We were thrilled to host the 5th installment of the RVA Bike Awards on September 25, and to honor the contributions of the RVA bike scene’s best and brightest. Basic City Brewing graciously hosted us in their event space for fellowship, brews, wood-fired pizza, and an awards presentation. It was a feel-good night of community triumph as 50ish attendees toasted our share 2025 achievements to a soundtrack of 2010s alternative rock jams.
Though the RVA Bike Awards have taken place a few years in the past to great fanfare, we stepped it up a notch for 2025, commissioning local sculptor and Bike Monday Bros organizer Keith Ramsey to construct found-object, steampunk trophies for our awardees. Each one-of-a-kind trophy represents the unique elements that these awardees bring to the bike community, and the movement to make our streets safer for all users.
The 2025 RVA Bike Award Winners
Best Family Bike Month Event: Ice Cream for Dinner Ride
Madison McCaffrey and Reed Shomaker
Most Accessible Bike Month Event: Chasing Cambodia Film Screening
Johnny Phan (pictured) and Joey Schihl
Most Educational Bike Month Event: the Southside Streetcar History Ride
Cezar Carvalhaes and Emily McMillan (pictured), Ronda Ford, Sam Jones, John Murden, Chris Suarez
Best Overall Bike Month Event: Tour de Taco
Bryan Oprel and Michelle Krewinghaus
Bike Advocate of the Year
Janet Woodka of the Manchester Alliance
Top Notch Ride Leader(s): The River City Ramblers
Henry Ledford, Leslie Bonner, Andy Pitts (pictured), and Chapin Matthews
Creative Genius
Dion Ellis, Sports Backers Graphic Designer
Infrastructure Project of the Year: The Fall Line trail
Hanover County, the Town of Ashland, Virginia Dept of Transportation, Henrico County
