A race (1936 – 2003) from a small island producing some of the World’s best bike riders.
© Jim Hendry, Archivist
60 km 1 lap in 1936
120 km 2 lap from 1937 – 1950
181 Km – 3 lap from 1951
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | KOM | Team |
1936 | Charlie Holland
1.42.57 |
Bill Messer
@1s |
Jackie Bone
@ 2s |
Yorkshire
RC |
|
1937 | Jack Fancourt
3.28.43 |
Jackie Bone
@ 1s |
Donald Morrison
@ 2s |
Glasgow Wh & Yorks. RC | |
1938 | Pierre Chazaud – Fra
3.31.29 |
Ray Jones
s.t. |
J R Watson
s.t. |
Yorkshire
RC |
|
1939 | Bill Messer
3.35.30 |
Geoff Poole
s.t. |
Donald Morrison
@ 1s |
Yorkshire
RC |
|
1946 | Jean Baldassari – Fra
3.30.04 |
Charles Coste – Fra
@ 27s |
Denis Moreton
s.t. |
France | |
1947 | Jean Baldassari – Fra
3.39.47 |
Geoff Poole
s.t. |
Maurice Demulder – Bel                      s.t. | France | |
1948 | Alan Barnes
3.36.45 |
Bert Butler
@ 2s |
G Van Brabant – Bel
@ 4s |
England | |
1949 | Des Robinson
3.25.52 |
Alf Newman
s.t. |
Bob Maitland
@ 1s |
England | |
1950 | Francois Piret – Bel
3.22.21 |
Dick Bowes
s.t. |
Des Robinson
s.t. |
England B | |
1951 | Dick Bowes
5.26.25 |
Les Wilmott
@ 1.08 |
Graham Vines
@ 3.24 |
Dick Henly | England B |
1952 | Andre Papillon – Fra
5.20.46 |
Claude Roue – Fra
@ 1.20 |
Bob Maitland
s.t. |
Andre Papillon – Fra & Brian Robinson | France |
1953 | Les Wilmott
5.13.07 |
Bill King
@ 6s |
Arthur Ilsley
s.t. |
Les Willmott | France |
1954 | Ray Booty
5.29.19 |
Norbert (Bel) Verougstraete @ 4s | Harry Hardcastle
@ 3l |
Ray Booty | Belgium |
1955 | Rene Abadie – Fra
5.15.26 |
Aime Van Avermaet – Bel            @ 2.38 | Harry Hardcastle
@ 4.16 |
Rene Abadie – Fra & Bernard King | France |
1956 | Ercole Baldini – Ita
5.05.48 |
Alan Bladon
@ 2 l |
Ray Booty
@ 4 l |
Ray Booty | Italy |
1957 | Camille Le Menn – Fra                4.55.37 | Oswald Declerq – Bel                      s.t. | Stan Brittain
@ 28s |
Billy Holmes | France |
1958 | Henri De Wolfe – Bel
5.02.16 |
Bill Bradley
@1 s |
Jan Hugens – Hol
@ 14s |
Jan Hugens – Hol
|
Scotland |
1959 | Jim Hinds
4.56.42 |
Bill Bradley
@ 1s |
J Boudon – Fra
@ 2.27 |
Belgium | |
1960 | Bernard Eckstein – E Ger               4.54.09 | Bill Bradley
s.t. |
Doug Collins
@ 1s |
Bernard Eckstein – E Ger | England |
1961 | Alfons Hellemans –
Bel                5.03.36 |
Ged Coles
@ 1.55 |
Billy Holmes
@ 1.56 |
Ged Coles | Belgium |
1962 | Geroud Vastiau – Bel
5.17.47 |
Dick Goodman
@ 4s |
Martin Vanden Bossche – Bel
@ 1.02 |
Geroud Vastiau – Bel | Belgium |
1963 | Ken Hill
5.16.32 |
Dick Goodman
@2s |
Terry West
@ 9s |
Pete Chisman | England |
1964 | Les West
4.59.59 |
Bob Addy
@ 28s |
Roger Swerts – Bel
s.t. |
Rober Swerts – Bel | England |
1965 | Arthur Metcalfe
5.13.25 |
Les West
@ 1l |
John Clarey
@ 44s |
Les West | England A |
1966 | Les West
5.00.02 |
Emiel Coppens – Bel
@ 22s |
Hugh Porter
@ 23s |
Les West | England A |
1967 | Liam Horner – Irl
4.49.20 |
Dave Rollinson
@ 2s |
Les West
@ 4s |
John Bettinson | Ireland A |
1968 | John Bettinson
4.59.15 |
Billy Bilsland
@ 41s |
Engelbert  (Bel) Opdebeeck   @ 42s | John Bettinson | Belgium |
1969 | Peter Buckley
4.58.03 |
Geoff Wiles
s.t. |
Danny Horton
@ 3s |
Pete Smith | England A |
1970 | Gary Crewe
4.57.28 |
John Watson
@ 2.06 |
Pete Matthews
@ 3.33 |
Gary Crewe | England A |
1971 | Bernard Borreau – Fra                5.06.03 | Doug Dailey
@ 52s |
John Clewarth
@ 1.02 |
Doug Dailey | West Germany |
1972 | Kevin Apter
4.48.24 |
Phil Bayton
s.t. |
Georges Talbourdet – Fra                   s.t. | Peter Doyle – Irl | England B |
1973 | Ernst Nyffeler – Sui
4.54.15 |
Nidi Den Hertog – Hol               @ 2.21 | Dave Vose
@ 2.24 |
Dave Vose | Switzerland |
1974 | Bill Nickson
4.49.23 |
Vern Hanaray – Nzl
s.t. |
Sandy Gilchrist
@ 1.04 |
Aad Tak – Hol | England A |
1975 | Bill Nickson
4.49.25 |
JohnClewarth
@ 1s |
Richie Gregson
@ 7s |
Phil Griffiths | Kirkby CC |
1976 | Paul Sherwen
5.06.44 |
Paul Carbutt
@ 1s |
Dino Bertolo – Fra
s.t. |
Alan Kemp | England A |
1977 | Phil Thomas
5.00.38 |
Pascal Simon – Fra
s.t. |
Dave Cumming
s.t. |
Pascal Simon Fra=
Bob Downs = |
England |
1978 | Steve Lawrence
5.01.55 |
Robert Millar
@ 1s |
Des Fretwell
@ 1.09 |
Billy Kerr – Irl | England A |
1979 | Steve Joughin
5.09.07 |
M Van Geel (Bel)
s.t. |
S Brathen (Nor)
DQ Doping        s.t. |
Bob Downs | Belgium
Norway -DQ |
1980 | John Herety –Eng
5.01.45 |
Freddie De Feyter – Bel                 @ 26s | Pascal Guyot – Fra
s..t |
Jeff Williams | France |
1981 | Joe Waugh
4.46.01 |
Mark Bell
@ 1.54 |
John Cavanagh
@ 1.55 |
Great Britain | |
1982 | Joe Waugh
4.49.41 |
Steve Joughin
@ 1.44 |
Daniel Roux (Fra)
@ 1.45 |
Steve Joughin | Great Britain |
1983 | Han Reis – Sui
4.44.32 |
Paul Kimmage
s.t. |
Joey McLoughlin
s.t. |
Tony Mayer | Switzerland |
1984 | Mark Walsham
5.02.09 |
Chris Whorton
@ 49s |
Deno Davie
s.t. |
Mark Walsham | Ireland |
1985 | Paul Curran
5.03.47 |
Steve Porter
s.t. |
Steve Farrell
s.t. |
Paul Watson | Great Britain |
1986 | Brian Fowler – Nzl
4.49.37 |
W Peeters – Bel
@ 1.21 |
Paul Curran
s.t. |
Brian Fowler – Nzl | N Zealand |
1987 | Darryl Webster
4.44.50 |
Paul Curran
@ 19s |
Stuart Coles
@ 20s |
Phillipe Chaumontet – Fra | France |
1988 | Paul Curran
4.47.28 |
Ben Luckwell
s.t. |
Brian Smith
@ 8s |
Mark Gornall | Great Britain |
1989 | Wayne Randle
4.42.41 |
Christophe Mengin – Fra               @ 2.08 | Matt Stephens
@ 2.11 |
Wayne Randle | Great Britain |
1990 | Tim Hall
4.45.10 |
Christophe Mengin – Fra               @ 1.08 | Steve Farrell
@ 1.24 |
Mark Gornall | Great Britain |
1991 | Christophe Mengin – Fra                4.57.46 | Simeon Hempsall
@ 17s |
Andre Dolgnikh – USSR            @ 47s | Andre Dolgnikh – USSR | USSR |
1992 | David Hourigan – Irl
4.51.19 |
Andrew Roche
@ 38s |
Ian Gilkes
@ 56s |
Ian Gilkes | Great Britain |
1993 | Brian Smith
4.43.55 |
Mark Walsham
@32s |
Malcolm Elliott
s.t. |
Ian Chivers – Irl | Great Britain |
1994 | Simeon Hempsall
4.43.35 |
Dave Mann
@ 1s |
Rob Holden
s.t. |
Matthew Postle | Great Britain |
1995 | Robert Millar
4.32.53 |
Chris Walker
@ 2.06 |
Pierre Painaud – Fra
@ 2.50 |
Jonny Clay | Wales |
1996 | David McCann – Irl
4.37.17 |
Robbie McEwen – Aus                  @ 1s | Alexandre Vinokourov Kaz s.t. | Alexandre Vinokourov – Kaz | Australia |
1997 | Christophe Morel – Fra                4.35.25 | Julian Winn
@ 18s |
Brian Smith
s.t. |
Christophe Morel – Fra | Ireland |
1998 | John Tanner
4.45.53 |
Chris Newton
@ 5 lgths |
Matt Stephens
@ 2.11 |
Drew Wilson | Great Britain |
1999 | David Millar
4.39.07 |
Huw Pritchard
s.t. |
Matt Stephens
@ 2s |
Charly Wegelius | Wales |
2000 | Julian Winn
4.51.07 |
David McCann Irl
s.t. |
Anthony Malarczyk
@ 1.12 |
Anthony Malarczyk | Ireland |
2001 | Matt Stephens
4.34.20 |
Franck Laurance – Fra                @ 12s | Tommy Evans – Irl –
s.t. |
Tommy Evans – Irl – | France |
2002 | David McCann Irl
4.39.40 |
John Tanner
s.t. |
Tommy Evans – Irl
s.t. |
Tommy Evans – Irl – | Ireland |
2003 | Mark Lovatt
4.42.25 |
John Gadret – Fra
s.t. |
David McCann Irl
@ 22s |
Mark Lovatt | France |
2004 | NOT HELD |