British National Scratch Championships

The British National Scratch Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling. ^[1] A women's championship was held for the first time in 1995. ^[2]

Medallists for each race are shown in the tables below.

Men's Senior Race

Ethan Hayter

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref
1966	Ian Alsop
1967	Ian Alsop
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974	Maurice Burton	Steve Heffernan	Malcolm Hall	[3]
1975	Ian Hallam	Robin Crocker	Gary Cresswell	[4]
1976	Ian Hallam	Paul Fennell	Gary Cresswell	[5]
1977	Ian Hallam	Glen Mitchell	Tony James	[6]
1978	Glen Mitchell	Tony Doyle	Derek Hunt	[7]
1979	Gary Cresswell	Mick Davies	Graeme Nisbet	[8]
1980	Nigel Redmile	Glen Mitchell	Sean Yates	[9]
1981	Glen Mitchell	Paul Doel	Gary Sadler	[10]
1982	Gary Sadler	Dave Edwards	Dennis Lightfoot	[11]
1983	Shaun Wallace	Glen Mitchell	Gary Sadler	[12]
1984	Shaun Wallace	Steve Paulding	Gary Coltman	[13]
1985	Steve Paulding
1986	Steve Paulding
1987	Alastair Wood	Bruce Drew	Paul Wain	[14]
1988
1989
1990	Jeff Snodin	Guy Rowlands	Neil Crossthwaite	[15]
1991	Glen Sword	Antony Wallis	Steve Clark	[16]
1992	Anthony Stirrat	Steve Clark	Jeff Snodin	[17]
1993	Chris Newton			[18]
1994	Anthony Stirrat	Gary Coltman	Russell Williams
1995	Chris Newton	Anthony Stirrat	Bryan Steel	[19]
1996	Shaun Wallace	Bryan Steel	Jonathan Hargreaves	[20]
1997	Craig MacLean	Jon Clay	James Notley	[20]
1998	Rob Wood	Peter Jacques	Tony Gibb	[21]
1999	Huw Pritchard	Tony Gibb	James Taylor
2000	Benedict Elliott	Alwyn McMath	Tony Gibb
2001	= Tony Gibb = James Taylor		James Notley
2002	Russell Downing	Mark Kelly	James Taylor
2003	Chris Newton	Russell Downing	Mark Kelly
2004	Chris Newton	Tony Gibb	Russell Downing
2005	Geraint Thomas	Mark Cavendish	Ben Swift
2006	Chris Newton	Kieran Page	Ian Stannard
2007	Steven Burke	Chris Newton	Peter Kennaugh
2008	Chris Newton	Andrew Magnier	Jonathan Mould
2009	Chris Newton	Alex Dowsett	Mark Christian
2010	Peter Kennaugh	Simon Yates	Geraint Thomas
2011	Jonathan Mould	Adam Duggleby	Adam Yates
2012	Adam Duggleby	Jon Dibben	Adam Yates
2013	Sam Harrison	Ed Clancy	Steven Burke
2014	Oliver Wood	Zachery May	Christopher Latham
2015	Mark Stewart	Jon Dibben	Christopher Latham
2017	Ethan Hayter	Frank Longstaff	Zachery May
2018	Oliver Wood	Rhys Britton	Matthew Walls
2019	Ethan Hayter	Mark Stewart	William Tidball
2020	Rhys Britton	Max Rushby	Ethan Vernon	[22]
2021 not held due to COVID-19
2022	William Tidball	Oscar Nilsson-Julien	Joshua Giddings	[23]
2023	Joe Holt	Matthew Brennan	Jack Rootkin-Gray
2024	Sam Fisher	Archie Fletcher	Will Roberts	[24]
2025	Noah Hobbs	Sam Fisher	William Gilbank	[25]

Women's Senior Race

Jenny Holl, 2024 champion

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref
1995	Wendy Everson			[20]
1996	Sally Boyden	Megan Hughes	Michelle Ward	[20]
1997	Michelle Ward	Sally Boyden	Wendy Everson	[20]
1998	Melanie Szubrycht	Sally Boyden	Angela Hunter
1999	Wendy Everson	Sally Boyden	Louise Jones
2000	Julie Forrester	Sally Boyden	Charlotte Hopkinson
2001	Angela Hunter	Victoria Pendleton	Charlotte Hopkinson
2002	Angela Hunter	Sally Boyden	Lorna Webb
2003	Victoria Pendleton	Kate Cullen	Emma Davies
2004	Katrina Hair	Kate Cullen	Jaqui Marshall
2005	Victoria Pendleton	Rachel Heal	Nicole Cooke
2006	Victoria Pendleton	Lizzie Armitstead	Laura Bissell
2007	Katie Cullen	Janet Birkmyre	Katie Curtis
2008	Hannah Rich	Alexandra Greenfield	Lucy Martin
2009	Elizabeth Armitstead	Hannah Mayho	Dani King
2010	Anna Blyth	Harriet Owen	Dani King
2011	Elizabeth Armitstead	Laura Trott	Dani King
2012	Janet Birkmyre	Lisa Daly	Kayleigh Brogan
2013	Corrine Hall	Laura Trott	Dani King
2014	Laura Trott	Emily Kay	Dani King
2015	Laura Trott	Katie Archibald	Manon Lloyd	[26]
2017	Katie Archibald	Neah Evans	Elinor Barker
2018	Katie Archibald	Ellie Dickinson	Emily Nelson
2019	Laura Trott	Elinor Barker	Katie Archibald
2020	Ella Barnwell	Josie Knight	Jenny Holl	[22]
2021 not held due to COVID-19
2022	Ella Barnwell	Anna Morris	Neah Evans	[23]
2023	Jessica Roberts	Neah Evans	Grace Lister
2024	Jenny Holl	Maddie Leech	Cat Ferguson	[27]
2025	Anna Morris	Katie Archibald	Erin Boothman	[28]

Junior

Extended content

Men's Junior Race 20 km scratch race Year Gold Silver Bronz 1995 Paul Sheppard 1998 Bradley Wiggins Mark Kelly Ben Hallam 1999 Kieran Page J Bell D Omerod 2000 Kristian Story Richard Teare Jon Pettit 2001 Matthew Haynes Duncan Hallam Mark Cavendish 2003 Bruce Edgar Mark Cavendish Geraint Thomas 2004 Andrew Hill Ian Stannard Ross Sander 2005 Ben Swift Adam Blythe Steven Burke 2006 Adam Blythe Matthew Rowe Jonathan Bellis 2007 Christian Lyte Adam Blythe Peter Kennaugh 2008 Daniel McLay Jonathan Mould George Atkins 2009 Jonathan Mould George Atkins Daniel McLay 2010 Daniel McLay Simon Yates Sam Harrison 2011 Robert Lambton Owain Doull Jon Dibben 2012 Jacob Ragan Zachery May Christopher Latham 2013 Luc Hall Oliver Wood Christopher Lawless 2014 Gabriel Cullaigh Joe Holt Joel Partington 2015 Reece Wood Ethan Hayter Joseph Fry 2016 [29] Matthew Walls Rhys Britton Reece Wood 2017 [30] Tom Pidcock Jake Stewart Ethan Vernon Women's Junior Race 10 km scratch race Year Gold Silver Bronze 2002 Katherine Hill Samantha Colley Kimberley Walsh 2003 Jenny Middlehurst Samantha Colley Nikki Harris 2004 Kimberley Blythe Amy Hunt Katie Curtis 2005 Katie Curtis Rachel Ball Jo Tindley 2006 Anna Blyth Katie Curtis Lizzie Armitstead 2007 Alex Greenfield Hannah Mayho Lucy Martin 2008 Helen Clayton Danielle King Jessica Booth 2009 Ruby Miller Laura Trott Lucy Garner 2010 Hannah Barnes Harriet Owen Amy Roberts 2011 Hannah Barnes Elinor Barker Harriet Owen 2012 Emily Kay Lucy Garner Dannielle Khan 2013 Melissa Lowther Bethany Hayward Keira McVitty 2014 [31] Grace Garner Ellie Coster Lucy Shaw 2015 [32] Lucy Shaw Ellie Dickinson Rebecca Raybould 2016 [33] Jessica Roberts Sophie Williams Rachel Jary 2017 [30] Anna Docherty Ellie Russell Pfeiffer Georgi 2025 [34] Seren Thomas Abigail Miller Ayesha Vose

Youth

Extended content

Male Youth 10 km scratch race Year Gold Silver Bronze 1999 Richard Sutcliffe Henry Cole I Ashworth 2000 Matthew Haynes Tom White Russell Holland 2001 Geraint Thomas Jason Cattermole Bruce Edgar 2003 Steven Burke Ben Swift Lewis Atkins 2004 Steven Burke Andrew Fenn Joshua Hargreaves 2005 Adam Blythe Simon Lewis Jason Crombie 2006 Tom Buck Andrew Fenn Tomas Skubala 2007 Daniel McLay Christopher Whorrall Felix English 2008 Samuel Harrison Kian Emadi Christopher Nicholson 2009 Robert Lambton Declan Bryne Owain Doull 2010 Jon Dibben Mathew Cross Sam Lowe 2011 Oliver Wood Chris Lawless Jack Hoyle 2012 Levi Moody Fabio Close Joe Evans 2013 Joel Partington Joe Holt Jack Carlin 2014 Fred Wright Rhys Britton Reece Wood 2015 [35] Rhys Britton Fred Wright Jake Stewart 2016 [36] Charley Calvert Ethan Vernon Alistair Fielding 2017 [30] James Bunting Leo Hayter Lewis Askey Female Youth 10 km scratch race Year Gold Silver Bronze 1999 Nicole Cooke Claire Dixon Laura Bissell 2000 Kimberley Walsh Nicki Lloyd Kirsteen Lawrie 2001 Katherine Hill Rachel Ball Kimberley Blythe 2003 Rachel Ball Kimberley Blythe Katie Curtis 2004 Katie Curtis Lucy Richards Alex Greenfield 2005 Lucy Richards Jess Varnish Greta Junker 2006 Alex Greenfield Jess Varnish Danielle King 2007 Becky James Laura Trott Joanne Wilman 2008 Laura Trott Ruby Miller Hannah Manley 2009 Hannah Barnes Harriet Owen Lucy Garner 2010 Emily Kay Lucy Garner Elinor Barker 2011 Emily Kay Emily Nelson Dannielle Khan 2012 Charlotte Broughton Grace Garner Emily Nelson 2013 Lucy Shaw Megan Barker Abigail Dentus 2014 Eleanor Dickinson Jessica Roberts Rebecca Raybould 2015 [37] Jenny Holl Sophie Williams Rachel Jary 2016 [38] Eve Martin Anna Docherty Ellie Russell 2017 [30] Sophie Lewis Elena Smith Amy Cole

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