RIDE STYLE AWARD OF THE YEAR
MARIANA PAJON/COL
Presenter-Jerry Landrum Media/BMXmania.com
Others Nominated, were Damien Godet/FRA Kris Fox/USA Mike Day/USA
BEST PASS OF THE YEAR
MARIS STROMBERGS/LAT*
Presenter-Pete Dylewski Industry/Intense
Others Nominated, were Mike Day/USA* Rob V D Wildenberg/NED* Sarah Walker/NZL*
BEST CRASH OF THE YEAR
BMX BARRY NOBLES/USA** (Accepting for Barry, Kris Fox)
Presenter, Matti Notland/UCI
Others Nominated, were Andres Jiminez/COL** Frank Heijne/NED** Magalie Pottier/FRA**
* Strombergs/1/8ths, last to 4th in Adelaide - Day/3rd to 1st, Semi Chula Vista - VDW/Quarters in Copenhagen - Walker/Passing Reade, semi Copenhagen
** Nobles/Quarters, Copenhagen - Jiminez/Time Trials, Copenhagen - Heijne/Quarters, Copenhagen - Pottier/Semis, Adelaide
RIDER OF THE YEAR SAM WILLOUGHBY/AUS
Presenter-Nadia Waelti UCI SX Sponsor-Swatch
Others Nominated, were Donny Robinson/USA Ivo Van Der Putten/NED Sarah Walker/NZL
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
EVA AILLOUD/FRA
Presenter-Robert de Wilde Rider Representative
Others Nominated, were Connor Fields/USA Corben Sharrah/USA Joris Daudet/FRA
COACH OF THE YEAR
BAS DE BEVER/NED
Presenter-Mike King UCI BMX Commission
Others Nominated, were Fabrice Vettoretti/NED Ken Cools/NZL Wade Bootes/AUS
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.