It’s time to announce the 2016 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards! Congratulations to all the winners, and also nominees! Plenty of you voted again this year in all seven categories, making it uber tight in some categories! I will be catching up with the winners over the next week for address details, and for interviews during the next few months.
Whilst I was going through the months via the Lookback features on the site it became apparent to me that one rider in particular unselfishly took himself out of the running for the World Circuit title in order to help make our sport more credible, whilst also throwing down an incredible edit and placing well at so many events throughout the year. Not forget his running his brand as well, so like last year as I hinted when I announced the awards, there is an extra category!
Thank you once again to everyone that voted, let’s make 2017 another great year for Flatland!
Effraim Catlow – Flatmattersonline
Editorial Choice Rider of the Year
Viki Gomez
Runner up: Matthias Dandois
Editorial Choice Edit of the Year
John Yull Fall
Runner Up: Charles Paty Windless 111
Reader Choice:
Rider of the Year
Viki Gomez
Runner up: Jean William Prevost
Edit of the Year
Charles Paty Windless 111
Runner up: John Yull Fall
Brand of the year
Kuoppa Gomez Bikes
Runner up: IGI/Quest BMX
Innovation of the Year
Master of Creativity
Runner up: Joe Cicman The Terradoom
Contest Run of the year
Viki Gomez BMX Cologne Final Run
Runner up: Moto Sasaki Battle in the Rockies
Most Progressive rider
Pedro Melo
Runner up: John Yull
Breakthrough rider of the year
Pedro Melo
Runner up:Hidenori Ishizaki
Outstanding Contribution
Jean William Prevost