British Cycling celebrate the cycling community at annual awards

Grassroots heroes and world champions were among the winners at the 2025 British Cycling Awards, presented by Lloyds Bank – an annual event to recognise and celebrate the achievements of members, volunteers, clubs and riders across the UK.

With the 2025 edition of the Awards hosted at the Manchester Deansgate Hotel, the national body celebrated success across performance, participation, community engagement and societal impact.

Beth Shriever, Anna Morris and Jody Cundy have clinched four world titles between them this season, alongside a plethora of national and European crowns, and the trio won the final three prizes of the night.

Shriever took home the National Champion of the Year Award sponsored by Lloyds, as Morris clinched the Olympic Athlete of the Year and Cundy the Paralympic Athlete of the Year award.

And as the only award to reveal the victor on the night, Shriever could not believe her eyes after taking home another award this season.

“It’s amazing, there were so many amazing nominees up there with me in this category, so to win means a lot and it’s quite surreal to be honest,” said Shriever, who has won the BMX Racing treble of World, European and national gold this year. “It’s great to be recognised for all the results and hard work. I haven’t won anything like this in a while, as last year had so many ups and downs, and so to finish such a successful year with this is incredible.”

Morris successfully defended her individual pursuit world title in Chile last month, having broken the world record in the event three times earlier in the year, whilst Cundy soared to an unprecedented 16th consecutive world title in the men’s C4 1km world title, at the UCI Para-cycling World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

“I’m gobsmacked, actually. It’s so nice to walk away with recognition of being Paralympic athlete of the year,” said Cundy. “My highlight has to be winning the Kilo. 16 times on the trot, there’s only one athlete I’ve found online who’s won as many World Titles on the trot, so to do 16 is pretty special.”

Clubs. Members. Volunteers.

Rubbing shoulders with the sport’s elite, the evening also celebrated the clubs, members and volunteers who have gone above and beyond as part of British Cycling.

The Dave Saunders Memorial Trophy, for services to cycling, was awarded to Martin Baxter after an incredible career championing BMX in Kent, as Guilford race organiser Austin Bell took home the Brian Cossavella Trophy, for services to event organisation and promotion.

Hartlepool’s Adam Brooks received the Volunteer Coach of the Year Award sponsored by Elixirr for his dedication to cycling in the Northeast, whilst Caitlyn Beardsmore was named Young Volunteer of the Year.

Stephen Newton, from Stockton, added Unsung Hero of the Year sponsored by Leigh Day to his impressive CV. The inspirational coach has run sessions for disabled riders at Stockton Wheelers Cycling Club, and this year upped his intake to provide cycling sessions for SEND schools and adults during the week.

The Outstanding Contribution Award sponsored by Nyetimber went to Chair of the British Cycling Yorkshire regional board Marc Etches, who has officiated several national road events across elite, junior and youth racing this year, as well as formulating and delivering development sessions for road commissaires.

And Diane Maciver was thrilled to be awarded the Community Champion Award sponsored by SIS for her work as a Breeze Champion and creating the Scottish local charity Get on a Bike, noting that the evening will be one to remember forever.

Talking about the award, Maciver commented, “This has all just been so overwhelming. I keep having to just pinch myself. My day job is a nurse, but cycling is my passion, and I speak about it every day. If I could just get someone to do a mile on a bike, then that’s me being successful.”

Newbury Velo came away the big winners in the club categories, winning both the Children and Young People Club of the Year, as well as a surprise victory in the Overall Club of the Year Award, both supported by Bikmo.

They received the latter ahead of University of Nottingham Cycling Club, who won Emerging Club of the Year and Gapped Cycling, named Community Impact Club of the Year.

“We came here knowing that we had won the Children’s and Young People award, but for a club that is only six years old to win the overall award is amazing,” said Newbury Velo Club Chair, Simon Bowden. “We’re working as hard as some of the professional events organisers with some of the things we’re putting on for the children. It’s about making sure that everyone on two wheels at our club is smiling, that’s what is important.”

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