BikeBiz Awards 2014: The finalists revealed

After weeks of lobbying from the bicycle industry, the finalists for the BikeBiz Awards 2014 have been revealed.

But before you take a look, would you like a say in which finalists get to pick up a prize on the awards night, on Wednesday September 24th? Send us an email at BikeBiz@intentmedia.co.uk and you can be one of our judges – it takes just a few minutes to take part.

This year’s awards are supported by Platinum Partner cycleplan, Category Sponsor nuun and Event Partners Sealskinz and Cycle-SOS.

The BikeBiz Awards 2014 Finalists are:

INDEPENDENT BIKE DEALER
CHEVIN CYCLES, OTLEY
CRITERIUM CYCLES, EDINBURGH
JE JAMES CYCLES
RUTLAND CYCLING
SIGMA SPORT
WHEELBASE

SPECIALIST RETAILER
CYCLE SURGERY
EAST COAST CYCLES, HULL
EDINBURGH BICYCLE COOPERATIVE
EVANS CYCLES
ILKLEY CYCLES
PENNINE CYCLES
VELORUTION

MAINSTREAM RETAILER
HALFORDS
DECATHLON
GO OUTDOORS
COTSWOLD OUTDOOR

STAR STORE
BIKE DOCTOR, RUSHOLME
BLAZING SADDLES, HEBDEN BRIDGE
EDDIE MCGRATH CYCLES, URMSTON
HOLLOWAY CYCLES, ISLINGTON
PEAK CYCLESPORT, MACCLESFIELD
THE BIKE ROOMS, MANCHESTER

WORKSHOP SERVICES
EVANS CYCLES
FINELY TUNED RIDE
GREASE MONKEY CYCLES
HAVEBIKE
MOJO SUSPENSION
SRAM TECH CENTRE
TF TUNED

BEST RETAIL EVENT
EAST COAST BICYCLES: ECB KNIGHTS
EVANS CYCLES: ONE FOR THE GIRLS
HARGROVES CYCLES: QE CYCLE FEST
JE JAMES CYCLES: TOUR WEEKEND
PENNINE CYCLES: PUT YOU IN LE SADDLE
RUTLAND CYCLING: MUMS AND TOTS RIDES
WHEELBASE: BIG DEMO WEEKEND

IN-STORE EXPERIENCE
CYCLE SURGERY
EVANS CYCLES
HOOPS VELO
SIGMA SPORT
SOHO BIKES
VELOCAFE, BRIGHTON

ONLINE STORE
ACTION SPORTS
CHAIN REACTION CYCLES
EVANS CYCLES
PROBIKESHOP
PROBIKEKIT
SDJ SPORTS
WIGGLE

BIKE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
CYCLING SPORTS GROUP UK
MOORE LARGE
PALIGAP
SILVERFISH
SPORTLINE
WINDWAVE

P&A DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
MADISON
MOORE LARGE
PALIGAP
SILVERFISH
UPGRADE BIKES
WINDWAVE
ZYRO

SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTOR
BATRIBIKE
SEVENTIES
CHICKEN CYCLEKIT
ELECTRIC BIKE CORPORATION
JUNGLE PRODUCTS

BIKE BRAND OF THE YEAR
KINESIS UK
VERENTI
HOY BIKES
CANNONDALE
GENESIS
GIANT
SPECIALIZED
TREK

P&A BRAND OF THE YEAR
EASTON CYCLING
GIRO
LAKE
LEZYNE
MUC-OFF
RACE FACE
TORQ
VULPINE

SALES TEAM
CSG UK
FISHER OUTDOOR LEISURE
MADISON/SPORTLINE
MOORE LARGE
PALIGAP
SILVERFISH
UPGRADE BIKES
ZYRO

MARKETING TEAM
DARE 2B
EVANS CYCLES
HOTLINES
MADISON/SPORTLINE
MOORE LARGE
RALEIGH
SEALSKINZ
UPGRADE
ZYRO

RETAILER SERVICES
ACT
BIKESOUP
CITRUS-LIME
CYCLESCHEME
CYCLEWORKS

TRAINING
ATG
BIKE-INN
BIKERIGHT
CYCLEFIT
CYCLESYSTEMS ACADEMY
EVANS CYCLES

CYCLING ADVOCACY ACHIEVEMENT
#SPACEFORCYCLING, LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN
BIG PEDAL, SUSTRANS
CYCLE TO WORK DAY, CYCLESCHEME
DONNACHADH MCCARTHY, STOP KILLING CYCLISTS
JOHN MOSS, STOLEN BIKES
KIDS BIKE CLUB, HALFORDS
STU DAWKINS, SEVENTIES

One nominee from each of the categories will receive one of the coveted BikeBiz Awards. The awards night takes place on Wednesday September 24th at the Crowne Plaza Birmingham NEC, just a stone’s throw from the NEC exhibition hall setting of Cycle Show. Buy your tickets to the BikeBiz Awards 2014 here.

Just to reiterate – these finalists were lobbied for by the trade and it is the cycle trade who choses the winners. Whether you work for a distributor, retailer, manufacturer, service provider, charity, training provider, association… if you’re in the trade or closely associated with it, you can take part. To be a judge, drop us an email at BikeBiz@intentmedia.co.uk. Then we’ll email you with a list of the finalists and a document that can choose to use or ignore in helping you decide. Then email it back and that’s it.