History

The Archer Grand Prix has been run annually for over fifty years, organised by Stuart Benstead of the Archer Road Club

Archer Road Club

The Archer Road Club is a cycling club in London, England. The club has produced national, world and Olympic champions.-Formation and early history:...

 (although Stuart Cook organised the 2006 event). It has been descried by British Cycling

British Cycling

British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...

 as a "long running classic". The first edition was held in 1956 and won by British rider, Alfred Howling. 1968 saw the first non-British winner when Jan Krekels

Jan Krekels

Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time trial in 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog. He also won the 19th stage of the Tour de France in 1971 and the prologue of Paris–Nice in 1970...

 of the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 won the race. The race has in the past, adopted the name of its main sponsor, including Harp

Harp Lager

Harp Lager, is a pale lager brand created in 1960 by the Guinness Brewery in their Dundalk brewery. It is a leading lager brand in Ireland, and is also popular in Australia, Canada, Africa and the United States...

, Pernod

Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard is a French company that produces distilled beverages. The company's eponymous products, Pernod Anise and Ricard Pastis, are both anise-flavoured liqueurs and are often referred to simply as Pernod or Ricard...

 and Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly is a British cycling magazine. It is published by IPC Media and is devoted to the sport and past-time of cycling. It is affectionately referred to by British club cyclists as "The Comic".-History:...

.

Consistently routed around the roads and lanes of the Chiltern Hills

Chiltern Hills

The Chiltern Hills form a chalk escarpment in South East England. They are known locally as "the Chilterns". A large portion of the hills was designated officially as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1965.-Location:...

, the most recent route is split into a large and small circuit. The large circuit takes in Whiteleaf Hill

Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshire

Whiteleaf is a hamlet in the civil parish of Princes Risborough and the ecclesiastical parish of Monks Risborough in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 7 miles south of the county town of Aylesbury and 8 miles north of High Wycombe...

 and Hughenden Valley

Hughenden Valley

Hughenden Valley is an extensive village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England, just to the north of High Wycombe...

 while the small finish circuit includes the finish at Winchmoor Hill.

The 2007 edition was won by Simon Gaywood riding for the Plowman Craven Associates team

Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles

Madison.co.uk Professional Cycle Racing are a British cycling team. At the beginning of 2009 they were known as Plowman Craven-Madison.co.uk and were a UCI Continental bicycle racing team.-History:...

 from Matt Talbot (Rapha Condor) and Andy Roche (Pinarello). The 53rd version of the race was scheduled to run in Spring 2008 but had to be cancelled because of policing issues. The future of the race now seems uncertain. The race was scheduled to be held again on 19 April 2009, but sponsorship problems led to a second cancellation.

Winners

1956 Alfred Howling 1957 Tony Hall 1958 Brian Wiltcher 1959 Ron Coe Ron Coe Ron Coe was an English professional cyclist from Barnsley and a multiple British National Road Race Champion.-Palmarès:1957...   1960 Billy Holmes  1961 Gilbert Taylor 1962 Albert Hitchen  1963 Mike Shea 1964 Derek Harrison 1965 Les West Les West Les West was one of the dominant figures of amateur and professional cycling in Britain during the 1960 and 1970s. He won the Milk Race twice, came second in the world amateur road race championship and fourth in the world professional championship.-Early career:Born in Hanley, Staffordshire,...   1966 Hugh Porter Hugh Porter Hugh Porter MBE is one of Britain's greatest former professional cyclists, winning four world titles in the individual pursuit as well as a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1966...   1967 Dave Rollinson 1968 Jan Krekels Jan Krekels Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time trial in 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog. He also won the 19th stage of the Tour de France in 1971 and the prologue of Paris–Nice in 1970...   1969 Martin Roach 1970 Hugo De Haes 1971 Richard Jones 1972 Jørgen Emil Hansen Jørgen Hansen (cyclist) Jørgen Emil Hansen is a former Danish cyclist who competed in the Summer Olympics three times. He took part in the men's 100 km team time trial in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympic Games, and in the men's individual road race in 1968 and 1976...   1973 Jørgen Emil Hansen 1974 Vern Hanaray Vern Hanaray Vernon John Hanaray is a former road cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games. Hanaray won the 1974 edition of the Archer Grand Prix cycle...   1975 Ryszard Szurkowski Ryszard Szurkowski Ryszard Jan Szurkowski is a retired road bicycle racer from Poland.He won twice Olympic silver medal in team time trial at Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976....   1976 Paul Sherwen Paul Sherwen Paul Sherwen is an English former professional racing cyclist. He is now a broadcaster on cycling, notably the Tour de France. He raced in seven editions of the Tour, finishing five, and gained a reputation for his ability to suffer over long mountain stages.-Cycling career:Born in Widnes,...   1977 Paul Sherwen Paul Sherwen Paul Sherwen is an English former professional racing cyclist. He is now a broadcaster on cycling, notably the Tour de France. He raced in seven editions of the Tour, finishing five, and gained a reputation for his ability to suffer over long mountain stages.-Cycling career:Born in Widnes,...   1978 Phil Griffiths 1979 Jørgen Emil Hansen 1980 Jeff Williams Jeff Williams (cyclist) Jeffrey "Jeff" Williams is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Manchester. He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games, and won several national championship titles.-Cycling career:...   1981 Alan Gornall 1982 Steve Joughin Steve Joughin Steve Joughin is a former professional Manx road racing cyclist. He was the first Manxman ever win the British professional road race title...

1983 Mark Bell Mark Bell (cyclist) Mark Bell was an English professional cyclist from Birkenhead. He rode for Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship as an amateur and then a professional and was the first foreigner to win the Étoile de Sud stage race in Belgium. He died at 49 after collapsing at his home...   1984 Mark Walsham 1985 Peter Sanders 1986 Wayne Randle  1987 Steve Farrell  1988 Philip Cassidy 1989 Steve Farrell 1990 Steve Farrell 1991 Steve Farrell 1992 Peter Longbottom  1993 David Williams 1994 Paul Curran Paul Curran (cyclist) Paul Curran is a former professional English racing cyclist from Thornaby, Cleveland. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship and won several medals at the Commonwealth Games.-Cycling career:...   1995 Chris Newton Chris Newton Christopher Malcolm Newton is a successful road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and Olympian.-Biography:Newton is an alumnus of the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough...   1996 Gary Baker  1997 John Tanner John Tanner (cyclist) John Tanner is a British racing cyclist from Yorkshire. He competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.He has won the season-long British Cycling Premier Calendar five times.-Palmarés:1992199419951997...   1998 Jon Clay Jon Clay Jonathan Clay, better known as Jonny Clay is a British former professional track and road racing cyclist. A silver medalist in the individual pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Clay was also part of the team pursuit line up which took the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.A...   1999 Chris Walker  2000 Roger Hammond  2001 Gordon McCauley 2002 Gordon McCauley Gordon McCauley Gordon McCauley is a cycling competitor for New Zealand. The five time winner of the New Zealand National Road Championship, competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he won a bronze medal in the Individual Time Trial.-Career highlights:199619992000Gordon McCauley is a cycling...   2003 David O'Loughlin David O'Loughlin David O'Loughlin is a professional cyclist with the Asian based Giant Kenda team for 2011. O'Loughlin rode for Ireland at World Championships and has won the national road championship three times...   2004 Julian Winn Julian Winn Julian Winn from Abergavenny, Wales is a former Welsh competitive cyclist who now manages the UCI Continental cycling team Endura Racing. He represented Wales in the 1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester...   2005 John Tanner John Tanner (cyclist) John Tanner is a British racing cyclist from Yorkshire. He competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.He has won the season-long British Cycling Premier Calendar five times.-Palmarés:1992199419951997...   2006 Mariusz Wiesiak  2007 Simon Gaywood 2008 Not held 2009 Not held