[1] The race is characterised by its ascent of Michaelgate, an iconic cobbled climb in the centre of Lincoln with a maximum gradient of 20%.

[7] Ron Coe continued his successes in 1959, by completing his trio of wins by beating Harry Reynolds and Bill Bradley.

[8] The 1959 edition saw the tragic death of local rider Roy Hart who hit a van, whilst off the back of the peloton, and starting his last lap.

[12] Albert Hitchin who was very dominant prior to the race[13] took a lone win in 1963[14] and lead a Viking Cycles 1-2-3 beating both of his teammates, Stan Brittain and Bernard Burns.

Clarey won the race by 3 bike lengths[18] ahead of Brian Rourke and Owen Davis who was Lincolnshire champion at the time.

[17] Doug Dailey went onto win the first race named Lincoln GP, catching Les West on the run up to the finish, with Graham Owen in 3rd place in a small group ahead of the main pack.

Brayton made a big attack with just 2 miles to go, which Edwards successfully countered and beat his opponent by 3 bike lengths on the finishing line.

[27] 1975 marked the 20th edition of the Lincoln GP in which Tony Gornall of Clayton Velo out-sprinted the main bunch leading home a select group of just 17 riders.

[31] At this point Steve Lawrence, who was riding for VC Olympia Sport at the time, had finished in both places other than first, on the podium.

[32] In 1978 he finally took the win, after working hard to chase down Scottish rider Robert Miller was 30 seconds ahead entering the last lap.

The Lincoln GP announced in early 2020 that it was facing financial challenges after losing one of its key sponsors, Chestnut Homes, who blamed Brexit for the decrease the housing market.

[35] The search for a new title sponsor received a further a blow recently when British Cycling announced they would no longer fund a TV highlights shows for its National Road Series, of which the Lincoln Grand Prix is a part.