Cyclist of the Year (Australia)
The Australian Cyclist of the Year has been recognized in a total of 20 categories since 1997, broken down by gender, discipline and age group. There is also an audience award, a coach award, an award for the state with the best achievements in the field of cycling, and a club award.
The highest award is the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy & Medal , or Oppy Award for short , for Australia's "Cyclist of the Year" in all categories. It is named after the racing driver Hubert Opperman and has been awarded since 1958. Until 1995 the award was given to the cyclist who had delivered the "Race of the Year". Since then, the award has been given to the athlete who has achieved an outstanding overall performance. The jury is made up of personalities chosen by the Board of Directors of the Australian Cycling Federation, Cycling Australia .
By 2013, Cadel Evans received the Oppy Award four times and is the most frequently honored cyclist.
Winner of the Oppy Award
- 1958: Russell Mockridge
- 1959: Peter Panton
- 1960: John Green
- 1961: Alan Grindal
- 1962: Sydney Patterson
- 1963: Ron Grenda
- 1964: Barry Waddell
- 1965: Ray Bilney
- 1966: Barry Waddell
- 1967: Bob Whetters
- 1968: Ken Evans
- 1969: Keith Oliver
- 1970: Gordon Johnson
- 1971: Graham McVilly
- 1972: Graeme Gilmore
- 1973: Graham McVilly
- 1974: Laurie Venn
- 1975: John Nicholson
- 1976: David Allan
- 1977: Shane Bartley
- 1978: Malcolm Hill
- 1979: Peter Besanko
- 1980: Laurie Venn
- 1981: Peter Besanko
- 1982: Steele Bishop
- 1983: Garry Trowell
- 1984: Peter Besanko
- 1985: Laurie Venn
- 1986: Michael Lynch
- 1987: Neil Stephens
- 1988: Barry Burns
- 1989: Martin Vinnicombe
- 1990: Rod Evans
- 1991: Brent McCaig
- 1992: Scott Sunderland
- 1993: Bradley McGee
- 1994: Rod Evans
- 1995: Darryn Hill
- 1996: Shane Kelly
- 1997: Henk Vogels
- 1998: Stuart O'Grady
- 1999: Anna Wilson
- 2000: Brett Aitken & Scott McGrory
- 2001: Stuart O'Grady
- 2002: Robbie McEwen
- 2003: Michael Rogers
- 2004: Ryan Bayley
- 2005: Robbie McEwen
- 2006: Cadel Evans
- 2007: Cadel Evans
- 2008: Anna Meares
- 2009: Cadel Evans
- 2010: Cameron Meyer
- 2011: Cadel Evans
- 2012: Anna Meares
- 2013: Caroline Buchanan
- 2014: Simon Gerrans
- 2015: Rohan Dennis
- 2016: Mathew Hayman
- 2017: Michael Matthews
- 2018: Rohan Dennis
- 2019: Caleb Ewan
Web links
- Awards and Honors. Cycling Australia, accessed December 27, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cycling Australia. Technical Regulations. Cycling Australia, p. 22 , archived from the original on March 20, 2015 ; Retrieved January 5, 2014 .