Elite League Riders' Championship

The Elite League Riders' Championship is a motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Elite League in the UK.[1] [2]

Elite League Riders' Championship
FormerlyPremier League Riders Championship (1995-1996 only)
SportSpeedway
Founded1997
CountryUnited Kingdom
Notes
replaced by
SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship

History

The competition replaced the Premier League Riders Championship in 1997.[3] It was in turn replaced by the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship in 2017.

Winners
Year Venue Winner Team
1997 Odsal Stadium, Bradford Greg Hancock Coventry Bees
1998 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Tony Rickardsson Ipswich Witches
1999 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Jason Crump Peterborough Panthers
2000 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Ryan Sullivan Peterborough Panthers
2001 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield Jason Crump King's Lynn Knights
2002 Poole Stadium, Poole Tony Rickardsson Poole Pirates
2003 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Lee Richardson Coventry Bees
2004 Poole Stadium, Poole Bjarne Pedersen Poole Pirates
2005 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Nicki Pedersen Eastbourne Eagles
2006 Poole Stadium, Poole Jason Crump Belle Vue Aces
2007 Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn Nicki Pedersen Eastbourne Eagles
2008 Perry Barr Stadium, Birmingham Jason Crump Belle Vue Aces
2009 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Leigh Adams Swindon Robins
2010 East of England Showground, Peterborough Fredrik Lindgren Wolverhampton Wolves
2011 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Rory Schlein Belle Vue Aces
2012 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Chris Holder Poole Pirates
2013 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Rory Schlein[4] King's Lynn Stars
2014 Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn Troy Batchelor Swindon Robins
2015 Beaumont Park Stadium, Leicester Jason Doyle Leicester Lions
2016 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Fredrik Lindgren Wolverhampton Wolves

See also

References
  1. "SCB Speedway Regulations" (pdf). Speedway Control Board. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  2. "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. "League Riders' champions". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. "Results: Saturday October 19", speedwaygb.co, 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013
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