About the awards
About the awards
The Cycling Luminaries Awards have been led by We Ride Australia (and its predecessor the Cycling Promotion Fund) and celebrated by the bicycle community since 2002.
As bicycle riding has grown across Australia, the awards have evolved and matured to reflect the bicycle community’s achievements and the expectations of all Australians who want to ride more.
From 2016 we celebrated the Awards as part of the Australian Bicycle Summit and in 2023 they will be celebrated in Parliament House Canberra alongside the launch of the 2023 Australian Cycling Economy Report by EY.
The winners in the three categories announced in 2018 & 2019 were:
Fiona Campbell, City of Sydney – Leadership Award 2019
2019 Leadership Award went to Fiona Campbell of the City of Sydney, Neelesh Mehta – Azur on left and Joe Calafiore – Transport Accident Commission.
Tina McCarthy, Wheel Women – Leadership Award 2018
2018 AUSTRALIAN BICYCLE SUMMIT- Neelesh Mehta – Azur presents the Award for Leadership with Jeheon Son, Lendlease to Tina McCarthy Wheel Women at the Awards dinner, level 13, Tower Three, International Towers Sydney, Barangaroo, NSW. Photo: Jessica Hromas
ACT Government – Bike Culture Award 2019
2019 CYCLING LUMINARIES AWARDS GALA DINNER at Marvel Stadium Docklands on May 15th 2019. L-R, Simon Woolmer – Suisse Wellness, Andrew Crichton – ACT Govt, X – ACT Government, Ryan O’Keeffe – AFL Legend. Photo by Andrew Taylor.
RideScore Sunshine Coast – Bike Culture Award 2018
2018 AUSTRALIAN BICYCLE SUMMIT- Darren Harper National Sales Manager, FE Sport with Colleen Penny, Sunshine Coast Council, who has won the award for Bike Culture and Behaviour Change with Marcia Ella-Duncan at the Awards dinner, Tower Three, International Towers Sydney, Barangaroo, NSW. Photo: Jessica Hromas
Aura by Stockland – Built Environment Award 2019
2019 CYCLING LUMINARIES AWARDS GALA DINNER at Marvel Stadium Docklands on May 15th 2019. L-R, sponsor, Mark Stephens – Aura Stockland, Tim Papandreu. Photo by Andrew Taylor.
Maydena Bike Park, TAS – Built Environment Award 2018
2018 AUSTRALIAN BICYCLE SUMMIT- Clare Gardiner-Barnes presents the award for Built Environment to Simon French, Maydena Bike Park at the Awards dinner, International Towers Sydney, Barangaroo, NSW. Photo: Jessica Hromas.
Past Award winners and nomination procedures can be viewed for each category by following the links below:
Azur by Bikecorp is the Official Sponsor of the 2018 Cycling Luminaries Award for Leadership
FE Sports is the Official Sponsor of the 2018 Cycling Luminaries Award for Bike Culture
Transport for NSW is the Official Sponsor of the 2018 Cycling Luminaries Award for Built Environment.