cycling | Annie Lambrechts | roller skating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1980 | Robert Van De Walle (2) | judo | Ingrid Berghmans | judo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1979 | Robert Van De Walle | judo | Carine Verbauwen (3) | swimming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1978 | Raymond Ceulemans | billiards | Carine Verbauwen (2) | swimming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1977 | Michel Pollentier | cycling | Anne-Marie Pira (2) | athletics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1976 | Ivo Van Damme | athletics | Anne-Marie Pira | athletics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1975 | Bruno Brokken | athletics | Carine Verbauwen | swimming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx (6) | cycling | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx (5) | cycling | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx (4) | cycling | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (3) | cycling | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx (2) | cycling | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx | cycling | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1968 | Serge Reding | weightlifting | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1967 | Ferdinand Bracke | cycling | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Question:
what is the difference between the number of cyclists who have won sportsman of the year and the number of billiards players who have won?
Answer:
17