BIKEBIZ AWARDS 2009: The finalists are revealed

The finalists for the BikeBiz Awards 2009 have been named following weeks of lobbying from the cycle industry.

One nominee from each category will receive a BikeBiz Award, which will feature a live event for the first time this year in association with Cycle Show 2009.

The Awards – officially partnered by Cube and Citrus-Lime – will be handed to the winners at a trade-only drinks reception at Cycle Show on Thursday October 8th.

The nominees are:

INDEPENDENT RETAILER
18 Bikes, Derbyshire
Pennine Cycles, Bradford
Station Cycles, Cambridge
Condor Cycles, London
Rutland Cycling, Oakham

ONLINE RETAILER
Cycling Bargains
TfTuned
Tarty Bikes
Wiggle
Chain Reaction

HIGH STREET CHAIN
Evans
Halfords
Cycle Surgery
Cyclelife
Cycles UK

DISTRIBUTOR – BIKES
Silverfish
Hotlines
Jim Walker
Madison
Hot Wheels
Reece
Seventies

DISTRIBUTOR – PARTS & ACCESSORIES
Paligap
Zyro
Fisher Outdoors
Moore Large
Extra
2Pure
Madison

CONSUMER MAGAZINE
Cycling Plus
Ride
The Ride Journal
Singletrack
CTC Cycle Magazine

CONSUMER WEBSITE
MPORA
Bikeradar
Road.cc
Bikerumor.com
Singletrack

MARKETING TEAM
Silverfish
Cannondale
Fisher Outdoors
Evans
Pashley
Madison
Raleigh

MANUFACTURER
Charge
Cannondale
KHE
Giant
Merida
Brompton
Hope

Cycle Show organiser Upper Street Events will be choosing and presenting the final award on the night – for Best Cycle Show Stand.

An independent panel of 50 judges from the trade will select their recommendations for each category. If you’d like to be part of the judging process please contact the BikeBiz team at Jonathon.Harker@intentmedia.co.uk or Carly.Bailey@intentmedia.co.uk.