The Premier League Riders Championship was a contest between the top riders with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Premier League in the United Kingdom.
History The championship was inaugurated in 1995, the same year that the Premier League was formed.
For its first two years, the Premier League was the top league in Britain. However, from 1997 it was the competition for the second tier, because the new Elite League had been formed.
In 2017, the Premier League became the SGB Championship and was duly renamed the SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship.
Winners YearWinnerTeamIn 1995 and 1996 the Premier League was the top tier of British speedway1995 Gary Havelock Bradford Dukes1996 Sam Ermolenko Sheffield TigersFrom 1997 the Premier League was the second tier of British speedway1997 Peter Carr Edinburgh Monarchs1998 Glenn Cunningham Peterborough Panthers1999 Sean Wilson Sheffield Tigers2000 Carl Stonehewer Workington Comets2001 Carl Stonehewer Workington Comets2002 Adam Shields Isle of Wight Islanders2003 Sean Wilson Sheffield Tigers2004 Andre Compton Sheffield Tigers2005 Sean Wilson Sheffield Tigers2006 Magnus Zetterström Somerset Rebels2007 James Wright Workington Comets2008 Tai Woffinden Rye House Rockets2009 Ricky Ashworth Sheffield Tigers2010 Kenni Larsen Newcastle Diamonds2011 Sam Masters Somerset Rebels2012 Craig Cook Edinburgh Monarchs2013 Oliver Allen Rye House Rockets2014 Simon Stead Sheffield Tigers2015 Ulrich Østergaard Peterborough Panthers2016 Simon Stead Sheffield Tigers
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions Speedway in the United Kingdom
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