Elite League Riders' Championship

Elite League Riders' Championship

Formerly	Premier League Riders Championship (1995-1996 only)
Sport	Speedway
Founded	1997
Ceased	2016
Country	United Kingdom
Notes
replaced by SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship

The Elite League Riders' Championship is a motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Elite League in the UK.^{[1] [2]}

History

The competition replaced the Premier League Riders Championship in 1997.^[3] It was in turn replaced by the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship in 2017.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Team
1997[4]	Odsal Stadium, Bradford	Greg Hancock	Coventry Bees
1998[5]	Abbey Stadium, Swindon	Tony Rickardsson	Ipswich Witches
1999[6]	Brandon Stadium, Coventry	Jason Crump	Peterborough Panthers
2000[7]	Brandon Stadium, Coventry	Ryan Sullivan	Peterborough Panthers
2001[8]	Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield	Jason Crump	King's Lynn Knights
2002[9]	Wimborne Road, Poole	Tony Rickardsson	Poole Pirates
2003[10]	Brandon Stadium, Coventry	Lee Richardson	Coventry Bees
2004[11]	Wimborne Road, Poole	Bjarne Pedersen	Poole Pirates
2005[12]	Abbey Stadium, Swindon	Nicki Pedersen	Eastbourne Eagles
2006[13]	Wimborne Road, Poole	Jason Crump	Belle Vue Aces
2007[11]	Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn	Nicki Pedersen	Eastbourne Eagles
2008[11]	Perry Barr Stadium, Birmingham	Jason Crump	Belle Vue Aces
2009[14]	Brandon Stadium, Coventry	Leigh Adams	Swindon Robins
2010[11]	East of England Arena, Peterborough	Fredrik Lindgren	Wolverhampton Wolves
2011[15]	Abbey Stadium, Swindon	Rory Schlein	Belle Vue Aces
2012[16]	Abbey Stadium, Swindon	Chris Holder	Poole Pirates
2013[17]	Abbey Stadium, Swindon	Rory Schlein	King's Lynn Stars
2014[18]	Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn	Troy Batchelor	Swindon Robins
2015[19]	Beaumont Park Stadium, Leicester	Jason Doyle	Leicester Lions
2016[20]	Brandon Stadium, Coventry	Fredrik Lindgren	Wolverhampton Wolves

See also

• List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions
• Speedway in the United Kingdom

References

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