Korey Boddington Wins Oppy, With Vine & Gigante Top Road Riders

Korey Boddington has been awarded the most prestigious prize in Australian cycling, the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy, for the 2025 Australian Cyclist of the Year.

The Queensland para-cyclist was presented with the Oppy Medal at the AusCycling Awards ceremony in Brisbane, the four-time world champion achieving outstanding success at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro in October.

Male Road Athlete of the Year

Jay Vine won Male Road Athlete of the Year, the UAE Team Emirates XRG star enjoying two summit finishes, the team time trial, and his second consecutive Mountains Classification at the Vuelta a España.

At the Rwanda World Championships Vine claimed silver in the time trial and helped drive Australia to victory in the mixed relay team time trial.

There’s no stopping Jay Vine who is fast becoming right hand man to the world’s best, Tadej Pogacar. Image: UAE Emirates

Female Road Athlete of the Year

Pocket rocket Sarah Gigante is Road Female Athlete of the Year, the young star coming back to sensational form in 2025. The Melbourne-born pro performed flawlessly at the Giro d’Italia, dominating two mountaintop finishes, winning the QOM jersey and placing third overall.

Gigante also put in a stunning performance at the Tour de France Femmes, finishing second on the queen Col de la Madeleine stage.

Sarah Gigante finished third overall at the women’s Giro and rode a sensational 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Images AG Insurance Soudal Cycling team.

Boddington’s Sensational Rise

Now an Oppy winner, Korey Boddington, won five Oceania titles and four national titles in 2025.

Hit by a van at age 11, the Queenslander suffered serious injuries. Then, at age 15, he was involved in a severe motocross accident that resulted in a brain injury.

He started track cycling just two years ago in 2023, won a Paralympic gold medal in 2024.

“I just want to be as fast as I can be,” he said.

“I’ve got this crazy dream, I want to go under a minute (in the 1km time trial) and under 10 seconds in the 200. If I keep chasing those goals, we can kick a lot of other goals along the way. Why not see what’s possible?” he said at the awards ceremony.

2025 Awards (Alphabetical by Category)

Australian Cyclist of the Year – Korey Boddington
BMX Freestyle Female Athlete of the Year – Natalya Diehm
BMX Freestyle Male Athlete of the Year – Logan Martin
BMX Race Female Athlete of the Year – Saya Sakakibara
BMX Race Male Athlete of the Year – Izaac Kennedy
Cyclocross Female Athlete of the Year – Peta Mullens
Cyclocross Male Athlete of the Year – Tristan Nash
Esport Female Athlete of the Year – Matilda Field
Esport Male Athlete of the Year – Josh Harris
Gravel Female Athlete of the Year – Nicole Frain
Gravel Male Athlete of the Year – Brendan Johnston
Junior BMX Female Athlete of the Year – Charli Guy
Junior BMX Male Athlete of the Year – Cameron Gatt
Junior Mountain Bike Female Athlete of the Year – Lacey Adams
Junior Mountain Bike Male Athlete of the Year – Connor Wright
Junior Road Female Athlete of the Year – Hannah Gianatti
Junior Road Male Athlete of the Year – Max Goold
Junior Track Female Athlete of the Year – Anna Dubier
Junior Track Male Athlete of the Year – Toby Jones
Masters BMX Female Athlete of the Year – Nerida Stokes
Masters BMX Male Athlete of the Year – Corey Frieswyk
Masters Mountain Bike Female Athlete of the Year – Bev Anderson
Masters Mountain Bike Male Athlete of the Year – Randal Huntington
Masters Road Female Athlete of the Year – Jenny Pettenon
Masters Road Male Athlete of the Year – Roger Cull
Masters Track Female Athlete of the Year – Genevieve Jordan
Masters Track Male Athlete of the Year – Jim Veal
Mountain Bike Female Athlete of the Year – Rebecca Henderson
Mountain Bike Male Athlete of the Year – Daniel Booker
Para-cycling Road Female Athlete of the Year – Lauren Parker
Para-cycling Road Male Athlete of the Year – Darren Hicks
Para-cycling Track Female Athlete of the Year – Tahlia Clayton-Goodie
Para-cycling Track Male Athlete of the Year – Korey Boddington
Road Female Athlete of the Year – Sarah Gigante
Road Male Athlete of the Year – Jay Vine
Team of the Year – Mixed Relay Team Time Trial (Amanda Spratt, Brodie Chapman, Felicity Wilson-Haffenden, Luke Plapp, Michael Matthews, Jay Vine)
Track Female Athlete of the Year – Alessia McCaig
Track Male Athlete of the Year – Leigh Hoffman