As was the case a year ago, Esther Süss and Nino Schurter beat off the competition to be crowned Swiss Cyclists of the Year. While world champion and World Cup winner Schurter takes the honors for the second time, European marathon champion Süss wins this award for the third time.

In the "Young talent" and "Team" categories, the awards go to track cycling. Stefan Küng is named Young Cyclist of the Year thanks to his European Championship title and World Championship bronze medal in the individual pursuit. The Swiss track foursome wins the overall World Cup in the 4-kilometer team pursuit and is therefore voted team of the year. With changing line-ups, Oliver Beer, Tristan Marguet, Frank Pasche, Théry Schir, Kilian Moser, Loic Perizzolo, Cyrille Théry, Silvan Dillier, Tom Bohli and Stefan Küng score the most points in the World Cup.

The Swiss Cycling Awards are divided into four different categories. In addition to the women and men, the best young cyclist and the best cycling team are also honored. Voting started on November 5 and ended on December 8, 2013 at 10 p.m. The votes from ten sports media outlets specializing in cycling count for two thirds, while the votes from the public, which were generated by Swiss Cycling's online voting, are weighted at one third.

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