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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees
Every year, Velo magazine's editors select the Cyclist of the Year — the rider who had the absolute best season. Who's your pick for the 2015 honor? Here's our list of top candidates. Pick up the January issue of the magazine to read about our final winner, as well as the many other awards given to top sprinters, climbers, and much more. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot came storming into 2015 with a win at cyclocross world championships in Tabor. With that victory, she raised her rainbow jersey tally to two — she won 2014 UCI Road World Championships as well. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Ferrand-Prevot
Ferrand-Prevot wasn't done, though. In addition to her road and cyclocross titles, she won the mountain bike world championship in 2015, making her the first rider in history to hold all three titles concurrently. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Alexander Kristoff
Alexander Kristoff had a magic week in early April. He won six races in the course of nine days — three stages at Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, plus the overall, and then victories at Ronde van Vlaanderen and Scheldeprijs. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: John Degenkolb
John Degenkolb won a stunning double this spring — Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix. It's a feat only two other cyclists had pulled off before the German sprinted to victory on the Roubaix track. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde seems to always find himself at the sharp end of the action. He won his third Liege-Bastogne-Liege in 2015, just a few days after winning his third Fleche Wallone. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Valverde
But Valverde didn't limit his efforts to the hilly spring classics. He also rode to his best-ever Tour de France finish, third, on a difficult route full of climbs. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador might be faulted for falling short of his stated Giro-Tour double goal, but he earned an impressive victory in the Giro d'Italia, fighting back an onslaught of attacks from an Astana team bristling with talent. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Chris Froome
Chris Froome claimed another yellow jersey in July, and he did so in convincing fashion. Facing a hostile public and tough competition, Froome persevered. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Froome
It was a lonely ride through France for Froome. He fought to the very final climb, up Alpe d'Huez. Despite a nagging illness, the Briton was able to keep the yellow jersey he had slipped into during the early days of the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Andre Greipel
Andre Greipel has always been a force to be reckoned with in the sprint, but in 2015, he made it clear that he was the alpha male when it came to bunch gallops. He claimed four Tour de France, stages, bumping his career total to 10, including the finale on the Champs-Elysees. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Fabio Aru
Fabio Aru won the Vuelta a Espana with a bold attack on the penultimate day, but it was really his solid (and perhaps unexpected) time trial performance that kept him within striking distance of his rival, Tom Dumoulin. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Velo magazine's 2015 Cyclist of the Year nominees: Peter Sagan
With wins in the Amgen Tour of California, a green jersey at the Tour de France, and — of course — the rainbow jersey at road worlds, Peter Sagan had an outstanding 2015. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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