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Finalists announced for the Jayco 2012 Australian Cyclist of the Year Awards

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Written by Tony Scott

Cycling Australia is pleased to announce the finalists for the Jayco 2012 Australian Cyclist of the Year Awards.  The awards willl be presented at a black tie gala being staged at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth in Sydney on Friday November 9 November.  The evening will culminate with the presentation of the Sir Hubert 'Oppy' Opperman Medal to the 2012 Austrailian Cyclist of Year.

During 2012 in competition at World Championships, Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Australian cyclists claimed 48 wins, placed second 37 times and collected 29 bronze medals across the gamut of track, road, mountain bike and BMX  in categories ranging from juniors to masters aged over 60.

Anna Meares was crowned Olympic Champion and eight Australians stood on the podium to receive a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. The sport also celebrated success in other major events including the BMX Supercross World Cup titles won by Sam Willoughby and Caroline Buchanan and three wins by Simon Gerrans in WorldTour events on the road.

The 2012 Australian Cyclist of the Year will be awarded to one of the individual category award winners. The People's Choice Cyclist of the Year winner has been determined by an online public vote with five finalists in the running including previous recipients Cadel Evans and Anna Meares.

Information on how to purchase tickets to the awards night is available on the Cycling Australia website.  

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MTBA would encourage any of our members interested in attending this gala evening to purchase your ticket before Friday November 2nd.  All current MTBA members are entitled to attend at the reduced cost of $165.00.

Cycling Australia would like to thank the sponsors and supporters of the Cyclist of the Year Awards - Jayco, the Australian Sports Commission, Subaru, SBS Cycling Central, Mavic, Singapore Airlines, Shimano, Jetset Glynde and the Amy Gillett Foundation.

The finalists for the awards are listed below. For detailed citations please go to the Cycling Australia website.

(*** denotes triple 2012 World Champion ** denotes dual 2012 World Champion * denotes 2012 World Champion, OG denotes Olympic Games Champion, PG denotes Paralympic Games Champion)

Download Australia's World Championship, Olympic Games and Paralympic Games medal summary (pdf).

People's Choice Cyclist of the Year

• Cadel Evans
• Simon Gerrans
• Anna Meares OAM
• Rachel Neylan
• Sam Willoughby

Mavic Elite Track Cyclists of the Year

Female Elite Track

• Nettie Edmondson
• Kaarle McCulloch
• **/OG Anna Meares OAM

Male Elite Track

• (*) Michael Hepburn
• (*) Glenn O'Shea
• (*) Shane Perkins

Elite Mountain Bike Cyclists of the Year

Female Elite Mountain Bike

• (*) Jessica Douglas
• Rebecca Henderson
• Janine Jungfels

Male Elite Mountain Bike

• (*) Jason English
• Mick Hannah
• Dan McConnell

SBS Cycling Central Elite Road Cyclists of the Year

Female Elite Road

• Tiffany Cromwell
• Rachel Neylan
• Amanda Spratt

Male Elite Road

• Luke Durbridge
• Simon Gerrans
• Michael Rogers

Singapore Airlines Elite BMX Cyclists of the Year

Female Elite BMX

• (*) Caroline Buchanan
• Melinda McLeod
• Lauren Reynolds

Male Elite BMX

• Anthony Dean
• Brian Kirkham
• (*) Sam Willoughby

Elite Para-Cyclists of the Year

Female Elite Para-cycling

• (PG) Carol Cooke
• ( ** / PG) Felicity Johnson & pilot Stephanie Morton
• (PG) Sue Powell

Male Elite Para-cycling

• (*/PG) Michael Gallagher OAM  
• (PG) Kieran Modra OAM & pilot Scott McPhee
• David Nicholas

Shimano Junior Cyclists of the Year

Female Junior BMX

• Sarah Harvey
• Rachel Jones
• Chelsea King

Male Junior BMX

• Corey Frieswyk
• Luke Hombsch
• Bodi Turner

Female Junior Road

• Jessica Mundy
• Allison Rice
• Emily Roper

Male Junior Road

• Caleb Ewan
• Bradley Linfield
• Robert-Jon McCarthy

Female Junior Mountain Bike

• Danielle Beecroft
• Holly Harris
• Emily Parkes

Male Junior Mountain Bike

• Ben Bradley
• Connor Fearon
• Jack Moir

Female Junior Track

• (**) Georgia Baker
• (***) Taylah Jennings
• Caitlin Ward

Male Junior Track

• (*) Alex Morgan
• (**) Jacob Schmid
• (*) Zac Shaw

Jetset Glynde Masters Cyclists of the Year

Female Masters Road

• Gaye Lynn
• Felicity Wardlaw
• Linda White

Male Masters Road

• Roy Clark
• Richard Spinks
• Darrell Wheeler

Female Masters Mountain Bike

• Meg Carrigan

Male Masters Mountain Bike

• (*) Neil Dall
• Garry James
• Craig Peacock

Female Masters Track

• Michelle Crawford
• Cheryl Hulskamp
• Rebecca Wheadon

Male Masters Track

• (**) Chris Murray
• (*) David Stevens
• (***) Geoff Stoker

Cycling Australia Coaching Award

• Hilton Clarke
• Peter Hutchinson
• Sian Mulholland

Cycling Australia Coaching Program of the Year

• The BMX High Performance Program
• The Para-cycling Program
• The Track Sprint High Performance Program
• The SASI Cycling Program

The following awards & trophies will also be presented on the night.

• Australian Sports Commission Volunteers of the Year Awards
• Keith Esson Award
• Subaru National Road Series Awards
• Amy Gillett Foundation NRS Champion (Male & Female)
• SBS Television NRS Champion Team (Men's & Women's)
• John Craven Shield
• Subaru Australian Club Premiership
• Norm Gailey Trophy - Champion State
• Cycling Australia Media Award

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