Beaumont Trophy

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Beaumont Trophy
Race details
DateJune
Region Northumberland, England
Local name(s)Cyclone Festival of Cycling
Discipline Road
CompetitionBritish National Road Race Series
TypeSingle day race
History
First edition1952 (1952)
Editions69 (as of 2021)
First winnerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Stan Blair  (GBR)
Most winsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ray Wetherell  (GBR)(5 wins)
Most recentFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Finn Crockett  (GBR)

The Beaumont Trophy is a cycle road race first run in 1952. The Trophy was presented to the Gosforth Road Club by Rex Beaumont who was a local cycle wholesaler on Tyneside. The Gosforth Road Club had been created in July 1951 as an offshoot of the Ridley Cycling Club as a result of young riders being unable to gain entry into local races. The race was run under BLRC Regulations from 1952 until 1959 when it came under the regulations of the newly formed British Cycling Federation. It was run continuously from 1952 to 2019, as the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. This 67 year streak made it the longest-running road race in the UK. In the early 1950s the race started and finished in Gosforth Park where the clubhouse was situated. In the early '60s, the start/finish moved to Ponteland because of an increase in traffic. Race distances were normally 85–90 miles and the route was out and back finishing at Cottage Homes, Ponteland.

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In the early 1980s the start/finish moved to the west of Newcastle but this did not last long. In the mid-'80s the race moved to Stamfordham where it has remained ever since. When it became a Premier Calendar event followed by it becoming a UCI 1.2 and then part of the National Road race series the distance increased to over 100 miles and started to use a circuit that normally incorporated the Ryals. The race became part of the Cyclone Festival of Cycling in 2007 as a British Cycling Premier Calendar Race. In 2011 it was the Men's British National Championships won by Bradley Wiggins; the Festival also ran the Women's National Road Race Championships won by Lizzie Armistead. The Beaumont Trophy was again the Men's National Road Race Championships in 2018 and was won by Connor Swift. Over the period of time the race has been held, it has used a number of different routes. It has used a variation of routes around Stamfordham for the past 20 years.

The race has been organised by the current organiser since 1984. It is part of the current British National Road Race Series and was a UCI 1.2 Race for 3 years.

Past winners

[1]

YearCountryRiderTeam
1952Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Stan Blair Viking Cycles [2]
1953Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Don Sanderson Northern Couriers
1954Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Des Robinson Huddersfield RC
1955Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Don Sanderson Northern Couriers
1958Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Bill Baty Tyne Velo
1962Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Derek Hepple Tyne Valley RC
1963Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ron Gardener Tranent Thistle CC
1964Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain John Dixon Barnesbury CC
1965Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Norman Baty Tyne Velo
1966Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ray Wetherell Newcastle Cheviot
1967Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ray Wetherell Newcastle Cheviot
1968Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ray Wetherell Newcastle Cheviot
1969Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Paul Blackett VC Electric
1970Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Eddie McGourley Houghton CC
1971Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ray Wetherell Newcastle Cheviot
1972Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ray Wetherell Newcastle Cheviot
1973Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Joseph Waugh Tyne RC
1975Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Robin Childes Cleveland Couriers
1976Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Alan Topp Cleveland Couriers
1982Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Richard Healy Ryton Cheviot CC
1983Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Arthur Caygill Richmond & Darlington CC
1990Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Robert Harris Leeds RRC
1991Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Andy Matheson Musselburgh RRC
1993Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Richard Moore Hull Couriers
1994Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Paul Curran Optimum Performance
1995Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Mark Walsham Optimum Performance
1997Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Paul Blackett Jr. North East RT
1998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Elliot Gowland Sunderland Clarion
1999Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ian Childes Middridge CRT
2000Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Billy Mitchinson STG Racing
2001Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Glen Turnbull VC Briganti
2002Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Richard Sutcliffe York Cycleworks
2003Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Graham McGarrity Scotoil RT
2004Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Mark Wordsworth Doncaster Wheelers
2005Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Malcolm Elliott Pinarello–Assos
2006Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Evan Oliphant Recycling.co.uk [3]
2007Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Russell Downing Health Net–Maxxis [4]
2008Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Rob Hayles Team Halfords Bikehut [5]
2009Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Bradley Wiggins Garmin–Slipstream [6]
2010Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Chris Newton Rapha Condor–Sharp
2011Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Bradley Wiggins Team Sky [7]
2012Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Russell Downing Endura Racing
2013Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Dean Downing Madison Genesis [8]
2014Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Kristian House Rapha Condor–JLT [9]
2015Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Christopher Latham Great Britain (national team) [10]
2016Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Dion Smith ONE Pro Cycling
2017Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Peter Williams ONE Pro Cycling
2018Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Connor Swift Madison Genesis
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
2021 [11] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Jacob Scott Canyon dhb SunGod
2022 [12] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Jack Rootkin-Gray Saint Piran
2023Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Finn Crockett Saint Piran

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