The 2026 season earned more than its share of reflection from us fans, so PEZ gives you a chance to weigh in here. Because Tadej Pogaar inadvertently posed a question worth puzzling over and debating: Does half-season domination count as a full-season win? (On the women’s side, Demi Vollering made it easy for us: a mostly-dominant full season definitely positions you as Cyclist of the Year.)So cast your ballot (hopefully one of two times you’ll vote this week), and then read on for continued ‘cross-curious coverage, and a preview of the Saitama Criterium, which really, really will be the last race this year.TOP STORYWho’sYourVlo d’Or Winner?RACE NEWSThibau Nys Survives Two Crashes to Win KoppenbergcrossBig Names to Line up at…the Saitama Criterium?TEAM, RIDER AND RACING NEWSEuroTrash Cross Watch: Wout Needs Three WeeksPozzovivo Signs On for 2027: The Ageless Climber Isnt Done YetThe Cyclists Alliance Report: Womens Racing Is Booming at the Top, Fragile BelowVIDEOTour de France 2027 Route – Full PresentationWho’sYourVlo d’Or Winner?The Vlo d’Or is the cycling world’s official cyclist of the year award. It won’t be presented until November 28, but I thought I’d give you a chance to weigh in with your own nomination.The last couple of years of the “Golden Bicycle” have offered about as much suspense as a hilly WorldTour race: Tadej Pogaar won in both 2024 and 2025. In recent years it’s typically been won by a GC-type racer: scan the list and you see Pogaar, as well as Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Rogli, and Froome three…
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