The public can vote until February 29 on the about 130 submissions for the award. For the first time, the Cyclingworld Award will be presented in eight categories: gravel, race, MTB/ATB, urban, cargo, kids as well as the two non-bike-categories components and accessories. In all six bike categories, submissions with “e” and without “e” were equally considered. Stefan Maly, Cyclingworld’s initiator explains: “A distinction between “e” and non “e” would unnecessarily complicate the voting process. What is much more important, however, is that the drive type should not be a decisive differentiating factor in assessment criteria, such as design, sustainability in production or materials, or the degree of innovation.”
Expert jury has the final say
The audience vote is a preliminary decision. Half of the best bikes in this vote will then be assessed by an expert jury consisting of bike industry specialists, designers and sustainability experts. Represented in the jury are design expert Michael Lanz, Professor Ursula Tischner from Wilhelm Büchner University in Darmstadt, Paul Kefer from Munix Finest Bicycles, the author and journalist Wolfgang Scherreiks as well as Dirk Zedler from the Zedler-Group.
The public will then find out which finalists will win the race at a ceremony on March 15 at 5.30 p.m. at the opening of the 6th Cyclingworld Europe at Böhler Areal.
From now on you can vote in the different categories. You find more details on the jury on the website.
Author: Sebastian Gengenbach
