{"id":325655,"date":"2025-12-03T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/325655\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T20:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:19:10","slug":"korey-boddington-named-australian-cyclist-of-the-year-while-sarah-gigante-and-jay-vine-secure-road-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/325655\/","title":{"rendered":"Korey Boddington named Australian cyclist of the year while Sarah Gigante and Jay Vine secure road awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy has been awarded to Korey Boddington, with the Queenslander claiming the title of Australian Cyclist of the Year after taking four titles at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in October, also breaking two world records along the way.<\/p>\n

Sarah Gigante<\/a> and Jay Vine<\/a> clinched the road athletes of the year category; the gravel awards went to Nicole Frain and Brendan Johnston; Rebecca Henderson and Daniel Booker took home the mountain bike awards; and Alessia McCaig and Leigh Hoffman claimed the track category. The world title-winning Mixed Relay Team Time Trial grouping<\/a> of Amanda Spratt, Brodie Chapman, Felicity Wilson-Haffenden, Luke Plapp, Michael Matthews and Jay Vine were awarded team of the year.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout this year, Australia\u2019s cyclists and riders have shown the discipline, perseverance and strength of character it takes to succeed on our sport\u2019s biggest stage,” said Marne Fechner, Chief Executive Officer of AusCycling, in a media release.<\/p>\n

You may like<\/p>\n

\u201cKorey\u2019s performances on the track, highlighted by his four World Championship gold medals, have been nothing short of outstanding. Just as importantly, Korey\u2019s story of determination \u2013 learning to walk and talk again after his life-changing injuries, then dedicating himself to his Paralympic dream \u2013 challenges our assumptions about what we can all achieve.<\/p>\n

Boddington was hit by a van as an 11-year-old, with injuries including nerve damage to his right arm and then at 15, a serious motocross accident left him with an acquired brain injury. In 2023, he started cycling on the track and quickly proved himself on the international stage, winning a Paralympic gold medal in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo become the Australian Cyclist of the Year less than two years since becoming competitive [in] cycling \u2013 that is a remarkable achievement,\u201d said Fechner.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy, which has been awarded since 1958, was given jointly to Olympic gold medallists on the road Grace Brown and BMX racer Saya Sakakibara,<\/a> while in 2023, para-cyclist Amanda Reid joined the honour roll.<\/p>\n

The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n

\u201cFor two para-cyclists to win the Oppy in the last three years reflects the strength and depth of Australian para-cycling,\u201d Fechner said.<\/p>\n

2025 awards across the categories:<\/p>\n

Australian Cyclist of the Year, Korey BoddingtonBMX Freestyle Female Athlete of the Year, Natalya DiehmBMX Freestyle Male Athlete of the Year, Logan MartinBMX Race Female Athlete of the Year, Saya SakakibaraBMX Race Male Athlete of the Year, Izaac KennedyPara-cycling Road Female Athlete of the Year, Lauren ParkerPara-cycling Road Male Athlete of the Year, Darren HicksPara-cycling Track Female Athlete of the Year, Tahlia Clayton-GoodiePara-cycling Track Male Athlete of the Year, Korey BoddingtonMountain Bike Female Athlete of the Year, Rebecca HendersonMountain Bike Male Athlete of the Year, Daniel BookerRoad Female Athlete of the Year, Sarah GiganteRoad Male Athlete of the Year, Jay VineTrack Female Athlete of the Year, Alessia McCaigTrack Male Athlete of the Year, Leigh HoffmanTeam of the Year, Mixed Relay Team Time Trial (Amanda Spratt, Brodie Chapman, Felicity Wilson-Haffenden, Luke Plapp, Michael Matthews, Jay Vine)Cyclocross Female Athlete of the Year, Peta MullensCyclocross Male Athlete of the Year, Tristan NashEsport Female Athlete of the Year, Matilda FieldEsport Male Athlete of the Year, Josh HarrisGravel Female Athlete of the Year, Nicole FrainGravel Male Athlete of the Year, Brendan JohnstonJunior BMX Female Athlete of the Year, Charli GuyJunior BMX Male Athlete of the Year, Cameron GattJunior Mountain Bike Female Athlete of the Year, Lacey AdamsJunior Mountain Bike Male Athlete of the Year, Connor WrightJunior Road Female Athlete of the Year, Hannah GianattiJunior Road Male Athlete of the Year, Max GooldJunior Track Female Athlete of the Year, Anna DubierJunior Track Male Athlete of the Year, Toby JonesMasters BMX Female Athlete of the Year, Nerida StokesMasters BMX Male Athlete of the Year, Corey FrieswykMasters Mountain Bike Female Athlete of the Year, Bev AndersonMasters Mountain Bike Male Athlete of the Year, Randal HuntingtonMasters Road Female Athlete of the Year, Jenny PettenonMasters Road Male Athlete of the Year, Roger CullMasters Track Female Athlete of the Year, Genevieve JordanMasters Track Male Athlete of the Year, Jim Veal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy has been awarded to Korey Boddington, with the Queenslander claiming the title of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-325655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}