Flandrien of the Year

Greg Van Avermaet, Flandrien of the Year in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016

The Flandrien of the Year (Dutch: Flandrien-Trofee) is an annual award presented by the Flemish newspaper Het Nieuwsblad to the best Belgian cyclist of the year. The prize has been awarded since 2003 and was originally awarded based on a vote by the public, and open to any nationality. Since 2008, people from within the world of cycling choose the winner from a jury's list of nominees, with only Belgian riders eligible to win the award. The first winner of the award was the Italian Paolo Bettini, and the current holder is Greg Van Avermaet. There are also separate awards for the best international cyclist, and best female cyclist.

The award is seen as prestigious in the world of cycling, especially since it is voted on by fellow cyclists. It is also seen as rewarding the cyclist who most embodies the tough and hard-working values of the Flandrien cyclists of years gone by, such as Briek Schotte.[1] International Flandrien of the Year 2013 Chris Froome summed up these sentiments when he accepted the award, saying: "A Flandrien is to me someone, no matter how tough the conditions are, never gives up. Someone who has the character of a fighter."[2]

Winners

Flandrien of the Year

Rider Team
2003 Italy Bettini, PaoloPaolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon
2004 Belgium Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) Quick-Step–Davitamon
2005 Belgium Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) Quick-Step–Innergetic
2006 Italy Bettini, PaoloPaolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Innergetic
2007 Italy Bettini, PaoloPaolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Innergetic
2008 Belgium Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL) Silence–Lotto
2009 Belgium Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence–Lotto
2010 Belgium Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto
2011 Belgium Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto
2012 Belgium Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2013 Belgium Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team
2014 Belgium Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team
2015 Belgium Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team
2016 Belgium Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team

International Flandrien of the Year

Rider Team
2008 Switzerland Cancellara, FabianFabian Cancellara (SUI) Team CSC Saxo Bank
2009 United Kingdom Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR) Team Columbia–High Road
2010 Switzerland Cancellara, FabianFabian Cancellara (SUI) Team Saxo Bank
2011 United Kingdom Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR) HTC–Highroad
2012 United Kingdom Wiggins, BradleyBradley Wiggins (GBR) Team Sky
2013 United Kingdom Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR) Team Sky
2014 Poland Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2015 Slovakia Sagan, PeterPeter Sagan (SVK) Tinkoff–Saxo
2016 Slovakia Sagan, PeterPeter Sagan (SVK) Tinkoff

By country

Country Number of wins Winning years
 Great Britain
4
2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
 Slovakia
2
2015, 2016
  Switzerland
2
2008, 2010
 Poland
1
2014

Flandrienne of the Year

Rider Team
2008 Belgium Verbeke, GraceGrace Verbeke (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam
2009 Belgium Verbeke, GraceGrace Verbeke (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam
2010 Belgium De Vocht, LiesbetLiesbet De Vocht (BEL) Nederland Bloeit
2011 Belgium Verbeke, GraceGrace Verbeke (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley Team
2012 Belgium De Vocht, LiesbetLiesbet De Vocht (BEL) Rabobank Women Cycling Team
2013 Belgium Daems, JessieJessie Daems (BEL) Boels–Dolmans
2014 Belgium D'Hoore, JolienJolien D'Hoore (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladies
2015 Belgium D'Hoore, JolienJolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda
2016 Belgium D'Hoore, JolienJolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle High5

Flandrien of the Field

Rider Team
2014 Belgium Nys, SvenSven Nys (BEL) Crelan-AA Drink
2015 Netherlands van der Poel, MathieuMathieu van der Poel (NED) BKCP–Powerplus
2016 Belgium Van Aert, WoutWout Van Aert (BEL) Crelan–Vastgoedservice

Lifetime Achievement Award

Rider Team
2016 Switzerland Cancellara, FabianFabian Cancellara (SUI) Trek–Segafredo

References

  1. ↑ "BikeRaceInfo: Briek Schotte, the Last Flandrian".
  2. ↑ "Van Avermaet, Froome win Flandrien of the year prizes". Cyclingnews.com.
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