Never before has a BMX freestyle rider received the Sir Hubert Opperman medal for Australian Cyclist of the Year, but judging by his Olympic success, it is no surprise that Logan Martin has achieved another first! It is not.

Gold Coast native Logan Martin has a firm grip on the first Olympic gold medal awarded in this event.

"Like any athlete, I've always ridden my bike and put in the work. And now I'm standing shoulder to shoulder with all these great athletes.

"Yeah, it's a big deal for BMX freestyle, to be honest, it's a big deal for BMX freestyle because I'm the first athlete in the history of BMX freestyle to win this award. BMX freestyle just became an Olympic sport, and I've been working with the Australian cycling team for the past few years."

The "Oppy" medal is named after the respected Australian cyclist Hubert Opperman. Among his many accomplishments, Opperman won the Paris-Brest-Paris non-stop race, breaking all previous records. The medal has been awarded 65 times and has been won by Richie Porte, Cadel Evans, Caleb Yuan, Anna Meares, Rohan Dennis, Robbie McEwen, Stuart O'Grady, Scott Sunderland, Michael Rogers, Michael Matthews

The first year of the project was a year of success.

Over the years, the list of winners has included road and track bike riders, but BMX riders have also won. Caroline Buchanan was crowned in 2013 not only with the BMX world title, but also with the mountain bike 4X.

Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroen Team), who finished fourth in his debut Tour de France, won the men's road category.

"It was an unexpected result and I think the year itself was unexpected and I finally achieved what I have always dreamed of, what I have always wanted and for those who have always put their energy into me. From my grassroots work in Australia, to Wayne Evans at Satalist Racing, to Andrew Christie Johnson at Avanti, to Dimension Data, and now AG2R Citroen."

Grace Brown (Team BikeExchange) won two races on the Women's World Tour in 2021, finished fourth in the Olympic time trial, and scored many podium finishes despite a shoulder injury that ended her season prematurely.

Others consisted of Emily Petricola (silver medal in the women's C4 individual road time trial in her Paralympic debut), Kelland O'Brien, Lee Howard, Sam Welsford, Luke Plapp, Alexander Porter The Australian national team, which won a bronze medal in the Olympic Team Pursuit, and others placed in their respective categories. Rebecca McConnell also won her eighth consecutive title in women's mountain biking, taking silver medals in both the Lenzerheide and Snowshoe Mountain Bike World Cups and bronze in Nove Mesto.