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