Vélo d'Or français
# 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. The award is given annually to the French rider considered to have performed the best over the year. It is given to the winner at the same as the "Vélo d'Or" is given to the international rider.

## Recipients

| 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 | Richard Virenque | Jeannie Longo |
| 1996 | Florian Rousseau | Jeannie Longo | Félicia Ballanger |
| 1997 | Laurent Brochard | Florian Rousseau | Laurent Jalabert |
| 1998 | Florian Rousseau | 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 | Patrice Halgand | David Moncoutié |
| 2003 | Laurent Gané | Richard Virenque | Jean-Patrick Nazon |
| 2004 | Julien Absalon | Thomas Voeckler | Richard Virenque |
| 2005 | Julien Absalon | David Moncoutié | Anthony Geslin |
| 2006 | Julien Absalon | Frédéric Guesdon | Cyril Dessel |
| 2007 | Julien Absalon | 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 | Pierre Rolland | Grégory Baugé |
| 2012 | Thomas Voeckler | 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 | Warren Barguil | Thibaut Pinot |
| 2018 | Thibaut Pinot | Julian Alaphilippe | Romain Bardet |
| 2019 | Julian Alaphilippe | Thibaut Pinot | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
| 2020 | Julian Alaphilippe | Arnaud Démare | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
| 2021 | Julian Alaphilippe | Loana Lecomte | Benoît Cosnefroy |
