{"id":231366,"date":"2025-10-29T04:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/231366\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T04:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:13:12","slug":"who-was-your-signing-of-the-season-for-2025-vote-now-for-cyclinguptodates-end-of-year-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/231366\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was your Signing of the Season for 2025? \u2014 Vote now for CyclingUpToDate’s End of Year Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers \u2192 Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)When Tom Pidcock<\/a> left INEOS Grenadiers for Q36.5, plenty wondered if it was a step down. Instead, it turned into the move of his life. The Briton finished third overall at the 2025 Vuelta a Espana, claiming the first Grand Tour podium for his new squad and proving he could lead a team of his own. Add stage wins at the Vuelta a Andalucia and the Arctic Race of Norway, plus his first ever GC success at the AlUla Tour, and Pidcock\u2019s bold transfer suddenly looks visionary.Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla \u2192 Team Visma | Lease a Bike)Perhaps the biggest signing of the winter delivered the biggest possible return. In his very first Grand Tour in Visma colours, Simon Yates<\/a> won the 2025 Giro d\u2019Italia, snatching the Maglia Rosa on the penultimate mountain stage and avenging his heartbreak on the Finestre from a few years prior. It was Visma\u2019s second Giro crown and Yates\u2019 second career Grand Tour title \u2013 a statement that both rider and team still sit at cycling\u2019s summit.Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale \u2192 Soudal – Quick-Step)<\/p>\n

France\u2019s Tour de France drought on Mont Ventoux finally ended thanks to Quick-Step\u2019s new recruit. In his debut season with the Belgian outfit, Paret-Peintre conquered the Giant of Provence, taking Stage 16 and France\u2019s first Ventoux win in 23 years. Earlier he claimed a stage and two classification jerseys at the Tour of Oman, signalling a rider reborn after his transfer from AG2R. Few signings have offered such instant national pride.<\/p>\n

Giulio Pellizzari (Bardiani \u2192 Red Bull \u2013 BORA \u2013 hansgrohe)<\/p>\n

Part of Red Bull\u2019s ambitious rebuild, the young Italian wasted no time showing he belongs among the elite. Pellizzari finished sixth overall at the 2025 Vuelta a Espana, winning his first Grand Tour stage and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Vingegaard, Almeida and Pidcock. Add to that a 6th place from earlier in the year at the Giro d’Italia and it starts to look like a coming-of-age season that proves BORA\u2019s new Red Bull-powered GC project already has depth well beyond its headline stars.<\/p>\n

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Pellizzari took a first ever Grand Tour stage en route to 6th overall at La Vuelta 2025<\/p>\n

Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ \u2192 Bahrain Victorious)<\/p>\n

At only 22, Martinez made Bahrain look shrewd from the moment he signed. The French climber won WorldTour stages at Paris\u2013Nice, Romandie and the Dauphin\u00e9, before wearing the polka-dot jersey for several days at the Tour de France and finishing third in the mountains classification behind Pogacar and Vingegaard. A debut season of relentless aggression that confirmed Bahrain\u2019s belief in him as their next GC cornerstone.<\/p>\n

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Martinez wore polka-dots for 4 days at the Tour in 2025<\/p>\n

Florian Vermeersch (Lotto \u2192 UAE Team Emirates \u2013 XRG)<\/p>\n

A perfect signing for a team chasing every terrain. Vermeersch delivered from day one, finishing fifth at Paris\u2013Roubaix 2025 while shepherding Pogacar to second place, then capped his season by becoming UCI Gravel World Champion. For UAE, it was exactly the versatility they needed \u2013 a powerhouse who can dictate classics and win rainbow stripes in the dirt.<\/p>\n

Samuel Watson (Groupama-FDJ \u2192 INEOS Grenadiers)<\/p>\n

The British national champion turned out to be one of INEOS\u2019s most quietly effective additions. Watson claimed the Tour de Romandie prologue, took the overall at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, and pulled on the red-white-and-blue jersey after winning the national road race. A season that blended visibility, reliability and results \u2013 the very definition of a good signing paying off.<\/p>\n

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The British national champion has proved a shrewd acquisition for INEOS<\/p>\n

Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates \u2192 XDS Astana Team)<\/p>\n

Experience was the currency Astana needed, and Ulissi delivered in full. The Italian veteran extended his 16-season winning streak by taking a solo victory at the Giro dell\u2019Appennino, briefly wore the maglia rosa during the Giro d\u2019Italia, and piled up the UCI points that helped Astana preserve their WorldTour licence. Not the flashiest signing \u2013 just the most quietly indispensable.<\/p>\n

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Ulissi donned the Maglia Rosa at the Giro<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s your turn to decide<\/p>\n

From Grand Tour glory to clutch-season survival, these eight transfers all changed their new teams\u2019 fortunes in 2025.<\/p>\n

Who do you think was Signing of the Season? Cast your vote below \u2013 and we\u2019ll reveal the fan-favourite winner in a week\u2019s time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers \u2192 Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)When Tom Pidcock left INEOS Grenadiers for Q36.5, plenty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-231366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}