Andorra Epic 2024 · Chosen in a design competition
Unity: a trophy for two riders that splits in two
Andorra Epic is a mountain bike stage race in the Pyrenees, raced in teams of two. The organisers opened a competition for its trophy, and they chose my design.
The brief was about looks. I wanted it to mean something too: the trophy is one piece on the podium, and each rider takes half of it home.
- Event
- Andorra Epic 2024
- Role
- Trophy design
- Timeline
- Under a month
- Set
- Gold, silver, bronze and a glass participation trophy
Brief
A race you can’t finish alone
Andorra Epic is several days of long climbs, technical singletrack and alpine terrain, and every rider races as half of a team.
Trophies are usually only about how they look. I wanted this one to carry the thing that makes the race different: the partnership.
Sketches and models
One trophy, two halves
The trophy is a single spiralling form, tapering as it rises, held together on a base for the podium.
After the celebration, the two riders split it, and each takes their half home. Together it stands for the team, apart for what each rider gave.
Engineering and materials
Gold, silver, bronze
The top three places share the same form and differ only in finish: gold for first, silver for second, bronze for third. The classic medal materials make the order obvious while the design stays one family.
Gold
First place
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Glass
Every rider who finished
Something for every rider
The participation trophy came after the podium design: a lighter version in glass for every rider who finished, for the effort and the experience.
Outcome
Chosen, and on the podium
I presented one idea to the jury, and the organisers chose it for the 2024 race.
The images here show the design as I drew it. The trophies on the podium were made on a small budget from recycled materials, by my teacher and by a friend and me after class.
