The Archer Grand Prix was run annually for over fifty years, organised by Stuart Benstead of the Archer Road Club (although Stuart Cook organised the last two events in 2006 and 2007). It was described by British Cycling as a "long running classic".[1] The first edition was held in 1956 and won by British rider, Alfred Howling. 1968 saw the first non-British winner when Jan Krekels of the Netherlands won the race. The race has in the past, adopted the name of its main sponsor, including Harp, Pernod and Cycling Weekly.
Consistently routed around the roads and lanes of the Chiltern Hills, the most recent route was split into a large and small circuit. The large circuit took in Whiteleaf Hill and Hughenden Valley while the small finish circuit included the finish at Winchmoor Hill.
The 2007 edition was won by Simon Gaywood riding for the Plowman Craven Associates team from Matt Talbot (Rapha Condor) and Andy Roche (Pinarello). The 53rd version of the race was scheduled to run in Spring 2008 but had to be cancelled because of policing issues.[2] The future of the race then became uncertain; it was scheduled to be held again on 19 April 2009,[3] but sponsorship problems led to a second cancellation.
archer, grand, prix, part, british, cycling, premier, calendar, archer, gprace, detailsdatelate, march, early, aprilregionchilterns, united, kingdomenglish, namearcher, gpdisciplineroad, racecompetitionbc, premier, calendartypesingle, raceorganiserarcher, rcra. The Archer Grand Prix was part of the British Cycling Premier Calendar Archer GPRace detailsDateLate March Early AprilRegionChilterns United KingdomEnglish nameArcher GPDisciplineRoad raceCompetitionBC Premier CalendarTypeSingle day raceOrganiserArcher RCRace directorStuart BensteadHistoryFirst edition1956 1956 Editions52First winner Alfred Howling GBR Most wins Steve Farrell GBR x4 Most recent Simon Gaywood GBR History editThe Archer Grand Prix was run annually for over fifty years organised by Stuart Benstead of the Archer Road Club although Stuart Cook organised the last two events in 2006 and 2007 It was described by British Cycling as a long running classic 1 The first edition was held in 1956 and won by British rider Alfred Howling 1968 saw the first non British winner when Jan Krekels of the Netherlands won the race The race has in the past adopted the name of its main sponsor including Harp Pernod and Cycling Weekly Consistently routed around the roads and lanes of the Chiltern Hills the most recent route was split into a large and small circuit The large circuit took in Whiteleaf Hill and Hughenden Valley while the small finish circuit included the finish at Winchmoor Hill The 2007 edition was won by Simon Gaywood riding for the Plowman Craven Associates team from Matt Talbot Rapha Condor and Andy Roche Pinarello The 53rd version of the race was scheduled to run in Spring 2008 but had to be cancelled because of policing issues 2 The future of the race then became uncertain it was scheduled to be held again on 19 April 2009 3 but sponsorship problems led to a second cancellation Winners edit1956 Alfred Howling nbsp Great Britain 1957 Tony Hall nbsp Great Britain 1958 Brian Wiltcher nbsp Great Britain 1959 Ron Coe nbsp Great Britain 1960 Billy Holmes nbsp Great Britain 1961 Gilbert Taylor nbsp Great Britain 1962 Albert Hitchen nbsp Great Britain 1963 Mike Shea nbsp Great Britain 1964 Derek Harrison nbsp Great Britain 1965 Les West nbsp Great Britain 1966 Hugh Porter nbsp Great Britain 1967 Dave Rollinson nbsp Great Britain 1968 Jan Krekels nbsp Netherlands 1969 Martyn Roach nbsp Great Britain 1970 Hugo De Haes nbsp Belgium 1971 Richard Jones nbsp Great Britain 1972 Jorgen Emil Hansen nbsp Denmark 1973 Jorgen Emil Hansen nbsp Denmark 1974 Vern Hanaray nbsp New Zealand 1975 Ryszard Szurkowski nbsp Poland 1976 Paul Sherwen nbsp Great Britain 1977 Paul Sherwen nbsp Great Britain 1978 Phil Griffiths nbsp Great Britain 1979 Jorgen Emil Hansen nbsp Denmark 1980 Jeff Williams nbsp Great Britain 1981 Alan Gornall nbsp Great Britain 1982 Steve Joughin nbsp Great Britain 1983 Mark Bell nbsp Great Britain 1984 Mark Walsham nbsp Great Britain 1985 Peter Sanders nbsp Great Britain 1986 Wayne Randle nbsp Great Britain 1987 Steve Farrell nbsp Great Britain 1988 Philip Cassidy nbsp Ireland 1989 Steve Farrell nbsp Great Britain 1990 Steve Farrell nbsp Great Britain 1991 Steve Farrell nbsp Great Britain 1992 Peter Longbottom nbsp Great Britain 1993 David Williams nbsp Great Britain 1994 Paul Curran nbsp Great Britain 1995 Chris Newton nbsp Great Britain 1996 Gary Baker nbsp Great Britain 1997 John Tanner nbsp Great Britain 1998 Jon Clay nbsp Great Britain 1999 Chris Walker nbsp Great Britain 2000 Roger Hammond nbsp Great Britain 2001 Gordon McCauley nbsp New Zealand 2002 Gordon McCauley nbsp New Zealand 2003 David O Loughlin nbsp Ireland 2004 Julian Winn nbsp Wales 2005 John Tanner nbsp Great Britain 2006 Mariusz Wiesiak nbsp Poland 2007 Simon Gaywood nbsp Great Britain 2008 Not held 2009 Not heldReferences edit 2009 Premier Calendar and Circuit Series British Cycling 4 December 2008 The Big Interview Stuart Benstead Cycling Weekly 1 December 2008 Lionel Birnie 1 December 2008 British Race Calendar 2009 Cycling Weekly Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Archer Grand Prix amp oldid 1082759537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
