Manx Trophy
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{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name = Manx Trophy
| image =
| date = June
| region = Isle of Man
| english = Manx Trophy
| localnames =
| nickname =
| discipline = Road race
| competition = Premier Calendar
| type = Single day race
| organiser =
| director =
| first = {{start date|1936}}
| number = c. 54
| last =
| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Charles Holland|GBR}}
| mostwins = {{flagathlete|Jean Baldessari|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Seamus Elliott|IRL}}
{{flagathlete|Tom Simpson|GBR}}
{{flagathlete|Paul Curran|GBR}}
(2 times)
| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Matthew Holmes|GBR}}
}}
{{About|the bicycle race|the rally|Rally Isle of Man}}
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.
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 {{convert|37.75|mi|km}}. The course runs from Douglas to Ramsey then climbs for {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} to a high point on the mountain of Snaefell at {{convert|1384|ft|m|abbr=on}} before descending to Douglas. The distance was later increased to two and then three laps ({{convert|113|mi|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}).
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=
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1936|name={{sortname|Charles|Holland|Charles Holland (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team=Midland Cycling and Athletic Club}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1937|name={{sortname|Jack|Fancourt}}|nat=GBR|team=Yorkshire RC}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1938|name={{sortname|Pierre|Chazaud}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1939|name={{sortname|Bill|Messer}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1940–45|reason=World War II}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1946|name={{sortname|Jean|Baldessari}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1947|name={{sortname|Jean|Baldessari}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1948|name={{sortname|Alan|Barnes|Alan Barnes (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1949|name={{sortname|Desmond|Robinson}}{{cite news|last=Atkinson |first=Neil |title=Tributes to Mirfield Olympic cyclist Desmond Robinson who has died aged 87 |newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |publisher=Trinity Mirror |date=21 December 2015 |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/tributes-mirfield-olympic-cyclist-desmond-10630357 |access-date=29 April 2017 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1956|name={{sortname|Ercole|Baldini}}|nat=ITA|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1957|reason=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1958|name={{sortname|Henri|De Wolf}}|nat=BEL|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1959|name={{sortname|Seamus|Elliott}}|nat=IRL|team={{UCI team code|Helyett|1959}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1960|name={{sortname|André|Darrigade}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|Helyett|1960a}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1961|name={{sortname|Jo|de Roo}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|Helyett|1961}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1962|name={{sortname|Rudi|Altig}}|nat=GER|team={{UCI team code|Saint-Raphael|1962}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1963|name={{sortname|Tom|Simpson}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|Peugeot|1963}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1964|name={{sortname|Seamus|Elliott}}|nat=IRL|team={{UCI team code|Saint-Raphael|1964}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1965|name={{sortname|Jacques|Anquetil}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|Ford France|1965}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1966|name={{sortname|Wim|Schepers}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|Caballero|1966}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1967|name={{sortname|Tom|Simpson}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|Peugeot|1967}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1968|name={{sortname|Arthur|Metcalfe}}|nat=GBR|team=Carlton–B.M.B.}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name={{sortname|Jan|Harings}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|Caballero|1969}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name={{sortname|Barry|Hoban}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|Sonolor|1970}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|Bernard|Bourreau}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1972–74|reason=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|William|Nickson}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Paul|Sherwen}}|nat=GBR|team=Altrincham Road Club - Rotalac Plastics}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1977|reason=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Steve|Lawrence|Steve Lawrence (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Steve|Joughin}}|nat=IOM|team=Manx Road Club}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|John|Herety}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1981|reason=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Joseph|Waugh}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Hans|Reis}}|nat=SUI|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Mark|Walsham}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Paul|Curran|Paul Curran (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Brian|Fowler|Brian Fowler (cyclist)}}|nat=NZL|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Darryl|Webster}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Paul|Curran|Paul Curran (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Wayne|Randle}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Tim|Hall|Tim Hall (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team=Liverpool Mercury CC}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Christophe|Mengin}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|David|Hourigan}}|nat=IRL|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Brian|Smith|Brian Smith (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team=Banana–Falcon}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Simeon|Hempsall}}|nat=GBR|team=Choice Accountancy}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Robert|Millar}}The race was run as the British professional road race championship.|nat=GBR|team=Le Groupement}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|David|McCann|David McCann (cyclist) }}|nat=IRL|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Christophe|Morel}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|John|Tanner|John Tanner (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team=Brite}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|David|Millar}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|COF|1999}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Julian|Winn}}|nat=GBR|team=Elite 2/3}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Matthew|Stephens|Matthew Stephens (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|LIN|2001}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|David|McCann|David McCann (cyclist) }}|nat=IRL|team=Volksbank–Ideal}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Mark|Lovatt}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}
=Manx International Cycling GP=
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Ian|Bibby}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|NPC|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Steve|Cummings}}The race was run as the HSBC UK British Cycling National Road Championships.|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|DDD|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Matthew|Holmes|Matthew Holmes (cyclist)}}The race was run as the Cycle360 Manx International Stage Race.|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|MGT|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}
References
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=Notes=
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External links
- [http://www.veloarchive.com/races/races.php?raceID=manxtrophy Manx International on veloarchive.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20191217131910/https://www.manxinternational.com/history.html History of Manx International Cycling Race]
Category:Cycle races in the Isle of Man
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1936
Category:1936 establishments in the Isle of Man
Category:Men's road bicycle races