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Hi Ian
Many thanks for your hospitality over the weekend and congratulations on another excellent event. Hope I'm pencilled in for next years
Cheers,
Frank Daniels
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Ian
I really enjoyed the race today. Just a pity I didn’t have my 18 team mates with me!!!!
Wont be able to retire until I come back and win this one!!!
David McCann
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Hi Ian,
Once again an exciting and well organized event, a credit to you and your team of helpers and sponsors.
Best Regards, See you next year.
Tony Barry.
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Ian & Sheila,
A quick thank you for your hospitality over the weekend - yet again a wonderful time had by all.
Regards,
Judy
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Hi Ian
glad you liked the photos, I certainly enjoyed taking them. I found the race and setting to be very photogenic, and I'm just glad that I wasn't having to pedal up Michaelgate 11 times. It was a great day.
John
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Hello Ian,
Thanks for putting on another excellent Lincoln Grand prix. I have been associated with your race since 1986 (as a rider, although I did not attend every year) and now as a manager, in sun , rain and wind. I always come away thinking that UK racing needs to take their cue from your event, then maybe we can really take cycle racing to the General public.
On behalf of KFS Cycling team please thank all your helpers and police for allowing the race such a safe passage -at all times.
Sporting regards,
Harry Lodge, DS. KFS Special Vehicles/Sunday Bicycles
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Dear Ian,
Special thanks must go you for organising one of the most fantastic events on the cycling calendar, year after year.
Thank you so much from the PCA-Ciclos Uno-Isaac Racing Team and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
I hope you're having a well earned rest now!
Best regards,
James Whatling
PCA-Ciclos Uno-Isaac Racing Team
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Ian
What another brilliant Lincoln Grand Prix. I thought with an early start the crowds would be down but with the hot weather they turned out in flocks. Even Roger nearly lost his voice once or twice. I'm afraid he's getting a bit like Duffield on Eurosport these days.
Got the posters you sent me out just in time. Just an idea for you to take up – next year get some smaller flyers printed and get to every bike shop, sports centres, fitness clubs, schools, within 50 mile radius of Lincoln. Very disappointed that Look North didn't give the race a mention, where The Norton motorcycle Rally at Woodall Spa with 2000 spectators, got a space on Friday night's show.
Brilliant
Frank Snyder, Newark Castle Cycling Club
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Good morning Ian
Hope everything went well with the Lincoln Grand Prix. The feedback that I have had has been excellent.
We look forward to 2009!
Regards
Linda (Chattertons Solicitors)
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We're just watching the Lincoln GP 2008 on Sky+
How fantastic to hear 'duffers' giving the commentary....!!!! So often the British races are so boring, he's giving 'life' to the race. People should appreciate him more as he IS the 'Murray Walker' of Cycling...!!!!!
Countryside and cuisine. If this sport is ever to become generally popular then 'Duffers' is the person to draw ordinary people to the sport. CHERISH HIM!
Sarah and David, Leavening North Yorkshire
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Dear Ian
I also wanted to say what a great event it was this year (as ever) and how much I enjoyed racing it.
Many thanks,
Simon Richardson
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Messages received after the 2007 event (the very wet one):
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Thank you for an excellent race, pity the weather spoilt it a bit AGAIN!
Cheers
Paul Oldham
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Thanks for putting on such a good race
See you next year
Cheers,
James Mather
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Well done Ian,
The premier road race in UK!
Herman Kok, Lindum Group
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Hi Ian,
Superb race, shame about the weather!!!
Nick Taylor
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Ian
Sorry I didn't get chance to catch up with you.
Hope the event went well. Really enjoyed it and from what I can gather the riders did too (although they did find it hard!)
One of the team riders has very kindly forwarded me the final results (and I see they are also on the website)
Once again many thanks for all your help prior to the event.
Best Regards
Keith Valters, GWR Team Press & PR Officer
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Excellent race report on your website - just spotted a little error though.
It is, incredibly, 24 years since Malcom Elliott won - not 14!
Ed Ward, Sherwood CC
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Ian
Congratulations on organising another superb edition of the Lincoln GP. Next year you must pay more attention, when planning, to the weather!!!
Do you think we have upset someone?
Rob Finegan
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Hi Ian,
Congratulations upon a another great event, just such a pity about the weather, although that does not appear to put people off!!
Colin Clews
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To Ian and all the Organisation Crew at the Lincoln Grand Prix,
Thanks once again for putting on another well organised Lincoln Grand Prix. Despite the bad weather the event was a great promotional vehicle for the Sport of British Cycling.
I look forward to returning with my team again in 2008.
Sporting Regards
Harry Lodge, DS. KFS Special Vehicles/Sunday Bicycles
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Dear Ian
Heartiest congratulations - despite the weather the race and organisation were a splendid success!
All 64 of my party from the Pedal Club and Lanterne Rouge are over the moon about the event and about your wonderful city of Lincoln.
We all had a cracking weekend and everyone from the hotel staff to pubs and shopkeepers were so very friendly and accommodating. An example of this is that we went into the deli/butchers in Bailgate on Saturday to ask whether we could buy sausages on Sunday. He said he would stay open until after the race so that we could pick them up on our way back to the cars. He clearly didn't realise just how popular Lincolnshire sausages are because five of our party each ordered 10lbs and most of the others 5lbs. This meant that he completely sold out and spent the duration of the race making up enough to meet the extra orders. Likewise, the manager of the Lion Snake was happy to keep his kitchen open until 3.00pm on Saturday to satisfy the 30+ riders who did the longer ride during the morning. Apparently he sold an extra 50+ lunches and several extra pints
This was undoubtedly the best supported Presidents weekend of the Pedal Club for many years and I am totally indebted to you and Sheila for your ideas, help and general assistance without which it would not have been possible. I know by the e-mails that have been flooding in this morning that all out party had a great time and it was an eye opener for those who had not previously witnessed the best and most spectator friendly Premier Calender Race in the country!
The Pedal Club meets at Charlies on the corner of Drury Lane WC2 for lunch on the second Wednesday of each month and I would be delighted for you to be my guest any time you can make it.
Best regards and many thanks
Mike
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Thanks Ian,
Yes I understand the guests had an enjoyable day. Someone else from the team ended up dealing with the guests though, although we were down on numbers as some decided the weather forecast was not looking too good!
Thanks again
Keith
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Many thanks for organising in my opinion the best race of the year. It’s still a brilliant event despite the weather.
Adam Weaver
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Dear Ian
I thought I would drop you a quick line to thank you for the kind hospitality received at yesterday's Lincoln Grand Prix, the damp conditions didn't spoil the spectacle, and I hope everything ran according to plan. Please pass on my best regards to Sheila, and everyone else involved at the Magna Carta
John Osborn
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Hi Ian,
I just wanted to say thank you for all you've done to organise and promote the best (and hardest!) race I've ever ridden. It was a battle out there but we had a fantastic HQ, friendly and helpful volunteers, no traffic problems at all and a fast and safe race. I loved every minute of it, although in the last few metres of Michaelgate, I might have cursed a couple of times!
Thanks again for all your hard work, it doesn't go unnoticed and is very much appreciated.
See you next year!
James Whatling, PCA/Ciclos Uno
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Hi Ian
Thanks for a super event. That was my first Lincoln! I have always been abroad racing, so it was fantastic to be apart of such a great event – THANK YOU!
See you next year
Cherie
www.merlinracingteam.com
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Thanks Ian.
Photos are great because its a great race and one I don't think I have taken full advantage of yet as I am never as fully prepared for the weather as I should be. If you want a CD, let me know where to send and I'll get one to you.
thanks
Larry
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Hi,
Thanks for a great event, best race of the year I reckon.
Sean Brennan
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I hope the hassle has now calmed down and given you an insight of how successful the Lincoln race was. I thought it was a fabulous event and worthy of all the effort everybody, especially yourself, put into it.
Frank Snyder, Newark Castle CC
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I would like to thank on behalf of Team Rapha Condor (Deano, Matt, Ben,G-star, Ross and all Rapha Condor support staff) the Velo Club Lincoln club for the organisation of the race, but more importantly the verbal support for me and my team mates.
The difference it makes is amazing, and we managed to pull of a famous victory in some really really really tough conditions.
As you can see from the photos and the tears at the finish, it is more than just winning another bike race, its winning the Lincoln GP!!!!!! and the Velo Club Lincoln was a part of contributing to this amazing victory!!!
Thanks All
Richard and Team
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