Elite level racing whizzed past our doors over the the weekend. Here’s what the riders themselves thought about the race, the course, the crowds and the idiot with the traffic cone.
Not our day today. Congrats to Ian Bibby & @NFTO for the win. Report to follow #ChorleyGP
— ONE Pro Cycling (@ONEProCycling) April 4, 2015
Chorley GP done amazing crowd, really great atmosphere, brutal course tho Fleeman in the mix all day 12th ish pic.twitter.com/eEsoJlV9GU
— William Bjergfelt (@WBjergfelt) April 4, 2015
I’m extremely happy to win @BritishCycling Chorley GP!Thanks every1 @Nfto who were amazing especially @EddieDunbar pic.twitter.com/J0LWWPn7Bx
— Ian Bibby (@IanBibby86) April 4, 2015
Happy to get round Chorley gp.. First bike ride since Tuesday.. Glad to be feeling better and hopefully fully over the Normandie flu #grim
— Tom Moses (@MosesTom) April 4, 2015
Good day out at Chorley GP, enjoyable course and pleased with top 10 while flying solo. @nuun @SigmaSport @RockstarGames @CastelliCycling
— Wouter Sybrandy (@Wouter_Sybrandy) April 4, 2015
@rophow @georgewood82 @Chapperz31 @RichardsonsTrek Shame about the plonker with the cone!
— Daniel Kogan (@Dankogan89) April 4, 2015
Good to see a local win the first #ChorleyGP congrats @IanBibby86 Fancy a 2 days next year??? @ChorleyCouncil @NFTO @TeamRaleighGAC
— Andy (@harwood_andy) April 4, 2015
9th in Chorley all down to revolutionary new warm up technique #turbollocks pic.twitter.com/y2yTv6GZGM
— Wouter Sybrandy (@Wouter_Sybrandy) April 4, 2015
Great riding today by all the team. @stevenlawley1 in at the thick end. Legs gave out in the last lap. Great effort. Top 20 result.
— Neon Velo (@Neon_Velo) April 4, 2015
@Jack_Pullar you didn’t win Chorley gp today, but you won the fittest girlfriend on the course competition
— anthony greenhalgh (@swisstgee) April 4, 2015
Thanks for all the messages! Really appreciate them all!
— Ian Bibby (@IanBibby86) April 4, 2015
Classic banter The old jersey swap trick wi @bradmorgan91 . Doh! #teammatetroubles
— Ian Wilkinson (@wilks_racing) April 4, 2015
My new best friend. #roadrash @Neon_Velo pic.twitter.com/ivMRxWhcpN
— James Local (@jcklocal) April 4, 2015
F**k Chorley half of one of my molars fell out… F**king @Tyrrells crisps.
— Lawrence Carpenter (@bikerlawrence) April 4, 2015
Not the result we were after but we have been blown away by the support. Thanks for all the messages throughout the day. Roll on next week!
— ONE Pro Cycling (@ONEProCycling) April 4, 2015
That was a very tough day at Chorley today. A lot of strong riders! Pleased to make the split but little bit disappointed with result 10th.
— Yanto Barker (@YBLECOL) April 4, 2015
Congratulations @BritishCycling and the town of #Chorley for some amazing crowds today #ChorleyGrandPrix
— SportGrub KUOTA (@SportGrubKUOTA) April 4, 2015
Great pic of @Danfleeman dishing it out at #ChorleyGrandPrix . Thanks to @AussieLarry @VeloUK for the image pic.twitter.com/qIB0vmlW4i
— SportGrub KUOTA (@SportGrubKUOTA) April 4, 2015
Pre-race @ONEProCycling #ChorleyGrandPrix pic.twitter.com/LthtbUUdF3
— Robin Petty (@fetchrobin) April 4, 2015
Really enjoyed #ChorleyGrandPrix , tough race, was a bit of a passenger but got round, and great seeing team mates racing aggressively!#NVCT
— Jacob Tipper (@JacobTipper) April 4, 2015
Also can’t have been far off most tanned in the most tanned in peloton, that’s the most important really.. #ChorleyGrandPrix
— Jacob Tipper (@JacobTipper) April 4, 2015
@Steviel84 looking V handy this year- won Totness Vire 2nd Chorley. Hope it continues. Deserves it.
— Chris Sidwells (@ChrisSidwells) April 4, 2015
Think maybe deserved after a 116mile battle! @osmonutrition @HoneyStinger @oakley @Neon_Velo @2pure_Cycle pic.twitter.com/t91EQRNpsa
— steven lawley (@stevenlawley1) April 4, 2015
Me gustaria saber cuantos caramelos han recibido de la organización para pedir una firma. UK cyclingfans are best 😉 pic.twitter.com/CwBvgtnBZN
— Adrià Moreno Sala (@adria_moreno) April 4, 2015
@MosesTom warmtho Tom? Not really that warm to be honest
— Stuart Reid (@stureid10) April 4, 2015
@MosesTom GOT ROUND
— Adam Duggleby (@a_duggleby) April 4, 2015
Got round a hilly prem today. Cool.
— Tom Neale (@Tom_ON) April 4, 2015
Not a great result today but we roll on to the next one! Blown away by the amount of shouts, cheers & waves the @ONEProCycling car got today
— Matt Winston (@Mattw1nston) April 4, 2015
Week off ill and first ride in 6 days was chorley GP still not 100% suffered for the full race but got round! @chievecycling @ZyroCycling
— Ben Hetherington (@ben_h95) April 4, 2015
Super tough circuit for the Chorley GP today, barely got half way round. Congrats @IanBibby86 on the win. https://t.co/i9vmGZKj2n
— Ed Clancy (@Ed_Clancy) April 4, 2015
Not the perfect start to the elite series for us with 2 riders not taking the start, but some promising performances nonetheless. #progress
— CatfordCCEquipeBanks (@Catfordbanks) April 4, 2015
Tough day out at #ChorleyGP unfortunately ran out of legs up the climb with 1 to go when the race really started to kick off.
— Tom Mazzone (@TomMazzone) April 4, 2015
Little disappointed not to finish, along with over half the field but lots of positives to take from today, for myself & @PolypipeCycling.
— Tom Mazzone (@TomMazzone) April 4, 2015
@IanBibby86 @tombustard in fairness some real arse men in that bunch. #arse
— Tom Barras (@tombarras123) April 4, 2015
If anyone at Chorley GP found a garmin on the roadside today, it’s mine!! I’ll reward you handsomely…
— George Atkins (@georgeatkins5) April 4, 2015
A massive well done to @carole_com @ccsdigital and @ChorleyCouncil for a very successful inaugural #ChorleyGrandPrix Same time again next yr
— Matt Winston (@Mattw1nston) April 4, 2015
Todays highlight for me,pre race when @HankLW said he expected a visitor @johnnymcevoyyy couldn’t believe it!! @NFTO pic.twitter.com/7wpMQidNML
— Pov (@DavePovall) April 4, 2015
Great event @BritishCycling @ChorleyCouncil thanks for the weather, crowds and bringing bike racing into a fab town. #sameagainnextyear #wow
— Team Raleigh GAC (@TeamRaleighGAC) April 4, 2015
Great to kick the season off ChorleyGP congrats @IanBibby86 @NFTO @DavePovall on the win. Proper racing and some great teams @britishcycling
— Team Raleigh GAC (@TeamRaleighGAC) April 4, 2015
@georgeatkins5 @mr_poll @ONEProCycling dropping the heels like we’re stamping on cockroaches
— Rhys Lloyd (@RhysLloyd) April 4, 2015
@MosesTom @stureid10 tepid.
— Tom Barras (@tombarras123) April 4, 2015
@IanBibby86 congrats #ChorleyGP #quality pic.twitter.com/o29QSp1BFt
— Podiumface (@podiumface) April 4, 2015
First race done! Happy with finishing in the bunch on a tough circuit! Very well run event! Thanks to everyone at the Chorley GP!
— Russell Hampton (@RussellHampton) April 4, 2015
@WBjergfelt that was mine!
— George Atkins (@georgeatkins5) April 4, 2015
@georgeatkins5 @WBjergfelt perhaps if you had a GPS device you could find it ?
— Andrew Swain (@Andy_Swain) April 4, 2015
Panic over, garmin has been found. Thank you people x
— George Atkins (@georgeatkins5) April 4, 2015
@Andy_Swain @georgeatkins5 @WBjergfelt Or if you weren’t so ugly George more people would be keen to help
— Rob Orr (@iamroborr) April 4, 2015
@MosesTom @georgeatkins5 @tom yeh real warm tho tropical in fact although #notwarm
— Stuart Reid (@stureid10) April 4, 2015
@Mattw1nston @carole_com @ccsdigital @ChorleyCouncil have to agree with that mate. Great to see a finish in a big town with a big crowd
— Dean Downing (@dean0downing) April 4, 2015
@tombarras123 @Jack_Cutsforth @tombustard @neilwelsh @IanBibby86 real strong mind, soft c**t tho
— Stuart Reid (@stureid10) April 4, 2015
Badger? Explain yourself @Sianwelby is that turn of phrase in your neck of the woods? #badger
— James McCallum (@Jimmy_mach10) April 4, 2015
@MosesTom @georgeatkins5 that garmin has been placed in a bottle and passed up the brickworks to beat my strava!!
— Jon Mould (@jonmould91) April 5, 2015
Good save wasn’t it RT @forlodge1: reckon you should start a circus act with the way that guy you chucked the bidon to juggled it today
— Roger Hammond (@rog10) April 5, 2015
Eggs on, only way to start the day after a day like yesterday #sore
— Tom Moses (@MosesTom) April 5, 2015
Rest in peace my friend. We’ve had one hell of a run. pic.twitter.com/63nIZBd72p
— George Atkins (@georgeatkins5) April 5, 2015
@georgeatkins5 and with that goes what little personality you had
— James Orr (@orr_james) April 5, 2015
@davidcneale @georgeatkins5 @iamroborr probably chewing Tarmac. His usual daily ritual.
— Andrew Swain (@Andy_Swain) April 5, 2015
Now then @iamroborr @AdamMartin0… pic.twitter.com/plqAGuW1vl
— George Atkins (@georgeatkins5) April 5, 2015
Today @Mattbrammeier85 wins his body weight in beer, yesterday @IanBibby86 won his weight in Chorley cakes
— jonathan mcevoy (@johnnymcevoyyy) April 5, 2015
Guess which @Nfto team mate managed to get sun burn in 10c riding round Chorley at the weekend…. pic.twitter.com/FX5LTeqEBF
— Ian Bibby (@IanBibby86) April 6, 2015