Beaumont Trophy
British one-day road cycling race From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Beaumont Trophy is a cycle road race first run in 1952. The Trophy was presented to the Gosforth Road Club by Rex Beaumont who was a local cycle wholesaler on Tyneside. The Gosforth Road Club had been created in July 1951 as an offshoot of the Ridley Cycling Club as a result of young riders being unable to gain entry into local races. The race was run under BLRC Regulations from 1952 until 1959 when it came under the regulations of the newly formed British Cycling Federation. It was run continuously from 1952 to 2019, as the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. This 67 year streak made it the longest-running road race in the UK. In the early 1950s the race started and finished in Gosforth Park where the clubhouse was situated. In the early '60s, the start/finish moved to Ponteland because of an increase in traffic. Race distances were normally 85–90 miles and the route was out and back finishing at Cottage Homes, Ponteland.
Race details | |
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Date | September/October |
Region | Northumberland, England |
Local name(s) | Cyclone Festival of Cycling |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | British National Road Race Series |
Type | Single day race |
History | |
First edition | 1952 |
Editions | 72 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Stan Blair (GBR) |
Most wins | Ray Wetherell (GBR) (5 wins) |
Most recent | Oliver Rees (GBR) |
In the early 1980s the start/finish moved to the west of Newcastle but this did not last long. In the mid-'80s the race moved to Stamfordham where it has remained ever since. When it became a Premier Calendar event followed by it becoming a UCI 1.2 and then part of the National Road race series the distance increased to over 100 miles and started to use a circuit that normally incorporated the Ryals. The race became part of the Cyclone Festival of Cycling in 2007 as a British Cycling Premier Calendar Race. In 2011 it was the Men's British National Championships won by Bradley Wiggins; the Festival also ran the Women's National Road Race Championships won by Lizzie Armistead. The Beaumont Trophy was again the Men's National Road Race Championships in 2018 and was won by Connor Swift. Over the period of time the race has been held, it has used a number of different routes. It has used a variation of routes around Stamfordham for the past 20 years.
The race is part of the current British National Road Race Series and was a UCI 1.2 Race for 3 years.
Past winners
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Perspective
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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1952 | ![]() |
Stan Blair | Viking Cycles[2] | |
1953 | ![]() |
Don Sanderson | Northern Couriers | |
1954 | ![]() |
Des Robinson | Huddersfield RC | |
1955 | ![]() |
Don Sanderson | Northern Couriers | |
1958 | ![]() |
Bill Baty | Tyne Velo | |
1962 | ![]() |
Derek Hepple | Tyne Valley RC | |
1963 | ![]() |
Ron Gardener | Tranent Thistle CC | |
1964 | ![]() |
John Dixon | Barnesbury CC | |
1965 | ![]() |
Norman Baty | Tyne Velo | |
1966 | ![]() |
Ray Wetherell | Newcastle Cheviot | |
1967 | ![]() |
Ray Wetherell | Newcastle Cheviot | |
1968 | ![]() |
Ray Wetherell | Newcastle Cheviot | |
1969 | ![]() |
Paul Blackett | VC Electric | |
1970 | ![]() |
Eddie McGourley | Houghton CC | |
1971 | ![]() |
Ray Wetherell | Newcastle Cheviot | |
1972 | ![]() |
Ray Wetherell | Newcastle Cheviot | |
1973 | ![]() |
Joseph Waugh | Tyne RC | |
1975 | ![]() |
Robin Childes | Cleveland Couriers | |
1976 | ![]() |
Alan Topp | Cleveland Couriers | |
1982 | ![]() |
Richard Healy | Ryton Cheviot CC | |
1983 | ![]() |
Arthur Caygill | Richmond & Darlington CC | |
1990 | ![]() |
Robert Harris | Leeds RRC | |
1991 | ![]() |
Andy Matheson | Musselburgh RRC | |
1993 | ![]() |
Richard Moore | Hull Couriers | |
1994 | ![]() |
Paul Curran | Optimum Performance | |
1995 | ![]() |
Mark Walsham | Optimum Performance | |
1997 | ![]() |
Paul Blackett Jr. | North East RT | |
1998 | ![]() |
Elliot Gowland | Sunderland Clarion | |
1999 | ![]() |
Ian Childes | Middridge CRT | |
2000 | ![]() |
Billy Mitchinson | STG Racing | |
2001 | ![]() |
Glen Turnbull | VC Briganti | |
2002 | ![]() |
Richard Sutcliffe | York Cycleworks | |
2003 | ![]() |
Graham McGarrity | Scotoil RT | |
2004 | ![]() |
Mark Wordsworth | Doncaster Wheelers | |
2005 | ![]() |
Malcolm Elliott | Pinarello–Assos | |
2006 | ![]() |
Evan Oliphant | Recycling.co.uk[3] | |
2007 | ![]() |
Russell Downing | Health Net–Maxxis[4] | |
2008 | ![]() |
Rob Hayles | Team Halfords Bikehut[5] | |
2009 | ![]() |
Bradley Wiggins | Garmin–Slipstream[6] | |
2010 | ![]() |
Chris Newton | Rapha Condor–Sharp | |
2011 | ![]() |
Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky[7] | |
2012 | ![]() |
Russell Downing | Endura Racing | |
2013 | ![]() |
Dean Downing | Madison Genesis[8] | |
2014 | ![]() |
Kristian House | Rapha Condor–JLT[9] | |
2015 | ![]() |
Christopher Latham | Great Britain (national team)[10] | |
2016 | ![]() |
Dion Smith | ONE Pro Cycling | |
2017 | ![]() |
Peter Williams | ONE Pro Cycling | |
2018 | ![]() |
Connor Swift | Madison Genesis | |
2020 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | |||
2021[11] | ![]() |
Jacob Scott | Canyon dhb SunGod | |
2022[12] | ![]() |
Jack Rootkin-Gray | Saint Piran | |
2023 | ![]() |
Finn Crockett | Saint Piran | |
2024 | ![]() |
Oliver Rees | Sabgal–Anicolor |
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