Introducing TMX Awards 2018

By Anthony Sutton on 31st Aug 18

Its been an epic year in the off-road universe with Toni Bou breaking records, Jeffrey Herlings breaking Tony Cairoli, David Knight breaking bones and the grind of producing TMX on a weekly basis breaking pretty much everyone who works here boom-tish!

But theres one thing an incredible workload cant break and thats our spirits and to celebrate this fact we want to celebrate the athletes, events, bikes and bits and bobs that make every moment we tirelessly work here at TMX Towers absolutely magic!

To do this weve collectively decided to hook up with Mark Fereday and the gang at the UK office of an international tyre brand that starts with the letter B to present to you the TMX Awards in association with Bridgestone in an all-out effort to celebrate the best of this years bunch and give em a good old TMX-style tip of the hat.

A bakers dirty dozen of these prestigious awards will be dished out at the International Dirt Bike Show but before we do that we need your help in deciding who deserves what. To help you out somewhat our handpicked panel of off-road nuts have got together over a steaming hot mug of tea (yep, we shared just the one office cutbacks and stuff) and argued who the nominees should be in the following categories.

Best International Athlete an overseas athlete who has excelled in their chosen profession

Best Motocross Racer a British rider who has shone during the 2018 season

Best Trials Rider Blightys finest feet-up star

Best Off-Road Racer the home-grown enduro ace whos impressed the most

Best Youth Athlete the stand-out nipper from all of the UKs off-road disciplines

Man of the Year the off-road worlds alpha male

Woman of the Year the most fantastic female around

Promoter of the Year the UKs #1 event facilitator

Bike of the Year technologically brilliant or just the top of your wish list

Product of the Year Britains most-wanted dirt bike bit

But there are three more awards that wed like to give out as well. The first of these will require your help as we want you to nominate someone worthy to become our Unsung Hero of the Year by filling in the coupon in TMX or by filling in the online form here.

Well need to know the persons name and your reasons why you think this person deserves to be recognised in the worlds leading off-road weekly. When weve amassed a list of nominees well get our expert panel back together and lock them in a room until they all agree on who should win the award. This might be an amateur champion, event official, club worker, super fan or someone who just keeps plugging away in the sport they love without much success.

And before our panel goes home for the night well also make them decide whos worthy of picking up the Lifetime Achievement Award this will go to a man or woman who has left an indelible mark on off-road sport or the industry that surrounds it.

The 13th and perhaps most important award of all that of TMX Reader of the Year will be decided a little more randomly.

Everyone who fully fills in the voting form, answers the oh-so easy question and then leaves their contact details will be entered into a draw with one lucky reader taking the title of TMX Reader of the Year and featuring in the TMX Annual along with all the other winners.

Over the coming weeks readers will have three chances to vote/enter themselves to be Reader of the Year but remember that only official forms clipped from the paper will be counted towards deciding the outcome of the awards. The closing date for all forms to arrive at TMX Towers is high noon on September 19 any forms received after then will be instantly shredded, then recycled...

TMX Awards in association with Bridgestone Nominees

Best International Athlete

Toni Bou

Eli Tomac

Jeffrey Herlings

Jorge Prado

Alex Salvini

Marvin Musquin

Taddy Blazusiak

Miquel Gelabert

Best Motocross Racer

Jake Nicholls

Graeme Irwin

Ben Watson

Brad Anderson

Conrad Mewse

Mel Pocock

Max Anstie

Chelsea Gowland

Best Trials Rider

James Dabill

Emma Bristow

Toby Martyn

Dougie Lampkin

Jack Price

Dan Peace

Jack Peace

Nigel Scott/Gracie Mae Scott

Best Off-Road Racer

Steve Holcombe

Sam Sunderland

Jonny Walker

Graham Jarvis

Brad Freeman

Jamie McCanney

Nathan Watson

Billy Bolt

Best Youth Athlete

Joel Rizzi

Ashton Boughen

Alfie Jones

Bailey Johnston

Mitchell Brightmore

Harry Hemingway

Rossi Beard

Eddie Jay Wade

Man of the Year

Jeffrey Herlings

Toni Bou

Jonny Walker

Tony Cairoli

Ken Roczen

Steve Holcombe

Adam Raga

Sam Sunderland

Woman of the Year

Laia Sanz

Emma Bristow

Chelsea Gowland

Nieve Holmes

Alicia Robinson

Courtney Duncan

Kiara Fontanesi

Rosie Rowett

Promoter of the Year

Jake Miller TrialGP championship

Steve Dixon British MX GP

Gareth Hockey Weston Beach Race, Judd KTM British Youth Nationals Championship, Premier MX series

Matt Bates Arenacross

Neil Crosswaite Sheffield Indoor Trial

Dave King VMXdN

Paul Edmondson GBXC, Fast Eddy Original, Eddys Xtreme

Steve Ireland WOR Events inc Tough One, Gears of WOR, Tough 100

Bike of the Year

Kawasaki KX450

Yamaha YZ 65

Vertigo Combat

Gas Gas TXT-E

Beta EVO

Sherco 3.0 SE Factory

Husqvarna TC 250

KTM 300 EXC TPI

Product of the Year

Rock Shocks twinshock trials bike shock absorbers

Raptor Titanium footpegs

Bell Moto9 MIPS motocross helmet

GoPro Hero 6 action camera

Scott Prospect goggle

GET ECU/LCGP Electronic Control Unit

Leatt GPX 5.5 neck brace

Gaerne SG12 boots