SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship

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SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship
FormerlyPremier League Riders Championship
SportSpeedway
Founded2017
CountryUnited Kingdom
Notes
Division above
Premiership Riders' Championship
Division below
National League Riders' Championship

The SGB Championship Riders' Individual 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]

Format[edit]

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[edit]

The competition replaced the Premier League Riders Championship in 2017.[2]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Team
2017[3] Australia Nick Morris Berwick Bandits
2018[4] England Craig Cook Glasgow Tigers
2019[5] Germany Erik Riss Redcar Bears
2020 & 2021 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022[6] Australia Sam Masters Edinburgh Monarchs
2023 England Charles Wright Redcar Bears

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "League Riders' champions". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Speedway – Morris is champion". Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Cleator speedway star Craig Cook lifts Championship Riders' Individual Trophy". News and Star with the Cumberland Times. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Speedway: Erik Riss crowned 2019 Championship Riders' Individual champion in Sheffield". The Star. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Championship League Riders' Championship @ Poole". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.