The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long competition run by British Cycling

British Cycling

British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...

. It comprises a series of road bicycle races

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 for the country's top domestic road riders.

Organisation and events

In 2010 points were awarded for the first 20 places in each single day road race and for the top 20 overall in stage races as follows: 100, 85, 75, 66, 58, 51, 45, 39, 34, 29, 25, 21, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. For each stage of a stage race (including prologues) the top 15 riders are awarded points as follows: 30, 25, 21, 17, 14, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Nowadays the series includes an award for the highest placed U23 rider in the final overall standings. Riders may have up to 10 counting races.

The 2011 series is:

• Saturday 23rd April Tour Doon Hame, Dumfries
  Dumfries
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  , SW Scotland
• Sunday 8th May Lincoln Grand Prix, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
  Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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• Sunday 29th May Dumfries BikeFest Grand Prix, Dumfries
  Dumfries
  Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
  
  , SW Scotland
• Sunday 5th June Ryedale Grand Prix, Ryedale
  Ryedale
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  , N.Yorkshire
• Sunday 19th June Tour of the Reservoir, Stamfordham, Northumberland
• Sunday 31st July East Yorkshire Classic, Beverley
  Beverley
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  , E.Yorkshire
• Sunday 14th August TBC, TBC
• Sunday 4th September Richmond Grand Prix, Richmond, North Yorkshire
  Richmond, North Yorkshire
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History

The series was called The Star Trophy until 1975 when it became The Pernod Star Trophy to reflect new sponsorship. It reverted to the name Star Trophy in 1983. It was renamed The Premier Calendar in 1993.

Results

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1959	John Perks	n/a	n/a
1960	Jim Hinds	n/a	n/a
1961	Kenny Hill	n/a	n/a
1962	Wes Mason	n/a	n/a
1963	Derek Harrison	n/a	n/a
1964	George Halls	n/a	n/a
1965	Les West (cyclist)	n/a	n/a
1966	Hugh Porter Hugh Porter Hugh Porter MBE is one of Britain's greatest former professional cyclists, winning four world titles in the individual pursuit as well as a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1966...	n/a	n/a
1967	Peter Buckley Peter Buckley (cyclist) Peter Buckley was a Manx and British racing cyclist. He was a gold medalist in the road race at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.Buckley was killed in an accident whilst training in July 1969...	n/a	n/a
1968	Dave Rollinson	n/a	n/a
1969	Peter Matthews	n/a	n/a
1970	Peter Matthews	n/a	n/a
1971	John Clewarth	n/a	n/a
1972	Phil Bayton Phil Bayton Philip Bayton is a former road cyclist from Great Britain, who was a professional from 1973 to 1989. He represented the United Kingdom at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he finished 5th in the road race, just before teammate Phil Edwards...	n/a	n/a
1973	Phil Griffiths	n/a	n/a
1974	Tony Gornall	n/a	n/a
1975	Phil Griffiths	n/a	n/a
1976	Paul Sherwen Paul Sherwen Paul Sherwen is an English former professional racing cyclist. He is now a broadcaster on cycling, notably the Tour de France. He raced in seven editions of the Tour, finishing five, and gained a reputation for his ability to suffer over long mountain stages.-Cycling career:Born in Widnes,...	n/a	n/a
1977	Steve Lawrence	n/a	n/a
1978	Steve Lawrence	n/a	n/a
1979	Bob Downs Bob Downs Robert Downs is a former English professional cyclist from Basildon Essex. He won the Tour of Ireland in 1974 and competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial. At the 1982 Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal in the 100 km T.T.T...	Jeff Williams Jeff Williams (cyclist) Jeffrey "Jeff" Williams is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Manchester. He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games, and won several national championship titles.-Cycling career:...	n/a
1980	Steve Joughin Steve Joughin Steve Joughin is a former professional Manx road racing cyclist. He was the first Manxman ever win the British professional road race title...	n/a	n/a
1981	Bob Downs Bob Downs Robert Downs is a former English professional cyclist from Basildon Essex. He won the Tour of Ireland in 1974 and competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial. At the 1982 Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal in the 100 km T.T.T...	n/a	n/a
1982	Steve Joughin Steve Joughin Steve Joughin is a former professional Manx road racing cyclist. He was the first Manxman ever win the British professional road race title...	Jeff Williams Jeff Williams (cyclist) Jeffrey "Jeff" Williams is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Manchester. He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games, and won several national championship titles.-Cycling career:...	Mike Williams
1983	Malcolm Elliott Malcolm Elliott Malcolm Elliott is an English professional cyclist, whose professional career has lasted from 1984 to 1997 when he retired and from 2003 up to the present day when he made his comeback in British domestic racing....	n/a	n/a
1984	Peter Longbottom	Joey McLoughlin Joey McLoughlin Joey McLoughlin is an English former professional cyclist from Liverpool. He grew up on the Cantril Farm housing estate in Liverpool, the youngest of 10 children...	Neil Martin
1985	Paul Curran Paul Curran (cyclist) Paul Curran is a former professional English racing cyclist from Thornaby, Cleveland. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship and won several medals at the Commonwealth Games.-Cycling career:...	J. Tonks	A. Gornall
1986	Paul Curran Paul Curran (cyclist) Paul Curran is a former professional English racing cyclist from Thornaby, Cleveland. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship and won several medals at the Commonwealth Games.-Cycling career:...	Jon Clay Jon Clay Jonathan Clay, better known as Jonny Clay is a British former professional track and road racing cyclist. A silver medalist in the individual pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Clay was also part of the team pursuit line up which took the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.A...	n/a
1987	Paul Curran	D. Webster	Peter Longbottom
1988	Paul Curran	n/a	n/a
1989	Ben Luckwell	Wayne Randle	Pete Longbottom
1990	Steve Farrell	Simeon Hempsall Simeon Hempsall Simeon Hempsall is a former racing cyclist who competed in the road race at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and finished 36th of 84...	Pete Longbottom
1991	Steve Farrell	Paul Curran	Mark Gornall
1992	Mark McKay	John Tanner John Tanner (cyclist) John Tanner is a British racing cyclist from Yorkshire. He competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.He has won the season-long British Cycling Premier Calendar five times.-Palmarés:1992199419951997...	John Charlesworth
1993	Mark Walsham	Chris Lillywhite Chris Lillywhite Chris Lillywhite is an English competitive cyclist from East Molesey, Surrey. He won the Milk Race in 1993, and has competed on the continent. He was a professional rider between 1987 and 1999...	Brian Smith
1994	John Tanner	Simeon Hempshall	Chris Lillywhite
1995	John Tanner	Mark Walsham	Chris Lillywhite
1996	Mark Walsham	John Tanner	Chris Lillywhite
1997	John Tanner	Rob Hayles Rob Hayles Robert John Hayles is a track and road racing cyclist, riding for Great Britain and England on the track and his professional team Endura Racing on the road. Hayles rides the team pursuit and madison events....	Jon Clay Jon Clay Jonathan Clay, better known as Jonny Clay is a British former professional track and road racing cyclist. A silver medalist in the individual pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Clay was also part of the team pursuit line up which took the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.A...
1998	Chris Newton Chris Newton Christopher Malcolm Newton is a successful road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and Olympian.-Biography:Newton is an alumnus of the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough...	Jon Clay	Matt Illingworth
1999	Gordon McCauley Gordon McCauley Gordon McCauley is a cycling competitor for New Zealand. The five time winner of the New Zealand National Road Championship, competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he won a bronze medal in the Individual Time Trial.-Career highlights:199619992000Gordon McCauley is a cycling...	Matt Stephens Matthew Stephens (cyclist) Matthew Stephens is a British professional road racing cyclist who rides for .-Biography:Stephens was successful as a junior rider, winning the Junior Tour of Wales in both 1987 and 1988, one of only two riders to win the race twice. He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in...	John Tanner
2000	Mark Lovatt Mark Lovatt Mark Lovatt is a British road racing cyclist who represented the United Kingdom at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships and England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....	John Tanner	Julian Winn Julian Winn Julian Winn from Abergavenny, Wales is a former Welsh competitive cyclist who now manages the UCI Continental cycling team Endura Racing. He represented Wales in the 1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester...
2001	John Tanner	Mark Lovatt Mark Lovatt Mark Lovatt is a British road racing cyclist who represented the United Kingdom at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships and England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....	Anthony Malarczyk Anthony Malarczyk Anthony Francis Malarczyk is a Welsh racing cyclist, from Newport, Wales, who competed in the Time Trial and Road Race at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England....
2002	John Tanner	Mark Lovatt Mark Lovatt Mark Lovatt is a British road racing cyclist who represented the United Kingdom at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships and England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....	Julian Winn
2003	Mark Lovatt Mark Lovatt Mark Lovatt is a British road racing cyclist who represented the United Kingdom at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships and England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....	John Tanner	Malcolm Elliott Malcolm Elliott Malcolm Elliott is an English professional cyclist, whose professional career has lasted from 1984 to 1997 when he retired and from 2003 up to the present day when he made his comeback in British domestic racing....
2004	Malcolm Elliott Malcolm Elliott Malcolm Elliott is an English professional cyclist, whose professional career has lasted from 1984 to 1997 when he retired and from 2003 up to the present day when he made his comeback in British domestic racing....	Russell Downing Russell Downing Russell Downing is an English cycling road-racer for UCI ProTour team . He was the British national road race champion in 2005. He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing...	Dean Downing Dean Downing Dean "Deano" Downing is an English bicycle racer, specialising in road cycling who rides for Rapha Condor-Sharp. He rode for the DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team in 2006 and is the older brother of the former British champion, Russell Downing...
2005	Robin Sharman Robin Sharman Robin Sharman is an English road racing cyclist from Repton, Derbyshire. He represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, competing in the road event but did not finish the race.-Palmarès:2000200520062007-References:...	John Tanner	Russell Downing
2006	Kristian House Kristian House Kristian House is a British racing cyclist who rides for the Rapha Condor team. He was the 2009 British Road Race Champion. He has raced in Europe and Australia. He rode for Great Britain in UCI World Cup track events...	Robin Sharman	Matt Stephens
2007	Chris Newton	Gordon McCauley	Robin Sharman
2008	Russell Downing	Dean Downing	Evan Oliphant Evan Oliphant Evan Oliphant is a Scottish bike rider from Wick in Caithness. He rides for Endura Racing, having spent the previous season with DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed and, before that, two seasons with Recycling.co.uk....
2009	Russell Downing	Ian Wilkinson Ian Wilkinson (cyclist) Ian Wilkinson is an elite racing cyclist from Barnoldswick in Lancashire who rides for Endura Racing. A prolific rider, he competes at the top level in cross country and marathon mountain bike racing, cyclo-cross, circuit and road racing. He is a multiple national champion, winning championships...	Marcin Bialoblocki
2010	Chris Newton	Simon Richardson Simon Richardson (cyclist) Simon Richardson is an elite racing cyclist from Bristol who rides for the team.He started as a cross-country mountain biker and won the 2005 British under 23 Championship He became a professional racing cyclist in 2007 and won the overall title in the 2009 FBD Insurance Rás stage race whilst...	Jack Bauer Jack Bauer (cyclist) Jack Bauer is a professional road racing cyclist who rides for the British team Endura Racing. In January 2010 he became the elite New Zealand National Road Race champion....

External links

• Cycling Archives
• British Cycling Web site