Breaking News: Wout van Aert ranks among the best five Belgian cyclists of the 21st century, as evidenced by his impressive position…

Belgium is one of the best cycling countries in history, and it is even a contender for the top spot. However, the most of its legends raced years ago. Even yet, there are individuals who have raced in the twenty-first century. In the following article, we offer you with our top five picks, ranked from highest to lowest.

Three of them, Philippe Gilbert, Tom Boonen, and Greg van Avermaet, have already retired but have an outstanding track record. And there are two who are still active and young, particularly one of them. This implies they could climb the rankings before hanging up their bikes, potentially becoming the best Belgian of the contemporary age. They are, of course, Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel.

1. Philippe Gilbert

• 4 Amstel Gold Race
• 2 Il Lombardia
• 1 World Championship road race title
• 7 stages in the Vuelta España
• 1 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• 1 Tour of Flanders
• 1 Paris-Roubaix
• 1 Flèche Wallonne
• 1 San Sebastian Classic
• 1 Beijing Tour
• 1 Quebec GP
• 2 Paris-Tours

2. Tom Boonen

• 4 Paris-Roubaix
• 3 Tour of Flanders
• 3 Ghent-Wevelgem
• 6 stages in the Tour de France
• 5 E3
• 1 World Championship road race title
• 4 Tour of Qatar
• 6 stages in Paris-Nice
• 7 stages in the Eneco Tour
• 2 Paris-Brussels
• 2 Scheldeprijs
• 2 stages in the Vuelta a Espana