Awards
Daily Stage Awards
Our daily awards are held at the end of each stage at the Event Village (except stage 1- Held at Settlers Tavern). Be sure to stick around and congratulate our stage and age category winners and hear about their day leading the pack!
Final awards at Stage 4 will be held on the grassed area at Wise Winery. Daily, Overall and Age Category awards will be presented as well as the Beacon Award and James Williamson Medal.
2026 prize money
The prize money allocation for the 2026 Cape to Cape MTB is now live!
The Beacon Award
The Beacon Award is a perpetual trophy awarded to an individual who represents the culture and spirit of the Cape to Cape, a shining light of the event. The award is in honour of our friend and ambassador Johnny Waddell, who overcame a serious injury and is back on the bike against all odds, loving life and riding hard.
So, if you witness someone doing something extraordinary, is overcoming a personal challenge or you feel simply should be acknowledged, be sure to nominate them for the Beacon Award. You can nominate directly to the MC or drop them in the suggestion box at the information desk. This award will be presented on Stage 4 at the final presentations.
Previous Beacon Winners
2008 - Johnny Waddell
2009 - Bruno Wiki
2010 - Robert Campbell
2011 - Penelope Lewis
2012 - Antony Butcher
2013 - Johnathon West
2014 - Ben Eksteen
2015 - Boe Helm
2016 - Morgan March
2017 - Rod Lakelin
2018 - Neil Wylie
2019 - Matt Shields
2021 - Brent Falkingham
2022 - Damon Falkingham
2023 - Ron Van Der Sluys & Mark Elliot
2024 - Brad Glover
2025- Sam Williamson
The James Williamson Medal
The overall winner of Cape to Cape is awarded the James Williamson Medal. James was one of the first riders to sign up to Cape to Cape in 2008 winning the first two events and fast became Cape to Cape’s biggest advocate on the east coast. In those first couple of years James also developed a love for the craft beer scene in the south west and thought it went perfectly with a hard days riding on the bike.
Sadly, James passed away at the 2010 Cape Epic in South Africa, before the third event with a rare heart condition. In 2010, it was decided that the overall winner of Cape to Cape would carry the name of James “willo” Williamson – a true champion of Australian Mountain Biking and a friend of our event to be remembered by us all.
Previous James Williamson Winners
2010 - Dan McConnell
2011 - Andy Blair
2012 - Lachie Norris
2013 - Andy Blair
2014 - Mark Tupalski
2015 - Kyle Ward
2016 - Tasman Nankervis
2017 - Brendan Johnston
2018 - Brendan Johnston
2019 - Brendan Johnston & Jon Odams
2021 - Jon Gregg & Nathan Jones
2022 - Brendan Johnston & Jon Odams
2023 - Dan McConnell & Cam Ivory
2024 - Cam Ivory
2025- Connor Wright
