This year’s MBUK Rider of the Year awards must have been the most star-studded yet! Legends of the sport including MTB trials pioneer Hans Rey, OG freerider Brett Tippie and downhill stars Steve Peat, Tracy Moseley, Cédric Gracia and Danny Hart braved torrential rain and nightmarish traffic to attend the annual event, which was hosted at our office in the centre of Bristol.
They were joined by a host of nominees and former winners, Team MBUK alumni (Marc Beaumont, Andrew Titley, Dave Hemming) and magazine favourites (Martyn Ashton, Blake Samson, Andrew ‘Doddy’ Dodd), pro riders (Tom Isted, Olly Wilkins, Ben Deakin, Scott Beaumont, Wyn Masters, Andy Lehmann) and brand representatives, at what more than one person dubbed “the unofficial bike industry Christmas party”.
Guests were treated to an open bar,…