Armidale’s Sam Jenner has been named as one of three finalists in the 2015 Jayco Cycling Australia Awards in the Junior Men’s Road Cyclist of the Year category.  Celebrating Australian cycling on the international and domestic scene, the awards will be held in Melbourne this Friday 13 November.

The sold-out night will be highlighted by the presentation of the Sir Hubert ‘Oppy’ Opperman Medal & Trophy to the 2015 Australian Cyclist of the Year.

The full list of Finalists is as follows:

Elite Cyclists of the Year

Elite Road Cyclist of the Year – Female

• Gracie Elvin (ACT), Katrin Garfoot (QLD), Lauren Kitchen (NSW)

Elite Road Cyclist of the Year – Male

• Rohan Dennis (SA), Michael Matthews (ACT), Richie Porte (TAS)

Elite Track Cyclist of the Year – Female

• Annette Edmondson (SA), Anna Meares (SA/formerly QLD), Rebecca Wiasak (ACT)

Elite Track Cyclist of the Year – Male

• Jack Bobridge (SA), Matthew Glaetzer (SA), Glenn O’Shea (SA/formerly VIC)

Elite MTB Men

• Troy Brosnan (SA), Jason English (NSW), Jared Graves (QLD)

Elite MTB Women

• Tracey Hannah (QLD), Janine Jungfels (QLD), Emily Parkes (ACT)

Junior Cyclists of the Year

Winner from each category plus one overall winner announced

Junior Women’s Track Cyclist of the Year

• Courtney Field (VIC), Danielle McKinnirey (SA), Brooke Tucker (QLD)

Junior Men’s Track Cyclist of the Year

• Kelland O’Brien (VIC), Derek Radzikiewicz (SA), Rohan Wight (SA)

Junior Women’s Road Cyclist of the Year

• Kristina Clonan (QLD), Anna-Leeza Hull (NSW), Jessica Pratt (QLD)

Junior Men’s Road Cyclist of the Year

• Samuel Jenner (NSW), Michael Storer (WA), Harry Sweeny (QLD)

MTB Junior Women

• Ebony Tanzen (VIC), Ellie Wale (VIC), Megan Williams (QLD)

MTB Junior Men

• Andrew Crimmins (ACT), Jackson Frew (ACT), Max Warshawsky (QLD)

Rising Star

• Jenelle Crooks (QLD), Alex Edmondson (SA), Caleb Ewan (NSW), Robert Power (WA)

Para-cyclists of the Year

Para Cyclist of the Year – Female

• Carol Cooke (VIC), Simone Kennedy (NSW), Sue Powell (ACT)

Para Cyclist of the Year – Male

• Kyle Bridgwood (QLD), Alistair Donohoe (VIC), Michael Gallagher (VIC)

Masters Cyclists of the Year

Winner from each category plus one overall winner announced

Masters Track Cyclist of the Year – Male

• Gary Mandy (NSW), Chris Murray (NSW), Geoff Stoker (NSW)

Masters Track Cyclist of the Year – Female

• Deborah Coulls (NSW), Renee Covington (NSW), Kerry Knowler (ACT)

Masters Road Cyclist of the Year – Male

• Gerard Donnelly (VIC), Stephen Fairless (VIC), Andrew Gray (VIC)

Masters Road Cyclist of the Year – Male

• Anna Davis (VIC), Erin Kinnealy (WA), Elizabeth Randall (VIC)

MTB Masters Women

• Donna Dall (QLD), Karen Evans (NSW), Sharon Heap (QLD)

MTB Masters Men

• Brad Clarke (VIC), Craig Peacock (VIC), Peter Selkrig (NSW)

Coach of the Year

• Peter Day (Para-Cycling), Jason Niblett (Australian Junior Track Team), Gary Sutton (Women’s High Performance Track Endurance)