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Thomas Euler is a gravel fanatic. Besides writing about gravel on Escape Collective, he has his own \u201cgravel-coded\u201d The Gravel Stack<\/a> Substack. He also hosts the Gracing podcast<\/a>, where he (p)reviews gravel races, often with the top pros who competed.<\/p>\n The All Gravel Awards honor the riders, teams, and events that shaped the 2025 gravel season. Our expert panel has handed in their nominations and votes for the nine awards, from Most Valuable Rider to Best Race Coverage. Now it is up to you, the gravel heads, to cast your votes.<\/p>\n Most sports have their awards. After all, picking the MVP, Rookie of the Year, or Coach of the Year is fun. Hence, we figured we\u2019d give gravel its own awards as well. The All Gravel Awards go into their second edition and are up for grabs now. Your vote helps to decide who will end up winning them.\u00a0<\/p>\n Below, you will be able to cast your vote on all of our nine awards. But first, let me give you a quick overview of how the awards work. In case you followed my four-part ballot frenzy<\/a> over on The Gravel Stack and are already familiar with it (or couldn\u2019t care less about such minutiae), just jump to the next section.\u00a0<\/p>\n All Gravel Awards 101The Idea\u00a0<\/p>\n We launched the awards in 2024, initially simply called “Gravel Post-Season Awards,” to honor the riders, events, and teams that shaped the gravel season and to have some fun in the process. It began as a podcast \u2013 with Gravel Hall of Famer Amanda Nauman Sheek, German gravel national champ Paul Voss, and myself \u2013 followed by a fan vote on Instagram.<\/p>\n This year, we wanted to bring more gravel expertise and a more diverse set of informed opinions to the table. Thus, we assembled 12 knowledgeable people from the gravel world and asked them to make nominations and vote on the awards. We call this the Expert Panel. I\u2019ll explain how it works in a second.\u00a0<\/p>\n The goal is simple: we want to make sure the All Gravel Awards go to the right people and organizations. While the awards are supposed to be joyful and celebratory, we also want them to be as \u201cright\u201d as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n We also defined that the awards are series-agnostic and consider the entire global gravel racing scene. Gravel has developed into a global affair and, thus, any awards that aspire to be meaningful need to reflect that. While it makes the process harder, it also makes it more fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lastly, the awards direly needed a proper name. Their new one \u2013 which may or may not have been inspired by my NBA fandom \u2013 reflects their scope: the All Gravel Awards. (My spellchecker urges me to introduce a hyphen and make it the All-Gravel Awards; let me know in the comments whether I should give in.)<\/p>\n The Expert Panel<\/p>\n The Expert Panel comprises 11 individuals whom we carefully assembled to ensure a good mix of<\/p>\n men and womenrepresentation from the American and European scenesmedia members and content creators, former and current riders, and trusted voices in the community<\/p>\n Its members are:\u00a0<\/p>\n Amanda Nauman Sheek (Insta<\/a>), Gravel Hall of Famer and host of the Groadio podcast<\/a>\u00a0Andrew Vontz (Insta<\/a>), host of the Choose the Hard Way podcast<\/a>Chris Mehlman (Insta<\/a>), pro gravel racer and writer<\/a>\u00a0Danni Shrosbree (Insta<\/a>), pro gravel racer and host of the Bonk Babes podcast<\/a>Holy Spirit of Gravel (Insta<\/a>), gravel meme account admin and host of the HSOG podcast<\/a>Joe Laverick (Insta<\/a>), pro gravel racer and writer<\/a>John \u201cStable Cyclist\u201d Peter, gravel filmmaker and host of The Stable Cyclist podcast<\/a>Laura King (Insta<\/a>), pro gravel racer and host of the Gravel Kings podcast<\/a>Maya Noriega (Insta<\/a>), gravel racer and media personalityPaul Voss (Insta<\/a>), pro gravel racer and host of the Autsaid podcast<\/a>Thomas Euler (Insta<\/a>), that would be meThe Voting Process<\/p>\n The winner for each award will be decided in a 2-step process.<\/p>\n 1. Expert Panel Votes<\/p>\n The Expert Panel nominates riders, events, and teams. Each nomination also counts as 1 vote for the respective nominee.<\/p>\n All nominees form the Shortlist, which doubles as the ballot for the Fan Vote.<\/p>\n 2. Fan Vote<\/p>\n That\u2019s the stage we\u2019re at now. All gravel fans can cast their votes in the polls below.<\/p>\n The Fan Vote complements the Expert Panel Votes. The Fan Vote is handled as follows:<\/p>\n Fan Vote Winner: Receives 2 Fan Base Votes.50% or more of Fan Votes: Receives 2 additional votes (4 votes total).75% or more of Fan Votes: Receives 3 additional votes (5 votes total).100% of Fan Votes: Receives 4 additional votes (6 votes total).<\/p>\n The goal is to strike a balance between the Expert Panel Votes and the Fan Votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ties and Tiebreaker<\/p>\n If there are ties after the Fan Vote, the rider who received the most votes from the Expert Panel wins. If the Expert Panel was tied, the rider who received the most Fan Votes wins. On the off-chance that the Fan Vote is tied, we will do an additional Expert Panel voting round.<\/p>\n TimelineThe Fan Vote Period ends on December 10 at 10:59 pm CETWinners will be announced over the course of December 2025 With all that out of the way, let\u2019s get to the interesting part.<\/p>\n Nominations and Fan Vote<\/p>\n It\u2019s time to find out who earned the nominations from our experts and for you to cast your vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n In case you\u2019re wondering, we are only releasing the nominations for now, not the number of votes each nominated rider received.\u00a0<\/p>\n Most Valuable Rider (MVP)\u00a0<\/p>\n The MVP award rewards the best overall male and female riders of the 2025 gravel season. As \u201cmost valuable\u201d is multi-dimensional, consider the following criteria: results, audience draw\/star appeal, value for sponsors, and impact on the rider\u2019s team (if applicable).<\/p>\n MVP – MenCameron “Cam” JonesLachlan MortonMatthew \u201cMatt\u201d BeersSimon PellaudKeegan SwensonMVP – WomenSofia G\u00f3mez Villafa\u00f1eKarolina Migo\u0144Ruth Holcomb\u00a0Rosa Kl\u00f6serMost Improved Rider (MIR)<\/p>\n MIR rewards a rider whose performance has significantly improved compared to last season.<\/p>\n MIR – MenCameron \u201cCam\u201d Jones\u00a0Torbj\u00f8rn Andre R\u00f8edAndrew L\u2019EsperanceBradyn LangeTobias M\u00f8rch KongstadMathijs LomanMIR – WomenAxelle Dubau-Pr\u00e9v\u00f4tCecily DeckerMelisa Rollins\u00a0C\u00e9cile LejeuneGeerike SchreursMorgan AguirreCourtney SherwellKarolina Migo\u0144Most Exciting Newcomer (MEN)<\/p>\n The MEN award aims to reward riders who are new to gravel racing and whose racing, performances, and contributions to the scene were very exciting.<\/p>\n MEN – MenMads W\u00fcrtz SchmidtGriffin HoppinSimon PellaudJan St\u00f6ckliMagnus Bak KlarisMEN – WomenC\u00e9cile LejeuneSarah LangeRuth HolcombAnnika LangvadLarissa HartogMost Impressive Performance (MIP)<\/p>\n The MIP award rewards an outstanding individual performance by a rider in a race or stage of a race.<\/p>\n MIP – MenRob Britton at Unbound XLTobias M\u00f8rch Kongstad at Traka 360Cameron Jones at Unbound 200Matthew \u201cMatt\u201d Beers at Big SugarJohn Gaston at Leadville 100MIP – WomenAxelle Dubau-Pr\u00e9v\u00f4t at Gravel BurnKarolina Migo\u0144 at Unbound 200Haley Batten at Sea Otter\u00a0Morgan Aguirre at The HillsCecily Decker at UnboundSof\u00eda G\u00f3mez Villafa\u00f1e at Big SugarMost Interesting Setup (MIS)\u00a0<\/p>\n MIS is the award for the tinkerers. It rewards the most interesting ideas, and alternative approaches to bike and equipment setup.<\/p>\n MIS – Men<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gravelperspective.jpg\")
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