The Folding Bike Race
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The Race
The competitors, dressed in business attire will wait 30m away from their folded bikes, at the drop of the British Flag the competitors will have to run to their steeds 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 2009 Folding Bike Champion and will receive a brand new Dahon MuP8 as their trophy.
2009 Results
| 1. | Keith Henderson | Dahon |
| 2. | Graeme Raeburn | Brompton |
| 3. | David Rees | Brompton |
| 4. | Richard Lee | Brompton |
| 5. | Richard Bailey | Xootr Swift |
| 6. | Antonius Wubben | Brompton |
| 7. | Leide Burkhard | Brompton |
| 8. | Olivier Nilsson-Julien | Brompton |
| 9 | Ellis Bacon | Dahon |
| 10. | Paul Featherstone | Brompton |
| 11. | Will Carley-Smith | Brompton |
| 12. | Nigel Foskett | Brompton |
| 13. | Rupert Wyllie | Brompton |
| 14. | Anthony Grey | Brompton |
| 15. | Peter Buckney | Brompton |
| 16. | Harry Fullick | Brompton |
| 17. | Ed Francis | Brompton |
| 18. | Anthony Peart | Brompton |
| 19. | Mick Stacey | Brompton |
| 20. | Nigel Saffrey | Brompton |
| 21. | Rimas Grigenas | Saracen Compact |
| 22. | Andrew Finkill | Brompton |
| 23. | Joanna O'Sullivan | Brompton |
| 24. | Wesley Curtis | Moulton |
| 25 | Michael Chadwell | Dahon |
| 26. | Thomas Steven | Brompton |
| 27. | Marcus Jackson-Baker | Brompton |
| 28. | James Fraser | Brompton |
| 29. | Delia Beddis | Brompton |
| 30. | Philippe Belvir | Brompton |
| 31. | Chris Hill | Brompton |
| 32. | Jereme McKaskill | Brompton |
| 33. | Matthew Shaw | Brompton |
| 34. | David White | Brompton |
| 35. | Mark Chillingworth | Brompton |
| 36. | Richard Hinkley | Brompton |
| 37. | Shannon Fontaine | Brompton |
| 38. | Charles Cliffe | Dahon |
| 39. | Eric Den Besten | Brompton |
Photo copyright Kilian O'Sullivan
Photo copyright Larry Hickmott (British Cycling)
Photo copyright Larry Hickmott (British Cycling)
2009 Heats Results
Heat 1
| 1. | David | Rees | Brompton |
| 2. | Antonius | Wubben | Brompton |
| 3. | Keith | Henderson | Dahon |
| 4. | Leide | Burkhard | Brompton |
| 5. | Paul | Featherstone | Brompton |
| 6. | Olivier | Nilsson-Julien | Brompton |
| 7. | Joanna | O'Sullivan | Brompton |
| 8. | Michael | Chadwell | Dahon |
| 9 | Mick | Stacey | Brompton |
| 10. | Rimas | Grigenas | Saracen Compact 1 |
| 11. | Jereme | McKaskill | Brompton |
| 12. | David | White | Brompton |
| 13. | Peter | Buckney | Brompton |
| 14. | Marcus | Jackson-Baker | Brompton |
| 15. | Matthew | Shaw | Brompton |
| 16. | Delia | Beddis | Brompton |
| 17. | Wesley | Curtis | Moulton |
| 18. | Mark | Chillingworth | Brompton |
| 19. | Ruth | Metcalf | Brompton |
| 20. | Julian | Risley | Brompton |
| 21. | Charles | Cliffe | Dahon |
| 22. | Nicholas | Lockley | Brompton |
| 23. | Stefan | Meigh | Brompton |
| 24. | David | Ellis | Brompton |
| 25 | Tony | Harris | Brompton |
| 26. | Sam | Wise | Downtube |
| 27. | Alan | Brice | Brompton |
| 28. | Colin | Bristow | Brompton |
| 29. | Alasdair | Wright | Dahon |
| 30. | Pedro | Reyna | Brompton |
| 31. | Simon | Dunsby | Brompton |
Heat 2
| 1. | Richard | Bailey | Xootr Swift |
| 2. | Ellis | Bacon | Dahon |
| 3. | Rupert | Wyllie | Brompton |
| 4. | Nigel | Saffery | Brompton |
| 5. | Richard | Lee | Brompton |
| 6. | Graeme | Raeburn | Brompton |
| 7. | Anthony | Grey | Brompton |
| 8. | Chris | Scott | Giant |
| 9 | Ed | Francis | Brompton |
| 10. | Will | Carley-Smith | Brompton |
| 11. | Anthony | Peart | Brompton |
| 12. | Harry | Fullick | Brompton |
| 13. | Andrew | Finkill | Brompton |
| 14. | Thomas | Steven | Brompton |
| 15. | Philippe | Belvir | Brompton |
| 16. | James | Fraser | Brompton |
| 17. | Chris | Hill | Brompton |
| 18. | Eric | Den Besten | Brompton |
| 19. | Shannon | Fontaine | Brompton |
| 20. | Richard | Hinkley | Brompton |
| 21. | Chris | Scott | Giant |
| 22. | Jeff | Parmiter | Brompton |
| 23. | Tim | Earney | Brompton |
| 24. | Andy | Saffery | Brompton |
| 25 | Germán | Miguel | Strida |
| 26. | Enrique | Casanovas | Strida |
| 27. | Robert | Bunker | Brompton |
| 28. | Simon | Porter | Brompton |
| 29. | Alasdair | Mangham | Brompton |
| 30. | Andrew | Robins | Bickerton |
| 31. | Colin | Bristow | Brompton |
| 32. | Roger | Stocker | Brompton |
| 33. | Soriya | De Mello Kamath | Brompton |
| 34. | Mark | Spreadbury | Brompton |
| 35. | Davide | Sollai | Brompton |
