Manx Trophy

The Manx Trophy or Isle of Man International Road Race is a bicycle road race run annually on the Isle of Man. In the 1960s the race attracted the world's top professional cyclists including Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx.

Manx Trophy
Race details
DateJune
RegionIsle of Man
English nameManx Trophy
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionPremier Calendar
TypeSingle day race
History
First edition1936 (1936)
Editionsc. 54
First winner Charles Holland (GBR)
Most wins Jean Baldessari (FRA)
 Seamus Elliott (IRL)
 Tom Simpson (GBR)
 Paul Curran (GBR)
(2 times)
Most recent Matthew Holmes (GBR)

The race was a feature of the Isle of Man cycling festival, an annual event which ran from 1936 to 2003 and was started by journalist and cycling enthusiast Curwen Clague. The first festival included a massed-start road race (a rarity in mainland Britain at the time but allowed in the Isle of Man, a self-governing crown dependency) which featured the top riders of the day. Despite closed roads the race saw many crashes and only a few riders finished. The first winner was Charles Holland of Birmingham, later one of the first two Englishmen to ride the Tour de France.

The first event involved riders racing a single lap of the famous TT circuit of 37.75 miles (60.75 km). The course runs from Douglas to Ramsey then climbs for 5 mi (8 km) to a high point on the mountain of Snaefell at 1,384 ft (422 m) before descending to Douglas. The distance was later increased to two and then three laps (113 mi or 182 km).

The Manx Trophy was reintroduced in April 2016 as a one-day race by Manx International Cycling Ltd, named the Manx International Cycling GP, forming part of the British Cycling Spring Cup over 3 laps of the TT Mountain Circuit, and in 2017 hosted the National Road Race Championships where Steve Cummings won both the National Time Trial and Road Race events. In 2019 the event was relaunched as a 3 day stage race forming part of the HSBC UK|British Cycling National Mens Road Race Series.

Winners (not a complete list)

Manx Trophy/Isle of Man International Road Race

Year Country Rider Team
1936  Great Britain Charles Holland Midland Cycling and Athletic Club
1937  Great Britain Jack Fancourt Yorkshire RC
1938  France Pierre Chazaud
1939  Great Britain Bill Messer
1940–45 No race due to World War II
1946  France Jean Baldessari
1947  France Jean Baldessari
1948  Great Britain Alan Barnes
1949  Great Britain Desmond Robinson[1]
1956  Italy Ercole Baldini
1957 No race
1958  Belgium Henri De Wolf
1959  Ireland Seamus Elliott Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson
1960  France André Darrigade Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson
1961  Netherlands Jo de Roo Helyett–Fynsec–Hutchinson
1962  Germany Rudi Altig Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson
1963  Great Britain Tom Simpson Peugeot–BP–Englebert
1964  Ireland Seamus Elliott Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Dunlop
1965  France Jacques Anquetil Ford France–Gitane
1966  Netherlands Wim Schepers Caballero
1967  Great Britain Tom Simpson Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1968  Great Britain Arthur Metcalfe Carlton–B.M.B.
1969  Netherlands Jan Harings Caballero
1970  Great Britain Barry Hoban Sonolor–Lejeune
1971  France Bernard Bourreau
1972–74 No race
1975  Great Britain William Nickson
1976  Great Britain Paul Sherwen Altrincham Road Club - Rotalac Plastics
1977 No race
1978  Great Britain Steve Lawrence
1979  Isle of Man Steve Joughin Manx Road Club
1980  Great Britain John Herety
1981 No race
1982  Great Britain Joseph Waugh
1983   Switzerland Hans Reis
1984  Great Britain Mark Walsham
1985  Great Britain Paul Curran
1986  New Zealand Brian Fowler
1987  Great Britain Darryl Webster
1988  Great Britain Paul Curran
1989  Great Britain Wayne Randle
1990  Great Britain Tim Hall Liverpool Mercury CC
1991  France Christophe Mengin
1992  Ireland David Hourigan
1993  Great Britain Brian Smith Banana–Falcon
1994  Great Britain Simeon Hempsall Choice Accountancy
1995  Great Britain Robert Millar[nb 1] Le Groupement
1996  Ireland David McCann
1997  France Christophe Morel
1998  Great Britain John Tanner Brite
1999  Great Britain David Millar Cofidis
2000  Great Britain Julian Winn Elite 2/3
2001  Great Britain Matthew Stephens Linda McCartney–Jacob’s Creek–Jaguar
2002  Ireland David McCann Volksbank–Ideal
2003  Great Britain Mark Lovatt

Manx International Cycling GP

Year Country Rider Team
2016  Great Britain Ian Bibby NFTO
2017  Great Britain Steve Cummings[nb 2] Team Dimension Data
2019  Great Britain Matthew Holmes[nb 3] Madison Genesis

References

Notes

  1. The race was run as the British professional road race championship.
  2. The race was run as the HSBC UK British Cycling National Road Championships.
  3. The race was run as the Cycle360 Manx International Stage Race.
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