2022 Cycling BC Community Award Winners Announced

Emmy blew the lid open on the Enduro World Series in 2022. In her first year competing in the full series, Emmy won her first EWS race of the year and then went on to win every EWS race she entered in 2022, leading to the U21 Overall EWS Championship.

2021’s Jr Mountain Bike Downhill World Champion continued his winning ways in 2022 with the overall Jr. UCI World Cup series title, 1st place at the Crankworx Canadian Open, and 1st place in his first-ever Red Bull Hardline.

Maggie was double dominant in 2022 with multiple national championship titles on the road (Road Race, Criterium) and on the track (Omnium, Team Pursuit). Add a Commonwealth Games bronze medal in track, a 3rd overall at the UCI Track Champions League, sprinkled with a few 1st place finishes at several international crit races and you’ve got a recipe for world domination on two-wheels.

Finn crossed the finish line at the 2022 UCI MTB DH World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne with a dropped chain and the fastest time of the day, winning his first-ever World Cup and becoming the first Canadian to win in the Elite category of any Downhill World Cup since the late Stevie Smith did it in 2013.

As both a Provincial and National Master Women’s Cyclocross Champion in 2022, it’s obvious that Kelly is very fast on two wheels. She continues to develop and improve her skills and is an inspiration to us all.

Maurice has been a dedicated rider for over 30 years, consistently turning up to races and achieving great outcomes. Maurice won the 2022 BC Provincial Crit Championships (Master B Men) and was also in the top 3 in the Road Race. He has been an amazing ambassador for the sport of cycling, inspiring young and old alike.

Paul has an extremely busy professional and personal life and yet somehow found a tremendous amount of time to help support youth cycling in British Columbia. Paul has worked extremely hard behind the scenes to support youth development programs like DEVO this year.

Both super-committed, fantastic role models, technically sound, and passionate, Ash and Steve have developed a culture of hard work, respect and fun at Instinct Racing.

Kim brings plenty of enthusiasm to her role as a commissaire at events in a variety of cycling disciplines. Kim can often be seen at race registration, in the commissaire vehicle, and of course, at the start/finish area.

Recently retired from the pro peloton, Rob set a new FKT (fastest known time) on the BC Epic 1000 this past summer. Rob had a finish time of two days, nine hours, and 24 minutes on the approximately 1,000-kilometer mixed surface route with 10,000 meters of climbing. For the rest of his adventures, just look at his Strava!

Andrew added three new Cyclo-cross races to the local calendar which was a real boon to the CX season. The new series made the season more competitive and fun. All events were super well done and had great energy.

Magnus is a young Downhill MTB racer who was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and has been an inspiration to many who have been following his progress. While undergoing cancer treatments, stem cell transplant and other therapies, Magnus has remained steadfast in his training on the bike and resilient in his battles off the bike—he even managed to race in a BC Cup Downhill race after only a couple of months out of stem cell transplant. He is now looking ahead to getting back to training and getting back on the World Cup DH circuit.

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They’re back! Huge supporters of mountain bike downhill racing and riders, Rippers Lounge Racing are always there supporting and helping to grow the sport of DH.

Bespoke Cycling Club is a brand-new club that has made an immediate positive impact in the community. The club supports all levels of riders in most major disciplines and has actively encouraged the development of new riders to cyclocross by supporting regular community cyclocross practices open to all. Bespoke brought good, positive, and community-minded vibes to every event they participated in. Small but mighty and a positive force to be reckoned with!

The Dunbar Summer Series continues to be one of the best-organized and well-attended race series in BC. For many, the Dunbar Summer Series has become the “must-do” race(s) on the events calendar. Simply put, it kicks butt.

Corsa Cycles was voted by the community as Bike Shop of the Year. They are a bike shop located in Vancouver and Squamish and serve bikes of all kinds, ranging from Road to MTB. This was the only category in the Community Awards that was determined by a popular vote.