British National Circuit Race Championships

Last updated June 24, 2023

The British National Circuit Race Championships cover several different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The first championships were held in 1979 for professional cyclists only. Amateur championships were introduced in 1993 but only 3 of these were held as the amateur and professional championships were combined into an open event in 1996. Women's championships were not held until 1998.

Men

Senior (1996–)

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996	John Tanner	Mark Walsham	Jon Clay
1997	Simon Cope	Joe Bayfield	Mark McKay
1998	Chris Walker	Chris Williams	Dan Smith
1999	Chris Walker	Rob Reynolds-Jones	Chris Lillywhite
2000	Rob Hayles	John Tanner	Anthony Malarczyk
2001	Chris Newton	Dean Downing	Bryan Steel
2002	Dean Downing	Mark Kelly	Neil Swithenbank
2003	Russell Downing	Dean Downing	Bryan Taylor
2004	Colin Roshier	Greg Sandy	Aaron McCaffrey
2005	Mark Cavendish	Russell Downing	Ian Wilkinson
2006	James Taylor	Tony Gibb	Adam Blythe
2007	James McCallum	Ed Clancy	Matt Cronshaw
2008	Dean Downing	Rob Hayles	Tony Gibb
2009	Russell Downing	Jeremy Hunt	Rob Hayles
2010^[1]	Ed Clancy	Ian Wilkinson	Jonathan McEvoy
2011^[2]	Graham Briggs	Ian Wilkinson	Tom Murray
2012	Scott Thwaites	Russell Downing	Matt Cronshaw
2013	Russell Downing	Graham Briggs	Ian Wilkinson
2014^[3]	Adam Blythe	Chris Opie	Graham Briggs
2015^[4]	Ian Bibby	Graham Briggs	George Atkins
2016^[5]	Chris Lawless	Russell Downing	Jon Mould
2017^[6]	Tom Pidcock	Harry Tanfield	Jon Mould
2018^[7]	Matthew Gibson	Tom Pidcock	Jon Mould
2019^[8]	Joey Walker	Isaac Mundy	Matthew Bostock
2021	Ethan Hayter	Harry Tanfield	Lewis Askey
2022^[9]	Matthew Bostock	Sam Watson	Joshua Tarling
2023	Oli Wood	Matthew Bostock	Tim Shoreman

Amateur (1993–1995)

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1993	Roger Hammond	Jeremy Hunt	Mark McKay
1994	Dave Williams	John Charlesworth	Matt Stephens
1995	Sam Quinn	Roger Hammond	Jimmy Jones

Professional (1979–1995)

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1979	Sid Barras	Ian Banbury	Jack Kershaw
1980	Bill Nickson	Sid Barras	Barry Hoban
1981	Championships not held in 1981
1982	Phil Bayton	Phil Corley	Bill Nickson
1983	Keith Lambert	Dudley Hayton	Steve Jones
1984	Malcolm Elliott	Bill Nickson	Keith Lambert
1985	Dave Miller	Malcolm Elliott	Steve Fleetwood
1986	Paul Sherwen	Steve Joughin	Phil Thomas
1987	Tim Harris	Chris Lillywhite	Mark Walsham
1988	Mark Walsham	Jon Walshaw	Nick Barnes
1989	Paul Curran	Mark Walsham	Chris Lillywhite
1990	Rob Holden	Hilton McMurdo	Adrian Timmis
1991	Rob Holden	Hilton McMurdo	Mark Walsham
1992	Neil Hoban	Dave Baker	Keith Reynolds
1993	Chris Lillywhite	Spencer Wingrave	Simon Cope
1994	Neil Hoban	Dave Rayner	Bernie Burns
1995	Jon Clay	Mark Walsham	Chris Lillywhite

Junior

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2005	Adam Blythe	?	?

Under 16

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1994	Iain Hibbert	Russell Downing	Steven Hurrell
1995	Ross Edgar	Thomas White	Philip Law
1996	Matt Brammeier	Adam Duggleby	Mark Cavendish
1998	Tom Smith	Jon Mozley	Ian Stannard
1999	Tom Smith	Andy Tennant
2000	Mark McNally	Jonathan Bellis	Jonathan McEvoy
2001	Geraint Thomas	Andrew Gough	Peter Richardson
2005	Adam Blythe	Mark McNally	Benjamin Plain
2006	Tomas Skubala	Andrew Fenn	Benjamin Plain
2007	Alexander King	Kian Emadi	Matthew Bailey
2008	Lewis Balyckyi	Simon Yates	Mark Baxter
2009	Sam Lowe	James Berryman	Joshua Papworth
2010	Germain Burton	Alex Peters	Harry Tanfield
2011^[10]	Chris Lawless	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Jacob Scott
2012^[11]	Gabriel Cullaigh	Charlie Tanfield	Joe Evans
2013^[12]	Ben Forsyth	Oliver Peckover	Nathan Draper
2014^[13]	Matthias Barnet	William Gascoyne	Jamie Ridehalgh
2015^[14]	Fred Wright	Jake Stewart	Thomas Pidcock
2016^[15]	Sean Flynn	Joshua Sandman	William Draper
2017^[16]	Samuel Watson	Alfred George	Oliver Rees
2018^[17]	Oliver Stockwell	Will Corkill	Joe Pidcock
2019^[18]	Finlay Pickering	William Smith	Max Poole
2020

Under 14

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Mark Cavendish	?	Samuel Relf
2000	Geraint Thomas	Ben Crawforth	Sammy Cotton
2001	Philip Gough	Lewis Atkins	Jonathon Mozley
2003	Tony Lock	Adam Blythe	Bonar Lizaitis
2004	Alex Aldham-Breary	William Penn	Joss Bentley
2006	Daniel McLay	Samuel Fry	Lewis Balyckyi
2007	Joshua Papworth	Jonathan Dibben	Jordan Hargreaves
2008	Jonathan Dibben	Harry Tanfield	Samuel Lowe
2009	Daniel Maslin	Germain Burton	Chris Lawless
2010	Louis Magnani	Ben Chapman	Jack King
2011^[10]	James Ireson	Joseph Fry	Joey Walker
2012^[11]	Daniel Tulett	Matthew Walls	Sebastian Dickens
2013^[12]	Daniel Tulett	Hamish Turnbul	Anthony Anderson
2014^[13]	Jack Ford	Matthew Burke	Euan Cameron
2015^[14]	Lewis Askey	Samuel Watson	Dylan Westley
2016^[15]	Oliver Stockwell	Robert Donaldson	Nick Jackson
2017^[16]	Joe Kiely	Finlay Pickering	Josh Charlton
2018^[17]	Alex Barker	Ifan Roberts-Jones	Nathan Hardy
2019^[18]	Max Greensill	Raphael Tabiner	Tomos Pattinson
2020

Women

1998–

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1998	Sara Symington	Angela Hunter	Sally Boyden
1999	Sally Boyden	Maxine Johnson	Susan Carter
2000	Frances Newstead	Melanie Sears	Melanie Szubrycht
2001	Charlotte Hopkinson	Sara Dean	Nina Davies
2002	Jacqui Marshall	Diane Moss	Sally Boyden
2003	Helen Gutteridge	Charlotte Goldsmith	Angela Hunter
2004	Claire Gross	Helen Gutteridge	Leda Cox
2005	Amy Hunt	Kim Blythe	Clare Gross
2006	Lizzie Armitstead	Tanja Slater	Helen Gutteridge
2007	Lizzie Armitstead	Joanna Rowsell	Katie Curtis
2008	Joanna Rowsell	Leda Cox	Katie Colclough
2009	Dani King	Laura Trott	Leanne Thompson
2010^[19]	Hannah Barnes	Corrine Hall	Joanna Rowsell
2011^[20]	Hannah Barnes	Dani King	Hannah Rich
2012	Lucy Garner	Eileen Roe	Amy Roberts
2013	Hannah Barnes	Eileen Roe	Amy Hill
2014^[3]	Eileen Roe	Amy Roberts	Charline Joiner
2015^[4]	Nicola Juniper	Eileen Roe	Amy Roberts
2016^[5]	Eileen Roe	Alice Barnes	Nicola Juniper
2017^[6]	Katie Archibald	Elinor Barker	Lucy Shaw
2018^[7]	Anna Henderson	Jo Tindley	Jessica Roberts
2019^[8]	Rebecca Durrell	Anna Henderson	Gabriella Shaw
2022^[9]	Josie Nelson	Emma Jeffers	Flora Perkins

Under 16

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Claire Dixon	Clara Beard	Laura Wasley
2000	Samantha Ashford	Kimberley Walsh	Laura Wasley
2001	Nikki Harris	Katherine Hill	Abby Jackson
2002	Kimberley Blythe	Abby Jackson	Jo Tindley
2003	Kimberley Blythe	Katie Curtis	Jo Tindley
2004	Katie Curtis	Jessica Stoddart	Emma Trott
2006	Hannah Mayho	Helen Clayton	Katie Colclough
2007	Laura Trott	Corrine Hall	Sarah Reynolds
2008	Hannah Barnes	Harriet Owen	Laura Trott
2009	Hannah Barnes	Lucy Garner	Hannah Manley
2010	Lucy Garner	Amy Roberts	Elinor Barker
2011^[10]	Keira McVitty	Alice Barnes	Bethany Hayward
2012^[11]	Melissa Lowther	Megan Barker	Kimberley English
2013^[12]	Grace Garner	Charlotte Broughton	Elizabeth Holden
2014^[13]	Eleanor Dickinson	Jessica Roberts	Charlotte Broughton
2015^[14]	Jenny Holl	Jessica Roberts	Pfieffer Georgi
2016^[15]	Pfieffer Georgi	Elizabeth Catlow	Alana Prior
2017^[16]	Emma Finucane	Ella Barnwell	Eluned King
2018^[17]	Eluned King	Millie Couzens	Anna Flynn
2019^[18]	Zoe Backstedt	Millie Couzens	Eva Callinan
2020

Under 14

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2000	Kimberley Blythe	Marianna Burrell	Victoria Burrell
2003	Lucy Richards	Alex Greenfield	Jessica Stoddart
2004	Greta Junker	Sarah Reynolds	Amy Gallacher
2006	Laura Trott	Harriet Owen	Penny Rowson
2007	Harriet Owen	Hannah Barnes	Lucy Garner
2008	Lucy Garner	Emily Kay	Melissa Bury
2009	Emily Barnes	Emily Kay	Angela Eggleton
2010	Bethany Hayward	Emily Haycox	Kimberley English
2011^[10]	Charlotte Broughton	Megan Barker	Abby-Mae Parkinson
2012^[11]	Charlotte Broughton	Eleanor Dickinson	Jessica Roberts
2013^[12]	Jessica Roberts	Rhona Callander	Lowri Thomas
2014^[13]	Pfieffer Georgi	Poppy Wildman	Lorna Bowler
2015^[14]	Ella Barnwell	Poppy Wildman	Josie Griffin
2016^[15]	Emma Finucane	Becky Surridge	Danielle Parker
2017^[16]	Eva Young	Izzy Brickell	Rosie Finucane
2018^[17]	Zoe Backstedt	Grace Lister	Imani Pereira-James
2019^[18]	Awen Roberts	Libby Bell	Ella Jamieson
2020

Notes

↑ Larry Hickmott (16 July 2010). "2010 National Circuit Race Championship". Beverley (East Yorkshire): British Cycling.
↑ Andrew Kennedy (29 July 2011). "East Yorkshire Classic National Circuit Championships". Beverley, East Yorkshire: British Cycling.
1 2 Hobro, Scott. "Adam Blythe and Eileen Roe win 2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships". britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
1 2 "Bibby and Juniper win 2015 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
1 2 "Roe and Lawless crowned champions at British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
1 2 "Pidcock and Archibald take maiden titles at HSBC UK National Circuit Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
1 2 O'Brien, Tom (13 July 2018). "Henderson and Gibson take gold at the HSBC UK National Circuit Championships". British Cycling.
1 2 "RESULT: CIRCUIT RACE CHAMPIONSHIP 2019". velouk.net. 21 July 2019.
1 2 Thewlis, Tom (24 June 2022). "Matthew Bostock and Josie Nelson take British circuit race titles". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2011". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2012". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2013". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2014". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2015". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2016". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2017". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2018". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2019". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.
↑ Andrew Kennedy (8 August 2010). "City of Preston Circuit Races". British Cycling.
↑ "FEATURE: HANNAH BARNES – BRITISH CHAMPION!". Velo UK. 9 August 2011.

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Men's Circuit Race Champions 1979-2007, British Cycling
Women's Circuit Race Champions 1998-2006, British Cycling
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[1] Larry Hickmott (16 July 2010). "2010 National Circuit Race Championship". Beverley (East Yorkshire): British Cycling.

[2] Andrew Kennedy (29 July 2011). "East Yorkshire Classic National Circuit Championships". Beverley, East Yorkshire: British Cycling.

[2014Race-3] 1 2 Hobro, Scott. "Adam Blythe and Eileen Roe win 2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships". britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

[2015Race-4] 1 2 "Bibby and Juniper win 2015 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

[2016Race-5] 1 2 "Roe and Lawless crowned champions at British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

[2017Race-6] 1 2 "Pidcock and Archibald take maiden titles at HSBC UK National Circuit Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[2018_race-7] 1 2 O'Brien, Tom (13 July 2018). "Henderson and Gibson take gold at the HSBC UK National Circuit Championships". British Cycling.

[2019Race-8] 1 2 "RESULT: CIRCUIT RACE CHAMPIONSHIP 2019". velouk.net. 21 July 2019.

[2022race-9] 1 2 Thewlis, Tom (24 June 2022). "Matthew Bostock and Josie Nelson take British circuit race titles". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[2011youth-10] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2011". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[2012youth-11] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2012". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[2013youth-12] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2013". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[2014youth-13] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2014". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[2015youth-14] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2015". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[2016youth-15] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2016". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[2017youth-16] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2017". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[2018youth-17] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2018". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[2019youth-18] 1 2 3 4 "National Youth Circuit Champs 2019". British Cycling. 24 July 2010.

[19] Andrew Kennedy (8 August 2010). "City of Preston Circuit Races". British Cycling.

[20] "FEATURE: HANNAH BARNES – BRITISH CHAMPION!". Velo UK. 9 August 2011.

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v t e British Cycling races
Stage races	Tour of Britain The Women's Tour RideLondon Classique
One-day races	Beaumont Trophy Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic Lincoln Grand Prix
Other	Tour Series Revolution Series Premier Calendar Tour of the Reservoir Manx International Stafford GP Six Days of London Junior Tour of Wales Welsh National Road Race Championships Derby Cyclo-cross Series Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross Strathpuffer
National championships	British National Track Championships British National Road Race Championships British National Time Trial Championships British National Circuit Race Championships British National Mountain Biking Championships British National Cyclo-cross Championships British National Hill Climb Championships
Defunct races	Archer Grand Prix Milk Race PruTour Velothon Wales Wincanton Classic Women's Tour of Scotland Tour de Yorkshire Women's Tour de Yorkshire London–Surrey Classic London Nocturne Newport Nocturne

British National Circuit Race Championships

Contents

Men

Senior (1996–)

Amateur (1993–1995)

Professional (1979–1995)

Junior

Under 16

Under 14

Women

1998–

Under 16

Under 14

Notes

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References