Roll Of Honour

Annual Awards
1961    Beryl Burton (Morley CC) Women’s BBAR for third time and multiple national championships
1962    Nim Carline (Morley CC) National 24 Hour TT Champion and long distance cyclist
1963    Peter Hill (Askern CC) Winner of BBAR at 18 years of age
1964    Cliff Pratt (Hull & E Riding CTC) Services to cycling, especially organising CTC York Rally for 20th year
1965    Barry Breedon (Rockingham CC) National 25 and 50 Miles TT Champion and record holder
1966    Arthur Metcalfe (Leeds St. Chris. CC) BBAR and National RR Champion
1967    Beryl Burton (Morley CC) World RR Champion, 12 hour TT record holder
1968    Wilf Ball (Rotherham Wh.) Services to cycling as RTTC administrator over 30 years
1969    Clifton Cycling Club Member's achievements in individual and team TT championships
1970    John Watson (Clifton CC) BBAR, 12 hour TT champion and 50 mile TT record
1971    Granville Sydney (Hudds. Star Whs) National Hill Climb Champion for a record 4th time
1972    Jim Carr (Birdwell Wh.) Prolific TT organiser and RTTC official
1973    Ian White (Clifton CC) 1973 National 50 and 100 miles TT Champion.
1974    Barry Hoban (Pro – Wakefield) Won Tour de France stage, sprints comp and other continental RRs
1975    Sid Barras (Pro – Middlesbrough) Professional RR achievements, including 18 wins in 1975
1976    Mike McNamara (Rockingham CC) Numerous national TT honours and services to the sport
1977    Bill Priestley (BCF) Outstanding service to cycling as an administrator and organiser
1978    Beryl Burton OBE (Morley CC) National champion at 10, 25, 50 and 100 miles, also BBAR
1979    Ron Kitching (Yorkshire RC) Cycle trader and supporter of the sport at all levels
1980    Otley Cycle Club Services to cycling by club and members.
1981    Danny Horton (Halifax RC) Yorkshire BAR and W.Yorks. Div. RR Champion.
1982    Malcolm Elliott (South Yorkshire RC) Gold medals at Commonwealth Games in RR and team TT
1983    Beryl Burton OBE (Morley CC) Won Women’s BBAR for 25th consecutive time
1984    Bob Carmichael-Riddell (Leeds CTC) Administration of cycle touring events
1985    Edwin Longthorpe (W Bradford CC) Administrator to RTTC and YCF
1986    Paul Curran (Manchester Wh.) Gold medals at Commonwealth Games in RR and team TT
1987    Margaret Allen (Barnsley RC) Won Women’s BBAR at 42 years of age.
1988    Lisa Brambani (Ravensthorpe CC) Women’s RR champion 3rd time & international racing achievements
1989    Valerie Rushworth (Featherstone RC)     Ladies coach, administrator and former international    
1990    Eric Brearley (Halifax CTC) Services to cycling for almost 70 years
1991    Keith Lambert (Pro – Bradford) Pro cycling achievements, team manager & ambassador to the sport
1992    Kevin Dawson (GS Strada) First Yorkshire winner of BBAR since 1970
1993    John Rawnsley (Bradford RCC) Services to cyclo-cross, especially organisation of 3 Peaks event
1994    Yvonne McGregor (Swaledale CC) Won Commonwealth Games points race, BBAR & national champs
1995    Peter Longbottom (North Wirral Velo) International racing cyclist, TT record breaker and champion
1996    Keith and Joyce Webb (Otley CC) TT organisers, administrators and competitors over many years
1997    Jonathan Clay (Pro – Leeds) International racing achievements over many years.
1998    Chris Young (pro – Shipley) Racing successes, particularly cyclo-cross
1999    Frank and Christine Minto (Conisbrough Ivanhoe CC & Birdwell Whs) 40 years service to RTTC and Christine’s veterans TT successes
2000    Chris Newton, Jonathan Clay and Yvonne McGregor Medal winners at Sydney Olympics and World Championships
2001    Brian Haskell (Huddersfield RC) Illustrious cycling career over many years
2002    Chris Newton (Pinarello RT) World Track Points Race Champion and other successes
2003    David Rayner Trustees Assistance to aspiring young British cyclists at international level
2004    Mike Smith (East Bradford CC) Media achievements and RTTC, YCF and VTTA administrator
2005    Brian Robinson (Ex-pro – Mirfield) 50th anniversary recognition of first British Tour de France stage win
2006    Kevin Dawson (Agisko Dart RT) Won BBAR for record 10th time, other RR successes
2007    George Barker (Pennine CC) Services to YCF over 50 years, time keeper, event organiser
2008    Ed Clancy MBE & David Stone MBE Winners of Gold Medals at Beijing Olympics and Paralympics
2009    Steve Peat (Pro – Sheffield) World Downhill Mountain Bike Champion
2010    Lizzie Armitstead (Pro – Otley) International track and road racing successes
2011    Betty Philipson (City RC (Hull)) Over 40 years administration, organising and time keeping
2012    Keith Lawton (Elmet CRC) Administration to time trialling at local and national level
2013    Bob Howden (Wakefield CC) President of British Cycling. Leading local official and RR organiser
2014    Gary Verity (Welcome to Yorkshire) Masterminded Yorkshire Grand Départ of the Tour de France
2015    Lizzie Armitstead (Pro – Otley) World, Commonwealth and British women’s road race champion
2016    Steve Bate (Pro – Hebden Bridge) and Adam Duggleby (Pro – Leeds) 2 golds and 1 bronze in visually impaired tandem at Rio Paralympics
2017    Mike Williams (Team Swift) Administrator of Yorkshire time trialling and event organiser
2018    David Hall (Sustrans) Yorkshire Regional Director of Sustrans from 1994 to 2014
2019    Ben Swift (Pro - Sheffield) British Road Race Champion and 12 years a World Tour Professional
2020    Tom Pidcock (Pro - Leeds) 5 age group World Championships in TT, MTB and CX by age 22
2021    Mandy Parker (East Bradford CC)Coaching and organising of cycling and racing for young riders
2022    Rob Jebb (Hope Factory Racing)Winner of 3 Peaks Cyclo Cross 13 times, most recently at age 47
2023    Peter Root & Peter Sutton (White Rose Youth League)Providing racing in safe, traffic free environment for the next generation of cyclists
2024    Catrin ("Cat") Ferguson (Skipton international)World Junior Women's Champion in RR, TT, track omnium and team pursuit
Special Awards
1986    Tom Anderton (Yorkshire RC) Posthumously for a lifetime of services to cycling sport
1993    Trevor Wilkinson (Birdwell Whs) Posthumous Award for administrative services to cycling as long serving official and organiser
1994    Dave Rayner (Pro – Bradford) Posthumous Award to professional racing cyclist gaining increasing continental success
2008    Peter Smith (Holme Valley Whs) Posthumous Award for Services to RTTC in Yorkshire and nationally
2011    Bryan Peel (Drighlington BC) Lifetime Achievement Award for services to cycling – YCF, RTTC and BCF
2012    John Rawnsley (Bradford RCC) Lifetime Achievement Award for organising 3 Peaks Cyclo Cross over its 50 editions
2020    Pete Read (Team Swift) Posthumously - Pioneer coach using structured indoor turbo training, assisted by heart rate monitoring, for time triallists
Glossary
TT - Time trial BBAR - British Best All Rounder time trial competition
RR - Road race CTT or RTTC - Cycling Time Trials (formerly Road Time Trials Council)
CX - Cyclo cross BC or BCF - British Cycling (formerly British Cycling Federation)
MTB - Mountain bike CTC - Cyclists’ Touring Club (now Cycling UK)
YCF = Yorkshire Cycling Federation
VTTA - Veterans Time Trials Association