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Finalists announced for the BikeBiz Awards 2024

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

The shortlisted nominees for the BikeBiz Awards 2024, in association with Push have been announced.

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Each year the awards aim to celebrate the inspiration and innovative work being done across all sectors of the cycle industry, from brands to retailers and distributors.  This year there are 15 awards, split across five different categories: Brands, Distributors Retailers, Inclusivity, and Micromobility. 

Most of the winners will be decided by an expert judging panel, who will offer years of combined experience in the cycling industry. However the Woman of the Year and the IBD of the Year Categories will be decided by public vote, open to anyone in the cycle industry, while the Diversty Champion award is decided by the BikeBiz team. 

The winners will be announced at a special event on Thursday, October 31, at The Button Factory in Birmingham.

The finalists are:

Brand Awards

Bike Brand of the Year 

  • Argon18
  • Mondraker
  • Norco
  • Saracen
  • Squish
  • Van Rysel 

Newcomer of the year 

  • Adaptive DCS
  • Bikonic
  • Elves Bikes UK
  • Gogeta

PA Brand of the Year

  • Aztec Components
  • Fizik
  • Hiplok
  • Muc-Off
  • Topeak
  • Wahoo

Retailer Awards, in association with V12 Retail Finance

IBD of the Year 

  • Aztecs Bikes
  • Cycle Supreme
  • Leeli Cycles
  • MTB Monster
  • Pedal Power Scotland
  • RedSky bikes

Omnichannel Retailer of the Year

  • Balfe’s Bikes
  • Cykelhouse
  • Decathlon
  • JE James Cycles
  • Leisure Lakes Bikes
  • Ribble

Best Retailer services 

  • Bike Rent Manager
  • Freewheel
  • Green Commute Initiative (GCI)
  • Silverfish Service Centre
  • Sundays Insurance
  • Workshop by Bikebook

Distributors 

Bike Distributor of the Year 

  • Chicken CycleKit
  • Ison Distribution
  • Silverfish
  • Sportline
  • Tandem Group Cycles
  • Upgrade

P&A Distributor of the Year 

  • Bob Elliot & Co Ltd
  • Extra UK
  • Lyon Cycle
  • Madison
  • The Cycle Division
  • ZyroFisher

Specialist Distributor of the Year

  • Also Bikes
  • GearMechHanger
  • Occhio
  • Restrap
  • Seventies Distribution

Inclusion 

BikeBiz Woman of the Year 

  • Georgia Yexley, Loud Mobility
  • Kalyani Verma, Brompton
  • Laura Laker, Writer
  • Mathilde Rineau, Volt
  • Sarah-Jane Williams, Elves Bikes UK
  • Sasha Castling, Ribble

Diversity champion

  • Cycle Sisters
  • Miles Baker-Clarke, Fusion Media and Cycling Culture Club
  • Pedal4Progress
  • Rachael Burnside, Shift Active Media and Uplift
  • Wheels for All

Cycle Advocacy Award, in association with Re-Cycle

  • Bikeability
  • Cycling UK
  • London Cycling Campaign
  • Rider Resilience CIC
  • Sisters in the Wild
  • Trash Free Trails

Micromobility 

Micromobility Brand of the Year 

  • Eovolt
  • Eskuta
  • MiRider
  • Tern
  • Volt

Micromobility Retailer of the Year 

  • E-bikeshop.co.uk
  • Electric Life
  • Flying Dutchman
  • Fully Charged
  • Kinetic Revolution
  • The Electric Bike Shop

Best Transport Provider

  • Beryl
  • Forest
  • Lime
  • Santander Cycles
  • Voi

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