Bilko wins AFMXA Lusk Legacy Rider of the Year

(Blake Williams, winner of the 1st Annual Lusk Legacy Rider of the Year award. Photo courtesy DVS)

Blake Williams went straight from judging the American Freestyle Motocross Association's first Am/Pro Am contest yesterday to picking up the big one: Last night Bilko's peers in the AFMXA awarded him their top honor, the trophy for Lusk Legacy Rider of the Year.

The Lusk Legacy award is a tribute to FMX legend Jeremy Lusk, who died in a FMX accident in Costa Rica earlier this year. His death helped kickstart the creation of the AFMXA, a by-the-riders/for-the-riders association with a mission "to organize, protect, and develop the sport of Freestyle Motocross."

When we talked with Bilko earlier this week about all things AFMXA, he was honored just to be nominated for the award, alongside Jeremy Stenberg and Nate Adams, and said losing Lusk had helped him rethink his all-or-nothing approach to FMX.

Lusk himself won a posthumous award for Best Magazine Spread as TransWorld Motocross 2008 FMX Rider of the Year – click through and read it now for a classic interview and the last great photos of Lusk in action.  

Stay tuned for complete photo and video coverage from the event here at FUEL.TV. An all-access show from the AFMXA Awards will air on FUEL TV on December 28 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Meanwhile, here's the full list of AFMXA Awards winners:

Best Video Part
Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg — Hoodrich

Best Magazine Spread
Jeremy Lusk — TransWorld

Biggest Slam
Cameron Sinclair

New Blood
Levi Sherwood

Mucho Cahones
Robbie Maddison

Unsung Hero
Lizz Leach

Lusk Legacy Foundation Rider of the Year
Blake "Bilko" Williams