The 2024 Velo Duol Prize will introduce a new award to recognize the social contributions of bicycle riders and will be named in honor of the late Gino Mader.

A talented climber, Mader died at the age of 26 from injuries sustained in a downhill crash at the 2023 Tour de Suisse.

Through cycling and racing, Mader raised money for causes like Just Digit (an NGO that works to rehabilitate devastated landscapes through natural solutions): in the 2021 Vuelta a España, €10 for each rider who won the GC, and in 2022, a stage For each athlete who won a stage, the team donated 1 euro, raising 4,000 euros.

This year's Tour de Suisse has a prize named after Medel, the #RideForGino Mountain Prize.

The winner of this new prize will be announced as part of the Vélo d'Or awards ceremony on December 6 at the Pavillon Gabriel in Paris.9]

The Vélo d'Or Prize Committee said the new prize was “noted not only for its sporting achievements but also for its commitment to social and environmental causes It is a tribute to Swiss rider Gino Mader,”

who was ”noted not only for his sporting achievements, but also for his dedication to social and environmental causes.

The finalists for the other awards in this year's 2024 Velodrome have already been announced, with Tadey Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates) being nominated for the World Velodrome Men's award.

Other finalists in the same category include Remco Evenepoel (Sudar-Quick Step) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanti). Equal candidates for the women's prize include Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez), Kirsten Faulkner (EF-Autry Cannondale), and Lotte Kopecky (SD Walks Pro Time).

Last year's World Velo d'Or was won by Jonas Vingegaard (Vimaris-a-Bike) and Demi Vollering (SD Works-Protime).

Other trophies include the Eddy Merckx Trophy for the best cyclist in the Classics, the Bernard Inaud Trophy for the best French male and female cyclist, the trophy for the best French para-cyclist, the trophy for the best cyclist in the world in all disciplines at the Olympics The trophies include.