In combination with America’s largest bike show, Interbike, the 3rd Annual Interbike Awards Gala handed out titles of best road bike, best road accessory and best component from 2016. Additionally, best in show was also awarded. Other categories included athletes, retail shops and distributor awards. On the road bike side of things, it’s us, the Road Bike Action editors, that decided the winners based on bike and product testing throughout the year, and for best of show, the bike or product that we feel truly stands out from the crowd.
Helping hand out the awards throughout the night were cast members from the iconic 80s cycling film “American Flyers”. Rae Dawn Chong (Sarah), Alexandra Paul (Becky) and Luca Bercovici (Barry ‘The Cannibal’ Muzzin) were also presented an award for the film’s impact on cycling around the world. Below is a little reminder of who these three are.
AND THE 2016 AWARDS GO TO:
ROAD BIKE OF THE YEAR: GIANT TCR ADVANCED PRO 1 
ROAD COMPONENT OF THE YEAR: SRAM RED E-TAP
ROAD ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR: GARMIN VARIA REARVIEW RADAR
BEST IN SHOW: STAGES CYCLING DASH & LINK
We want to know what you thought was the best product upgrade you either saw or rode this year. Send your votes for a chance to win a personalized Cat5 Gear Bag to: letters@roadbikeaction.com
Below is the full list of winners from the Interbike Awards Gala:
Best Urban Lifestyle Shop
Splendid Cycles, Portland OR
Best Pro Road Shop
Strictly Bicycles, Ft. Lee NJ
Domestic Road Cyclist of the Year (male)
Neilson Powless
Domestic Road Cyclist of the Year (female)
Coryn Rivera
E-Bike of the Year
Stromer ST2s
E-Bike Product Innovation of the Year
Bosch CX
Next Generation Award
Bike to School Challenge, Northeast Ohio Suburbs
Leadership Award
Mayor Betsy Price, Ft. Worth TX
Profitability Award – Bike
Giant
Profitability Award – Accessories
Serfas
The Service Award
Cannondale
International Triathlete of the Year (male/female)
Gwen Jorgensen
Breakthrough North American Triathlete
Katie Zaferes
Triathlon Innovation of the Year
Quintana Roo PRfive
Domestic Cyclocross Rider of the Year (male)
Jamie Driscoll
Domestic Cyclocross Rider of the Year (female)
Amanda Miller
Domestic Mountain Bike Race of the Year
Carson City Off-Road
Mountain Bike of the Year
Specialized Stumpjumper sixFATTIE Expert
Mountain Component of the Year
SRAM Eagle Drivetrain
Lifetime Achievement Award
Steve Flagg
Road Bike of the Year
Giant TCR Advanced
Road Component of the Year
SRAM Red eTap
Best Mountain Bike Shop
Mountain Bike Specialists, Durango CO
Best Omni-Channel Retailer
Performance Bicycle, Chapel Hill NC
Next Generation Rider of the Year
Megan Bradley
Mountain Accessory of the Year
6D ATB-1 Trail
Best in Show – Mountain
Scott Spark RC
Road Accessory of the Year
Garmin Varia
Best in Show – Road
Stages Dash Computer & Link Software
Brand of the Year
Trek
Distributor of the Year
QBP
Best Women’s/Female-Friendly Shop
Tribella, Denver, CO
2016 Retailer of the Year
Boulder Cycle Sport, Boulder CO