Tom Pidcock Receives MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours

Jan 2, 2022 at 3:45
by Ed Spratt  
Coming into the final lap Pidcock was now well ahead after eventually winning his battle with Van der Poel and extending his gap.

After taking the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Tom Pidcock features on this year's New Year Honours List.

Tom Pidcock wraps up his 2021 with an MBE making the Queen's New Year Honours, joining 27 other Olympic athletes. The 2022 Honours List recognises 12 members of the GB Cycling Team after their success at the 2021 Olympics. An MBE is an order of the British Empire award and is ranked third after an OBE and CBE. MBE stands for Member of the Order of the British Empire and is normally awarded to someone in the Honours List for making a positive impact in their area of work.

New Year Honours awarded to the Great Britain Cycling Team:

Sir Jason Kenny
Dame Laura Kenny
Jody Cundy CBE
Stephen Park CBE
Kadeena Cox OBE
Tom Pidcock MBE
Matt Rotherham MBE
Beth Shriever MBE
Jaco van Gass MBE
Matt Walls MBE
Ben Watson MBE
Charlotte Worthington MBE

Tom Pidcock had an amazing 2021 season on the mountain bike with a 5th place in Albstadt, a win against Mathieu Van Der Poel in Nove Mesto and an incredible performance at the Tokyo Olympics. We hope to see more of Tom at the MTB World Cups next year and can't wait to see if he can match 2021.

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142 Comments
  • 99 5
 It's good to see athletes getting recognition, but it still bugs me that it's only ever football/cricket/or olympians who get these honours?
Why not Sir Steve Peat or Dame Rachel Atherton?
  • 44 0
 Good point since Rachel Atherton is the second most winning downhiller ever.
  • 4 1
 Hahahahahaha
  • 44 1
 It feels somewhat unfair that Evie Richards also had a great season but was not recognised.
  • 11 0
 @lewiscraik:
I thought that, but it looks like the Olympics are the criteria for getting a medal.......
  • 31 4
 @Jules15:
One gets the impression that Downhill isn't viewed as 'proper cycling' by those who pick these awards. There is a massive snobbery factor in cycling.....
  • 3 1
 Agree. I imagine that world cup DH is off their radar as far as rewards are concerned. The Olympics are pretty high profile.
  • 59 0
 Only mountain bikers care about downhill, the whole country is interested in the Olympics
  • 10 1
 Or indeed Dame T-Mo... Not just a racer, but an ambassador to the sport
  • 46 2
 They should have knighted Danny at the bottom of champery. Or made him king and placed a crown upon his massive balls
  • 6 7
 Neither Steve or Rachel won anything in the past year. The honours are not a lifetime achievement award. Only Reece Wilson and Tahnee Seagrave won world cups and neither had overalls or world champs (this year)
  • 13 0
 @djm35: honours aren't awarded solely on annual sporting performance. These ones may be, but they can be awarded for a whole number of things including charity work and outstanding contributions to a field of expertise.

Steve has set up charities and youth programs to help improve the facilities available to many generations after him and to come. British mountain biking is much stronger for Peaty and it would be nice to see that recognised in a future honours.
  • 3 0
 @Starch-Anton: “Lose or win , we’re on the gin” might be a better mantra !
  • 4 0
 Sadly there’s a large contingent that no one out of this fish pond has heard of them and even premier league footballers are falling by the wayside as the cast from TOWIE or Geordie shore are more famous
  • 52 0
 @Matt115lamb: applies to the England cricket team at the ashes , theyre the only people on the planet to have made worse use of a bat than the wet markets of wuhan
  • 1 1
 @Jules15: even more than ACC? Inc duel, 4x etc?
  • 2 0
 @samfr1000: fair enough
  • 5 1
 Shauna Coxey (Britain's most successful competition rock climber) was awarded an MBE in 2016. Surprised Rach hasn't been honored as she's arguably better known and more successful (not to take anything away from Shauna who's a great athlete and ambassador).
  • 18 2
 "the only people on the planet to have made worse use of a bat than the wet markets of wuhan "

Gold, this will whoosh over so many heads
  • 2 0
 It doesn't just happen they have to be written up and put forward by someone. I totally agree though. www.gov.uk/honours
  • 2 0
 @Matt115lamb: Is it not win or lose we’re on the booze?
  • 1 0
 @McArdle: that was my point Wink
  • 3 2
 @borski99: do crowns come in size XXXXXXXXXXXL? Big Grin
  • 1 0
 @Compositepro: that's beautiful!
  • 5 2
 MTB is just curling on dirt. Nobody who isn’t a rider themselves knows anything about the sport other than the Olympics.
  • 5 0
 @mb23: And even that is a bit of a stretch. DH is more niche than we think it is, it's a great big world outside of Pinkbike. Wich is fine by mine, it's not a popularity contest.
  • 1 0
 @Jules15: *female
  • 2 0
 @borski99: a missed opurtunity indeed!
  • 9 15
flag jclnv (Jan 3, 2022 at 0:43) (Below Threshold)
 @Wilm: I got it but it’s factually incorrect as they don’t sell bats in the Wuhan markets. Not to mention the virus obviously leaked from the Wuhan level 4 bio weapons lab.
  • 1 0
 @catweasel: maybe in the mtb bubble
  • 3 4
 @jclnv: Jon Stewart summarizing it nicely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSfejgwbDQ8
  • 1 0
 @Jules15: they are not doing for the sport.. they are doing for themselves... That's why they don't give a shit about none other mainstream...
  • 2 7
flag jclnv (Jan 3, 2022 at 12:49) (Below Threshold)
 @bman33: It would be staggering if it didn’t originate and escape from the lab. However, most people won’t except that and will believe any conspiracy institutions and governments dream up.
  • 2 1
 @jclnv: bingo. Notice I already have 2 neg props on that link. I am sure it will eventually be downvoted into oblivion. Big Grin
  • 2 2
 @bman33: a better question , do tinfoil hats?
  • 1 2
 @Compositepro: Nah... foil hasn't been 'tin' for quite sometime. Aluminum or 'Aluminium' is where it's at. Big Grin
  • 2 1
 @Wilm: It was Comment of the Year, to date.
  • 1 0
 @borski99: that woulda been a rather expensive crown...
  • 1 0
 @Jules15: Eddie the Eagle....
  • 3 0
 @bman33: Not entirely sure what that had to do with the question "do tinfoil hats"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil_hat FACT check

"A tin foil hat is a hat made from one or more sheets of aluminium foil (commonly called "tin foil"), or a piece of conventional headgear lined with foil, often worn in the belief or hope that it shields the brain from threats such as electromagnetic fields, mind control, and mind reading. The notion of wearing homemade headgear for such protection has become a popular stereotype and byword for paranoia, persecutory delusions, and belief in pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, as well as a popular derogative to shame out holders of dissident views, similar to former days' disciplinary use of a dunce cap.

"Tin foil" is a common misnomer for aluminium foil; packaging metal foil was formerly made out of tin before it was replaced with aluminium.[1] "
  • 1 0
 @curendero: and elton john are the same person
  • 49 0
 Guy who moved the ramp deserves to be knighted, no…?
  • 6 0
 Gold!
  • 7 1
 Every once in a while, the comment section is worth reading.
  • 49 6
 its such a crock of shit. Blair gets a knighthood even though he invaded Iraq illegally. Honours system is just a joke now. People get knighted for just doing their jobs with really shit metaphors.
  • 44 12
 Ever since Blowjob Johnson became PM after the dumbest referendum result in the history of mankind, everything is a croc of shit.
  • 10 3
 Are you suggesting the monarchy supports bad things? Gobsmacked
  • 6 3
 @kleinblake: I dont think its the monarchy that choses. Its political. They are just ‘monarchy awards’
  • 17 3
 @kleinblake: I’m still trying to figure out how you *legally* invade another country…
  • 10 2
 @kipvr: it all went to shit well before this caricature of a man became PM. And it been circling the drain even before then.
  • 7 0
 @kleinblake: well if your son can get away with being a member of the big pimping ring then who knows
  • 6 3
 @gnarlysipes: ask your president at the time his lapdog Blair merely followed him
  • 9 1
 @gnarlysipes: "The invasion of Iraq was neither in self-defence against armed attack nor sanctioned by UN Security Council resolution authorizing the use of force "

@ilovedust Blair has been made a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. That is awarded directly by the Queen. It is the oldest and most senior British Order of *Chivalry*

*irony overload.
  • 4 0
 @kipvr: ffs mate you given bozo far too much credit ,it was Just call me dave who started the job, poor old bojo just wanted to have his precious like golem
  • 1 1
 Every ex prime minister gets one. If Boris didn’t give one to Blair then he could get his own when he quits
  • 8 0
 @Compositepro: I think it was Ed being unable to eat a bacon sandwich which set this in motion.
  • 2 0
 @richard01: ha You have a point
  • 2 1
 @Compositepro: My point is—when is invading ever *legal*? Seems by the very nature of the word that it wouldn’t ever be legal.
  • 5 0
 @gnarlysipes: as long as you fill out the proper paperwork you can carpet bomb anyone!
  • 3 0
 @kleinblake: Carpet bomb is a great term - The world would be a nicer place if we could only drop 20 sq yards of twist pile on people. Aim for my driveway, i will do the rest !
  • 1 0
 You know its a crock when Conrad Black was recognized... and then went to jail (but it's OK, his buddy Trump pardoned him).
  • 2 0
 @gnarlysipes: look at who the response was to , completely different discussion about uk politics
  • 1 1
 @pourquois-pas: they get taken away pretty fast as soon as you don something wrong though.
  • 3 0
 @Compositepro: fair enough. My commentary had nothing to do with any country specifically—just the irony of calling an invasion “legal” or “illegal”.
  • 1 0
 agreed.
  • 1 0
 @gnarlysipes: I just didn’t think I was having a dig mate
  • 25 0
 Rule #1 always write out acronyms the first time its written. I still don't know what MBE is
  • 5 0
 Member/Officer/Commander of the British Empire
  • 12 0
 Mountain Bike Excellence
  • 1 0
 Major Ballsy Execution
  • 1 0
 Mercedes Benz Enabled
  • 1 0
 @ROOTminus1: not sure why being a member of the British Empire is still (if ever) considered honorific...
  • 27 7
 It’s adorable that you guys have a special super family that live in castles and Elton John is a knight or whatever. Love it!
  • 7 0
 you haven’t seen the only way is Essex or love island yet have you
  • 1 1
 Way too much irony for the down voters Smile
  • 1 0
 Elton John has a sports management company, and there are a few cyclists on their roster, some who've won Olympic & World Gold medals......
  • 1 0
 This comment deserves more upvotes.
  • 28 11
 it's all meaningless poppycock anywho.

so the bigger question is, what does a title from an outmoded and failed monarchy mean, anyways?
  • 25 43
flag ilovedust (Jan 2, 2022 at 10:16) (Below Threshold)
 Slightly narrow minded and ill informed view. The Royal Family and what they represent is a huge factor in UK tourism and brings in huge amounts for the economy-way way more than they cost. They are also trade ambassadors promoting brand UK across the world and generating and supporting extra business development. Like them or loth them, their contribution to this country is immeasurably positive.
  • 36 11
 @ilovedust: if your economy is based on decrepit, inbred a*sholes that sexually abuse kids on Epstein's rape island, I don't think it's fit for purpose.
  • 15 3
 @ilovedust: where the f*ck did you copy that original set piece from?
  • 12 5
 @ilovedust: that's just Stockholm's syndrome you're having right there. I'm sorry to inform you that the rest of the world sees british royal family as a bunch of f*cktards. Usually, this is something that happens at domestic level, but brits managed to make an international brand out of it.
  • 9 2
 @ilovedust: Cough Prince Andrew Cough
  • 4 1
 @BreakLikeTheWind: we also have Diana gate and harry and megzilla
  • 13 1
 @ilovedust: They are a bunch of out of touch c*nts. Sooner they are removed from the headlines the better.
  • 5 2
 @BreakLikeTheWind: he probably has a royal family figurine set made out of the finest royal doulton
  • 2 0
 These are just the ones for public consumption. The rest are to reward party donors and keep the U.K. at the top of the corruption index
  • 1 0
 @ilovedust: evidence?
  • 6 2
 @ilovedust: that economic bs is cherry picking at its best. I bet it doesn't include lost productivity from having a rigid class system and the lack of social mobility that goes with it. As mentioned it's Stockholm syndrome, you can bow and scrape to your oppressor whilst I'll have a beer on the other side of the wor
  • 1 0
 @mtb-scotland: mommy seems to be okay. Son I'm not sure about. Grandson seems to be like you describe. Hopefully there will be a reasonable successor before mommy calls it quitsy at age 135.
  • 2 0
 @ilovedust: Utter shite.
  • 2 1
 @iiman: I’m not strongly in favour of or against the monarchy, but I think the tourism thing is overstated. There are many countries that count tourism as a big earner, with no monarchy.
  • 1 0
 @BreakLikeTheWind: this. cant spell pedos without peds
  • 4 0
 @ilovedust: the French make 6x as much in tourism from their royal family than we do because they kicked their royals out of the palaces so they can actually get tourists in. I love the queen she’s our putin and nobody’s noticed but the rest of them are utter disgrace and nothing more the benefit cheats and nonces.
  • 4 0
 @thenotoriousmic: she's a thieving scum bag and make no mistake! Personal money in an off shore bank account to avoid paying tax to her OWN revenues and excise, i.e to the society that pays for her and her family? Fuc& her and her free loading family! It's a complete joke that in this day and age the royal family live the way they do in the UK. The Danish royal family show a lot more class.
  • 1 0
 @thenotoriousmic: your comment about French tourism is quite correct though, far higher numbers of visitors WITHOUT any actual person in the role of King or Queen
  • 1 0
 @iiman: Stockholm syndrome is BS, listen to this:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000s7n1
  • 23 5
 Mountain Biker Extraordinaire!
#whatempire
  • 3 0
 tip of the iceberg
  • 1 0
 lovely set of teeth...keeping up the stereotype.
  • 2 0
 @scruff0372 - Jesus! Is that the state of the empire these days? I'm so glad we broke up.

...Sorry about that, by the way.
  • 10 0
 Which queen is this? There is a few left out there, dodging the guillotine annually.
  • 3 0
 Well done Tom. Shame that Evie Richards didn't get recognised too. Unfortunately these honours are rather undermined by the fact that the government also honoured a bunch of the Muppets who supported Brexit and negotiated the worst separation deal in history.
  • 10 3
 When is Peaty going to be knighted? Wink
  • 2 0
 Thank god someone speaks sense lol peaty for the win
  • 9 2
 Well done for Tom but what about Evie??
  • 3 0
 Evie didn't win the Olympic gold medal...
  • 4 0
 Bit harsh that he only gets an MBE having won every Olympic event he has ever entered. Maybe the knighthood will come if he wins again in 2024.
  • 5 0
 Safe to say none of the English Cricket team are getting one this year Smile
  • 4 2
 The honours mean nothing anymore after Kate Garraway getting one... I would prefer the gold medal instead of a meaningless automatic certificate.
  • 27 2
 I'd be more concerned about mass murderer Tony Fucking Blair getting one to be honest
  • 1 0
 @murfio: he has to get on our Boris wouldn’t when he quits
  • 4 0
 Worth more than the Pinkbike performance of the year?
  • 3 0
 How did Kye Whyte not make the list :0
  • 6 0
 Because he *only* won silver.
The Palace recognised Beth, so its not because they don't care about their bmx backgrounds.
  • 5 0
 @ROOTminus1: Ooouh, someone has a BMX-Background?!
  • 3 1
 Good but what about the british cyclists in other riding like downhill to get awards
  • 1 0
 Not in the Olympics so no one cares
  • 4 0
 @CM999: a crushing majority of people don't even know DH exists. Red Bull usually contains vodka in GB.
  • 1 0
 Lol you legend lol thanks mate well said @BenPea:
  • 2 0
 "third highest honour"? What about GCMG and KCMG? Or are these in a different category?
  • 4 6
 @bikesnrussets
yes i'm Canadian i've been living under its oppression my whole life.
just because a constitution "restricts" the queens power now doesn't mean the dozens of royalty before her AND the current UK government isn't still hell bent on colonialism!
you think that Bermuda, Gibraltar, Falkland islands, Turks and Caicos etc etc all want to be a part of this BS?
Look at how many of them are trying to get out from under that crushing colonial hammer...
can you imagine having to fly a flag on your island that shows you and your family that you were enslaved and used to make the UK piles of cash?
  • 3 0
 It interesting isn’t it, how the UK overseas territories have this problem but the French ones seemingly don’t. I wonder what the difference was or is.
  • 1 2
 @jaame: i agree its an interesting topic, there is significantly evidence to support that the French colonies grew much slower (less slavery immigration) and formed many alliances with the native populations (especially against the UK invasions) and "allowed" Natives to sit in Frances "parliament" the french way of life was encouraged but not it was not the same sense of British pride.
The French were still brutal, along with the Dutch and Spanish.
all that said the Dutch and French colonies are and well continue to seek independence , its only natural especially when they see their neighbouring islands getting it
  • 1 0
 No argument, but do you need me to teach you how to reply to a comment?
  • 2 0
 when does comment of the year 2021 come out I wanna see if I won
  • 3 3
 So much negativity in the comments. It's as if none of these are incredible athletes in their own right...
  • 1 0
 knowing that if Tony Blair also gets a knighthood, I'd give it back
  • 1 0
 Evie Richards!
  • 1 0
 Evie didn't win the Olympic gold medal...
  • 1 0
 Silly little subjects…
  • 5 7
 Wait, Kanye isn't on the list?! What are they thinking lol
  • 1 0
 He’s busy trying to get Kim back
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