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.
History The competition replaced the Premier League Riders Championship in 1997. It was in turn replaced by the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship in 2017.
Winners YearVenueWinnerTeam1997 Odsal Stadium, Bradford Greg Hancock Coventry Bees1998 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Tony Rickardsson Ipswich Witches1999 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Jason Crump Peterborough Panthers2000 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Ryan Sullivan Peterborough Panthers2001 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield Jason Crump King's Lynn Knights2002 Wimborne Road, Poole Tony Rickardsson Poole Pirates2003 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Lee Richardson Coventry Bees2004 Wimborne Road, Poole Bjarne Pedersen Poole Pirates2005 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Nicki Pedersen Eastbourne Eagles2006 Wimborne Road, Poole Jason Crump Belle Vue Aces2007 Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn Nicki Pedersen Eastbourne Eagles 2008 Perry Barr Stadium, Birmingham Jason Crump Belle Vue Aces 2009 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Leigh Adams Swindon Robins 2010 East of England Arena, Peterborough Fredrik Lindgren Wolverhampton Wolves 2011 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Rory Schlein Belle Vue Aces 2012 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Chris Holder Poole Pirates 2013"Results: Saturday October 19", speedwaygb.co, 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013 Abbey Stadium, Swindon Rory Schlein King's Lynn Stars2014 Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn Troy Batchelor Swindon Robins2015 Beaumont Park Stadium, Leicester Jason Doyle Leicester Lions2016 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Fredrik Lindgren Wolverhampton Wolves
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions Speedway in the United Kingdom
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