BIKEBIZ AWARDS
Changes for 2022 F
or this year’s awards, we’re introducing a new procedure utilising an expert judging panel, all with experience from across the broad spectrum of the
cycling industry, while still offering public votes in some key awards.
The biggest changes for the 2022 awards are the
introduction of five new awards – Specialist Distributor of the Year, Best Shared Transport Provider, Micromobility Retailer of the Year, Micromobility Brand of the Year, and the BikeBiz Diversity Champion Award. We have also introduced five overarching categories for
the awards, covering the key areas of the market – Brands, Distributors, Retailers, Inclusivity, and Micromobility. All of these changes have been made to ensure the 2022
awards are reflective of all the brilliant work being done in the cycling industry, and to acknowledge the new and exciting developments in the micromobility, inclusivity, and advocacy areas.
HOW IT WORKS Entries and nominations Members of the cycling trade community will be invited to put themselves in the running for one of our prestigious awards using an online form, while prosumers can also nominate their favourite retailers, brands or individuals in any relevant categories.
Entries and nominations will be open from 25th July and run until midnight on 26th August. The BikeBiz team will then review every entry and nomination to ensure the necessary criteria is met, in order to then compile a shortlist for each award. Shortlists will then be announced on 5th September, kickstarting the voting process.
Voting This year, voting will be carried out either by our expert judging panel or by a wider vote open to the whole cycling industry, depending on the category (see below for the full
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list of awards and the voting procedure in each). Most awards, including our brands of the year, and distributors of the year, will be decided by our judging panel, who will offer years of combined experience in the cycling industry to select the winners. Our judges will come from a broad range of backgrounds in the industry, including retailers, distributors, and advocacy groups. In order to make judging fair, judges will have to abstain from any award category that may relate to their own organisation, to avoid any conflicts of interest – for example, retailer judges will not be permitted to vote in the retailer category of awards. Judges will vote using their own online form, selecting their preferred winner, and offering up a reason for their selection. In other categories, including Woman of the Year, and IBD of the Year, voting will be open to the wider cycling trade through an online voting form. Voting will be open from 5th September until 7th
October, and after the closure, the BikeBiz team will collate all the results, ready for the big announcement.
The winners Winners will then be announced on 4th November, online at
BikeBiz.com and across our social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram), followed by a major feature in the December edition of BikeBiz magazine. ■
KEY DATES
Entries and nominations: Open from Monday 25th July, close at midnight on Friday 26th August. Voting: Open Monday 5th September, close at midnight Friday 7th October Winners: Announced on Friday 4th November
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