Lincoln Grand Prix Cycle Race

LincolnImp
LincolnImp Posts: 34
edited May 2010 in Pro race
Just a reminder one of the UK's top Cycle races The Lincoln Grand Prix takes place this Sunday. The race starts from the Yarborough Leisure Centre at 10 am and is expected to finish in Castle Square on its 11th lap of the circuit at 1.30 pm.
Most of the top UK teams taking part. :D

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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,600
    a spare number int he sky ranks? who could that be?
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  • Rodrego Hernandez
    Rodrego Hernandez Posts: 1,436
    gsk82 wrote:
    a spare number int he sky ranks? who could that be?

    no one, they're only allowed 3 riders.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Anyone know who the Sky riders are?
  • Rodrego Hernandez
    Rodrego Hernandez Posts: 1,436
    There's a race preview on the British Cycling website.= with all the riders - all 200 of them! That'll be fun, 200 riders hitting the bottom of that hill!!

    It's not as good a race now that the distance has been reduced but still worth watching.
  • pedro118118
    pedro118118 Posts: 1,102
    @rodrigo - Why are Sky limited to only 3 riders?
    From the start list, some teams are fielding up to 8 riders?!

    @gazzaput - confirmed Sky riders are (reigning champ) Russ Downing, Ben Swift and Geraint Thomas. Plus "spare number", which may be another Sky rider??? Someone who's not riding the Giro?
  • BrianS
    BrianS Posts: 112
    best ride was 20 years ago!
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Ha! :D

    Who did you beat Brian?
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    pedro118118 wrote:
    @rodrigo - Why are Sky limited to only 3 riders?
    From the start list, some teams are fielding up to 8 riders?!

    @gazzaput - confirmed Sky riders are (reigning champ) Russ Downing, Ben Swift and Geraint Thomas. Plus "spare number", which may be another Sky rider??? Someone who's not riding the Giro?

    I think teams with a protour license are only allowed 3 riders in domestic events (or something like that).
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  • BrianS
    BrianS Posts: 112
    andyp wrote:
    Ha! :D

    Who did you beat Brian?

    Pete Longbottom (RIP) and Norman Dunn.

    13 laps then!
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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    BrianS wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Ha! :D

    Who did you beat Brian?

    Pete Longbottom (RIP) and Norman Dunn.

    13 laps then!

    Did you beat Curran though :wink:
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  • BrianS
    BrianS Posts: 112
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    BrianS wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Ha! :D

    Who did you beat Brian?

    Pete Longbottom (RIP) and Norman Dunn.

    13 laps then!

    Did you beat Curran though :wink:

    Who?

    cant remember the wee fella being in the race that year. done his head in during the tour of the kingdom in 1996...going up final climb...he changed up to smaller gear....i put it in the big ring! :lol: great guy. if only he looked good on a bike!
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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    BrianS wrote:
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    BrianS wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Ha! :D

    Who did you beat Brian?

    Pete Longbottom (RIP) and Norman Dunn.

    13 laps then!

    Did you beat Curran though :wink:

    Who?

    cant remember the wee fella being in the race that year. done his head in during the tour of the kingdom in 1996...going up final climb...he changed up to smaller gear....i put it in the big ring! :lol: great guy. if only he looked good on a bike!

    Yeh, "pedalling squares" I think is the term commonly used to describe him :lol:

    Think he holds the record for winning in the Lincoln still?
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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