14,208 votes, eight winners: the verdict of the 2025 Domestique Awards

Winner: Milano–Sanremo (41.2%)

It was the day Tadej Pogačar finally broke cycling’s oldest Monument open on the Cipressa. Attacking earlier than anyone expected, he forced Mathieu van der Poel and Filippo Ganna into a furious effort that redefined how La Classicissima could be won. Fans rewarded the race that tore up its own script, with Milano–Sanremo taking a clear win ahead of Giro d’Italia Stage 20 (27.2%), Tour de France Stage 21 (22.8%), and Dwars door Vlaanderen (8.8%).

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Winner: Paris–Roubaix Femmes (38.9%)

The Hell of the North once again delivered pure theatre. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s solo victory in the Roubaix velodrome, her first since returning to the road, was the emotional crescendo of the spring. Fans placed it just ahead of the UCI World Championships Road Race in Kigali (28.2%), where Magdeleine Vallieres shocked the favourites, Liège–Bastogne–Liège (18.9%), won by Kim Le Court in the Mauritian champion’s jersey, and Giro d’Italia Women Stage 7 (13.9%), Sarah Gigante’s mountain masterclass on Monte Nerone.

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Winner: Ben Healy (57.7%)

Fearless, unpredictable and endlessly attacking, Ben Healy was the rider fans could not take their eyes off. His bold moves lit up the Spring races and the Tour de France. He finished well clear of Mads Pedersen (30.3%), whose consistency brought power and charisma to the cobbles, Juan Ayuso (8.4%), who drew the spotlight both on and off the bike, and Christian Scaroni (3.6%).

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Winner: Kim Le Court (43.8%)

Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Giro dell’Emilia, a stage and the yellow jersey at the Tour de France Femmes. Kim Le Court’s 2025 season was the definition of bold, attacking racing. The Mauritian champion’s courage and versatility made her the fans’ choice ahead of Sarah Gigante (27.9%), whose climbing heroics won hearts, Maëva Squiban (17.2%), France’s breakaway queen at the Tour, and Franziska Koch (11.0%), the all-action German who never stopped attacking.

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Winner: Isaac del Toro (51.9%)

The Mexican prodigy’s Giro d’Italia, with eleven days in pink and heartbreak on the Finestre, became one of the defining stories of 2025. He went on to dominate the Tour of Austria and the Italian fall. Del Toro finished ahead of Matthew Brennan (24.4%), who turned his debut season into a twelve-win breakthrough, Paul Seixas (15.1%), the French teen revelation, and Paul Magnier (8.7%), the prolific young sprinter from Soudal Quick-Step.

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Winner: Cat Ferguson (40.4%)

At just nineteen, Cat Ferguson impressed with the maturity of a seasoned professional, winning in Spain, taking a stage at home in Britain and finishing second overall in her national WorldTour race. Her poise and climbing promise earned her the top spot in a closely fought vote over Maëva Squiban (38.5%), whose Tour de France Femmes double made headlines, Isabella Holmgren (15.0%), the Canadian climber on the rise, and Monica Trinca Colonel (6.1%), a model of consistency in her first WorldTour season.

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Winner: Victor Campenaerts (68.9%)

The ultimate teammate. Once a time-trial specialist, Campenaerts has reinvented himself as one of the peloton’s most complete support riders. Whether leading Jonas Vingegaard through the mountains or driving Visma | Lease a Bike across the cobbles, his selflessness defined the team’s 2025 success. Behind him came Jhonatan Narváez (21.4%), the tireless lieutenant of Tadej Pogačar, Silvan Dillier (6.3%), the unseen engine of Van der Poel’s classics campaign, and Simone Consonni (3.4%), the precision lead-out to Jonathan Milan.

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Winner: Justine Ghekiere (52.0%)

Few moments captured teamwork like Stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes, where Justine Ghekiere guided teammate Sarah Gigante down the Col du Granier with shouts of encouragement audible on the broadcast. It was the perfect symbol of her role: loyal and indispensable. Ghekiere took the win ahead of Femke de Vries (23.9%), Visma’s mountain support for Ferrand-Prévot, Brodie Chapman (16.4%), the steady road captain behind Longo Borghini’s Giro triumph, and Barbara Guarischi (7.8%), the veteran lead-out powering Lorena Wiebes’ sprint empire.

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