Raced at Aintree, this race’s list of a winners is like a who’s who of British greats.
Jim Hendry, Archivist
1962 Bruce O’Prey Liverpool Premier
1963 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC
1964 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC
1965 Ken Hill Liverpool Mercury RC
1966 Billy Whiteside Kirkby CC
1967 Pete Matthews Liverpool Mercury RC
1968 Les West Tunstall Wheelers
1969 Billy Whiteside Kirkby CC
1970 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC
1971 John Clewarth Kirkby CC
1972 Andy Whitehead Deeside Olympic
1973 Willi Moore Merseyside Wheelers
1974 Brian Rourke Tunstall Wheelers
1975 Kevin Apter Kirkby CC
1976 Ian Hallam Beeston RC
1977 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC
1978 Terry Dolan Liverpool Mercury RC
1979 Alan Nichols East Bradford CC
1980 Bob Barlow Manchester Police CC
1981 Phil Thomas Liverpool Mercury RC
1982 Gary Sadler GS Strada
1983 Neil Mitchell Kirkby CC
1984 Dennis Lightfoot Manchester Wheelers
1985 Eamonn Rooney VC Slough
1986 Karl Smith Clayton Velo
1987 Eamonn Rooney Alpha CC
1988 Bernie Burns Bradford Wheelers
1989 Pete Maxwell Kirkby CC
1990 Mark Gornall Manchester Wheelers
1991 Julie Hill Liverpool Mercury RC
1992 Matt Illingworth GS Strada
1993 Simon Lillistone North Wirral Velo
1994 Matt Illingworth North Wirral Velo
1995 Dave Williams RT Italia
1996 Dave Williams Team Ambrosia
1997 Glen Holmes Adidas Sci-con
1998 Matt Bottrill North Wirral Velo
1999 Steve Cummings Birkenhead North End CC
2000 Julian Ramsbottom Scunthorpe Poly CC
2001 Tony Gibb Team Quest
2002 Tony Gibb Team PCA – Orbea
2003 Chris Newton Corima RT
2004 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven RT
2005 Rob Hayles Recycling.co.uk
2006 Event cancelled due to snow
2007 Ian Stannard Team 100% Me
2008 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven RT
2009 Ed Clancy Team Halfords Bikehut
2010 Joshua Edmonson Motorpoint Marshalls Pasta
2011 James Stewart Team UK Youth
2012 Russell Downing Endura Racing
2013 Ed Clancy Rapha Condor JLT
2014 Ian Wilkinson Team Raleigh
2015 Peter Williams One Pro Cycling
2016 Bertie Newey Catford CC Equipe-Banks
2017 Ed Clancy JLT Condor
2018 Jon Mould JLT Condor
2019 Matt Bottrill Team Bottrill – Vanguard
2020 Jacob Tipper Ribble Weldtitle
2021 Covid
2022 Cameron Jeffers Ribble Weldtite
