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 4TH WIN
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
2006Â Event cancelled due to snow
2007 Ian Stannard  Team 100% Me
2008 Tony Gibb  Plowman Craven 4TH WIN
2009 Ed Clancy Halfords Bikehut
2010 Josh Edmondson Motorpoint Marshalls
2011 James Stewart, UK Youth
2012 Russell Downing, Endura racing
