For the first time in his career, Greg Van Avermaet has won the Kristallen Fiets which is awarded to the best Belgian rider in the past season. The BMC rider beat his teammate Philippe Gilbert and Tim Wellens in the vote. Van Avermaet succeeds Sven Nys on the winners list.

After winning the Flandrien award (a prize awarded by Het Nieuwsblad), the Kristiallen Fiets is the second award that indicates that Van Avermaet was the best rider last season.

The Kristallen Fiets is awarded by the Het Laatste Nieuwspaper. 108 people, including journalists, former prize winners and cycling celebrities, have been eligible to vote. Van Avermaet got 636 points, 166 more than Philippe Gilbert. Tim Wellens was third with 400 points.

Van Avermaet's season was characterized by great consistency but he always came up short in the big races. He was second in both the Omloop Het Nieusblad and the Tour of Flanders and was close to a stage win in the Tour de France on several occasions. In the final part of the season, he hit a winning streak when he won one of the hardest stages of the Eneco Tour, the GP Wallonie and the Grand Prix Impanis before he went on to finish 5th at the World Championships

Dylan Teuns who won the queen stage of the Tour de l'Avenir, was voted best young rider. Walter Planckaert from Topsport Vlaanderen won the prize for best team managr and Iljo Keisse was named best domestique of the 2014 season.