British Classics: Tour of the Peak

This was Mark Lovatt’s race, he won this race so often against class riders he was a machine over the roads he trained on. ©  Jim Hendry, Archivist

Year 1st 2nd 3rd NOTES
1943 Ernie Clements

4.33.30

 Ray Baker

@ 2l

 C Devereau

s.t.

 125 km
1944 Ernie Clements

4.27.58

 Ted Jones

@ 3.12

 Harold Binfield

@ 3.55

 125 km
1945 Ted Jones

4.42.57

 Harold Binfield

@ 16.29

 Ernie Clements

@ 21.10

 132 km
1946 Harold Binfield

4.45.53

 George Hill

@ 5.00

 Mike Peers

s.t

 132 km
1947 Ted Jones

 

      
1948 Bob Thom

 

      
1949 Ken Russell

4.18.15

 Bob Thom

s.t.

 Johnny Welch

s.t.

 134 km
1950 Ken Jowett

 

      
1951 Bev Wood

4.03.53

 Mike Howarth

@ 1.10

 Frank Seel

@ 1.11

 134 km
1952 John Welch

4.07.51

 Trevor Fenwick

@ 1l

 Les Gill

@ 2s

 134 km
1953 Ken Jowett

3.55.22

 Bob Maitland

s.t.

 Ian Steel

@ 2l

 134 km
1954 Dave Bedwell

3.54.28

Reg Browne

3.59.14

 Bob Maitland

s.t.

Les Talbot

@ 1s

 Fred Krebs

@3 l

John Warren

s.t.

 134 km  – Pro-Independent

 

Amateur
1955 Arthur Illsley

4.03.24

Pete Southart

4.08.49

 Ken Russell

s.t.

Reg Browne

@ 2s

 Ken Jowett

@ 4.38

Ken Stratford

s.t.

 134 km  – Pro-Independent

 

Amateur
1956 Bob Maitland

4.12.11

Johnny Clayton

4.11.26

 Graham Vines

s.t.

Geoff Clarke

s.t.

 Jock Andrews

s.t.

G Reed – Saddleworth

@ 2s

 134 km

 

Amateur
1957 Tom Oldfield

3.58.10

C Mather

3.59.30

 Les Gill

@ 1 l

Pete Southart

@ 4.51

 Syd Wilson

s.t.

George O’Brien

s.t.

 134 km

 

Amateur
1958 Johnny Clayton

 

      
1959 Bill Bradley

 

      
1960 Dave Bedwell

4.02.29

 Frank Eastwood

@ 2l

 Albert Hitchen

@ 2.24

 134 km
1961 Dave Bedwell

3.43.9

 Albert Hitchen

s.t.

 Barry Hoban

s.t.

 134 km
1962 Race Abandoned      
1963 Bob Addy

3.38.38

 John Clarey

s.t.

 Billy Perkins

s.t.

 Amateur National RR Championship       134 km
1964 Bill Bradley

3.56.4

 Wes Mason

@ 2.48

 Mick Coupe

@ 2.52

 134 km
1965 Dick Goodman

3.59.50

 Paul Blackett

@ 2l

 Mick Coupe

@ ins

 134 km
1966 Pete Matthews      
1967 Peter Buckley

3.48.56

 Paul Blackett

@ 4.49

 Danny Horton

@ 5.10

 134 km
1968 Reg Smith

3.43.55

John Bettinson

3.43.32

 Colin Lewis

s.t.

Dave Rollinson

s.t.

 Jim Moore

s.t.

Alan Mellor

s.t.

 134 km PR0

134 km AMATEUR
1969 Brian Jolly

3.35.41

 Pete Matthews

s.t.

 Dave Mitchell

s.t.

 134 km
1970 Brian Jolly

3.36.39

Dave Allen

3.40.21

 Sid Barras

s.t

Pete Matthews

@ 1.18

 Colin Lewis.

s.t.

Phil Bayton

s.t.

 134 km PRO

134 km AMATEUR
1971 John Clewarth

3.34.15

 Willie Moore

@ 1.08

 Doug Dailey

@ 2.18

 134 km
1972 Colin Davison

 

     134 km
1973 Alan Mellor

3.42.30

 Pete Greenwood

s.t.

 Alan Gornall

@ 48s

 134 km  -  84 miles
1974 Dave Pitman

3.56.57

 Alan Mellor

s.t.

 Dudley Hayton

s.t.

 134 km
1975 Dudley Hayton

3.35.28

 Robin Childes

s.t.

 Alan Mellor

s.t.

 134  km
1976 Les West

3.40.26

Dudley Hayton

3.33.17

 Phil Corley

@ 2.20

Bill Nickson

s.t.

 Kevin Apter

s.t.

John Downing

@ 2s

 134 km PRO

 

130 km AMATEUR
1977 Ken Platts

4.00.37

 John Parker

s.t.

 Don Awcock

@ 31s

 144 km
1978 Robert Millar

3.45.45

 Des Fretwell

@ 3.12

 Mark Langston

s.t.

 144 km
1979 Jeff Williams

3.43.30

 Steve Wakefield

@ 19s

 Gerry Taylor

s.t.

 138 km
1980 Jeff Williams

3.51.38

 Phil Galloway

@ 1.13

 Branton Wild

@ 1.16

 144 km
1981 Steve Joughin

3.44.30

 Jeff Williams

@ 20s

 John Clewarth

@ 47s

 140 km
1982 Steve Poulter

3.41.28

 Chris Whorton

@ 2 l

 Dave Lloyd

5 l

 144 km
1983 Malcolm Elliott

3.47.15

 Vinny Smith

s.t.

 Pete Longbottom

s.t.

 144 km
1984 Joey McLoughlin

4.19.35

 Pete Longbottom Phil Bateman 144 km
1985 Alan Gornall

4.05.23

 Paul Curran

@ 45s

 Cayn Theakston

s.t.

 146 km
1986 Jon Clay

3.39.53

 Paul Curran

@ 1.01

 Geoff Platts

s.t.

 140 km
1987 Paul Curran

 

 Dave Spencer

 

 Tim Hall

 

 152 km
1988 Paul Curran

3.42.31

 Norman Dunn

@ 1.46

 Chris Young

s.t.

 140 km
1989 Neil Hoban

3.55.45

 Pete Longbottom

s.t.

 Steve Cook

s.t.

 144 km
1990 Chris Creaghan

3.45.41

 Andrew Perks

@ 7s

 Simeon Hempsall

s.t.

 141 km
1991 John Charlesworth

3.47.35

 Wayne Randle

@ 23s

 Steve Farrell

s.t.

 152 km
1992 Simon Bray

3.50.00

 Steve Farrell

s.t.

 Paul Curran

@ 2s

 163 km – Farrell was relegated for switching
1993 Matt Stephens

3.42.37

 Chris Lillywhite

@ 14s

 John Tanner

s.t.

 144 km
1994 Simeon Hempsall

3.49.17

 Jeff Wright

@ 4.02

 Neil Hoban

@ 4.57

 144 km
1995 John Tanner

 

    

17 September
1996 Simon Bray

4.01.27

 Matt Stephens

s.t.

 Jeremy Hunt

@ 14s

 144 km
1997 John Tanner

3.28.47

 Scott Gamble

@ 1.25

 Jeremy Hunt

s.t.

 138 km
1998 Mark Lovatt

3.35.53

 Russell Downing

@ 55s

 Danny Axford

@ 1.02

 139 km
1999 Mark Lovatt

3.25.07

 David O’Loughlin Irl

@ 1.25

 Gordon McCauley –

Nzl                       s.t.

 136 km
2000 Mark Lovatt

3.29.35

 David O’Loughlin Irl

@ 1.34

 Brian Kenneally – Irl @ 2.50 136 km
2001 Mark Lovatt

3.25.35

 John Tanner

@ 3.29

 Matthew Stephens

@ 2.40

 136 km
2002 Mark Lovatt

3.05.11

 John Tanner

s.t.

 Anthony Malarczyk

@ 2.01

 136 km
2003 Mark Lovatt

3.59.33

 Brian Kenneally – Irl

@ 19s

 Malcolm Elliott

@ 3.30

 152 km
2004 NOT HELD      
2005 Paul Manning

3.22.23

 Mark Lovatt

@ 9s

 Robin Sharman

@ 11s

 136 km
2006 NOT HELD      

 

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