{"id":945290,"date":"2026-10-29T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/945290\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:20:11","slug":"velo-dor-nominations-unveiled-who-would-get-your-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/945290\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u00e9lo d’Or nominations unveiled – Who would get your vote?"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026 V\u00e9lo d’Or nominations<\/a> were revealed with the season’s biggest stars leading the shortlists for the men’s and women’s awards.<\/p>\n

The V\u00e9lo d’Or \u2013 ‘Golden Bicycle’ in English \u2013 is a prestigious award that is handed out by France’s V\u00e9lo Magazine with the winners decided by a jury of international cycling journalists.<\/p>\n

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There are two main awards, the V\u00e9lo d’Or for men and women, which is given to the overall best road rider of the year. There are then a number of sub-categories, including Classics rider of the year, sprinter of the year, rookie of the year, French rider of the year and paracyclist of the year.<\/p>\n

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The shortlists for all of the categories were unveiled on Thursday, a month ahead of the awards ceremony on Saturday, November 28, in Paris, with nominations full of the year’s standout racers.<\/p>\n

Three-time winner Tadej Poga\u010dar <\/a>is once again nominated for the men’s award after taking his fifth Tour de France<\/a> title, with his teammates Isaac del Toro and world champion Brandon McNulty also making the list. The two other Grand Tour winners of the year \u2013 Jonas Vingegaard and Enric Mas \u2013 also earned nominations, alongside Paul Seixas, Remco Evenepoel and Felix Gall.<\/p>\n

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Only two Classics specialists are up for the main award: Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert.<\/p>\n

On the women’s list, Demi Vollering <\/a>is surely a favourite to win her second V\u00e9lo d’Or, with last year’s winner Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot perhaps surprisingly not receiving a nomination after a lacklustre year on the road, though she is nominated for French rider of the year.<\/p>\n

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Tour de France Femmes<\/a> stars Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Marlen Reusser and Elisa Longo Borghini all make the list, as did revelation Paula Blasi, Antonia Niedermaier, Juliette Berthet, Anna van der Breggen, Kim Le Court-Pienaar and sprint sensation Lorena Wiebes.<\/p>\n

Matthew Brennan, Jakob Omrzel and Paul Seixas are up for the men’s rookie of the year, with Paula Blasi, C\u00e9lia Gery and Isabella Holmgren earning the women’s rookie nominations.<\/p>\n

Cast your vote!<\/p>\n

Whilst we won’t know the official, jury-ratified results until the end of November, now that the nominations are out we wanted to put the shortlists to you and see who our Cyclingnews readers would vote for.<\/p>\n

Did Poga\u010dar do enough to earn a fourth award, or has Paul Seixas run away with it? Can anyone come close to Demi Vollering’s achievements this year? And which rookie impressed you?<\/p>\n

We’ve created polls for the main awards and the rookie awards, and you can scroll down for the full nominations of the other categories. But first, get voting, and tell us your thoughts in the comments too.<\/p>\n

Other categoriesClassics rider of the year (men)Remco EvenepoelTadej Poga\u010darPaul SeixasWout van AertMathieu van der PoelClassics rider of the year (women)Franziska KochLotte KopeckyKasia Niewiadoma-PhinneyPuck PieterseDemi VolleringSprinter of the year (men)Matthew BrennanPaul MagnierTim MerlierJonathan MilanJasper PhilipsenSprinter of the year (women)Elisa BalsamoLara GillespieCharlotte KoolNienke VeenhovenLorena WiebesFrench rider of the year (men)Dorian GodonRomain Gr\u00e9goirePaul MagnierLenny MartinezPaul SeixasFrench rider of the year (women)Juliette BerthetMarion BunelPauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9v\u00f4tC\u00e9lia GeryC\u00e9drine KerbaolParacyclist of the yearLouis HubertFlorian JouannyAlexandre L\u00e9aut\u00e9Thomas TarouAna\u00efs Vincent<\/p>\n

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