SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship

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SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship
Formerly Premier League Riders Championship
Sport Speedway
Founded2017
CountryUnited Kingdom
Notes
Division above
Premiership Riders' Championship
Division below
National League Riders' Championship

The SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the SGB Championship. [1]

Contents

Format

The same format of Championship applies for the tier one and tier three leagues, that of the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship (tier one) and National League Riders' Championship (tier three).

History

The competition replaced the Premier League Riders Championship in 2017. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerTeam
2017 [3] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Morris Berwick Bandits
2018 [4] Flag of England.svg Craig Cook Glasgow Tigers
2019 [5] Flag of Germany.svg Erik Riss Redcar Bears
2020 & 2021 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 [6] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Masters Edinburgh Monarchs
2023 Flag of England.svg Charles Wright Redcar Bears
2024 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Pickering Edinburgh Monarchs

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "League Riders' champions". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Speedway – Morris is champion". Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cleator speedway star Craig Cook lifts Championship Riders' Individual Trophy". News and Star with the Cumberland Times. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Speedway: Erik Riss crowned 2019 Championship Riders' Individual champion in Sheffield". The Star. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Championship League Riders' Championship @ Poole". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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