Russ Downing 'gutted' not to have won a fifth Lincoln GP but delighted for winner Tom Stewart

JLT-Condor's Russ Downing missed out a record-breaking fifth Lincoln GP title against his training partner and fellow Yorkshireman

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Russ Downing was just 20 metres away from winning the iconic Lincoln GP for a record-breaking fifth time on Sunday, but he was beaten dramatically at the finale by Madison-Genesis' Tom Stewart.

26-year-old Stewart edged out Downing (JLT-Condor) in the closing metres despite the race legend cresting the final cobbled climb of Michaelgate in the lead with less than 100 metres until the finish line.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.