All the European National championships are this Sunday and one of the hardest fought will be in the UK. This year the course is based around the famous cobbled climb of Michaelgate up to the Lincoln Cathedral. Sam Larner took his bike and camera to check-out the ‘parcours’ for the champs. - By Sam Larner -It was my first time out on the roads for PEZ and if I’m honest, I was a little bit nervous. I decided to make sure that I was fully prepared, so after checking that I had a fully charged camera, and fully charged replacement batteries, plus a dictaphone, route map and bike spares, I hopped on a train for the journey north with my brother.The town of Lincoln is well worth a visit even if you’re not a cyclist. The old town, where the National Championships will finish, boasts both a castle and cathedral. The cathedral was built in 1311 and apparently it was the tallest building in the world for 238 years. Slightly less historically, it’s also the 60th anniversary of the Lincoln GP, a race that has been a permanent fixture on the British calendar since its inception. Traditionally the race is run on 13 laps of an 8 mile course centred on the very steep, cobbled but short, at only 300m, climb of Michaelgate. The route for the National Champs, and the Lincoln GP last year, is a variation on that course. There are only 8 laps of the Michaelgate circuit...
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