CW's top 30 riders of 2009 logo

CW's top 30 riders of 2009 logo

It was another year of stunning British performances on the world and domestic stages of professional cycling.

The wins came flooding in for the Brits, with success across the board - one-day Classics, Grand Tours, stage races, track, cyclo-cross and mountain biking.

To honour the achievements of Britain's cyclists during 2009, we ran a countdown of the best 30 British riders of the year before Christmas with the final top six revealed in the December 31 issue of Cycling Weekly magazine.

Here we present the full list of our pick of the best riders of 2009. Click on the links to read more on each rider, and our reasons for including them in the list.

Disagree with our choices? Leave a comment in the box below to tell us why!

Cycling Weekly's top 30 British riders of 2009
Number 1: Mark Cavendish
Number 2: Bradley Wiggins
Number 3: Emma Pooley
Number 4: Lizzie Armitstead
Number 5: Sir Chris Hoy
Number 6: Steve Peat
Number 7: Russell Downing
Number 8: Ben Swift
Number 9: Victoria Pendleton
Number 10: Becky James
Number 11: Daniel Lloyd
Number 12: Peter Kennaugh
Number 13: Nicole Cooke
Number 14: Geraint Thomas
Number 15: David Millar
Number 16: Wendy Houvenaghel
Number 17: Matt Crampton
Number 18: Roger Hammond
Number 19: Jeremy Hunt
Number 20: Joanna Rowsell
Number 21: Kristian House
Number 22: Sarah Storey
Number 23: Alex Dowsett
Number 24: Chris Newton
Number 25: Ian Wilkinson
Number 26: Helen Wyman
Number 27: Michael Hutchinson
Number 28: Katie Colclough
Number 29: Dean Downing
Number 30: Joe Perrett

Related links
CW's top 30 British riders of 2009 advent calendar