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.
Sarah Gigante during Stage 4 of the 2024 – Tour de France Femmes
Michael Storer during Stage 14 of the 2025 Tour de France
Jay Vine during Stage 15 of the 2025 La Vuelta, Photo credits: ASO
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.
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