Interbike Announces 2016 Awards

Interbike handed out awards at its 3rd Annual Awards Gala last week, with titles going out to best road bike, best road accessory and best component of the year, as well as the Best in Show Award.

Helping hand out the awards throughout the night were cast members from the iconic 80s cycling film American Flyers.

Rae Dawn Chong (Sarah), Alexandra Paul (Becky) and Luca Bercovici (Barry ‘The Cannibal’ Muzzin) were also presented an award for the film’s impact on cycling around the world. 

Here’s glimpse of a few “road” products that received awards.

ROAD BIKE OF THE YEAR: GIANT TCR ADVANCED PRO 1

ROAD COMPONENT OF THE YEAR: SRAM RED E-TAP

ROAD ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR: GARMIN VARIA REARVIEW RADAR

BEST IN SHOW: STAGES CYCLING DASH & LINK

Below is the full list of winners from the Interbike Awards Gala:

• Best Urban Lifestyle Shop
  Splendid Cycles, Portland OR
• Best Pro Road Shop
  Strictly Bicycles, Ft. Lee NJ
• Domestic Road Cyclist of the Year (male)
  Neilson Powless
• Domestic Road Cyclist of the Year (female)
  Coryn Rivera
• E-Bike of the Year
  Stromer ST2s
• E-Bike Product Innovation of the Year
  Bosch CX
• Next Generation Award
  Bike to School Challenge, Northeast Ohio Suburbs
• Leadership Award
  Mayor Betsy Price, Ft. Worth TX
• Profitability Award – Bike
  Giant
• Profitability Award – Accessories
  Serfas
• The Service Award
  Cannondale
• International Triathlete of the Year (male/female)
  Gwen Jorgensen
• Breakthrough North American Triathlete
  Katie Zaferes
• Triathlon Innovation of the Year
  Quintana Roo PRfive
• Domestic Cyclocross Rider of the Year (male)
  Jamie Driscoll
• Domestic Cyclocross Rider of the Year (female)
  Amanda Miller
• Domestic Mountain Bike Race of the Year
  Carson City Off-Road
• Mountain Bike of the Year
  Specialized Stumpjumper sixFATTIE Expert
• Mountain Component of the Year
  SRAM Eagle Drivetrain
• Lifetime Achievement Award
  Steve Flagg
• Road Bike of the Year
  Giant TCR Advanced
• Road Component of the Year
  SRAM Red eTap
• Best Mountain Bike Shop
  Mountain Bike Specialists, Durango CO
• Best Omni-Channel Retailer
  Performance Bicycle, Chapel Hill NC
• Next Generation Rider of the Year
  Megan Bradley
• Mountain Accessory of the Year
  6D ATB-1 Trail
• Best in Show – Mountain
  Scott Spark RC
• Road Accessory of the Year
  Garmin Varia
• Best in Show – Road
  Stages Dash Computer & Link Software
• Brand of the Year
  Trek
• Distributor of the Year
  QBP
• Best Women’s/Female-Friendly Shop
  Tribella, Denver, CO
• 2016 Retailer of the Year
  Boulder Cycle Sport, Boulder CO