Velo Club Lincoln Cycling Club presents

THE 51st LINCOLN GRAND PRIX

 

Sunday, May 7th, 2006; 86 mile Round 4 of the Premier Calendar

 

Now only a few weeks away, the buildup to the next round of the British Cycling Premier Calendar, the Lincoln Grand Prix, continues with a list of riders taking part. British Cycling will have a preview of the event in the coming week.

 

 

Riders will do anything to avoid riding the cobbles -- especially wet ones!

Welcome to the Lincoln Grand Prix
from Ian Emmerson OBE, Race Organiser

On behalf of the Velo Club Lincoln and Lincoln City Council, Welcome to the 51st edition of the Lincoln Grand Prix Cycle Race. Last year the race reached the coveted milestone of 50 consecutive editions and we now move on in to the second half century with a slightly revised race with the distance reduced by 2 laps but nonetheless an exciting 86 miles race before us.

The entry list features two strong foreign teams from Australia and Ireland but they will be up against the best of British competition over the usual 8 mile circuit and 11 climbs of the now famous Michaelgate climb which can be guaranteed to sort out who are the main contenders as the laps progress.

Lincoln welcomes Commonwealth Games Gold Medallists Rob Hayles and Chris Newton back to the event. Chris won the race six years ago in 2000, whilst Rob had bad luck last year when he was forced to retire with mechanical problems. Other previous winners in the 128 strong field are Malcolm Elliott (1983) and Kevin Dawson (1996). Russell and Dean Downing, first and second last year, are missing on continental soil, but watch out for Malcolm who has vowed to win the event again 23 years after his first victory!

The Grand Prix is a counting event in the season long British Cycling Premier Calendar and the current top 3 riders in the competition Kristian House, Matthew Stephens and Ben Greenwood are on the start list together with most of the 53 riders already in the points table.

Picking a race winner is not easy and it will probably take quite a few of the 11 laps before a possible victor shows his form, so be prepared for a great cat and mouse chase around the circuit before the final dash to the line after the 11th climb of Michaelgate.

Back in Lincoln for the third year running is Cycling.TV who will again be recording the Grand Prix for showing both on Eurosport the following weekend and on their web site www.cycling.tv Last years 52 minute Eurosport film was excellent and this year all the Premier Calendar series events are being featured.

Events like this are not possible without the support of Councils, Police and Sponsors who together with a small army of race officials, stewards, medics and mechanics make the wheels go round smoothly. My thanks go to each of these for the part they play to make the Lincoln Grand Prix Britain's favourite one day classic.

Whether you are here today as a rider or spectator or one of the important cogs in the organisation, we hope you enjoy the day and hope you will all come back again.

Competitors
1. Peter McDonald, Team FRF Couriers, Australia
2. Joshua Marden, Team FRF Couriers, Australia
3. Peter Herzig,Team FRF Couriers, Australia
4. Joe McDonnell, Team FRF Couriers, Australia
5. Cody Stevenson, Team FRF Couriers, Australia
6. Tony Mann,Team FRF Couriers, Australia
7. Brendan Brooks, Team FRF Couriers, Australia
8. Philip Finnegan, Team Murphy & Gunn, Ireland
9. Morgan Fox,Team Murphy & Gunn, Ireland.
10. Paul Healion,Team Murphy & Gunn, Ireland
11. Conor Murphy,Team Murphy & Gunn, Ireland
12. Andrew Roche, Team Murphy & Gunn, Ireland
13. Erik Van Lakerveld, LWV Swift, Holland
14. Gary Hand,Scotland, Livingstone
15. Daniel Alexander, Ace Racing Team, Eastwood
16. Duncan Urquhart, Agisko ?Dart , Farnborough
17. Kevin Dawson,Agisko ?Dart, Doncaster
18. Graham Briggs, Agisko ?Dart, Doncaster
19. James Williamson, Agisko ?Dart, Shavington
20. Clayton Barrows, Agisko ?Dart, Laramie, USA
21. Neil Coleman,Agisko ?Dart, Corsham
22. Eric Ransom,Agisko ?Dart, USA
23. Rob Enslin, (reserve), Agisko ?Dart, South Africa
24. Alex Hagman, (reserve), Agisko ?Dart, USA
25. Daniel Davies,Agisko-Viner, Derby
26. Sean Brennan,Agisko-Viner, Luton
27. Gyles Wingate,Agisko-Viner, Bognor Regis
28. Bryan Pool,AndersonS Racing, Carlisle
29. Andrew Stuart,Ashfield Road Club, Nottingham
30. Rob English,AW Cycles, Bracknell
31. Matthew Melville, AW Cycles, Reading
32. Sean Polson,Velo Club Azzurri, North Shields
33. Wayne Webster, Beauvale Cycling Club, Nottingham
34. Alistair Stoddart, Bouwelse Wielervrienden, Bexley
35. Andy Hayton,Cherry Valley Racing Team, Scunthorpe
36. Gareth Williams, Cherry Valley Racing Team, Bishop Norton
37. Julian Gromett,Cottingham Coureurs, Grimsby
38. Andy Collis,De Rosa Racing Team, Rugeley
39. Matthew Bottrill, De Rosa Racing Team, Coalville
40. Julian Ramsbottom, De Rosa Racing Team, Scunthorpe
41. Paul Wilkes,De Rosa Racing Team, Mountsorrell
42. Adam Weaver,Doncaster Wheelers, Rotherham
43. Gavin Evans,East Midlands, Alfreton
44. Ross Muir,Evans Cycles, Richmond
45. Justin Hoy,Evans Cycles, Andover
46. Geoff Lulham,Evans Cycles, Walton on Thames
47. Alex Atkins,Evans Cycles, Banstead
48. Ian Holt,Evans Cycles, Richmond
49. Nicholas Dawes, FCCC East St, Aldershot
50. Ashley Brown,Featherstone Road Club, Selby
51. Neil Jones,Gateway Racing Team, Abergavenny
52. Steven Marrows, GB Fire Brigade, Grimsby
53. Mark McKay,Glendene Cycling Club, Northampton
54. Ben Hallam,Glendene Cycling Club, Cambridge
55. Matt Talbot,Glendene Cycling Club, Streatham
56. Lewis Atkins,Glendene Cycling Club, West Drayton
57. Chris Bartlett,Glendene Cycling Club, Ipswich
58. Gareth Jones,Team Fuji UK, Caernarfon
59. Thomas Gardner, Heroncyclesport, Brentwood
60. Dean Shannon, Heroncyclesport, Southend on Sea
61. Paul Oldham,Hope Factory Racing, Colne
62. Chris Belsham,JE James Racing Team, Manchester
63. Dave Coulson,JE James Racing Team, Sheffield
64. Christopher Daddy, JE James Racing Team, Hull
65. Gareth Hewitt,JE James Racing Team, Sheffield
66. Matthew Higgins, JE James Racing Team, Walsall
67. Mark Wordsworth, JE James Racing Team, Doncaster
68. Pete Williams,Kinesis UK, York
69. Rob Hayles,Team KLR, Hayfield
70. Gary Adamson, Kuota/Biemme, Holmeswood
71. Steven Kenny,Kuota/Biemme, Whitley Bay
72. Richard Sykes-Popham, Llandovery Cycling Club, Llanfynydd
73. James Stewart, Le Coq Sportif, Ormskirk
74. Chris Hurd,Velo Club Lincoln, Lincoln
75. Martin Ford,Team Lloyds TSB, Newcastle, Staffs
76. Graeme Stone,Team Lloyds TSB, Newcastle, Staffs
77. Chris Debens,Team Lloyds TSB, Stone
78. Chris Spence,Team Lloyds TSB, Jersey
79. Tom Hemmant, London Dynamo, Twickenham
80. Warrick Spence, London Dynamo, East Dulwich
81. Geoffrey Beetham, Magura, Loughborough
82. Jon Mozley,Merlin Development Squad, Borrowash
83. Richard Cartland, Team MK, Birmingham
84. Roy Chamberlain, Team MK, Newport Pagnell
85. Tom Crouch,Team MK, High Wycombe
86. Karl Freeman,Team MK, Thame
87. Martin Smith,Team MK, Milton Keynes
88. Mark Dziobon,MK Cycles, Bolton
89. Julian Sharples, MK Cycles, Bury
90. Neil Swithenbank, MK Cycles, Littleborough
91. Greg Roche,Nippo KFS, Macclesfield
92. Matthew Charity, Velo Club Nottingham, Nottingham
93. Craig Butland,Plowman Craven RT, South Africa
94. Wesley Cole,Plowman Craven RT, Ruislip
95. Malcolm Elliott,Plowman Craven RT, Sheffield
96. Tony Gibb,Plowman Craven RT, Ruislip
97. Adam Norris,Plowman Craven RT, Romford
98. Tom Smith,Plowman Craven RT, Cardiff
99. James Taylor,Plowman Craven RT, Bristol
100. Ben Pochee,Rapha Condor, London
101. Ben Price,Rapha Condor, Doddington, Cambs
102. Richard Wilkinson, Rapha Condor, Lincoln
103. Robin Sharman, Recycling.co.uk, Manchester
104. Ben Greenwood, Recycling.co.uk, Carnforth
105. Kristian House,Recycling.co.uk, Elsham, Kent
106. Evan Oliphant,Recycling.co.uk, Wick
107. Dale Appleby,Recycling.co.uk, Pontycllin
108. Robert Partridge, Recycling.co.uk, Wrexham
109. Chris Newton,Recycling.co.uk, Oldham
110. Henry Furniss,Ride Beyond, Chiddingfold
111. Shawn Blakey,Ride Beyond, London
112. Richard Lambert, Rossington Wheelers, Doncaster
113. Jamie Burgan,Rutland Cycling Club, Sheffield
114. Ian Wilkinson,ScienceinSport.com, Burnley
115. Tim Lawson,ScienceinSport.com, Blackburn
116. Phil Dixon,ScienceinSport.com, Sutton in Ashfield
117. Jack Woodward, ScienceinSport.com, Edinburgh
118. Stuart McManus, ScienceinSport.com, Manchester
119. Mike Harrison,Sigmasport Racing Team, Holmes Chapel
120. Matthew Stephens, Sigmasport Racing Team, Crewe
121. Charles Tennick, Stealth Racing Team, Rotherham
122. Damian Harris,Stilton Racing Team, Sherburn in Elmet
123. Josh James,Stilton Racing Team, Canada
124. James Sampson, Stilton Racing Team, Huddersfield
125. Lee Cairns,Team Swift, Goole
126. Stephen Ward,Team Swift, Driffield
127. Alastair Kay,York Cycleworks, York
128. Stephan Wolfer, Zenith Cycling Club, Germany
129. Mike Moss,Cottingham Coureurs, Hessle

130. Leon Burger,  Ruiterdakkapellen-wielerteam Holland
131. Jan Hopman,  Ruiterdakkapellen-wielerteam Holland
132. Tino Haakman,  Ruiterdakkapellen-wielerteam Holland
133. Dennis Leliveld,  Ruiterdakkapellen-wielerteam Holland
134. Raymond Rol,  Ruiterdakkapellen-wielerteam Holland

135 Daniel Keena,  Cottingham Coureurs  Hessle
136 Paul Rennie, North Beach Hotel RT  Langholm



PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE WITHAM VALLEY/LINCOLN GRAND PRIX
1956, Bob Eastwood, Huddersfield Road Club
1957, Ron Coe, Wilson Cycles
1958, Ron Coe, Elswick Hopper
1959, Ron Coe, Elswick Hopper
1960, John Perks, Falcon Cycles
1961, John Perks, Falcon Cycles
1962, Jim Grieves, Helyett Cycles
1963, Albert Hitchen, Viking Cycles
1964, Albert Hitchen, Falcon Cycles
1965, Arthur Durham, England
1966, John Clarey, Woolwich Cycling Club
1967, Des Thompson, New Zealand
1968, Doug Dailey, Kirkby Cycling Club
1969, Pete Smith, Clifton Cycling Club
1970, Tom Mullins, Rockingham Cycling Club
1971, Dave Allen, Birkenhead North End CC
1972, Phil Edwards, Western Road Club
1973, Dave Vose, Kirkby Cycling Club
1974, Steve Heffernan, Archer Road Club
1975, Tony Gornall, Clayton Velo
1976, Bill Nickson, East Liverpool Wheelers
1977, Dave Cuming, Kirkby Cycling Club
1978, Steve Lawrence, VC Olympia Sport
1979, Geoff Taylor, Liverpool Century
1980, Steve Joughin, Manchester Wheelers
1981, Phil Thomas, Liverpool Mercury
1982, Mark Bell, Manchester Wheelers
1983, Malcolm Elliott, Manchester Wheelers
1984, Neil Martin, Angliasport
1985, Darryl Webster, Manchester Wheelers
1986, Paul Curran, Manchester Wheelers
1987, Paul Curran, Manchester Wheelers
1988, Paul Curran, Manchester Wheelers
1989, Mark Gornall, Manchester Wheelers
1990, Brian Smith, Velo Club d?Or
1991, Paul Curran, Manchester Wheelers
1992, John Charlesworth, Ace Racing Team
1993, Keith Reynolds, Banana Energy Fruit
1994, Chris Walker, Lex ? Townsend
1995, Mark Walsham, Tritech
1996, Kevin Dawson, Optimum Performance
1997, John Tanner, Controlware
1998, Chris Lillywhite, Harrods
1999, Saulius Ruskis, Team Oktos ? MBK (France)
2000, Chris Newton, Middridge Cycle Racing Team
2001, John Tanner, Ribble ? Pro Vision
2002, Huw Pritchard, Angliasport
2003, Mark Lovatt, Life Repair CRT
2004, David O'Loughlin, Total Cycling (Ireland)
2005, Russell Downing, recycling.com

 

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