British National Road Race Championships

British National Road Race Championships

Race details
Date	June
Region	Great Britain
Discipline	Road race
Type	One-day
Web site	www.nationalroadchamps.co.uk

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.^[1]

History[]

Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclists (BLRC) and the National Cyclists' Union (NCU) – ran championships in competition with each other.

Between 1946 and 1958 the BLRC's championships were split into two, an amateur race and the independent championship for semi-professional riders.

Women's championships were introduced by the BLRC in 1947, and by the NCU in 1956.

In 1959, the NCU and the BLRC merged to create the British Cycling Federation.

Separate amateur and professional men's championships were held from 1959 until 1995.

In recent years the under 23 and senior races have been combined, which has caused some confusion in the interpretation of UCI rules.^[2]

Jersey[]

The winner of the road race gets to wear the National Champions jersey, which is white with red and blue bands, in races so that (s)he can be identified.

Men[]

1996–2021[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996	Dave Rand		David Cook
1997	Jeremy Hunt		Matt Stephens
1998	Matt Stephens	Roger Hammond
1999	John Tanner		Russell Downing
2000	John Tanner	Jon Clay	David Millar
2001	Jeremy Hunt	Rob Hayles	John Tanner
2002	Julian Winn	Tom Southam	Jeremy Hunt
2003	Roger Hammond	Jeremy Hunt
2004	Roger Hammond	Tom Southam	Jeremy Hunt
2005	Russell Downing	Steve Cummings	Yanto Barker
2006	Hamish Haynes	Roger Hammond	Geraint Thomas
2007	David Millar	Daniel Lloyd	Hamish Haynes
2008	Rob Hayles	Peter Kennaugh	Dean Downing
2009	Kristian House	Daniel Lloyd	Peter Kennaugh
2010	Geraint Thomas	Peter Kennaugh	Ian Stannard
2011	Bradley Wiggins	Geraint Thomas	Peter Kennaugh
2012	Ian Stannard	Alex Dowsett
2013	Mark Cavendish	Ian Stannard	David Millar
2014	Peter Kennaugh	Ben Swift	Simon Yates
2015	Peter Kennaugh	Mark Cavendish	Ian Stannard
2016[3]	Adam Blythe	Mark Cavendish	Andy Fenn
2017[4]	Steve Cummings	Chris Lawless	Ian Bibby
2018[5]	Connor Swift	Adam Blythe	Owain Doull
2019	Ben Swift	Ian Stannard	John Archibald
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[6]
2021	Ben Swift	Fred Wright	Ethan Hayter

Professional (1959–1995)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1959	Ron Coe		John Geddes
1960	This race was not held in 1960
1961	Dave Bedwell
1962	John Harvey	Dave Bedwell
1963	Albert Hitchen	Ken Nuttall
1964	Keith Butler	Albert Hitchen
1965	Albert Hitchen		Keith Butler
1966
1967	Colin Lewis	Peter Hill	Arthur Metcalfe
1968	Colin Lewis
1969	Bill Lawrie	Dave Nie
1970	Les West	Brian Jolly	Colin Lewis
1971		Sid Barras	Albert Hitchen
1972	Gary Crewe	Les West	Derek Harrison
1973	Brian Jolly	Les West	Billy Bilsland
1975	Les West	Keith Lambert
1976	Geoff Wiles	Sid Barras	Phil Corley
1977	Phil Edwards	Paul Medhurst	Geoff Wiles
1978	Phil Corley	Bill Nickson
1979	Sid Barras	Barry Hoban	Dudley Hayton
1980	Keith Lambert	Bill Nickson	Dudley Hayton
1981	Bill Nickson		Graham Jones
1982	John Herety	Sean Yates	Bill Nickson
1983		Keith Lambert
1984	Steve Joughin	Bill Nickson	Malcolm Elliott
1985	Ian Banbury	Dudley Hayton	Mark Bell
1986	Mark Bell	Adrian Timmis	Steve Joughin
1987	Paul Sherwen	John Herety
1988	Steve Joughin	Nick Barnes	Chris Lillywhite
1989			Nick Barnes
1990	Colin Sturgess	Ben Luckwell	Harry Lodge
1991	Brian Smith	Keith Reynolds	Dave Rayner
1992	Sean Yates	Brian Smith	Chris Walker
1993	Malcolm Elliott	Brian Smith	Shane Sutton
1994	Brian Smith	Malcolm Elliott
1995	Robert Millar	Chris Walker	Chris Lillywhite

Amateur (1959–1995)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1959		Bill Bradley	Johnny Pound
1960	Bill Bradley	Alan Ramsbottom	Jim Hinds
1961	Bill Bradley	George Bennett	Keith Butler
1962	Keith Butler		Wes Mason
1963	Bob Addy	John Clarey
1964		Mick Shea	John Clarey
1965	Les West	Arthur Metcalfe	Colin Lewis
1966	Arthur Metcalfe		John Bettinson
1967	Les West	Peter Buckley	Graham Webb
1968		Les West	Dave Rollinson
1969	Brian Jolly
1970	Dave Rollinson	Gary Crewe
1971	Dave Rollinson	Phil Bayton	Phil Cheetham
1972	Doug Dailey	Phil Griffiths	Ian Hallam
1973
1974	Bill Nickson	Willie Moore	Ian Hallam
1975		Phil Griffiths	Paul Carbutt
1976	Doug Dailey	Bill Nickson	Phil Griffiths
1977	Steve Lawrence	Paul Sherwen
1978	Robert Millar	Steve Lawrence	Des Fretwell
1979	Robert Millar	Joe Waugh	Mark Bell
1980	Steve Lawrence	Neil Martin	John Herety
1981	Mark Bell		Peter Longbottom
1982	Jeff Williams	Pete Sanders	Steve Joughin
1983			Gary Sadler
1984	Neil Martin		Joey McLoughlin
1985	Paul Watson	Jeff Williams	Paul Curran
1986	Deno Davie	Jon Clay
1987	Paul Curran		Terry Sweeney
1988	Neil Hoban		Phil Bateman
1989	David Cook	Wayne Randle
1990	Simeon Hempsall
1991			Simeon Hempsall
1992			Paul Curran
1993		Matt Stephens
1994		Jeremy Hunt	Mark Lovatt
1995		Jeremy Hunt	Paul Curran

BLRC[]

BLRC Independent Road Race (1946–1958)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1946
1947		Benny Whitmore	Arthur Bailey
1948	Harold Johnson	Johnny Raines
1949
1950
1951	Dave Bedwell
1952	Ian Steel	Bob Maitland	= Gordon Thomas =
1953	Bob Maitland	Ian Steel	= Gordon Thomas =
1954			Bob Maitland
1955	Graham Vines	Bob Maitland
1956	This race was not held in 1956
1957	Ron Coe
1958	Ron Coe

BLRC (1943–1958)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1943	Ernie Clements
1944	Percy Stallard	Ernie Clements
1945	Ernie Clements
1946		Geoff Clark
1947	E I Upton		H Poole
1948	R C Ashwin	Dennis Talbot	Ralph Parkin
1949	Dave Bedwell	W Llewellyn	R Taylor
1950	Ralph Parkin	Eric Artis	Stan Blair
1951	Charlie Bland	Michael Varley	Chris Hooper
1952	Mike Howarth	Ralph Parkin	Anthony Smith
1953	Derek Evans	Don Wilson	Johnny Hibell
1954		Jim Turner	J Dunn
1955		John Andrews	Gil Taylor
1956		Tony Hewson	Brian Haskell
1957	Charlie Mather	Peter Southart	Len Morris
1958

NCU (1938–1958)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1938			Jackie Bone
1939		Percy Stallard
1944	R K Braddick		Bob Maitland
1945
1946	Ernie Clements	Jerry Waters	Bob Maitland
1947		S Gasgoine	J Hood
1948	Bob Maitland	Ernie Clements	Ian Scott
1949		J Simpson	Bob Maitland
1950	Gordon Thomas		Peter Procter
1951	Peter Procter		Graham Vines
1952	Graham Vines
1953	Ted Gerrard	Bernard Pusey	Fred Krebs
1954	[7]
1955
1956	Alan Jackson	Stan Brittain	Harry Reynolds
1957 Ind	Ron Coe	Bob Maitland
1957 Am	Stan Brittain		Ted Gerrard
1958			Ray Booty

Under 23[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996	Paul Manning	Danny Axford	Steve Higgins
1997	Huw Pritchard	Russell Downing
1998
1999	Charly Wegelius
2000		Robin Sharman
2001	James Shaw	Ian Wilkinson
2002
2003	Kieran Page
2004	Dan Fleeman		Ben Greenwood
2005	Ben Greenwood	Alex Coutts
2006	Peter Bissell
2007	Rob Partridge
2008	Peter Kennaugh	Andy Tennant	Jonathan Bellis
2009	Peter Kennaugh
2010	Andrew Fenn	Rhys Lloyd
2011	Scott Thwaites	Andrew Fenn	Erick Rowsell
2012	Michael Cuming	Matthew Holmes	Joshua Edmondson
2013	Simon Yates	Owain Doull	Tom Moses
2014	Ed Laverack
2015	Owain Doull	Sam Lowe	Matthew Gibson
2016	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Chris Lawless	James Shaw
2017	Chris Lawless	Scott Davies	N/A
2018	Robert Scott	Fred Wright	Gabriel Cullaigh
2019	Ethan Hayter	Matthew Bostock	Jake Stewart
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[6]
2021	Fred Wright	Lewis Askey	Leo Hayter

Junior (Under 18)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Tony Hewson		Don Sanderson
1952		W. Routledge	B. Stevens
1953 NCU	Harry Reynolds[7]
1953 BLRC	R. Taylor		Frank Beattie
1954 NCU	Don Smith[7]	Mike Bailey	D.J. Hunt
1954 BLRC	N. Blackshaw		N. Wilkinson
1955 NCU	[7]
1955 BLRC	J. Parker	A. Copsey
1956 NCU		L. Wesley
1956 BLRC	John Willman	A. Green
1957 NCU	Alf Engers	Jim George
1957 BLRC	Roy Clements	Alf Engers	C. Blacksley
1958			Harry Jackson
1959			D. Jackson
1960	Ken Wilson	Derek Harrison
1961	Ken Wilson
1962		Stuart Carter	D. Rostron
1963	Len Oliver
1964
1965
1966		Ian Hallam	Graham Moore
1967	Phil Edwards
1968
1969
1970	Steve Heffernan	Robert Chadwick	John Bloor
1971	Rik Evans
1972			Steve Fleetwood
1973
1974
1975	Ian Banbury	John Kettell	Glen Mitchell
1976		Neil Howarth
1977	Steve Joughin		Nick Martin
1978	Russell Williams		Steve Moss
1979		Steve Moss
1980			Gerry Taylor
1981
1982			Gary Coltman
1983	Nigel Simpson
1984	Dave Rayner	Bran Smith	Glen Sword
1985		Glen Sword	Simon Campbell
1986	Simeon Hempsall	Colin Sturgess
1987		Ian Bryant
1988		Paul Barrett
1989		Mark Dawes[8]
1990	Matthew Armstrong	Paul Jennings
1991	Jeremy Hunt	Mark Sinclair
1992
1993	James Taylor
1994	Huw Pritchard
1995
1996			Neil Jones
1997			Stephen Joseph
1998	Yanto Barker		Richard Heath
1999	Stephen Cummings
2000	Kieran Page
2001		Kieran Page	Graham Briggs
2002			Craig Cooke
2003	Matthew Brammeier	Mark Cavendish	Geraint Thomas
2004	Dan Martin		Ian Stannard
2005
2006		Jonathan McEvoy	Peter Kennaugh
2007	Peter Kennaugh	Jonathan McEvoy	Erick Rowsell
2008	Erick Rowsell	Andrew Fenn
2009	George Atkins	Tim Kennaugh
2010	Dan McLay	Owain Doull	Chris Nicholson
2011	Dan Pearson
2012			Jake Kelly
2013	Christopher Lawless	Gabriel Cullaigh	Tao Geoghegan Hart
2014	Tristan Robbins		Tom Bayliss
2015		Robert Scott
2016
2017		Tom Pidcock	[9]
2018	Ben Tulett	Lewis Askey
2019
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[6]

All time medal table[]

Updated after 2017 Championships.

Medal table includes only medals achieved in elite (senior) events. Riders with 2 or more medals. (Table Excludes BLRC & NCU wins)

Rider	Gold	Siver	Bronze	Total
Peter Kennaugh	2	2	2	6
Jeremy Hunt	2	1	2	5
Bill Nickson	1	3	1	5
Roger Hammond	2	2	0	4
Ian Stannard	1	1	2	4
Brian Smith	2	2	0	4
Keith Lambert	2	2	0	4
Les West	2	2	0	4
John Tanner	2	0	1	3
David Millar	1	0	2	3
Geraint Thomas	1	1	1	3
Mark Cavendish	1	2	0	3
Malcom Elliot	1	1	1	3
Steve Joughin	2	0	1	3
Sid Barras	1	2	0	3
Colin Lewis	2	0	1	3
Albert Hitchen	2	1	0	3
Dudley Hayton	0	1	2	3
Matt Stephens	1	0	1	2
Steve Cummings	1	1	0	2
Russell Downing	1	0	1	2
Hamish Haynes	1	0	1	2
Rob Hayles	1	1	0	2
Tom Southam	0	2	0	2
Daniel Lloyd	0	2	0	2
Sean Yates	1	1	0	2
Mark Bell	1	0	1	2
John Herety	1	1	0	2
Phil Corley	1	0	1	2
Geoff Wiles	1	0	1	2
Brian Jolly	1	1	0	2
Keith Butler	1	0	1	2
Dave Bedwell	1	1	0	2
Chris Walker	0	1	1	2
Mark Walsham	0	1	1	2
Nick Barnes	0	1	1	2
Billy Bisland	0	1	1	2
Chris Lillywhite	0	0	2	2
Ged Coles	0	0	2	2

Women[]

Senior (1959–2021)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1959	Beryl Burton
1960	Beryl Burton
1961		Beryl Burton
1962
1963	Beryl Burton
1964	Val Rushworth
1965	Beryl Burton
1966	Beryl Burton
1967	Beryl Burton
1968	Beryl Burton
1969		Bernadette Swinnerton
1970	Beryl Burton
1971	Beryl Burton	Bernadette Swinnerton
1972	Beryl Burton
1973	Beryl Burton	Denise Burton
1974	Beryl Burton
1975	Jayne Westbury	Denise Burton	Cath Swinnerton
1976	Denise Burton	Beryl Burton
1977	Cath Swinnerton	Faith Murray
1978	Brenda Atkinson	Denise Burton	Cath Swinnerton
1979	Brenda Atkinson	Cath Swinnerton
1980			Brenda Atkinson
1981	Mandy Jones
1982	Brenda Atkinson	Cath Swinnerton	Cath Swinnerton
1983	Mandy Jones		Linda Gornall
1984	Cath Swinnerton	Maria Blower	Muriel Sharp
1985		Lisa Brambani
1986	Lisa Brambani
1987	Lisa Brambani	Sally Hodge	Linda Gornall
1988	Lisa Brambani	Sally Hodge	Maria Blower
1989	Lisa Brambani		Maria Blower
1990	Marie Purvis	Alison Butler	Maxine Johnson
1991	Marie Purvis	Clare Greenwood	Linda Gornall
1992	Marie Purvis	Sarah Phillips	Clare Greenwood
1993	Marie Purvis	Maxine Johnson	Sarah Phillips
1994	Maxine Johnson		Sally Boyden
1995	Marie Purvis
1996	Maria Lawrence		Angela Hunter
1997	Maria Lawrence		Angela Hunter
1998	Megan Hughes	Louise Jones	Sally Boyden
1999	Nicole Cooke	Yvonne McGregor	Ceris Gilfillan
2000	Ceris Gilfillan	Caroline Alexander	Yvonne McGregor
2001	Nicole Cooke	Ceris Gilfillan	Sara Symington
2002	Nicole Cooke	Rachel Heal	Melanie Sears
2003	Nicole Cooke	Rachel Heal
2004	Nicole Cooke	Rachel Heal
2005	Nicole Cooke	Rachel Heal	Emma Davies
2006	Nicole Cooke	Lorna Webb	Joanna Rowsell
2007	Nicole Cooke	Rachel Heal	Helen Wyman
2008	Nicole Cooke	Emma Pooley	Joanna Rowsell
2009	Nicole Cooke	Lizzie Armitstead	Emma Pooley
2010	Emma Pooley	Lizzie Armitstead	Nicole Cooke
2011	Lizzie Armitstead	Nicole Cooke	Sharon Laws
2012	Sharon Laws	Lizzie Armitstead	Emma Pooley
2013	Lizzie Armitstead	Laura Trott	Dani King
2014	Laura Trott	Dani King	Lizzie Armitstead
2015	Lizzie Armitstead	Alice Barnes	Laura Trott
2016 [10]	Hannah Barnes	Alice Barnes	Lucy Garner
2017[4]	Lizzie Deignan	Katie Archibald	Hannah Barnes
2018 [11]	Jessica Roberts	Dani Rowe	Eleanor Dickinson
2019	Alice Barnes	Anna Henderson	Lizzie Holden
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[6]
2021	Pfeiffer Georgi		Joscelin Lowden

NCU (1956–1958)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1955
1956
1957
1958

BLRC (1947–1958)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1947
1948
1950
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1958

Under 23[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2007	Nikki Harris	Lizzie Armitstead
2008	Joanna Rowsell	Jessica Allen	Emma Trott
2009	Lizzie Armitstead	Katie Colclough	Dani King
2010	Lizzie Armitstead	Katie Colclough	Emma Trott
2011	Laura Trott	Lucy Martin	Dani King
2012	Katie Colclough	Penny Rowson	Annabel Simpson
2013	Laura Trott	Emma Grant	Elinor Barker
2014	Laura Trott	Katie Archibald	Elinor Barker
2015	Alice Barnes
2016	Alice Barnes	Lucy Garner	Molly Weaver
2017[12]	Melissa Lowther	Manon Lloyd	Anna Christian
2018 [11]	Jessica Roberts	Eleanor Dickinson	Anna Kay
2019	Anna Henderson	Lizzie Holden	Abby-Mae Parkinson
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[6]

Junior (Under 18)[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2005
2006	Emma Trott
2007	Hannah Mayho		Emma Trott
2008	Lucy Martin	Katie Colclough	Hannah Mayho

References[]