Over the years it outgrew all of its venues and from 2000 was held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
Olympic rowing gold medalists Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent have won open titles at the event in the past.
All competitors over 16 race 2,000 m (the Olympic rowing distance) with shorter time-based events for juniors.
The first event under the new name was held on 8 February 2015 at the Lee Valley VeloPark.
[1] Graham Benton and Emanuele Romoli are two of the main "non-rower" to win the men's open event at the BIRC, an event dominated until that time by Olympic water rowers such as Matthew Pinsent (who won in 2003), James Cracknell (second in 2003), and Jamie Schroeder (who won in 2002).