Vélo d'Or
Date1992 (1992)
LocationFrance
Presented byVélo Magazine
First awarded1992
Current holderDenmark Jonas Vingegaard
(1st award)
Netherlands Demi Vollering
(1st award)
Most awardsSpain Alberto Contador
(4 awards)

The Vélo d'Or (French for "Golden Bicycle") is a cycle racing award, created in 1992 by the French cycling magazine Vélo Magazine. The award is given annually to the rider considered to have performed the best over the year and since 2022 there is also an award for the best female rider.

Originally, Lance Armstrong won the Vélo d'Or five times, but his results were removed after USADA stripped him of his Tour victories. The Vélo d'Or for these years was not given to the second-ranked cyclist.[1] Alberto Contador holds the record of winning the award four times.

There is also another distinction for French racers named "Vélo d'Or français" and since 2023 also for the best Classics rider in the world for men and women, "Trophée Eddy Merckx", named after the Belgian cyclist.

Recipients

Men

YearWinnerSecondThird
1992 Miguel Indurain (ESP) Tony Rominger (SUI) Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
1993 Miguel Indurain (ESP) Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) Tony Rominger (SUI)
1994 Tony Rominger (SUI) Miguel Indurain (ESP) Eugeni Berzin (RUS)
1995 Laurent Jalabert (FRA) Miguel Indurain (ESP) Abraham Olano (ESP)
1996 Johan Museeuw (BEL) Bjarne Riis (DEN) Alex Zülle (SUI)
1997 Jan Ullrich (GER) Laurent Jalabert (FRA) Marco Pantani (ITA)
1998 Marco Pantani (ITA) Michele Bartoli (ITA) Lance Armstrong (USA)
1999 Lance Armstrong (USA)[2]  Jan Ullrich (GER) Andrei Tchmil (BEL)
2000 Lance Armstrong (USA)[2] Erik Zabel (GER) Jan Ullrich (GER)
2001 Lance Armstrong (USA)[2] Erik Zabel (GER) Erik Dekker (NED)
2002 Mario Cipollini (ITA) Lance Armstrong (USA)[2] Paolo Bettini (ITA)
2003 Lance Armstrong (USA)[2] Paolo Bettini (ITA) Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
2004 Lance Armstrong (USA)[2] Damiano Cunego (ITA) Óscar Freire (ESP)
2005 Tom Boonen (BEL) Lance Armstrong (USA)[2] Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
2006 Paolo Bettini (ITA) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
2007 Alberto Contador (ESP) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Paolo Bettini (ITA)
2008 Alberto Contador (ESP) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Carlos Sastre (ESP)
2009 Alberto Contador (ESP) Mark Cavendish (GBR) Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
2010 Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Alberto Contador (ESP) Andy Schleck (LUX)
2011 Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Cadel Evans (AUS) Mark Cavendish (GBR)
2012 Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Tom Boonen (BEL) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
2013 Chris Froome (GBR) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Peter Sagan (SVK)
2014 Alberto Contador (ESP) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
2015 Chris Froome (GBR) Peter Sagan (SVK) Fabio Aru (ITA)
2016 Peter Sagan (SVK) Chris Froome (GBR) Nairo Quintana (COL)
2017 Chris Froome (GBR) Tom Dumoulin (NED) Peter Sagan (SVK)
2018 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)[3] Geraint Thomas (GBR) Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
2019 Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)[4] Egan Bernal (COL) Primož Roglič (SLO)
2020 Primož Roglič (SLO) Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Wout van Aert (BEL)
2021 Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Primož Roglič (SLO) Wout van Aert (BEL)
2022 Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Wout van Aert (BEL) Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
2023 Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Tadej Pogačar (SLO)

Women

YearWinnerSecondThird
2022 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)
2023 Demi Vollering (NED) Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)

Eddy Merckx Trophy Men

YearWinnerSecondThird
2023 Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Remco Evenepoel (BEL)

Eddy Merckx Trophy Women

YearWinnerSecondThird
2023 Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Demi Vollering (NED) Alison Jackson (CAN)

References

  1. ↑ "Armstrong : tout doit disparaître". Europe 1 (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Armstrong's results have been removed by Velo magazine due to evidence of performance enhancing drug use.
  3. ↑ "Alejandro Valverde élu Vélo d'or 2018, Thibaut Pinot est le Vélo d'or français". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  4. ↑ "Julian Alaphilippe élu Vélo d'or 2019". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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