2009 UK road race dates announced

Premier Calendar and Elite Men’s Circuit series

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Published: December 4, 2008 at 12:00 pm

The dates for the UK Premier Calendar Road Race Series and the Elite Men’s Circuit Race Series have been announced for 2009.

The Premier Calendar Road Race Series is made up of 13 events, beginning with the Bikeline 2 Day race in Flintshire, Wales on 14-15 March. Expect to see Great Britain’s top riders, including Russ and Dean Downing – 2008 top two finishers – along with the likes of Olympians Chris Newton and Rob Hayles.

The Elite Men’s Circuit Race Series is made of 11 courses and the high-speed nature of these races is set to attract many spectators to the city and town-centre based circuits. The series begins at the purpose built Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in West London in May.

British Cycling’s cycle sport and membership director Jonny Clay said: “The 2009 Premier Calendar and Elite Circuit Race series’ will provide us with a fantastic year’s road racing. Both the 2009 Premier Calendar and Elite Circuit Race series’ look set to be fantastic events.”

Here is the full racing calendar for both series:

Premier Calendar Road Race series

14/15 March	Bikeline 2 Day	Hope, Flintshire
29 March	Tour Of The Reservoir	Co. Durham
11/13 April	Girvan Stage Race	Girvan, Scotland
19 April	Archer Grand Prix	Hazlemere, Bucks
2/3 May	Chas Messenger 2 Day	Long Crendon, Bucks
10 May	Lincoln Grand Prix	Lincoln
23/24 May	Tour of Wessex	Somerset
7 June	Ryedale Grand Prix	Helmsley, North Yorkshire
14 June	Beaumont Trophy	Ponteland, Northumberland
5 July	Tour of Blackpool Grand Prix Road Race	Blackpool
26 July	East Yorkshire Classic	Beverley, E.Yorks
9 August	Tour of Pendle	Barnoldswick, Lancs
23 August	Richmond Grand Prix	Richmond, North Yorkshire

National Elite Circuit Race Series

17 May	Hillingdon Grand Prix	Hillingdon, W. London
17 June	Stone Criteriums	Stone, Staffs
24 June	Otley Criteriums	Otley, W. Yorks
1 July	Rochdale Grand Prix	Rochdale, Lancs
3 July	Tour of Blackpool Grand Prix Circuit Race	Blackpool
7 July	Brighouse Criteriums	Brighouse, Yorks
14 July	Colne Grand Prix	Colne, Lancs
22 July	Blackburn Grand Prix	Blackburn, Lancs
5 September	Newport Nocturne	Newport, Shropshire
6 September	Travelwise Warwick Town Centre Circuit Races	Warwick
20 September	Preston City Centre Grand Prix	Preston, Lancs

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