Flora Duffy and Scott Williams walked away from Bermuda Bicycle Association’s (BBA) annual banquet with the Male and Female Rider of the Year awards.The awards ceremony held on Saturday night at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club saw the two cyclists claim the top prizes after their outstanding achievements throughout the 2010 season.Duffy claimed top female honours for her first places in both the road race and time trial at the 2010 Elite Caribbean Cycling Championships in Guadeloupe.She also finished sixth in the road race, fourth in the criterium and fifth in the overall omnium at the 2010 Collegiate Nationals. As a result of this performance she was selected for the Fiber One Collegiate All-Stars team at the Nature Valley Grand Prix.Williams, who will be leaving the Island in the spring, won the male category after coming second behind Geri Mewett in the national road race Championships, second in the criterium championships and won three of the road race series events last year.The evening’s guest speakers were former National Cyclocross Champion Tim Johnson and his wife and Multiple Canadian National Champion and Olympian Lynne Bessette.Both riders have visited the Island in the past to race in the Bermuda Grand Prix.BBA president Peter Dunne said: “We had a great evening for our members, allowing them to share in their reflections on a very competitive 2010 racing season and recognise the victors.“We had as our guests and after dinner speakers Tim Johnson and his wife Lyne Bessette, Lynne is a former Canadian national champion in time trial, road race and cyclo-cross, Commonwealth Games gold and bronze medallist and twice Olympian.“Tim has been the US national cyclo-cross champion six times and has been a member of professional US road racing teams Saturn, Jittery Joe’s, HealthNet, OUCH and United Healthcare.“Looking at the 2010 season it is clear that Bermuda is currently experiencing a boom in cycling and the numbers of riders who came out to race this past year is probably the most we’ve ever had in competitive events.“Our programmes in the schools are certainly bearing fruit and suggest that our sport will continue to grow in the coming years.”During Saturday’s dinner, awards were also presented to Dominique Mayho (Junior Rider of the Year), Mark Godfrey (Most Improved Junior) and Mark Lombardi (Most Improved Rider). Rick Craft was awarded the Club Person of the Year award.