British National Road Race Championships
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | Great Britain |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day |
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
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Geraint Thomas wearing the National Champions jersey in 2011
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Mark Cavendish wearing the National Champion's Jersey in 2014
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
1996–2015
Professional (1959–1995)
Amateur (1959–1995)
BLRC
BLRC Independent Road Race (1946–1958)
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1958 | Ron Coe | Brian Haskell | Tom Oldfield |
| 1957 | Ron Coe | Richard Baltrop | Brian Haskell |
| 1956 | This race was not held in 1956 | ||
| 1955 | Graham Vines | Bob Maitland | Ken Russell |
| 1954 | Arthur Ilsley | Freddie Krebs | Bob Maitland |
| 1953 | Bob Maitland | Ian Steel | = Gordon Thomas = Ken Jowett |
| 1952 | Ian Steel | Bob Maitland | = Gordon Thomas = Leslie Scales |
| 1951 | Dave Bedwell | Leslie Scales | Bob Thom |
| 1950 | Leonard West | Ted Jones | Ken Russell |
| 1949 | Bob Thom | Leonard West | Mike Peers |
| 1948 | Harold Johnson | Johnny Raines | Ted Jones |
| 1947 | Dennis Jaggard | Benny Whitmore | Arthur Bailey |
| 1946 | A H Clarke | ||
BLRC (1943–1958)
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1958 | Bill Baty | Norman Baty | Bob Thorpe |
| 1957 | Charlie Mather | Peter Southart | Len Morris |
| 1956 | Mike England | Tony Hewson | Brian Haskell |
| 1955 | Des Robinson | John Andrews | Gil Taylor |
| 1954 | Reg Browne | Jim Turner | J Dunn |
| 1953 | Derek Evans | Don Wilson | Johnny Hibell |
| 1952 | Mike Howarth | Ralph Parkin | Anthony Smith |
| 1951 | Charlie Bland | Michael Varley | Chris Hooper |
| 1950 | Ralph Parkin | Eric Artis | Stan Blair |
| 1949 | Dave Bedwell | W Llewellyn | R Taylor |
| 1948 | R C Ashwin | Dennis Talbot | Ralph Parkin |
| 1947 | E I Upton | Ron Baker | H Poole |
| 1946 | George Edwards | Geoff Clark | Mike Peers |
| 1945 | Ernie Clements | Karl Bloomfield | Dick Boyden |
| 1944 | Percy Stallard | Ernie Clements | Ron Kitching |
| 1943 | Ernie Clements | Dick Boyden | Len Hook |
NCU (1938–1958)
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1958 | Bill Seggar | Jim Grieves | Ray Booty |
| 1957 Am | Stan Brittain | Johnny Pound | Ted Gerrard |
| 1957 Ind | Ron Coe | Bob Maitland | Brian Heskell |
| 1956 | Alan Jackson | Stan Brittain | Harry Reynolds |
| 1955 | Bernard King | Des Robinson | Don Sanderson |
| 1954 | B J Sandy[3] | Harry Hardcastle | Karl Gough |
| 1953 | Ted Gerrard | Bernard Pusey | Fred Krebs |
| 1952 | Graham Vines | A W S Ashmore | Dicky Bowes |
| 1951 | Peter Procter | Dicky Bowes | Graham Vines |
| 1950 | Gordon Thomas | Les Willmott | Peter Procter |
| 1949 | A D Newman | J Simpson | Bob Maitland |
| 1948 | Bob Maitland | Ernie Clements | Ian Scott |
| 1947 | Alex Taylor | S Gasgoine | J Hood |
| 1946 | Ernie Clements | Jerry Waters | Bob Maitland |
| 1945 | J. A. O'Driscoll | A J Hunt | D Moreton |
| 1944 | R K Braddick | Dick Bowes | Bob Maitland |
| 1939 | Jack Fancourt | Percy Stallard | Jack Holmes |
| 1938 | Jack Holmes | Jack Fancourt | Jackie Bone |
Under 23
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Paul Manning | Danny Axford | Steve Higgins |
| 1997 | Huw Pritchard | Russell Downing | Phil West |
| 1998 | Richard Hobby | Darrell Stile | Gregg Imlah |
| 1999 | Charly Wegelius | Matthew Pryce | Justin 'Chipper' Hoy |
| 2000 | Neil Swithenbank | Robin Sharman | Tom Anderson |
| 2001 | James Shaw | Ian Wilkinson | Andrew Parsons |
| 2002 | Jamie Alberts | Mark Kelly | James Barnes |
| 2003 | Kieran Page | Russel Anderson | Leigh Cowell |
| 2004 | Dan Fleeman | Richard Whitehorn | Ben Greenwood |
| 2005 | Ben Greenwood | Alex Coutts | Adam Illingworth |
| 2006 | Peter Bissell | James Spragg | Alistair Stoddart |
| 2007 | Rob Partridge | Daniel Shand | Mark Thwaites |
| 2008 | Peter Kennaugh | Andy Tennant | Jonathan Bellis |
| 2009 | Peter Kennaugh | James Cox | |
| 2010 | Andrew Fenn | Rhys Lloyd | Ross Creber |
| 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 |
Junior (Under 18)
Women
Senior (1959–2015)
NCU (1956–1958)
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1955 | Millie Robinson | ||
| 1956 | Millie Robinson | ||
| 1957 | Shirley Mayers | ||
| 1958 | Joan Poole | Sheila Clarke | Molly Swann |
BLRC (1947–1958)
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1947 | Joan Caldwell | ||
| 1948 | Gwen Clements | ||
| 1950 | Joyce Burton | ||
| 1952 | Irene Evans | ||
| 1953 | June Oliver | ||
| 1954 | June Thackeray | ||
| 1955 | Muriel Maitland | ||
| 1956 | Jacqueline Hewson | ||
| 1958 | Cynthia Carey | Pat Dews | Margaret Crawley |
Under 23
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 | Nikki Harris | Lizzie Armitstead | Alice Monger-Godfrey |
| 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 |
Junior (Under 18)
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2005 | Louise Mahe | Lara Wann | Kim Blythe |
| 2006 | Emma Trott | Alice Monger-Godfrey | Monica Eden |
| 2007 | Hannah Mayho | Sarah Reynolds | Emma Trott |
| 2008 | Lucy Martin | Katie Colclough | Hannah Mayho |
