Press Release 2012 Race Winners Winners from Inception - 1962 Year Name Club 1962 Bruce O'Prey Liverpool Premier 1963 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC 1964 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC 1965 Ken Hill Liverpool Mercury RC 1966 Billy Whiteside Kirkby CC 1967 Pete Matthews Liverpool Mercury RC 1968 Les West Tunstall Wheelers 1969 Billy Whiteside Kirkby CC 1970 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC 1971 John Clewarth Kirkby CC 1972 Andy Whitehead Deeside Olympic 1973 Willi Moore Merseyside Wheelers 1974 Brian Rourke Tunstall Wheelers 1975 Kevin Apter Kirkby CC 1976 Ian Hallam Beeston RC 1977 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC 1978 Terry Dolan Liverpool Mercury RC 1979 Alan Nichols East Bradford CC 1980 Bob Barlow Manchester Police CC 1981 Phil Thomas Liverpool Mercury RC 1982 Gary Sadler GS Strada 1983 Neil Mitchell Kirkby CC 1984 Dennis Lightfoot Manchester Wheelers 1985 Eamonn Rooney VC Slough 1986 Karl Smith Clayton Velo 1987 Eamonn Rooney Alpha CC 1988 Bernie Burns Bradford Wheelers 1989 Pete Maxwell Kirkby CC 1990 Mark Gornall Manchester Wheelers 1991 Julie Hill Liverpool Mercury RC 1992 Matt Illingworth GS Strada 1993 Simon Lillistone North Wirral Velo 1994 Matt Illingworth North Wirral Velo 1995 Dave Williams RT Italia 1996 Dave Williams Team Ambrosia 1997 Glen Holmes Adidas Sci-con 1998 Matt Bottrill North Wirral Velo 1999 Steve Cummings Birkenhead North End CC 2000 Julian Ramsbottom Scunthorpe Poly CC 2001 Tony Gibb Team Quest 2002 Tony Gibb Team PCA - Orbea 2003 Chris Newton Corima RT 2004 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven RT 2005 Rob Hayles Recycling.co.uk 2006 Event cancelled due to snow 2007 Ian Stannard Team 100% Me 2008 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven RT 2009 2010 Ed Clancy Joshua Edmonson Team Halfords Bikehut Motorpoint Marshalls Pasta