Archer Grand Prix cycle race

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Archer GP
Race details
Date Late March/Early April
Region Chilterns, United Kingdom
English name Archer GP
Discipline Road race
Competition BC Premier Calendar
Type Single day race
Organiser Archer RC
Race director Stuart Cook
History
First edition 1956
Editions 51
First winner Flag of United Kingdom Alfred Howling
Most wins Flag of United Kingdom Steve Farrell
(4 times)
Most recent Flag of Poland Mariusz Wiesiak

The Archer Grand Prix cycle race is part of the British Cycling Premier Calendar.

The race was run for over fifty years by Stuart Benstead of the Archer Road Club. Since 2006 the race has been organized by Stuart Cook with Benstead as promoter.

Consistently routed around the roads and lanes of the Chiltern Hills, the current route is split into a large and small circuit. The large circuit takes in Whiteleaf Hill and Hughenden Valley while the small finish circuit includes the finish at Winchmore Hill. The 52nd version of the race will run in 2007.

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