The Vélo d'Or français (French for "French Golden Bicycle") is a cycle racing award, created in 1992 by the French cycling magazine Vélo Magazine. Until 2023, the award was given to the French rider, male or female, considered to have performed the best over the year.[1] Starting from 2023, the award was split into the "trophée Bernard Hinault" for the best French road rider and the "trophée Daniel Morelon" for the best French rider in other disciplines such as track cycling, mountain biking, and BMX.[2] An additional award for Paralympic cyling was introduced in 2024. These awards are presented at the same ceremony as the "Vélo d'Or", which is given to the best international rider.
Mountain biker Julien Absalon has the most awards, with four.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Laurent Jalabert | Thierry Marie | ||
| 1993 | Florian Rousseau | |||
| 1994 | ||||
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert (2) | |||
| 1996 | Florian Rousseau (2) | |||
| 1997 | Laurent Jalabert | |||
| 1998 | Florian Rousseau (3) | Arnaud Tournant | ||
| 1999 | Laurent Jalabert | |||
| 2000 | Miguel Martinez | |||
| 2001 | Jeannie Longo | |||
| 2002 | Laurent Jalabert (3) | David Moncoutié | ||
| 2003 | Laurent Gané (2) | Jean-Patrick Nazon | ||
| 2004 | Richard Virenque | |||
| 2005 | Julien Absalon (2) | Anthony Geslin | ||
| 2006 | Julien Absalon (3) | Cyril Dessel | ||
| 2007 | Julien Absalon (4) | Sandy Casar | ||
| 2008 | Cyril Dessel | |||
| 2009 | Thomas Voeckler | |||
| 2010 | Grégory Baugé | |||
| 2011 | Thomas Voeckler (2) | Grégory Baugé | ||
| 2012 | Thomas Voeckler (3) | Thibaut Pinot/Arnaud Démare | ||
| 2013 | Warren Barguil | |||
| 2014 | François Pervis | |||
| 2015 | Romain Bardet | |||
| 2016 | Julian Alaphilippe | |||
| 2017 | Romain Bardet (2) | Thibaut Pinot | ||
| 2018 | Thibaut Pinot[3] (2) | Romain Bardet | ||
| 2019 | Julian Alaphilippe[4] | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | ||
| 2020 | Julian Alaphilippe (2) | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | ||
| 2021 | Julian Alaphilippe (3) | Benoît Cosnefroy | ||
| 2022 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot[5] | Mathilde Gros |