Elite League Riders' Championship Explained

Elite League Riders' Championship
Formerly:	Premier League Riders Championship (1995-1996 only)
Sport:	Speedway
Founded:	1997
Folded:	2016
Country:	United Kingdom
Footnotes:	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

width=40px	Year	width=300px	Venue	width=250px	Winner	width=250px	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	Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn		Nicki Pedersen	Eastbourne Eagles
2008	Perry Barr Stadium, Birmingham		Jason Crump	Belle Vue Aces
2009^[14]	Brandon Stadium, Coventry		Leigh Adams	Swindon Robins
2010	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: SCB Speedway Regulations . . 2008 . pdf . 2008-04-02 .
2. Web site: British Speedway Archive. Speedway GB. 23 July 2021.
3. Web site: League Riders' champions. Speedway Archive. 23 July 2021.
4. News: Double triumph for Greg . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 13 October 1997 . 7 June 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
5. News: Screen provides the chief thrills . Manchester Evening News . 12 October 1998 . 8 June 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
6. Web site: Super second for Wiltshire . Oxford Mail . 8 June 2023.
7. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) . British Speedway . 8 June 2023.
8. Web site: Elite League Riders' Championship . WWOS Backup . 8 June 2023.
9. Web site: Rickardsson roars to create Poole history . Dorest Echo . 8 June 2023.
10. Web site: Richardson claims ELRC . Crash.net . 9 June 2023.
11. Web site: Elite League Riders' Championship . Speedway History . 9 June 2023.
12. Web site: A Year in Summary : 2005 . Speedway Plus . 9 June 2023.
13. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) . British Speedway . 9 June 2023.
14. Web site: Swindon's Leigh Adams wins Elite League Riders' Championship . Coventry Telegraph . 9 June 2023.
15. Web site: SCHLEIN WINS ELRC . Birmingham Speedway . 9 June 2023.
16. Web site: ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP . Swindon Advertiser . 4 June 2023.
17. "Results: Saturday October 19", speedwaygb.co, 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013
18. Web site: Troy Batchelor claims Elite League Rider crown at King's Lynn . Swindon Advertiser . 9 June 2023.
19. Web site: SPEEDWAY LIVE: Elite League Riders Championship . Swindon Advertiser . 9 June 2023.
20. Web site: LINDGREN WINS ELRC . Leicester Speedway . 9 June 2023.