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Can we please have an award for "Most Gratuitous Whingeing in an Online Discussion"? ;-)

An excellent idea. When will you be publishing the details of categories? Will they be for retailers or suppliers, or both? Can you publish details of the Cycle Show and refer me to material from last year's Show for me to see how you do it. My ignorance relates to my living in the Land of OZ (Milk and Honey,long bike rides and good coffee).

I've got a few suppliers i'd like to be recognised for their efforts, they keep me in business.
When can i vote?

Sounds good, looking forward to see where in London this is being held

Wow - wasn't really expecting this. Or am I just out of the loop? Either way, great news for the industry. Best of luck with it all.

Awards categories and venue will be announced shortly. Feel free to contact BikeBiz should you have any questions.

Hi all - I'm the publisher of BikeBiz.
Just wanted to reiterate that these are the first ever high quality pan-industry awards - they will be inclusive of all sectors, with a big focus on retailers. Every single key buyer, from IBD to large chain, will be in the room.
Categories and venue will be announced shortly.
There will also be a free lobbying system which allows readers to put themselves forward for consideration, or indeed sing the praises of suppliers and customers.
BikeBiz will then announce five Finalists per award category and a wide-ranging panel of industry judges from all sectors will choose the winners - not us!
It's all transparent and we really hope the industry at large will participate.
The UK industry desperately needs a quality awards event and should celebrate its successes and achievements. We're very excited about putting this together.
You have all been so supportive of BikeBiz in print and online we reckon it's time we got you all in the same room together. It's be a great night.
We're not selling tickets or tables just yet, but we are talking to potential sponsors.
Anyone who wants to know more about the event can contact me directly via the BikeBiz team or by contacting Intent Media directly.
Thank you in advance for all your support.

Is there a category for most ads on one web page?

Dear Northy
BikeBiz is a free print publication for the trade and a free online resource which we continue to invest in. We have taken a very long term view, because we totally believe in this marketplace and share a passion for it.
Intent Media effectively saved BikeBiz from closure when it took the brand over two years ago - we relaunched the mag, increased its circulation, gave Carlton some much needed extra resource and ensured that it came out every month, bang on time.
We have also re-designed the website twice and continue to add in features and grow our readership amongst professionals all around the world who are interested in the cycling industry.
Companies in the cycling business don't have a lot of money, but the vast majority do try to support BikeBiz where they can because they value the service we provide to the community, be it through news, opinion, the online forum or otherwise.
So that means lots of ads, sold at affordable prices (yes really).
Apologies if that offends you, but it's the economics of trade publishing. Especially when the mag is free, the website is free and we want to continue investing and raising the bar.
Everyone is entitled to their view though and we will of course take your criticism on board.
If we increase our ad rates, perhaps we could run fewer of them...
All the very best & thanks for participating in the debate. It's what we're all about.

Stuart, you've suffer a near fatal sense of humour loss. Take a holiday.

Sounds very high profile, i think the idea of a free lobbying system is a great one and having a wide-range of panel judges from different sectors means that all voting will be fair.
Look forward to hearing more on this.