In a night of celebration and anticipation, some of mountain biking’s best took the stage in front of a packed house to accept honors in the first-ever Bike Magazine Video Awards and Reader Poll, held on Friday, April 16, in Monterey, California. Cedric Gracia and Mary McConneloug scored top marks in the Reader Poll, New World Disorder IV: Ride the Lightning won Movie of the Year and Darren Berrecloth took home Best Performance, to name a few of the accolades.
Segments from Freeride Entertainment films took home six awards--winning in all but one of categories for which it was nominated. “This is what happens when you put out two good movies in a year,� said Freeride Entertainment producer Derek Westerlund about Disorder IV and Red Bull Rampage 2002.
Some established favorites were chosen by Bike magazine readers for the Reader Poll. “It just proves that age doesn’t matter when it comes to the hard stuff,� said Brett Tippie, fourth-place winner. Second-place Tinker Juarez echoed that sentiment, saying, “It’s nice that people still know what I’m up to.�
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Stay tuned to Bikemag.com for clips from the winning segments and photos from the event. But in the meantime, here is a complete list of the awards:
Best Singletrack Vic Marlow - Statement
Best Urban Assault Aaron Chase - New World Disorder IV
Best Line Tyler Klassen - Red Bull Rampage 2002
Best Air Darren Berrecloth - New World Disorder IV
Worst Crash Lance Canfield - Red Bull Rampage 2002
Best Performance Darren Berrecloth - New World Disorder IV
Best Cinematography Kranked 5: In Concert - Radical Films
Movie of the Year New World Disorder IV: Ride the Lightning - Freeride Entertainment
Breakout Producer Warwick Patterson and Ted Tempany - Rise
Photo of the Year Self-portrait. Chamonix, France. Photo: Dan Milner
READER POLL Best Male: First: Cedric Gracia Second: Tinker Juarez Third: Wade Simmons Fourth: Brett Tippie Fifth: Ned Overend
Best Female: First: Mary McConneloug Second: Marla Streb Third: Alison Dunlap
Bike Awards sponsors: Fox Racing, Specialized, Panaracer, Ultimate Freeride Challenge, New Belgium Brewing Co., Magura, Red Bull, VAS Entertainment
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