Allan Peiper wins the 'Crystal Bike' DS of the year award

UAE Team Emirates Pogacar Gianetti Peiper Matxin Tour de France 2020
Allan Peiper (centre-left) celebrates Tadej Pogacar's Tour de France win with the UAE Team Emirates team (Image credit: PhotoFizza/UAE Team Emirates)

UAE Team Emirates directeur sportif Allan Peiper has won the manager/DS of the year award at the Kristallen Fiets (Crystal Bicycle) awards in Belgium.

Peiper helped guide Tadej Pogačar to a dramatic Tour de France victory this season, which was enough for Het Laatste Nieuws readers to vote for him over Deceuninck-QuickStep boss Patrick Lefevere, who won the award from 2017 to 2019.

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