SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship
| Formerly | Premier League Riders Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Speedway |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Notes | |
| Division above Premiership Riders' Championship Division below National League Riders' Championship | |
The SGB Championship Riders' Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the SGB Championship.[1]
It determines British speedway's second tier riders champion.
Format
The same format of Championship applies for the tier one and tier three leagues, that of the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship (tier one) and National League Riders' Championship (tier three).
History
The competition replaced the Premier League Riders Championship in 2017.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nick Morris | Berwick Bandits | [3] |
| 2018 | Craig Cook | Glasgow Tigers | [4] |
| 2019 | Erik Riss | Redcar Bears | [5] |
| 2020 & 2021 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Sam Masters | Edinburgh Monarchs | [6] |
| 2023 | Charles Wright | Redcar Bears | [7] |
| 2024 | Josh Pickering | Edinburgh Monarchs | [8] |
| 2025 | Chris Harris | Glasgow Tigers | [9] |
See also
References
- ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "League Riders' champions". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway – Morris is champion". Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Cleator speedway star Craig Cook lifts Championship Riders' Individual Trophy". News and Star with the Cumberland Times. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Speedway: Erik Riss crowned 2019 Championship Riders' Individual champion in Sheffield". The Star. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Championship League Riders' Championship @ Poole". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Charles Wright's thrilling battle to be champion". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Speedway: Sheffield confirm Josh Pickering to replace Kyle Howarth as new club captain". The Star. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "King's Lynn favourite clinches individual title glory in club Championship colours of Glasgow at Scunthorpe". Lynn News. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.