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Haha, Sic! Acceptance Speech time... Thank you PinkBike for this awesome award. Genuinely an amazing surprise :-) To be honest I was absolutely blown away when I saw the nomination in the first place. To be in the running for an award next to Danny Hart and Sam Hill is pretty incredible. To get the nod over those two is astonishing. However I have to divide this prize between so many people - basically the guys who helped me get the 'Down Not Out' project at Fort Bill off the ground and in the can. So... All the crew at GMBN - especially Mike, Neil, Scotty, Simon, Alex, Tom, Monet, Will and Phil. Robin Kitchin of course. Mojo crew - Chris, Gareth, Paul and Tom. Canyon for taking a punt on a Dude who can't pedal ;-) E-Go for an amazing motor. Martin at WD40 for being my best mate, and always 'Getting It'. Hope and Animal for 20 years of continued support on my silly ideas. Lisa and Alfie X Thanks also for the amazing comments on this thread. Lastly I want to say how grateful and inspired I am by PinkBike for even considering me for this, and the way they have gone about it. I have never felt more on the path to becoming the mountain biker I want to be. Many Thanks, Mart.

Wow. Thank you.

Hi, Martin Hawyes doubles for me in opening scene on the rollers. Still thick as thieves :-)