Chorley Grand Prix kicks off the Elite Road Series on Saturday

New 186.7km race will provide the first true test of Britain's domestic squads.

British Cycling’s Elite Road Series gets underway on Saturday with the Chorley Grand Prix, a new event for 2015.

As CW reported last year, BC was attempting to establish a modern version of the Tour of Lancashire, a popular event on the series’ Star Trophy predecessor.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.