Each year we recognize outstanding performances and very special contributions by awarding trophies and medals.
The club currently has six trophies and three plaques that it awards annually. Medals are awarded for the best three 15km (men and women) for the BAR and Handicap Time Trials. All are presented at the Club’s awards ceremony held at the end of the year.
The Lea Gault Trophy for Rider of the Year was named after its donor, club member, the late Lea Gault. It was first awarded in 1975.
| Year |
Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Robin Majoribanks (?) |
| 1975 | Bob Hicks |
| 1976 | Peter Matuzals |
| 1977 | Brian Parkin Jr |
| 1978 | Brian Mackie |
| 1979 | Brian Mackie |
| 1980 | C. Dal-Cin |
| 1981 | R. Gould |
| 1982 | William Trischuck |
| 1983 | R. Kuder |
| 1984 | James Brooks |
| 1985 | Norm Cowan |
| 1986 | Norm Cowan |
| 1987 | Norm Cowan |
| 1987 | Gord Fraser |
| 1988 | Norm Cowan |
| 1988 | Debbie Jensen |
| 1989 | — |
| 2000 | Avery Burdett |
| 2001 | Mike Lau |
| 2002 | Aaron Fillion Mike Lau |
| 2003 | Aaron Fillion |
| 2004 | Aaron Fillion |
| 2005 | Mike Nash |
| 2006 | Andrew Lattimore |
| 2007 | Andrew Lattimore |
| 2008 | Florence Laplante-Lamarche |
| 2009 | Alex Cataford |
| 2010 | Brian Trafford |
| 2011 | Nina Nesdoly |
| 2012 | Vincent DeHaitre |
| 2013 | Connor Byway |
| 2014 | Connor Byway |
| 2015 | Derek Gee |
| 2016-17 | -not awarded – |
| 2018 | Carson Miles |
| 2019 | Laury Milette |
| 2020 | – not awarded – |
| 2021 | Celia McInnis |
| 2022 | Filipe Duarte |
| 2023 | Addison Frank |
| 2024 | John Westdal |
The Founders Trophy for Men’s Handicap Time Trial Champion donated by OBC Life Member, Ken Smith. It is believed that the trophy came from the collection of Russ Coupland, Canadian cycling legend. First awarded in 1976.
|
Year |
Men |
Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chris Mullington | A separate Women’s Handicap Time Trial trophy was not acquired until 2000. |
| 1976 | Brian Parkin Jr. | |
| 1977 | Dick Henly | |
| 1978 | Fred Bushnell | |
| 1979 | John Large | |
| 1980 | John Large | |
| 1981 | Paul Delrion | |
| 1982 | Eric Borromeo | |
| 1983 | Bram Moerman | |
| 1984 | Steven Bromback | |
| 1985 | Bram Moerman | |
| 1986 | J. Ashmore | |
| 1989 | Norm Cowan | |
| This trophy was not awarded from 1990 to 1999. | ||
| 2000 | Rick Sudac | Mary Ajersch |
| 2001 | Hermann Kerckhoff | Mary Ajersch |
| 2002 | Aaron Fillion | Allison McKay Ellen Pazdzior |
| 2003 | Rick Sudac | Ellen Pazdzior |
| 2004 | Rick Sudac | Jennifer Stephenson |
| 2005 | Rick Sudac | Jennifer Stephenson |
| 2006 | Andrew Lattimore | Ellen Pazdzior |
| 2007 | Andrew Lattimore | Sue Schlatter |
| 2008 | Alex Cataford | Erika Resesz |
| 2009 | Rick Sudac | Allison McKay |
| 2010 | Rick Sudac | Allison McKay |
| 2011 | Aaron Fillion | Erika Resesz |
| 2012 | Derek Gee | Bailin Xie |
| 2013 | Connor Byway | Kelly Knowles |
| 2014 | Derek Gee | Marie-Alexandre Lemire |
| 2015 | Rick Sudac | Sue Schlatter |
| 2016 | Carson Miles | Lisa Meyer |
| 2017 | Carson Miles | Lisa Meyer |
| 2018 | Joel Katz | Jazmine Lavergne |
| 2019 | Joel Katz | Laury Milette |
| 2020 | Joel Katz | Linda Boisvenue |
| 2021 | Joel Katz | Linda Boisvenue |
| 2022 | Joel Katz | Linda Boisvenue |
| 2023 | Matteo Dal-Cin | Érika Revesz |
| 2024 | Carter DeVeer | Érika Revesz |
The George Alfred Ellender Memorial Trophy for Best Junior donated by OBC Life Member, Peter Tyler. The original trophy was lost for a number of years and a replacement was purchased by the club in 2000. The original trophy was found and returned to the club.
|
Year |
Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1978 | John Large |
| 1979 | Michel Van Mussenbroek |
| 1980 | Scott Tyler |
| 1981 | William Trischuk |
| 1983 | M. Townson |
| 1984 | Steve Bromback |
| 1985 | Marc Booth |
| 1986 | H. Loeffelholz |
| 1987 | Kris Westwood |
| 1988 | Mark Harrower |
| 1989 | Carlos Bada |
| 2000 | Colin Burn |
| 2001 | Lynne Wolfson |
| 2003 | Brook Boocock |
| 2004 | – not awarded – |
| 2005 | – not awarded – |
| 2006 | Logan Cornel |
| 2007 | Jamie Riggs |
| 2008 | Alex Cataford |
| 2009 | Alex Cataford |
| 2010 | Bailin Xie |
| 2011 | Vincent DeHaitre |
| 2012 | Bailin Xie |
| 2013 | Jeremie Lacasse |
| 2014 | Derek Gee |
| 2015 | Connor Byway |
| 2016 | Carson Miles |
| 2017 | Dominique Gervais |
| 2018 | Jacob Lacroix |
| 2019 | Laury Milette |
|
Year |
Female Recipient |
Male Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Alexandra Phaneuf | Kyle Fyfe |
| 2021 | Mallory Williams | Brendan Saunders |
| 2022 | Charlotte Poll | Adam Abidi |
| 2023 | Dorothée Peron | Filipe Duarte |
| 2024 | Addison Frank | Evan Zikovitz |
Trophies for Best All Rounder Men and Women. The Men’s trophy was donated in 1980 by Ottawa Bikeway, a store well frequented by OBC members until its sad demise in the 1990s. The women’s trophy was purchased by the club in 2000.
|
Year |
Men |
Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Michel Van Musschenbroek | A separate Women’s BAR trophy was not acquired until 2000. |
| 1981 | Don Moxley | |
| 1982 | Don Moxley | |
| 1983 | Peter Davison | |
| 1984 | Bram Moerman | |
| 1985 | Bram Moerman | |
| 1986 | Norm Cowan | |
| 1987 | Norm Cowan | |
| 1988 | Norm Cowan | |
| This trophy was not awarded from 1989 to 1999. | ||
| 2000 | John Bence | Ellen Pazdzior |
| 2001 | Aaron Fillion | Erika Revesz |
| 2002 | Paul Datars | Sheila Kealey |
| 2003 | Paul Datars | Sheila Kealey |
| 2004 | Michael Nash | Jennifer Stephenson |
| 2005 | Michael Nash | Amanda Shaw |
| 2006 | Michael Nash | Ellen Pazdzior |
| 2007 | Michael Nash | Sue Schlatter |
| 2008 | Michael Nash | Erika Revesz |
| 2009 | Michael Nash | Allison McKay |
| 2010 | Aaron Fillion | Allison McKay |
| 2011 | Aaron Fillion | Andrea McKay |
| 2012 | Aaron Fillion | Veronik Bourgon |
| 2013 | Aaron Fillion | Kelly Knowles |
| 2014 | Aaron Fillion | Kelly Knowles |
| 2015 | Aaron Fillion | Kory McDonald Ibarra |
| 2016 | Aaron Fillion | Kory McDonald Ibarra |
| 2017 | Rodrigo Diaz | Dianne Marleau |
| 2018 | Aaron Fillion | Ainara Benavente |
| 2019 | Aaron Fillion | Linda Boisvenue |
| 2020 | Aaron Fillion | Linda Boisvenue |
| 2021 | Aaron Fillion | Linda Boisvenue |
| 2022 | Matteo Dal Cin | Linda Boisvenue |
| 2023 | Matteo Dal-Cin | Nancy Gillan |
| 2024 | Mark Sherboneau | Nancy Gillan |
The President’s Award is given to a volunteer for outstanding service to the club over an extended period. His or her name is added to the President’s Award plaque which hangs in the club office.
Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Ernie Trischuk |
| 1980 | Art Morewood |
| 1984 | Chris Bartle |
| 1986 | Bruce Timmermans |
| 1987 | Leslie Cameron |
| 1988 | Joan Fraser Ian Fraser |
| 1990 | Bob Simpson |
| 1991 | Bruce Timmermans |
| 1993 | Roy Churchill |
| 1994 | Ron Barton |
| 1996 | Robert Trotter |
| 1997 | Don Moxley |
| 1998 | Greg Franks |
| 1999 | Bram Moerman |
| 2000 | Serge Boudreau Suzan Bouchard |
| 2001 | James Wilson |
| 2002 | Ronald Elmer |
| 2003 | Rosmarie Gerber |
| 2004 | Rod Plunkett |
| 2005 | Barb Wilson |
| 2006 | Bob Woods Ian Austen |
| 2007 | Alex McKnight |
| 2008 | Jeffrey Furry |
| 2009 | Bob Hicks |
| 2010 | Gunter Hauschildt |
| 2011 | Robert McClure |
| 2012 | Lisa Hebert |
| 2013 | Gail Tannenbaum |
| 2014 | Hélène Soucy |
| 2015 | André Gauthier |
| 2016 | Ron Stoneham |
| 2017 | Ric Potter |
| 2018 | Peter Tregunno |
| 2019 | Noel Harrington |
| 2020 | Bill Bourne |
| 2021 | Steve Cornick |
| 2022 | Greg Douglas |
| 2023 | Scott McDougall |
| 2024 | Kevin Poll |
Group Ride Achievement Awards were inaugurated in 2003 to recognize the unique achievements of Club members who have accomplished a distinctive goal worthy of recognition, and reflect favourably on the OBC’s Group Riding program.
| Year |
Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Ron Stoneham John Barnhardt Trish Murray André Marier Louise McLaren |
| 2004 | Dave Lennox Robert Harrison |
| 2005 | – not awarded – |
| 2006 | Scott McDougall Alex McKnight |
| 2007 | Pat O’Toole Henry Drystek |
| 2008 | Gord Boston |
| 2009 | Karen Jardine Helene Soucy |
| 2019 | Hélène Soucy Ken Panton Bruce Lowe Cristina Inglis Gail Tannenbaum |
| 2020 | Dave Palmer André Gauthier |
| 2021 | Kevin Brown Parham Momtahan Candace Anderson Bill Bourne |
| 2022 | Steve Cornick |
| 2023 | Women’s Group Ride Organizational Team (Emily Graves, Athena Quitevis, Lucie Boudreau, Candace Anderson, Cristina Inglis, Sara Sheridan, Liz Smith, Amanda Boyd) and Kevin Brown |
| 2024 | Ken Panton, Joe Abbott, Alex Ducharme, Richard Aronoff, Rachel Traynor |
The Coach of the Year Award was first piloted in 2024 to a recognize volunteers for exemplifying outstanding leadership and dedication to nurturing the development of OBC youth athletes.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Steven Daniels |
The Brian Parkin Sr. Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour Outstanding Volunteer Award was created in 2020 to recognize our outstanding RLCT volunteer while recognizing the significant contributions made to the OBC and to honour one of its Lifetime Members, Brian Parkin Sr.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Harold Blount |
| 2021 | Harold Blount |
| 2022 | Pamela McCarthy |
| 2023 | Nicholas Scmidt | 2024 | Bill Bourne |
The Nicole LaViolette WTT Award was created in 2020 in honour of the late Nicole LaViolette, a resolute supporter of the WTT and the OBC.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Emily Graves |
| 2021 | Isabel Holt |
| 2022 | Victoria Alexandrov |
| 2023 | Érika Revesz |
| 2024 | Meika Ellis |
The following persons have been awarded life-time memberships in the Ottawa Bicycle Club for the unique contributions they have made. The year awarded is in parenthesis.
| Life Members | Past Life Members (Deceased) |
|---|---|
| Don Moxley (2014) | Alan Large (2000) |
| Mike McCall (2000) | Roy Fowler (1982) |
| Robert Trotter (2011) | Al Gamble (1988) |
| Rosmarie Gerber (2011) | Lea Gault (1982) |
| Ian Austen (2019) | Peter Tyler (2000) |
| Bob Woods (2019) | Robert Oades (2000) |
| Bob Hicks (2021) | Ken Smith (2000) |
| Bill Bourne (2024) | Brian Parkin (2000) |
| Doug Corner (2025) |
The following table lists all the presidents of the Ottawa Bicycle Club since its renaissance in 1971.
| Year(s) | President |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Mike McCall |
| 1972 | vacant |
| 1973 – 1976 | Alan Large |
| 1977 | Bob Oades |
| 1978 | Brian Parkin |
| 1979 – 1980 | John Smeaton |
| 1981 – 1982 | Roy Fowler |
| 1983 – 1984 | Brian Parkin |
| 1985 – 1986 | Judy Deitiker |
| 1987 – 1988 | Dwight Yachuk |
| 1989 – 1992 | Daphne Hope |
| 1993 – 1995 | Detlef Hess |
| 1996 – 1999 | Ray Burnham |
| 2000 – 2003 | Avery Burdett |
| 2004 – 2007 | Perry McKenna |
| 2008 – 2009 | Tom Stratton |
| 2010 – 2011 | Ron Stoneham |
| 2012 – 2015 | Peter Tregunno |
| 2016 – 2018 | Jenny Moore |
| 2019 – 2020 | Scott McDougall |
| 2021 | Jim Brennan |
| 2021-Present | David Palmer |
