Pauline Ferrand-Prévot & Tadej Pogačar Vélo d’Or 2025 Shortlists

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot & Tadej Pogačar Vélo d’Or 2025 Shortlists

October 22, 2025 David Thompson - Sports Editor Sports

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Vélo d’Or Award – 2025 Nominees

The prestigious Vélo d’Or award, recognizing the best cyclists of the year, has announced its nominees. There are 10 men and 10 women in contention.

Men’s Competition:

* ‌ Strong‍ Favorite: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is the overwhelming favorite, seeking his third Vélo d’Or trophy. he had a dominant season, winning 20 races including the Tour de France, World and‍ European Championships, ⁤and several Classics.
* Other Contenders: Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a ⁤Bike) are ⁢also nominated.

Women’s Competition:

* Strong‌ Favorite: pauline ⁢Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike) is the favorite after winning⁢ Paris-Roubaix and the Tour de France Femmes.
* Other Contenders: Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez),⁢ who won the prize in 2023, is also⁢ in the running.

Ceremony Details:

The ​award ceremony will be held in Paris on December 5th.