Peter Maniaty
Australia’s top cyclists will be recognised early next month when the 2025 AusCycling Awards take place in Brisbane.
Highlight of the evening will be the presentation of Australian cycling’s most prestigious individual honour, the Oppy Medal, named after the legendary Sir Hubert Opperman, with additional awards to be announced across all cycling and para-cycling disciplines.
“This is more than an awards ceremony—it’s a celebration of our entire cycling community,” AusCycling CEO Marne Fechner said of the 2025 awards.
“From the track to the trails, world champions and Grand Tour stars, we’re honouring the achievements and stories that make Australian cycling so special. It’s going to be a special night—a chance to bring together the past, present and future of Australian cycling under one roof.”
Who are the Oppy Medal favourites in 2025?
The official finalists won’t be announced until the week before the ceremony. However, favourites for this year’s AusCycling Awards are expected to include (listed in alphabetical order):
- 3x 2025 Para-cycling Track World Champion (C4) Korey Boddington
- 2x 2025 Giro d’Italia Women stage winner and GC podium finisher Sarah Gigante
- 3x 2025 Track World Championship medalist Leigh Hoffman
- 2025 BMX Freestyle World Championship bronze medalist Logan Martin
- 3x 2025 Para-cycling Track World Champion (C3) Emily Petricola
- 2025 BMX Racing World Cup champion and 2025 World Championship silver medalist Saya Sakakibara
- 2025 Il Lombardia podium finisher and 2025 Tour of the Alps winner Michael Storer
- 2025 World Championship ITT silver medalist and 2x 2025 Vuelta a España stage winner and Mountains Classification winner Jay Vine.
Last year’s Oppy Medal was jointly awarded to 2024 Paris Olympic Games gold medalists Grace Brown and Saya Sakakibara.
Other past winners have included Cadel Evans (x3), Anna Meares (x2), Robbie McEwen (x2), Stuart O’Grady (x2), Sid Patterson, and the inaugural winner, Russell Mockridge, in 1958.
2025 AusCycling Hall of Fame Inductees
In addition to the athlete awards for 2025, the ceremony will also see twelve new members inducted into the prestigious AusCycling Hall of Fame in recognition of their significant contributions to Australian cycling—on and/or off the bike.
- Margaret McLachlan
- Kenneth Ross
- Kieran Modra
- Annette Edmondson
- Kathleen Shannon
- Catherine Reardon
- Leone Roach
- Reginald Arnold
- Sid Taberlay
- Peter Bartels AO
- Phill Bates AM
- John Trevorrow
The 2025 AusCycling Awards will be held at Rivershed, Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane on Wednesday, December 3.
Peter Maniaty
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