# Vélo d'Or français

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. 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. 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.

## Recipients
### Vélo d'Or français (1992 - 2022)

| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1992 | Laurent Jalabert | Luc Leblanc | Thierry Marie |
| 1993 | Florian Rousseau | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle | Philippe Ermenault |
| 1994 | Luc Leblanc | Richard Virenque | Florian Rousseau |
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert (2) | Richard Virenque | Jeannie Longo |
| 1996 | Florian Rousseau (2) | Jeannie Longo | Félicia Ballanger |
| 1997 | Laurent Brochard | Florian Rousseau | Laurent Jalabert |
| 1998 | Florian Rousseau (3) | Félicia Ballanger | Arnaud Tournant |
| 1999 | Laurent Gané | Félicia Ballanger | Laurent Jalabert |
| 2000 | Félicia Ballanger | Florian Rousseau | Miguel Martinez |
| 2001 | Arnaud Tournant | Laurent Jalabert | Jeannie Longo |
| 2002 | Laurent Jalabert (3) | Patrice Halgand | David Moncoutié |
| 2003 | Laurent Gané (2) | Richard Virenque | Jean-Patrick Nazon |
| 2004 | Julien Absalon | Thomas Voeckler | Richard Virenque |
| 2005 | Julien Absalon (2) | David Moncoutié | Anthony Geslin |
| 2006 | Julien Absalon (3) | Frédéric Guesdon | Cyril Dessel |
| 2007 | Julien Absalon (4) | Christophe Moreau | Sandy Casar |
| 2008 | Sylvain Chavanel | Julien Absalon | Cyril Dessel |
| 2009 | Grégory Baugé | Pierrick Fédrigo | Thomas Voeckler |
| 2010 | Thomas Voeckler | Sylvain Chavanel | Grégory Baugé |
| 2011 | Thomas Voeckler (2) | Pierre Rolland | Grégory Baugé |
| 2012 | Thomas Voeckler (3) | Julie Bresset | Thibaut Pinot/Arnaud Démare |
| 2013 | Christophe Riblon | Julie Bresset | Warren Barguil |
| 2014 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | François Pervis |
| 2015 | Thibaut Pinot | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | Romain Bardet |
| 2016 | Romain Bardet | Arnaud Démare | Julian Alaphilippe |
| 2017 | Romain Bardet (2) | Warren Barguil | Thibaut Pinot |
| 2018 | Thibaut Pinot (2) | Julian Alaphilippe | Romain Bardet |
| 2019 | Julian Alaphilippe | Thibaut Pinot | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
| 2020 | Julian Alaphilippe (2) | Arnaud Démare | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
| 2021 | Julian Alaphilippe (3) | Loana Lecomte | Benoît Cosnefroy |
| 2022 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | Christophe Laporte | Mathilde Gros |

### Trophée Bernard Hinault (from 2023)

| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2023 | Christophe Laporte | Valentin Madouas | Juliette Labous |
| 2024 | Romain Bardet | Valentin Madouas | Cedrine Kerbaol |

### Trophée Daniel Morelon (from 2023)

| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2023 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | Romain Mahieu | Victor Koretzky |
| 2024 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | Joris Daudet | Benjamin Thomas |