The cyclists (elite and junior) and the team of the year were honored at the Swiss Cycling Night 2017. BMX pro David Graf got off his bike for once and hosted the evening at Zurich's Kaufleuten together with former Miss Switzerland Tanja Gutmann. Swiss Cycling welcomed a total of 300 athletes and invited guests.

The "Cyclist of the Year" for 2017 is once again Nino Schurter. The Grisons native can look back on a perfect season - he won every single World Cup race and his sixth world championship title. Jolanda Neff receives the "Cyclist of the Year" award for the fourth time in a row. After an initially mixed season, she put in a furious final spurt: she won the final World Cup race in Val di Sole (ITA) and became world champion in the elite category for the first time in her career.

Sina Frei also wins again in the junior category. The 20-year-old has been on top form all year. In July, she defended her U23 European title in Italy, regularly finished on the podium in the World Cup and crowned the season with the U23 title at the World Championships in Cairns (AUS).

The prize for the best team goes to Nino Schurter, Jolanda Neff, Sina Frei, Filippo Colombo and Joel Roth. The quintet secured the team relay gold medal in Cairns.

For two weeks, from October 3 to 17, the public was able to vote for their favorites on the Swiss Cycling website. The votes of ten cycling journalists were also included in the voting. The public and the jury each had a 50 percent weighting.

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