Tour de France – 4th; Il Lombardia – winner
Paul Seixas
France · Decathlon-CMA CGM
Choose your Rookie of the Year winners
On the occasion of the 2026 Vélo d’Or, choose your two winners for the Men’s and Women’s Rookie of the Year trophies. The trophy is a new category in 2026. It rewards the female and male riders who competed in their first Grand Tour, Monument or World Championships and stood out there.
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November 8, 2026
11:59 PM · Paris time
Rookie of the Year – Men
Matthew Brennan
Great Britain · Visma-Lease a Bike
Vuelta – 5 stages; Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne – win
Jakob Omrzel
Slovenia · Bahrain Victorious
Vuelta – 7th, 1 stage
Rookie of the Year – Women
Paula Blasi
Spain · UAE Team
Vuelta – win; Tour de France – 5th
Célia Gery
France · FDJ United-Suez
World Championships – 7th; French Championships – win
Isabella Holmgren
Canada · Lidl-Trek
Giro – 7th; Tour de France – 8th