Rider of the Year voting is now open – have your say

Rider of the Year voting is now open – have your say

Shortlists revealed and ballot now open

James Costley-White

Voting in our Rider of the Year awards, presented by Lezyne, is now open after our judges sifted through hundreds of your nominations.

Now it's time to cast your vote for your favoured candidates in our Rider of the Year and Newcomer of the Year categories. The winners of our Lifetime Achievement awards will be decided by our expert panel.

Voting is open until 15 October. The results will be announced at an exclusive awards ceremony at our Bristol HQ, with the road and gravel winners featured in issue 440 of Cycling Plus, out on 19 December, and the mountain bikers in issue 454 of MBUK, out on 2 December.

All of those who’ve made the cut in our mountain bike awards are truly deserving of recognition, from young rippers setting the scene alight to racers at the top of their game and veterans who’ve helped make our sport what it is today.

Lifetime Achievement (chosen by our panel)

  • Scott Beaumont
  • Josh Bryceland
  • Brendan Fairclough
  • Hattie Harnden
  • Matt Jones
  • Tracy Moseley
  • Steve Peat
  • Evie Richards
  • Tahnee Seagrave

The shortlisted riders in our road and gravel awards are equally worthy, whether for their WorldTour success or their fundraising efforts, their feats of endurance or their contribution to the wider world of cycling. They’ve all helped make our sport what it is today.

Lifetime Achievement (chosen by our panel)

  • Wout Van Aert
  • Chris Boardman
  • Lizzie Deignan
  • Chris Froome
  • Gary Imlach
  • Geraint Thomas
  • Bonnie Tu

James Costley-White

Group editor, Mountain Biking UK and Cycling Plus

James is the group editor of the best-selling magazines Mountain Biking UK and Cycling Plus, and their associated digital editions and websites. He has worked on MBUK since 2013, became editor in 2019 and took over at Cycling Plus in 2024. An NCTJ-qualified senior journalist with a postgraduate diploma from Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture, JCW joined the cycling media world in 2012. Previously, he’d worked as a reporter and sub-editor on daily newspapers. After a stint as operations editor on BikeRadar, he worked for Triathlon Plus and the ahead-of-its-time ChopMTB. JCW has been an avid cyclist his whole life, progressing from a Chopper-style Raleigh Commando to a Raleigh Sprint road bike before discovering mountain biking in 1992. Since then, he’s amassed a huge amount of knowledge and riding experience, in the UK and abroad. He can often be found riding the trails of South Wales on his latest long-term test bike or custom-built RAAW Jibb, hitting North Somerset cycle paths with his kids, scything down the Cheddar Gorge on his road bike or heading to work on his mutant e-commuter. As well as editing MBUK and Cycling Plus, JCW contributes regular product reviews and other articles.

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  • Bike size: XL
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