The Folding Bike Race
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Many thanks to Enrique Casanovas who came all the way from Girona to race this year's folding bike race. Enrique has an great clip of the race posted on his folding bike blog - http://foldinglife.blogspot.com/
Folding Bike Regulations - the Debate
We had plenty of feedback on the folding bike race regulations debate. We are now looking to implement a set of rules for the next Folding Bike Race at the Salford Nocturne on 30th August - www.salfordnocturne.com
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ ALL COMMENTS>
Photo copyright Larry Hickmott (British Cycling)
Results
| 1 | Keith | Henderson | Dahon |
| 2 | Nigel | Foskett | Airnimal Chameleon |
| 3 | Richard | Bailey | Xootr Swift |
| 4 | Andy | Smallwood | Dahon |
| 5 | Antonius | Wubben | Brompton |
| 6 | Wes | Curtis | Moulton |
| 7 | Will | Carley Smith | Brompton |
| 8 | Fergus | Feilden | Brompton |
| 9 | Paul | Featherstone | |
| 10 | Mark | Oliver | Dahon |
| 11 | Jereme | McKaskill | Brompton |
| 12 | Marcus | Jackson-Baker | Brompton |
| 13 | Richard | Ostler | Dahon |
| 14 | Russell | Speed | BROMPTON |
| 15 | TBC | ||
| 16 | Nigel | Saffey | Brompton |
| 17 | Chris | Phillips | Brompton |
| 18 | Peter | Buckney | Brompton |
| 19 | Paul | Bullett | Dahon |
| 20 | Derek | Stordahl | Dahon |
| 21 | Darren | Over | Brompton |
| 22 | Richard | Symmonds | Brompton |
| 23 | Richy | Spens | Brompton |
| 24 | Will | Butler-Adams | Brompton |
| 25 | TBC | ||
| 26 | Ian | Taylor | Brompton |
| 27 | Cliff | Rice | Brompton M3LX |
| 28 | Oliver | Brock | Bromton |
| 29 | Carl | James | Dahon |
| 30 | Alex | Murray | Brompton |
The Race
The competitors, dressed in business attire will wait 10m away from their folded bikes, at the drop of the British Flag the competitors will have to run to their steeds, carrying them a further 10m before building them as fast as they can and setting off on a 5 lap dash.
In true commuter spirit, winner takes all - there’s no second chance when it comes to catching your train… Expect fierce competition, barging and even a little cheating as our commuters race to prove their skills.
This year the challenge will be even tougher as participants will need to battle it out in qualification heats to secure their spot in the grand final.
The eventual winner will be crowned the 2008 Folding Bike Champion and will receive a new Speed Pro TT Dahon folding bike as their trophy.
Photo copyright Larry Hickmott (British Cycling)
For 2007 race coverage please click here>
BBC Footage of the 2007 race on YouTube:
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