Premier Calendar
| Sport | Road bicycle racing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Most recent champion(s) | Evan Oliphant |
The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long competition run by British Cycling. It comprises a series of road bicycle races for the country's top domestic road riders.
Organisation and events[edit]
In 2010 points were awarded for the first 20 places in each single day road race and for the top 20 overall in stage races as follows: 100, 85, 75, 66, 58, 51, 45, 39, 34, 29, 25, 21, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. For each stage of a stage race (including prologues) the top 15 riders are awarded points as follows: 30, 25, 21, 17, 14, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Nowadays the series includes an award for the highest placed U23 rider in the final overall standings. Riders may have up to 10 counting races.[1]
The 2013 series consists of six races:[2]
- 27 – 28 April, Tour of the Reservoir
- 12 May, Lincoln Grand Prix
- 30 June, Beaumont Trophy
- 7 July, Stockton Festival of Cycling
- 14 July, GP of Wales
- 28 July, Ryedale GP
History[edit]
The series was called The Star Trophy until 1975 when it became The Pernod Star Trophy to reflect new sponsorship. It reverted to the name Star Trophy in 1983. It was renamed The Premier Calendar in 1993. In 2014 it became known as the Elite Road Series.[3]
Results[edit]
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | John Perks | n/a | n/a |
| 1960 | Jim Hinds | n/a | n/a |
| 1961 | Kenny Hill | n/a | n/a |
| 1962 | Wes Mason | n/a | n/a |
| 1963 | Derek Harrison | n/a | n/a |
| 1964 | George Halls | n/a | n/a |
| 1965 | Les West | n/a | n/a |
| 1966 | Hugh Porter | n/a | n/a |
| 1967 | Peter Buckley | n/a | n/a |
| 1968 | Dave Rollinson | n/a | n/a |
| 1969 | Peter Matthews | n/a | n/a |
| 1970 | Peter Matthews | n/a | n/a |
| 1971 | John Clewarth | Phil Edwards | Phil Bayton |
| 1972 | Phil Bayton | Phil Edwards | Doug Dailey |
| 1973 | Phil Griffiths | Tony Gornall | John Clewarth |
| 1974 | Tony Gornall | Willi Moore | Phil Griffiths |
| 1975 | Phil Griffiths | Tony Gornall | Kevin Apter |
| 1976 | Paul Sherwen | Steve Lawrence | Bob Downs |
| 1977 | Steve Lawrence | Paul Sherwen | Dave Cuming |
| 1978 | Steve Lawrence | Robert Millar | Des Fretwell |
| 1979 | Bob Downs | Jeff Williams | Steve Lawrence |
| 1980 | Steve Joughin | John Herety | Phil Galloway |
| 1981 | Bob Downs | Mark Bell | Alan Gornall |
| 1982 | Steve Joughin | Jeff Williams | Mike Williams |
| 1983 | Malcolm Elliott | Peter Longbottom | Mark Bell |
| 1984 | Peter Longbottom | Joey McLoughlin | Neil Martin |
| 1985 | Paul Curran | John Tonks | Alan Gornall |
| 1986 | Paul Curran | Jon Clay | Alan Gornall |
| 1987 | Paul Curran | Darryl Webster | Peter Longbottom |
| 1988 | Paul Curran | Ben Luckwell | Neil Miller |
| 1989 | Ben Luckwell | Wayne Randle | Pete Longbottom |
| 1990 | Steve Farrell | Simeon Hempsall | Pete Longbottom |
| 1991 | Steve Farrell | Paul Curran | Mark Gornall |
| 1992 | Mark McKay | John Tanner | John Charlesworth |
| 1993 | Mark Walsham | Chris Lillywhite | Brian Smith |
| 1994 | John Tanner | Simeon Hempshall | Chris Lillywhite |
| 1995 | John Tanner | Mark Walsham | Chris Lillywhite |
| 1996 | Mark Walsham | John Tanner | Chris Lillywhite |
| 1997 | John Tanner | Rob Hayles | Jon Clay |
| 1998 | Chris Newton | Jon Clay | Matt Illingworth |
| 1999 | Gordon McCauley | Matt Stephens | John Tanner |
| 2000 | Mark Lovatt | John Tanner | Julian Winn |
| 2001 | John Tanner | Mark Lovatt | Anthony Malarczyk |
| 2002 | John Tanner | Mark Lovatt | Julian Winn |
| 2003 | Mark Lovatt | John Tanner | Malcolm Elliott |
| 2004 | Malcolm Elliott | Russell Downing | Dean Downing |
| 2005 | Robin Sharman | John Tanner | Russell Downing |
| 2006 | Kristian House | Robin Sharman | Matt Stephens |
| 2007 | Chris Newton | Gordon McCauley | Robin Sharman |
| 2008 | Russell Downing | Dean Downing | Evan Oliphant |
| 2009 | Russell Downing | Ian Wilkinson | Marcin Białobłocki |
| 2010 | Chris Newton | Simon Richardson | Jack Bauer |
| 2011 | Ian Bibby | Jonathan McEvoy | Marcin Białobłocki |
| 2012 | Scott Thwaites | Marcin Białobłocki | Russell Downing |
| 2013 | Evan Oliphant | Tom Stewart | Michael Northey[4] |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ BC 2010 National Premier Calendar Road Race Series Regulations
- ^ Cycling Weekly, 2013 Premier Calendar
- ^ Bull, Nick (3 October 2013). "Elite Road Series to replace British Cycling's Premier Calendar". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "2013 Premier Calendar - Standings". British Cycling. Retrieved 11 December 2013.