When you've clocked 1182 race days as a professional with 97 wins including two Monuments, four Grand Tour stages and also worn the iconic yellow jersey at the Tour de France along the way, you might think it would be hard to pick out a highlight. However, for Alexander Kristoff one victory 10 years ago trumps all – the Tour of Flanders.
A decade on from 2015 and still Kristoff sees his triumph at the Ronde van Vlaanderen as the pinnacle. After getting away on the Kruisberg 28km from the line with Niki Terpstra, who would win Flanders himself three years later, the Norwegian did the lion's share of the work on the approach to the finish. Kristoff was then not only imperious on the Paterberg but ensured it would come down to a one-on-one sprint in Oudenaarde.
