2012 Reader Poll: Schurter wins Male Mountain Biker of the Year

By taking nearly a quarter of the votes cast, Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) rose to the top of the Cyclingnews Reader Poll to become the 2012 Male Mountain Biker of the Year. The Swiss rider had a consistently impressive season, riding well from start to finish. He earned 3,521 votes (24.45%) in the Reader Poll.

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2012 Male mountain biker of the year
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Nino Schurter24.45%
2Jaroslav Kulhavy17.68%
3Greg Minnaar11.33%
4Aaron Gwin11.29%
5Gee Atherton10.21%
6Marco Fontana9.92%
7Ralph Naef4.90%
8Burry Stander4.66%
9Roger Rinderknecht2.97%
10Periklis Ilias2.58%

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.