Greg van Avermaet
His year started with him batting away ozone doping allegations, but Greg Van Avermaet has finished his season by picking up Het Laatste Nieuws's Kristallen Fiets (Crystal Bike) award.
It's the second year running that Van Avermaet has won the newspaper's award voted for by journalists, former winners and cycling celebrities, this time beating out Eneco Tour winner Tim Wellens and 21-year-old Tiesj Benoot.
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Adam Blythe unveils 24 carat gold Genesis bike24 carat gold leaf bike design a collaboration between Genesis, Fat Creations and Blythe
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Greg Van Avermaet ends season early with WorldTour win securedBelgian Classics star Greg Van Avermaet says that he will end his season "two weeks early" with an almost unassailable lead in the 2017 UCI WorldTour
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Team Sky top UCI WorldTour ranking after Froome's Vuelta a España victoryBritish squad Team Sky moves to the top of the UCI's WorldTour ranking after the Vuelta a España as Chris Froome moves to second place in the rider ranking behind Greg Van Avermaet
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Greg Van Avermaet's Ghent-Wevelgem Strava file shows his devastating speedSee what it took to win the 2017 edition of Ghent-Wevelgem with Greg Van Avermaet's Strava stats
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Greg Van Avermaet's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad winning ride on Strava shows he averaged 25.5mphOlympic champ Greg Van Avermaet posted his rides in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussles-Kuurne on Strava, so we can all check out his stats
