We want to hear your suggestions for our Rider of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards <\/p>
After the huge success of last year\u2019s Rider of the Year, MBUK<\/em>, BikeRadar and Cycling Plus<\/em> return in partnership with bicycle accessories brand, Lezyne, for the coveted awards \u2013 and we want your nominations. <\/p> We\u2019re asking you to submit your suggestions for each of the three mountain bike and road categories \u2013 Rider of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement.<\/p> From your suggestions, our panel of expert judges will create a shortlist for Rider of the Year and Newcomer of the Year to be put to a public vote in September, while an expert panel from each brand will decide the Lifetime Achievement winners.<\/p> Winners will be revealed on the BikeRadar Podcast, in the December issues of MBUK<\/em> and Cycling Plus<\/em>, and at an exclusive ceremony held at our Bristol office in November.<\/p> You can submit your suggestions via the below links until Friday 9 August:<\/p> Here\u2019s a reminder of each Rider of the Year category\u2019s entry criteria.\u00a0<\/p> A rider who\u2019s had a significant impact or made a big difference in 2024 to the mountain bike scene. This could be through competing (amateur or professional), taking part in an event or adventure, leading a group or community, or any other contribution to the sport.<\/p> A rider who has burst onto the mountain bike scene in the past year and had a significant impact or made a big difference. Nominees can be any age and don\u2019t have to be new to the sport. However, most MBUK<\/em> readers should have been unfamiliar with them prior to 2024 and they must have made a significant achievement or breakthrough this year that deserves recognition.<\/p> A veteran of the sport and someone who\u2019s regarded as an absolute legend, either by mountain bikers as a whole, the mountain biking industry or their riding community.<\/p> We\u2019re looking for the cyclist who has made a significant impact in 2024, whether through competing at an amateur level, taking part in an event or adventure, leading a group or community, or any other contribution to the sport of cycling.<\/p> A rider who has burst onto the road or gravel scene in the past year and had a significant impact or made a big difference. Nominees can be any age and don\u2019t have to be new to the sport. However, most Cycling Plus<\/em> readers should have been unfamiliar with them prior to 2024 and they must have made a significant achievement or breakthrough this year that deserves recognition.<\/p> The winner will be a veteran of the sport and someone who\u2019s known as legendary for their club contributions, epic cycling efforts or work in the cycling community.<\/p> The shortlist will be announced when voting opens on Friday 30 August, with details on how and where to vote available online and in Cycling Plus<\/em> and MBUK<\/em> nearer the time.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n We want to hear your suggestions for our Rider of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":66752,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/rider-of-the-year-is-back-for-2024-submit-your-nominations-now.jpg",2000,1331,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/rider-of-the-year-is-back-for-2024-submit-your-nominations-now-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/rider-of-the-year-is-back-for-2024-submit-your-nominations-now-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/rider-of-the-year-is-back-for-2024-submit-your-nominations-now-768x511.jpg",768,511,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/rider-of-the-year-is-back-for-2024-submit-your-nominations-now-1024x681.jpg",800,532,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/rider-of-the-year-is-back-for-2024-submit-your-nominations-now-1536x1022.jpg",1536,1022,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/rider-of-the-year-is-back-for-2024-submit-your-nominations-now.jpg",2000,1331,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"We want to hear your suggestions for our Rider of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/66751"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}MBUK<\/em> Rider of the Year Award<\/h2>
MBUK<\/em> Newcomer of the Year Award<\/h2>
MBUK<\/em> Lifetime Achievement Award<\/h2>
Cycling Plus<\/em> Rider of the Year Award<\/h2>
Cycling Plus<\/em> Newcomer of the Year Award<\/h2>
Cycling Plus<\/em> Lifetime Achievement Award<\/h2>
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"