We’re revealing the Finalists in each of the Singletrack Reader Awards 2021 categories. Thanks to all of you for your nominations, and to our awards sponsors, Kona Bicycles. Here’s who made the cut for the Most Outstanding Human.

Whose work has really changed your point of view? Who always seems to be busy doing something else for the good of someone else? Who would you like to take 5 minutes out of their days of giving to others to give a pat on the back?

Aneela McKenna

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We’re not sure when she sleeps or eats because Aneela’s palmares is so long it seems more than enough for a lifetime. She’s the Scottish Parliament’s Equality Officer, a mountain bike guide, Juliana ambassador, co-founder of the FNY Collective (a not for profit organisation empowering women on bicycles), Board Member of MissAdventures (a collective formed to increase participation of young girls into mountain biking), she runs Mountain Lassies Women’s Camps (women’s MTB trips by women for women), founder of the Mòr Diversity widening participation in cycling programme, Board Member of Tweed Valley Trails Associationand Co-Chair of British Cycling’s new Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group. You probably need to pause for a breath now, and perhaps you’d like Aneela to take a moment and enjoy a moment of recognition for a life filled with giving people from all walks of life a chance to enjoy mountain biking.

Lachlan Morton

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The cool as a cucumber Australian has taken an interesting approach to professional cycling of late and mixing up his World Tour calendar with ‘alternative’ events. If you haven’t seen any of his somewhat inspirational achievements on the internet we urge you to take a look. From the Unbound 200 gravel race to GBDuro’s alternative Land End to John o’ Groats route with the Three Peaks Cyclocross in between; you’ll soon find yourself inspired to get out there and take up a challenge. Earlier this year Lachlan pedalled the entire Tour De France route, including all the transitions, to raise more than £500,000 for World Bicycle Relief – and due to a knee injury, he did a fair chunk of it in flip flops.

Rosie Holdsworth