December 31, 2005 – The votes are in! After tallying the ballots, the winners of Pedal’s 2005 Canadian Cycling Awards are as follows:

Victoria, B.C.’s Geoff Kabush takes the coveted award of Best Cyclist Overall after another incredible season on the rough stuff. Kabush edged out Marie-Hélène Prémont of Quebec and Toronto’s Michael Barry. Not surprisingly, Kabush also took the award as Best Male MTB Cyclist, while Prémont took the women’s best MTB rider.

Victoria, B.C.’s Erinne Willock won the Best Female Road Cyclist award, edging out the Quebec duo of Lyne Bessette and Genevieve Jeanson. Barry was the top Male Road Cyclist.

Here are the complete list of winners for this year’s Pedal’s 2005 Canadian Cycling Awards. Thanks to all who voted – we will be announcing the winners of the three prizes in the next few days.

Best Cyclist Overall in Canada
Geoff Kabush
Best Male MTB Cyclist
Geoff Kabush
Best Female MTB Cyclist
Marie-Hélène Premont
Best Male DH Cyclist
Eric Goss
Best Female DH Cyclist
Danika Schroeter
Best Male Road Cyclist
Michael Barry
Best Female Road Cyclist
Erinne Willock
Best Male Track Cyclist
Martin Gilbert
Best Female Track Cyclist
Mandy Poitras
Best Jnr. Male MTB Cyclist
Raphael Gagne
Best Jnr. Female MTB Cyclist
Emily Batty
Best Jnr. Male DH Cyclist
Matthieu Roy
Best Jnr. Female DH Cyclist
Micayla Gatto
Best Jnr. Male Road Cyclist
Raphaël Tremblay
Best Jnr. Female Road Cyclist
Emily Batty
Best Jnr. Male Track Cyclist
Eric Smith
Best Jnr. Female Track Cyclist
Naomi Cooper
Best Pro Male BMXer
Aaron Lepp
Best Pro Female BMXer
Samantha Cools
Best Men’s Road Team
Symmetrics
Best Women’s Road Team
Symmetrics
Best Men’s MTB Team
Rocky Mountain – Business Objects
Best Women’s MTB Team
Rocky Mountain – Business Objects
Best Crash Award
tie: Andrew Pinfold, crashing in BC Superweek, and Martin Gilbert, training in Bromont
Best Sportsperson
Andrew Pinfold

Pedal’s Canadian Cycling Awards 2004 – Winners!