Your nominations have been sifted through and we’ve drawn up the finalists for each category.
The great thing about our awards is that they are entirely reader based, so it’s all about you and your experiences, so the results aren’t dictated by any bureaucratic back-handers.
NB: You can only vote once. You can click on images to go to manufacturers’ site. The “Best Feature” finalists are available to read online (again, click the icons to investigate).
Odd isn’t it? But as the nominations are decided by the voters you have to accept the outcome. I would have thought that the BBB would have got a look in too as it was largely a STW forum event, yet Fort William gets a nomination and I suspect that nobody at all from here took part other than by watching. Whatever…
We (the HtN politburo) went to the awards last year despite being told in advance that we hadn’t won and had a great time. The winner in the Best Event category Fort William and IIRC nobody showed up to collect it, but I could be wrong as we too busy messing about like naughty schoolboys to notice.
Incidentally I nominated Brown Backs, BBB and the Tod CX as they were done for the hell of it without much cash backing by enthusiastic amateurs/ego maniacs (take your pick). I would have nominated the STW Weekender too but I forgot.
Maybe in the future there could be a “Sod it, why not do it ourselves?” category for outstanding hard graft with no financial reward for small events, trail builders, cycling club stalwarts and so on.
I love the ‘I have no opinion’ option for the voting. If I don’t agree with the rather limited choice of 3 for each category, then I have no opinion? No – I have a different opinion that varies from the insanely narrow ‘choices’ offered.