POLL: Who were the Team of the Season in 2025? — Vote now for CyclingUpToDate’s End of Year Awards

Superteams rose. Dynasties wobbled. New forces broke through. If 2025 taught us anything, it’s that cycling’s balance of power continues to shift — and the battle to be the best team in the world has never felt fiercer.

Grand Tour dominance, Monument brilliance, relentless week-long consistency, and a few glorious underdog stories — this season had it all. Now it’s your turn to decide: which team deserve to be crowned Team of the Year?

Below, our shortlist of six squads who defined the campaign. Take a look and then vote in the 2025 CyclingUpToDate’s End of Year Awards.

The gold standard. Tour de France champions, a Vuelta runner-up, and a Giro podium to boot — all underpinned by a staggering all-discipline haul. Triple-Monument heroics anchored the spring, while wave after wave of stage-race success drove home the depth behind the headlines. A record-breaking season that saw a victory tally unmatched in history. No other men’s team blended star power and squad-wide scoring quite like them.

Two Grand Tours. That alone puts Visma in the argument. A Giro victory early, the Vuelta sealed late — the champions of strategic peaking and execution. Consistent stage-race firepower across the calendar backed up those marquee triumphs, while young talent continued to flourish. A year defined by precision and cold-blooded big-race conversion.

Punchy, versatile, and fearless. Major Classics trophies, a trio of Grand Tour points jerseys, stage fireworks and a persistent presence at the sharp end of almost every big race they entered. Their spring haul alone would put most teams in contention; the all-season balance of sprint wins, Ardennes success, and GC menace sealed the deal. A campaign built on depth, belief and cohesion.

A season that began on the brink and ended with breathing room. Astana spent January staring down the barrel of WorldTour relegation, needing a late-cycle miracle to avoid dropping out. What followed was a masterclass in survival: targeted racing, relentless points chasing, and every opportunity squeezed dry. They won where they could, hustled for every top-10 that mattered, and clawed themselves not just across the line, but into safety with weeks to spare. A story of grit, planning, and pure competitive instinct — proof that sometimes the greatest victory is simply staying in the fight.

Quality over quantity in its purest form. When they hit, they hit hard — Milano–Sanremo, Paris–Roubaix, and more cobbled carnage in a spring masterclass few teams in history could dream of, plus a handful of Grand Tour stage wins. Perhaps not the broadest trophy cabinet, but the most premium? Quite possibly. For delivering cycling’s biggest days in supreme style, they more than earn their place here.

The fairytale project reached its summit. WorldTour promotion — the culmination of a multi-year plan, delivered through grind, grit, and collective buy-in. They didn’t just survive the points race; they bossed it. Not about blockbuster wins, although a first ever Tour de France stage was a huge moment, but about building something special and proving a tight-knit system can beat budgets and badges when belief runs deep.

Six squads, six narratives — all compelling in their own way. But only one can claim the crown as cycling’s Team of the Year for 2025. Cast your vote below, and check back next week to see who you chose to lift the title.