Nadir received a surprise presentation of the
award on November 16, 2010 at Toby’s Famous Eatery. Nadir
Olivet
is the fourth Toronto messenger to win the award in its thirteen
year history.
Nadir has been throwing races, raising money
and inspiring messengers for more than ten years. He is a
limitless visionary. He dreams big and he brings those dreams to
reality. He has organized the Global Warming Alleycat simultaneously in
cities such as Mexico City, Berlin, San Francisco, New York and
Toronto. His “Look Ma No Brakes” alleycat brought the largest cash
prize to messenger racing. And his Grand Premio of Guatemala introduced
messengers to the possibility of competing in every part of the world
while contributing to the local community.
For years Nadir has opened his house, his
wallet and his mind for the benefit of others the world over. As the
owner of La Carrera Cycles in Toronto, he has sponsored and helped
messengers make the adjustment from alleycat racing to professional
racing including the Olympic Games.
Nadir is the most nominated person for the
Markus Cook Award, receiving a nomination virtually every year with his
nominations coming from all over the world. However 2010 is the most
appropriate year for Nadir to receive this award. This year he kept a
promise to the people of Guatemala and brought the Cycle Messenger
World Championships (CMWC) to the town of Panajachel.
Tropical Storm Hermine brought heavy rains,
mud slides and closed roads to Panajachel. Nadir brought bike
messengers, inspiration and determination. He led messengers to collect
and distribute a large quantity of supplies to benefit the victims of
the tropical storm. When the figure-eight track and the polo court were
washed out his crew rebuilt them in record time ensuring the
Championships’ success. CMWC Panajachel reinvented the CMWC bringing
immense pride to the international messenger community. Nadir
integrated the Championships with the local community, changing the
lives of both the locals and the messengers. Panajachel responded to
the efforts by opening their arms to the international messengers and
presenting Nadir with the key to the city.
The 2010 CMWC was an incredible accomplishment
truly deserving of this award but Nadir earned it long before 2010. The
international messenger community is pleased to present Nadir with this
award but we are much more pleased to have him as a role model and
inspiration to the world.
More on the Markus Cook Award
2010
Nominations: Papillon
nominated
for Marcus Cook Award
More on the CMWC 2010 in Guatemala:
The show goes
on: Guatemalan landslides challenge Cycle Messenger World Championships
organizers
Landslides and bike messengers
