Newport Nocturne
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Newport Nocturne
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The Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne is Britain's first flood lit road bicycle race and is biennially held in Newport, Shropshire. The race was first run in 1970 at a distance of 109 miles (175 km). The race was first run as a night race under flood lights in 1989 and returned in 1990 and 1991 in this format. The economic recession of the early 1990s forced the event to be cancelled in 1992. The race was brought back in 2001 at the request of the town council.
Following the 2001 race, the Shrops
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Nocturne
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2023-04-22T10:58:00Z
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