Brompton World Championships 2012

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 19 Aug 2012 20:32

Fresh from the 'Clee to heaven' audax, I took my trusty Brompton* down to Blenheim Palace for the Brompton World Championships - one of the events organised as part of the Bike Blenheim Palace weekend.

"750 participants take to the track to battle for the title of Brompton World Champion; the field is made up of competitors from 36 nations. The Brompton World Championship is not a mass participation ride, it is a race. After a Le Mans style start, participants will be timed over 2 laps of the 6.5km course through the beautiful grounds of Blenheim Palace. The race attracts the full spectrum of riders, from those who have only recently got into cycling to those who are part of the cycling elite. Professional or not, a strict dress code is enforced**; Lycra™ will not be tolerated and jacket, collar and neck tie are expected of all."

All I can say is that the race itself was a frenetic, tough and slighty scary 30 minutes of riding. The overall Blenheim event had a great atmosphere - not just because of the 'Bromptoneers' - there were lots of other rides and activities going on and plenty of stands etc. to look at

We are waiting for the results to be published so I can find out how I got on. There seemed to be lots of camera crews and press, so I'd expect footage to appear on Youtube and possibly the telly soon.

This year's launch video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Rmrnwicls

*A folding bicycle

**Due to the high temperatures today, the race organiser allowed the riders to dispense with jackets.

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 19 Aug 2012 20:40

Won by Michael Hutchinson. Again.

Dave Cox · Post by **Dave Cox** » 19 Aug 2012 23:00

Must have been great to have participated. Pity about the jackets. I was hoping that we could have an official Beacon red white and green striped blazer approved by EGM for next year with matching bow tie!! Well done Terry for flying the Beacon flag in a race against Hutch and other quality riders

Philip Whiteman · Post by **Philip Whiteman** » 20 Aug 2012 09:15

We need pictures

It sounds like a fun event.

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 20 Aug 2012 11:08

Thought I might try and get this ratified for next time.

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 20 Aug 2012 11:14

Philip Whiteman wrote:We need pictures

It sounds like a fun event.

Here's the 2011 video to be going on with:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGMstwEQUeg

Good to see Dr Hutch wearing Beacon colours (at 1:55).

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 20 Aug 2012 14:13

1 Michael Hutchinson 20:17
2 Paul Flynn 20:28
3 Gavin Morton 20:38

42 Julia Shaw 23:39
88 Lee Miseon 24:47
119 Isabel Hastie 25:28

137 (out of 682) Andy Terry Beacon RCC 25:51 (20th Vet out of 228)

468 Rory McGrath 33:08

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 20 Aug 2012 19:14

Philip Whiteman wrote:We need pictures

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 734&type=1

Grogz · Post by **Grogz** » 20 Aug 2012 19:37

Well done, Andy.

Post by **CakeStop** » 20 Aug 2012 20:31

Crumbs, that spot of training you did on Saturday did the trick - well done!

George · Post by **George** » 22 Aug 2012 09:18

Good ride, Andy.

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 23 Aug 2012 14:17

Official video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAns_KXkQzQ

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 14 Mar 2013 15:36

BWC 2013 will take place at Goodwood Motor Circuit. So 2012 will probably remain my one and only effort.

http://bwc.brompton.co.uk/

Moved on safety grounds I guess - it was a bit scary all us non-racers racing round the narrow roads at Blenheim.