Randonneurs Ontario Awards Awards Criteria

Jock Wadley Award (Outstanding Rider)

Awarded to a club rider who is outstanding in one year or over several years and has:

Shown interest in the club and has provided support and assistance
Helped on rides or helped other riders.

Beryl Burton Award (Best Female Rider)

Awarded to a club rider who is outstanding in one year or over several years and has:

Shown interest in the club and has provided support and assistance.
Helped on rides or helped other riders.

Awarded to a club rider who has at least one previous year riding with the Randonneurs Ontario, and has:

Shown consistency in appearing and in cycling;
Demonstrated improvement either in cumulative mileage ridden from previous season, or in brevet finishing times over the previous season.

Rookie of the Year

Awarded to a club rider who has:

Joined the Randonneurs Ontario in the year of the award or who rode their first brevet in the year of the award;
Shown ability in the year.
Shown interest in the club and in other club riders.

Half Wheel Award

Awarded to a club rider who has consistently forced the pace of the group during brevet rides.

Best Fleche Team

Awarded to the members of the fleche team who record the most kilometers on the club's fleche ride in the year of the award.

Organiser of the Year

Awarded to that person who has:

Provided support to the club's riding events in the year of the award or over several years.
Demonstrated care for the well being of the club's riders.
Consistently taken on the task of organising and supporting club rides.

Outstanding Performance on a Brevet

Awarded to the club rider who has:

Demonstrated significant fortitude, courage, or generosity on a brevet ride.
Demonstrated physical or mental abilities beyond the usual in the conduct of a brevet ride.

Awarded to a club rider who has:

Completed a cycling event in the year of the award that merits commemoration.
Made contributions to the club that merit commemoration.

Dan Herbert Memorial Award

Awarded to a member who has in one or more years:

Benefited the club by mentoring one or more members (generally but not necessarily new).
Mentoring is to be defined as encouraging, educating and assisting riders to achieve their full potential as bike riders and club members.

Awarded to the rider who has:

Completed the highest number of Kilometres on official brevets and Randonneés.
These events will include Brevets and Randonneés completed with any ACP registered club. It is the Club Member's responsibility to forward details for events that are not covered by Randonneurs Ontario.