Rider of the Year Competition

The Rider of the Year competition recognizes consistent excellence across multiple distances for the duration of the racing season. Parity is a key priority at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center offering $750 equal payout to both the men’s and women’s fields in addition to the weekly prize payouts.

2021 Rider of the Year Race Dates

June 4
~~June 11~~
June 18
June 25
July 9
~~July 16~~ – USA Cycling Track National Events only
July 23 – UCI
July 30 – UCI
August 6 – UCI
August 13
August 20 – Rider of the Year Finals

2021 Rider of the Year

2021 Men Rider of the Year

Place	Name	Country	Team	Points
1	JOHN CROOM	USA	Contravans	62
2	DAKOTA STEIN	USA	Edge Cycling	60
3	BRAD GREEN	USA	Affinity Cycles	41
4	MICHAEL MILLER	USA	Team Oceanspray	31
5	ANDREW DUDLE	USA	Bike Works p/b Fred Beans	26
6	DANIYAL MATTHEWS	ZAF	Bellville Cycling Club	21
7	RYAN JASTRAB	USA	Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling	20
8	GRANT CARTER	USA	dcdevo Racing Academy	17
8	JAMES CARDILLO	USA	T-town Masters	17
8	ROBERT MAYFIELD	USA	COS Racing	17
11	GENEWAY TANG	USA	Edge Cycling	16
11	EDDY HUNTSMAN	USA	Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling	16
13	DYLLON GUNSOLUS	USA	Oceanic Racing	15
14	ANDREW CHU	USA	Edge Cycling	14
14	ZAC OLSZEWSKI	USA	dcdevo Racing Academy	14
16	TOMMY QUINN	USA	Edge Cycling	12
17	TRISTAN MANDERFELD	USA	US Military Endurance Sports/ VOLER FACTORY RACING	11
18	DANIEL BREUER	USA	Specialized BMW Cycling	10
18	EVAN BOONE	USA	ASCP Elite	10
20	STEPHEN CHISELKO	USA	Watts Up	9
20	MATHIAS GUILLEMETTE	CAN	independant	9
20	RYAN DODYK	CAN	Juventus Cycling Club	9
23	GRANT KOONTZ	USA	Star Track Elite	8
23	JAMOL EASTMOND	BAR	Team Stoli	8
25	JACKSON KINNIBURGH	CAN	Digital Commerce Bank	7
25	MICHAEL BLACK	USA	QCW P/B Cadence Cycling	7
25	NATHAN ROBERTS	USA	Vitesse	7
25	GRAYSON HAUCK	USA	dcdevo Racing Academy	7
29	CONNOR SALLEE	USA	ButcherBox Cycling	6
29	JE'LAND SYDNEY	CAN		6
29	NAO YAMASHITA	USA	Team Alliance Enviromental	6
32	ETHAN OGRODNICZUK	CAN	Glotman Simpson Cycling	5
33	JUSTIN PAK	USA	Star Track Cycling	4
33	ZACH MCCLENDON	USA		4
33	CHRISTOPHER MEACHAM	USA	Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans	4
36	ANDREW SCOTT	CAN	Independent	3
37	EDWIN SUTHERLAND	BAR	Team Stoli	2
37	GUILLAUME NELESSEN	USA	Doylestown Bikeworks p/b Fred Beans	2
37	TERRENCE CHIOFFI	USA	CRCA/42x21ATQ	2
40	KYLE HELSON	USA	Empirical Cycling	1
40	JASON GALLACHER	USA	Affinity Cycles	1
40	JONAH HOVER	USA	Edge Cycling	1
40	RYAN POMAJEVICH	USA	LoF masters AF “racing” team	1
40	ANTON GIBSON	USA	Star Track Cycling	1

2021 Women Rider of the Year

Place	Name	Country	Team	Points
1	KIMBERLY ZUBRIS	USA		73
2	ELSPETH HUYETT	USA	IAMICANIWILLIDO	63
3	JESSICA CHONG	USA	Doylestown Bikeworks pb Fred Beans	52
3	COLLEEN GULICK	USA	Podium Sports LLC	52
5	SKYLER ESPINOZA	USA	Alto Velo	45
6	AMBER JOSEPH	BAR	Barbados	41
7	MASAMI YAMASHITA	USA	Team Alliance	37
8	CHRISTINE D'ERCOLE	USA	Silberline Racing p/b IAMICANIWILLIDO	22
9	BETHANY MATSICK	USA	Doylestown Bike Works	21
10	MANDY MARQUARDT	USA	Team Novo Nordisk	20
11	ALEXI COSTA	TTO	DCC Racing	19
12	SARAH ORBAN	CAN	Independent	18
12	NGAIRE BARRACLOUGH	CAN	InstaFund Racing	18
14	REAGEN PATTISHALL	USA	Edge Cycling	17
15	HOMARE YAMASHITA	USA	Sho Air Team Twenty24 Devo	15
15	SAMANTHA FOX	USA	Pratt Racing	15
17	SARAH VAN DAM	CAN	Red Truck Racing	14
17	NICOLE RODRIGUEZ HACOHEN	GTM	Powerade/Guatemala	14
17	KAYLA HANKINS	USA	LUX p/b Specialized	14
20	JACKLYNN BOYLE	CAN	Cycling Canada	11
21	JESSICA BONILLA-ESCAPITE	MEX		9
21	MAGGIE COLES-LYSTER	CAN	DNA Pro Cycling	9
21	MIA DEYE	USA	Star track	9
24	DEVANEY COLLIER	CAN	The Cyclery	7
24	ALLYSON WASIELEWSKI	USA	Edge cycling	7
24	IVY KOESTER	USA	Velo Club LaGrange	7
27	MCKENNA MCKEE	USA	Team Novo Nordisk	6
27	DIVYA VERMA	USA	Edge Cycling	6
29	DAHLIA PALMER	JAM	JAMAICA	5
30	MARY-KATE WINTZ	USA	VeloFemme p/b Litzler	4
31	VANESSA ROMANO	USA	Philly Bike Expo p/b VeloJawn	3
32	LILY PLANTE	CAN	Desjardins-Ford	2
32	JULIANNA RUTECKI	USA	Vitesse	2
34	ROMINA HINOJOSA	MEX		1
34	ANJA THOMAS	USA	Edge Cycling	1
34	CARA KING	USA	CWA Racing p/b TREK	1

2019 Rider of the Year

2019 Men Rider of the Year

wdt_ID	PLACE	NAME	NUMBER	COUNTRY	TEAM	POINTS
1	1	THOMAS ROTHERHAM	M2	GBR	Affinity	75
2	2	SHANE KLINE	M3	USA	Smart Stop	41
3	3	GEORGE JACKSON	M148	NZL	Subway Performance	25
4	4	JOSH DUFFY	M31	AUS	Unattached	25
5	5	MATTHEW ROTHERHAM	M144	GBR	Team GB	24
6	6	ZAK KOVALCIK	M151	USA	Black Lodge Cycling	20
7	7	MICHAEL ASTELL	M34	AUS	Maloja pushbikers	15
8	8	JUSTIN BUTSAVAGE	M99	USA	Star Track	14
9	9	NICHOLAS KERGOZOU	M70	NZL	New Zealand	14
10	10	HAYDEN STRONG	M132	NZL	Unattached	12

2019 Women Rider of the Year

wdt_ID	PLACE	NAME	NUMBER	COUNTRY	TEAM	POINTS
1	1	COLLEEN GULICK	W1	USA	Pickle Juice Pro	81
2	2	SHAANE FULTON	W46	NZL	New Zealand/Waikato Hub	48
3	3	JESSICA CHONG	W65	USA	Mathletes Racing	34
4	4	ELSPETH HUYETT	W66	USA	New York Velodrome Association, Inc.	25
5	5	MAGGIE COLES-LYSTER	W12	CAN	Pickle Juice Pro	25
6	6	KIMBERLY ZUBRIS	W11	USA	The Velo Shop	16
7	7	MADALYN GODBY	W85	USA	USA	14
8	8	CAMIE KORNELY	298	USA	Century Road Club	14
9	9	SAMANTHA OGLE	W48	NZL	NZ/Waikato Hub	13
10	10	AMBER JOSEPH	W67	BAR	Affinity	13