{"id":238721,"date":"2025-11-02T00:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/238721\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T00:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:50:12","slug":"who-was-the-womens-rider-of-2025-vote-now-for-cyclinguptodates-end-of-year-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/238721\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was the Women\u2019s Rider of 2025? Vote now for CyclingUpToDate\u2019s End of Year Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDemi Vollering (FDJ – Suez): 11 wins<\/p>\n

Few riders hit the podium so relentlessly in 2025. Vollering\u2019s year was a masterclass in consistency across the full calendar, anchored by a statement win at Strade Bianche \u2014 delivered with trademark control and timing on the final climb into Siena and another Grand Tour success at La Vuelta. She later added the European road race title, closing the season as the top-ranked rider in the UCI standings.<\/p>\n

Vollering was ever-present at the front of major races, blending tactical sharpness with the strongest all-round engine in the peloton. A complete campaign from one of modern cycling\u2019s defining riders.<\/p>\n

A complete rider at the peak of her powers \u2014 and one who reminded the world exactly why she remains the woman to beat.<\/p>\n

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Vollering took the European Championship title in 2025<\/p>\n

Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team): 11 winsA long-awaited world title defined Marlen Reusser<\/a>\u2019s 2025 season, as she claimed the rainbow jersey in the time trial in Kigali. Having spent years as cycling\u2019s most consistent time trial specialists without the stripes to show for it, the Swiss powerhouse finally seized the moment on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n

But her campaign was far more than a single breakthrough. Reusser finished runner-up at the Giro d\u2019Italia Women after opening with a statement time trial victory, and across the year she matched Vollering for versatility \u2014 excelling in TTs, stage races, and support roles when required. When the terrain tilted toward pure power, nobody looked stronger.<\/p>\n

A season of vindication for one of the most respected riders in the peloton.<\/p>\n

Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ): 9 winsElisa Longo Borghini<\/a>\u2019s reign at the Giro d\u2019Italia Women continued in style, as she repeated her 2024 success to retain the maglia rosa after another fiercely fought GC battle. The Italian champion repelled challenges from the world\u2019s best climbers across high mountains, tricky descents and tense time trials, asserting herself as the most reliable Grand Tour performer in women\u2019s cycling.<\/p>\n

Consistency was the hallmark \u2014 rarely off the podium in stage races and always present when the pace soared. For a rider already regarded as a legend of her generation, 2025 was a reminder that longevity and brilliance can coexist at the very top level.<\/p>\n

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Longo Borghini took her second successive Giro title in 2025<\/p>\n

Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx \u2013 Protime): 25 winsThe fastest finisher in the women\u2019s peloton only strengthened her grip on the sprinting throne. Lorena Wiebes<\/a> collected a haul of wins across the calendar, with her statement moment coming at Milano\u2013Sanremo Women \u2014 where she sprinted to victory in the return of one of cycling\u2019s most historic races to the women\u2019s calendar.<\/p>\n

She backed that up with multiple stage wins and the points classification at the Giro d\u2019Italia Women and the Tour de France Femmes, proving once again that while GC dynasties may ebb and flow, raw speed remains its own form of dominance. In another era she might have had the award locked up.<\/p>\n

Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Team Visma | Lease a Bike): 4 wins<\/p>\n

A year that felt like destiny fulfilled. Returning fully to the road calendar, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot stormed to victory at Paris\u2013Roubaix Femmes \u2014 solo, on the cobbles, in a fashion only champions can \u2014 before converting her return into a Tour de France Femmes overall title, etching her name into history as the first French winner of the race since its modern rebirth.<\/p>\n

Her season carried both narrative weight and pure sporting brilliance: a multi-discipline legend delivering on the biggest stages of all.<\/p>\n

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Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot took a historic Maillot Jaune win at the Tour de France Femmes<\/p>\n

Maeva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ): 2 wins<\/p>\n

The breakthrough star who went from quiet talent to Tour de France sensation. Squiban\u2019s attacking brilliance lit up July, as she soared to consecutive mountain-top stage wins against elite opposition, transforming herself into France\u2019s newest GC hope.<\/p>\n

While her palmares is still building, her performances on the steepest roads and under the brightest lights made her one of the defining riders of 2025 \u2014 a rider who changed her level and forced the peloton to take notice.<\/p>\n

Who gets your vote?<\/p>\n

From rainbow stripes to historic monuments, the 2025 women\u2019s season delivered heroes everywhere you looked. Now it\u2019s your turn to decide: Who is your Women\u2019s Rider of the Year?<\/p>\n

Cast your vote below and let us know who defined the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Demi Vollering (FDJ – Suez): 11 wins Few riders hit the podium so relentlessly in 2025. Vollering\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-238721","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\/238721","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=238721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}