| British National Road Race Championships | |
| Date: | June |
| Region: | Great Britain |
| Discipline: | Road race |
| Type: | One-day |
The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.[1]
Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclists (BLRC) and the National Cyclists' Union (NCU) – ran championships in competition with each other.
Between 1946 and 1958 the BLRC's championships were split into two, an amateur race and the independent championship for semi-professional riders.
Women's championships were introduced by the BLRC in 1947, and by the NCU in 1956.
In 1959, the NCU and the BLRC merged to create the British Cycling Federation.
Separate amateur and professional men's championships were held from 1959 until 1995.
In recent years the under 23 and senior races have been combined, which has caused some confusion in the interpretation of UCI rules.[2]
The winner of the road race gets to wear the National Champions jersey, which is white with red and blue bands, in races so that (s)he can be identified.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1996 | David Cook | |||
| 1997 | Matt Stephens | |||
| 1998 | Darren Barclay | |||
| 1999 | Russell Downing | |||
| 2000 | David Millar | |||
| 2001 | John Tanner | |||
| 2002 | Jeremy Hunt | |||
| 2003 | Jamie Alberts | |||
| 2004 | Jeremy Hunt | |||
| 2005 | Yanto Barker | |||
| Geraint Thomas | ||||
| 2007 | Hamish Haynes | |||
| 2008 | Dean Downing | |||
| 2009 | Peter Kennaugh | |||
| 2010 | Ian Stannard | |||
| 2011 | Peter Kennaugh | |||
| 2012 | Russell Hampton | |||
| 2013 | David Millar | |||
| 2014 | Simon Yates | |||
| 2015 | Ian Stannard | |||
| 2016[3] | Andy Fenn | |||
| 2017[4] | Ian Bibby | |||
| 2018[5] | Owain Doull | |||
| 2019[6] | John Archibald | |||
| 2020 | colspan=3 | |||
| 2021[7] | Ethan Hayter | |||
| 2022[8] | Alexandar Richardson | |||
| 2023[9] | Stephen Williams | |||
| 2024[10] | Max Walker |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1959 | John Geddes | ||
| 1960 | colspan=3 | ||
| 1961 | Ron Jowers | ||
| 1962 | Ged Coles | ||
| 1963 | Alan Jacob | ||
| 1964 | Ged Coles | ||
| 1965 | Keith Butler | ||
| 1966 | Roger Newton | ||
| 1967 | Arthur Metcalfe | ||
| 1968 | Reg Smith | ||
| 1969 | Mick Cowley | ||
| 1970 | Les West | Colin Lewis | |
| 1971 | Albert Hitchen | ||
| 1972 | Les West | Derek Harrison | |
| 1973 | Les West | Billy Bilsland | |
| 1975 | Les West | Danny Horton | |
| 1976 | Phil Corley | ||
| 1977 | Geoff Wiles | ||
| 1978 | Reg Smith | ||
| 1979 | Dudley Hayton | ||
| 1980 | Dudley Hayton | ||
| 1981 | Graham Jones | ||
| 1982 | William Nickson | ||
| 1983 | Mick Morrison | ||
| 1984 | Malcolm Elliott | ||
| 1985 | Mark Bell | ||
| 1986 | Steve Joughin | ||
| 1987 | Jack Kershaw | ||
| 1988 | Chris Lillywhite | ||
| 1989 | Nick Barnes | ||
| 1990 | Harry Lodge | ||
| 1991 | Dave Rayner | ||
| 1992 | Chris Walker | ||
| 1993 | Shane Sutton | ||
| 1994 | Mark Walsham | ||
| 1995 | Chris Lillywhite | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1959 | Johnny Pound | ||
| 1960 | Alan Ramsbottom | Jim Hinds | |
| 1961 | George Bennett | Keith Butler | |
| 1962 | Wes Mason | ||
| 1963 | Billy Perkins | ||
| 1964 | John Clarey | ||
| 1965 | Colin Lewis | ||
| 1966 | John Bettinson | ||
| 1967 | Graham Webb | ||
| 1968 | Dave Rollinson | ||
| 1969 | Pete Matthews | ||
| 1970 | Pete Matthews | ||
| 1971 | Phil Cheetham | ||
| 1972 | Ian Hallam | ||
| 1973 | Dave Mitchell | ||
| 1974 | Ian Hallam | ||
| 1975 | Paul Carbutt | ||
| 1976 | Phil Griffiths | ||
| 1977 | Dave Cumming | ||
| 1978 | Des Fretwell | ||
| 1979 | Mark Bell | ||
| 1980 | John Herety | ||
| 1981 | Peter Longbottom | ||
| 1982 | Steve Joughin | ||
| 1983 | Gary Sadler | ||
| 1984 | Joey McLoughlin | ||
| 1985 | Paul Curran | ||
| 1986 | Steve Wakefield | ||
| 1987 | Terry Sweeney | ||
| 1988 | Phil Bateman | ||
| 1989 | Steve Farrell | ||
| 1990 | Gethin Butler | ||
| 1991 | Simeon Hempsall | ||
| 1992 | Paul Curran | ||
| 1993 | Mark McKay | ||
| 1994 | Mark Lovatt | ||
| 1995 | Paul Curran | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1946 | |||
| 1947 | Benny Whitmore | Arthur Bailey | |
| 1948 | Johnny Raines | Ted Jones | |
| 1949 | Mike Peers | ||
| 1950 | Ken Russell | ||
| 1951 | Bob Thom | ||
| 1952 | = Gordon Thomas = Leslie Scales | ||
| 1953 | = Gordon Thomas = Ken Jowett | ||
| 1954 | Bob Maitland | ||
| 1955 | Ken Russell | ||
| 1956 | colspan=3 | ||
| 1957 | Brian Haskell | ||
| 1958 | Tom Oldfield | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1943 | Len Hook | ||
| 1944 | Ron Kitching | ||
| 1945 | Dick Boyden | ||
| 1946 | Geoff Clark | Mike Peers | |
| 1947 | E I Upton | H Poole | |
| 1948 | R C Ashwin | Dennis Talbot | Ralph Parkin |
| 1949 | W Llewellyn | R Taylor | |
| 1950 | Ralph Parkin | Eric Artis | Stan Blair |
| 1951 | Charlie Bland | Michael Varley | Chris Hooper |
| 1952 | Mike Howarth | Ralph Parkin | Anthony Smith |
| 1953 | Derek Evans | Don Wilson | Johnny Hibell |
| 1954 | Reg Browne | Jim Turner | J Dunn |
| 1955 | John Andrews | Gil Taylor | |
| 1956 | Brian Haskell | ||
| 1957 | Charlie Mather | Peter Southart | Len Morris |
| 1958 | Bob Thorpe | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1938 | John Gavin Bone | ||
| 1939 | Jack Holmes | ||
| 1944 | Bob Maitland | ||
| 1945 | D Moreton | ||
| 1946 | Bob Maitland | ||
| 1947 | S Gasgoine | J Hood | |
| 1948 | Ian Scott | ||
| 1949 | J Simpson | Bob Maitland | |
| 1950 | Peter Procter | ||
| 1951 | Graham Vines | ||
| 1952 | Dicky Bowes | ||
| 1953 | Fred Krebs | ||
| 1954 | Karl Gough | ||
| 1955 | Don Sanderson | ||
| 1956 | Harry Reynolds | ||
| 1957 Ind | Brian Heskell | ||
| 1957 Am | Ted Gerrard | ||
| 1958 | Ray Booty | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1996 | Steve Higgins | |||
| 1997 | Phil West | |||
| 1998 | Gregg Imlah | |||
| 1999 | Justin 'Chipper' Hoy | |||
| 2000 | Tom Anderson | |||
| 2001 | James Shaw | Andrew Parsons | ||
| 2002 | James Barnes | |||
| 2003 | Leigh Cowell | |||
| 2004 | Ben Greenwood | |||
| 2005 | Adam Illingworth | |||
| 2006 | Alistair Stoddart | |||
| 2007 | Daniel Shand | Mark Thwaites | ||
| 2008 | Jonathan Bellis | |||
| 2009 | ||||
| 2010 | Rhys Lloyd | Ross Creber | ||
| 2011 | Erick Rowsell | |||
| 2012 | Joshua Edmondson | |||
| 2013 | Tom Moses | |||
| 2014 | Dante Carpenter | |||
| 2015 | Sam Lowe | Matthew Gibson | ||
| 2016 | James Shaw | |||
| 2017 | N/A | |||
| 2018 | Gabriel Cullaigh | |||
| 2019 | Jake Stewart | |||
| 2020 | colspan=3 | |||
| 2021 | Leo Hayter | |||
| 2022 | Jim Brown | |||
| 2023 | Max Walker | |||
| 2024 | Joseph Blackmore |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Don Sanderson | |||
| 1952 | W. Routledge | B. Stevens | ||
| 1953 NCU | Harry Reynolds[11] | Alan Bladon | ||
| 1953 BLRC | R. Taylor | Frank Beattie | ||
| 1954 NCU | Don Smith | Mike Bailey | D.J. Hunt | |
| 1954 BLRC | N. Blackshaw | N. Wilkinson | ||
| 1955 NCU | Bernard Start | |||
| 1955 BLRC | J. Parker | A. Copsey | Alf Howling | |
| 1956 NCU | L. Wesley | Brian Dacey | ||
| 1956 BLRC | A. Green | Barry Spence | ||
| 1957 NCU | Jim George | Ken Haddon | ||
| 1957 BLRC | C. Blacksley | |||
| 1958 | Harry Jackson | |||
| 1959 | D. Jackson | |||
| 1960 | Ken Wilson | J McGrail | ||
| 1961 | Ken Wilson | George Drewell | ||
| 1962 | D. Rostron | |||
| 1963 | Len Oliver | Gordon Smith | ||
| 1964 | Danny Horton | |||
| 1965 | Alan Topp | |||
| 1966 | Graham Moore | |||
| 1967 | Paul Bennet | |||
| 1968 | Charlie Moody | |||
| 1969 | ||||
| 1970 | John Bloor | |||
| 1971 | Richard Edwards | |||
| 1972 | Steve Fleetwood | |||
| 1973 | Dave Baronowski | |||
| 1974 | Les Fleetwood | |||
| 1975 | Glen Mitchell | |||
| 1976 | Chris Nowell | |||
| 1977 | Nick Martin | |||
| 1978 | Steve Moss | |||
| 1979 | Mark Walsham | |||
| 1980 | Gerry Taylor | |||
| 1981 | Stephen Cole | |||
| 1982 | Gary Coltman | |||
| 1983 | Dave Williams | |||
| 1984 | Glen Sword | |||
| 1985 | Simon Campbell | |||
| 1986 | David Johnson | |||
| 1987 | Ian Bryant | Tim Warriner | ||
| 1988 | Richard Hughes | |||
| 1989 | Mark Dawes[12] | |||
| 1990 | Matthew Armstrong | Steve Calland | ||
| 1991 | Mark Sinclair | Rob Lyne | ||
| 1992 | Shaun O'Neill | |||
| 1993 | Darren Tudor | |||
| 1994 | Gavin Sellen | |||
| 1995 | Gavin Sellen | Andrew Sanders | ||
| 1996 | Neil Jones | |||
| 1997 | Stephen Joseph | |||
| 1998 | Richard Heath | |||
| 1999 | Michael Kiss | |||
| 2000 | Richard Sutcliffe | |||
| 2001 | Graham Briggs | |||
| 2002 | Craig Cooke | |||
| 2003 | Geraint Thomas | |||
| 2004 | Ian Stannard | |||
| 2005 | Lewis Atkins | |||
| 2006 | Peter Kennaugh | |||
| 2007 | Erick Rowsell | |||
| 2008 | Alexander King | |||
| 2009 | Joe Perrett | |||
| 2010 | Chris Nicholson | |||
| 2011 | Alex Bottomley | |||
| 2012 | Jake Kelly | |||
| 2013 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | |||
| 2014 | Tom Bayliss | |||
| 2015 | Alfie Moses | |||
| 2016 | Charlie Meredith | |||
| 2017[13] | Oliver Robinson | |||
| 2018[14] | Samuel Watson | |||
| 2019[15] | Aaron Freeman | |||
| 2020 | colspan=3 | |||
| 2021[16] | Noah Hobbs | |||
| 2022[17] | Joseph O'Brien | |||
| 2023[18] | Tomos Pattinson |
Updated after 2017 Championships.Medal table includes only medals achieved in elite (senior) events. Riders with 2 or more medals. (Table Excludes BLRC & NCU wins)
| Rider | Gold | Siver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kennaugh | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Jeremy Hunt | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| William Nickson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Roger Hammond | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mark Cavendish | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Brian Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Keith Lambert | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Les West | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Ian Stannard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| John Tanner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| David Millar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Geraint Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Malcom Elliot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Steve Joughin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Sid Barras | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Colin Lewis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Albert Hitchen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dudley Hayton | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Matt Stephens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Steve Cummings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Russell Downing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hamish Haynes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rob Hayles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tom Southam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Daniel Lloyd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sean Yates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mark Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| John Herety | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Phil Corley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Geoff Wiles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brian Jolly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Keith Butler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dave Bedwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chris Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mark Walsham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Barnes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Billy Bisland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chris Lillywhite | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ged Coles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1959 | Sheila Holmes | |||
| 1960 | Val Baxendine | |||
| 1961 | Jan Smith | |||
| 1962 | Cynthia Cary | |||
| 1963 | Jo Bowers | |||
| 1964 | Ann Illingworth | |||
| 1965 | Joan Kershaw | |||
| 1966 | Ann Illingworth | |||
| 1967 | Pat Pepper | |||
| 1968 | Sylvia Beardon | |||
| 1969 | Pat Pepper | |||
| 1970 | Brenda Brown | |||
| 1971 | Ann Bailey | |||
| 1972 | Pat Pepper | |||
| 1973 | Christine Goodfellow | |||
| 1974 | Christine Goodfellow | |||
| 1975 | Catherine Swinnerton | |||
| 1976 | Carol Barton | |||
| 1977 | Josie Randall | |||
| 1978 | Catherine Swinnerton | |||
| 1979 | Bernadette Griffiths | |||
| 1980 | Brenda Atkinson | |||
| 1981 | Vicki Thomas | |||
| 1982 | Maria Blower | |||
| 1983 | Linda Gornall | |||
| 1984 | Muriel Sharp | |||
| 1985 | Vicki Thomas | |||
| 1986 | Linda Flavell | |||
| 1987 | Linda Gornall | |||
| 1988 | Maria Blower | |||
| 1989 | Maria Blower | |||
| 1990 | Maxine Johnson | |||
| 1991 | Linda Gornall | |||
| 1992 | Clare Greenwood | |||
| 1993 | Sarah Phillips | |||
| 1994 | Sally Boyden | |||
| 1995 | Jenny Kershaw | |||
| 1996 | Angela Hunter | |||
| 1997 | Angela Hunter | |||
| 1998 | Sally Boyden | |||
| 1999 | Ceris Gilfillan | |||
| 2000 | Yvonne McGregor | |||
| 2001 | Sara Symington | |||
| 2002 | Melanie Sears | |||
| 2003 | Vicki Pincombe | |||
| 2004 | Vicki Pincombe | |||
| 2005 | Emma Davies | |||
| Joanna Rowsell | ||||
| 2007 | Helen Wyman | |||
| 2008 | Joanna Rowsell | |||
| 2009 | Emma Pooley | |||
| 2010 | Nicole Cooke | |||
| 2011 | Sharon Laws | |||
| 2012 | Emma Pooley | |||
| 2013 | Dani King | |||
| 2014 | Lizzie Armitstead | |||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2016[19] | Lucy Garner | |||
| 2017 | Hannah Barnes | |||
| 2018[20] | Ellie Dickinson | |||
| 2019[21] | Lizzie Holden | |||
| 2020 | colspan=3 | |||
| 2021[22] | Joss Lowden | |||
| 2022[23] | Anna Henderson | |||
| 2023[24] | Anna Henderson | |||
| 2024[25] | Lizzie Deignan |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1955 | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| 1957 | ||||
| 1958 | Molly Swann |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1947 | ||||
| 1948 | ||||
| 1950 | ||||
| 1952 | ||||
| 1953 | ||||
| 1954 | ||||
| 1955 | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| 1958 | Margaret Crawley |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 2007 | Alice Monger-Godfrey | |||
| 2008 | Emma Trott | |||
| 2009 | Dani King | |||
| 2010 | Emma Trott | |||
| 2011 | Dani King | |||
| 2012 | Annie Simpson | |||
| 2013 | Elinor Barker | |||
| 2014 | Elinor Barker | |||
| 2015 | Katie Archibald | |||
| 2016 | ||||
| 2017[26] | Anna Christian | |||
| 2018 | Anna Kay | |||
| 2019 | Abby-Mae Parkinson | |||
| 2020 | colspan=3 | |||
| 2021 | Anna Shackley | |||
| 2022 | Elynor Bäckstedt |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kim Blythe | |||
| 2006 | Monica Eden | |||
| 2007 | Emma Trott | |||
| 2008 | Hannah Mayho | |||
| 2017 | Ellie Russell | |||
| 2018 | Anna Docherty | |||
| 2019 | Maddie Wadsworth | |||
| 2020 | colspan=3 | |||
| 2021 | Flora Perkins | |||
| 2022 | Matilda McKibben |