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Glenn Le Santo

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Glenn Le Santo has been a journalist and broadcaster since before the dawn of the internet and witnessed the subsequent revolution in publishing first hand.


Most Lincoln residents are probably aware that the city hosts a cycle race every year.

However, not everyone is aware that it’s a premier professional event on the British cycling calendar and one that’s highly respected by the riders.

The race is run over 11 laps of a circuit that includes Lincoln’s uphill area and the surrounding countryside.

The lap is just short of eight miles long and ends with the 160 entrants attacking the gruelling 1 in 6 climb up the cobbled streets of Michaelgate.

The Lincolnite sent Glenn Le Santo to witness Lincoln’s 56th Grand Prix and bring you this short film: