Greg Van Avermaet was awarded his fourth Flandrien of the Year prize of his career and third straight at the annual awards ceremony ahead of Lotto-Soudal's Tiesj Benoot and Tim Wellens. Van Avermaet moves past Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert to become the first rider to win the Het Nieuwsblad award on four occasions.
The BMC Racing rider enjoyed wins at Tirreno-Adriatico, Baloise Belgium Tour and the Tour de France, finished on the podium at Strade Bianchi, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Belgian nationals and closed his season with third at Paris-Tours along with several other top-ten results across the season.
"It's the fourth time I get this award, but it's still special," Van Avermaet said. "You can only stand here if you've had a good year. I attach more importance to classics victories, but the presentation of the Flandrien is anyway a great moment.
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"The sporting highlight of 2015 was my stage victory in the Tour," he added of his stage 14 victory in Rodez. "That I Peter Sagan beat in the sprint will stay with me forever."
While Van Avermaet enjoyed a successful season on the bike, being acquitted of doping accusations from the 2012 season in which he has accused of using cortisone and the children’s medicine Vaminolact that surfaced early in the season was the self-described biggest win of the season for the 30-year-old.
"The low point of the year was to weather that doping affair," he said. "This case should never have been there. Being at home with my pregnant wife was definitely not fun."
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