Brompton World Championship
The Brompton World Championship, sponsored by Brompton Bicycle Ltd, is a British cycling event held every summer in England and preceded by National competitions around the globe. Now in its 9th year, the BWC features a variety of cycling challenges over the two-day Orbital Cycling Festival period and includes over 800 participants, including the winners of the National Competitions.
Brompton World Championship 2014
For the second year running the Brompton World Championship will take place in the famous Goodwood Motor Circuit, as part of the wider Orbital Festival cycling exposition. It features three main events, with separate prizes for the category winners in each event and then the grand prize for the overall victor of the Treble.
Brompton World Championship
The famous BWC competition (2014 will see 800 entrants) consists of a Le Mans style sprint start to the folded bikes before completing 4 laps – over 15 km – of the legendary circuit. Dress code requirements are a suit jacket, shirt and tie with trousers/skirts/shorts according to participant preference, with all Lycra and sportswear strictly forbidden. Prizes are awarded to the three fastest male and female competitors, as well as the male and female Junior (between 12 and 18 years of age) and Veteran (over 50 years of age) winners. Teams of between 3 and 5 members are permitted and are placed according to the aggregated time of the team’s top three finishers. There is also a prize awarded to the ‘Best Dressed’ male and female competitors.
Brompton Sprint
Only open to the 200 participants who have registered for the Brompton Treble, the Brompton Sprint consists of a 500m sprint organised in heats of 12 entrants before the final. There is no dress code and prizes are awarded to the fastest male, female, junior and veteran competitors.
Brompton Marathon
The Marathon consists of a 26 km untimed ride through the Sussex countryside, open to 300 participants (compulsory for the Brompton Treble entrants), with food and drink and sightseeing options organised en route. There is no dress code.
Brompton Treble
The 200 participants who compete in all three events are eligible for the Brompton Treble; the male and female competitors with the fastest times from the Sprint and the World Championship, together with successful completion of the Marathon, will be the Brompton Treble Champions.
Previous Years
The Brompton World Championship was first held in 2006 in Barcelona, Spain, before relocating to England in 2008 where the event was then held at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. In 2013 the BWC was merged with the Orbital Festival and moved to the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, West Sussex. Since 2010 many countries around the globe have held their own Brompton National Championships featuring comparative events, with the winners invited to participate in the World Championships every summer.[1]
The list of countries that have held National Championships are below:
Australia
Austria
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
USA
Basic Rules
- All participants in the Brompton World Championship event must wear a suit jacket, collared shirt and tie. Shorts, skirts and three-quarter length trousers may be worn if preferred, though sports attire is not permitted. There are no restrictions regarding footwear. Participants in every event must wear a helmet.
- Participants must be 16 years or over (or 12 and over if accompanied by a responsible adult), riding a Brompton and in general good health.
- Participants may wear promotional logos or advertising slogans on their clothing on the condition of a pre-payment. No such advertising is permitted on the bikes.[2]
Previous Results
2008 Results
- Fastest Male
- 1st Alastair Kay
- 2nd Roberto Heras
- 3rd Pau Milla
- Fastest Female
- 1st Debbie Lister
- 2nd Helen Lucas
- 3rd Jane Bradbury
- Fastest Veteran
- 1st Rob Howells
- Fastest Junior
- 1st Piers Benton
- Team Category
- 1st Cap Problema
- 2nd Transport for London Tornados
- 3rd Eunomia 1
- Best Dressed
- 1st David Presly
2009 Results
Official results as published by Brompton.[3]
- Fastest Male
- 1st Roberto Heras
- 2nd Michael Hutchinson
- 3rd Alastair Kay
- Fastest Female
- 1st Julia Shaw
- 2nd Rachael Elliott
- 3rd Delia Beddis
- Fastest Male Veteran
- 1st Gary Higton
- Fastest Female Veteran
- 1st Sarah Wookey
- Fastest Junior
- 1st Brock Duncumb Rogers
- Team Category
- 1st Brompton 1
- 2nd Bike Tech
- 3rd Cap Problema
- Veteran Team Category
- Norfolk Enchants
- Best Dressed Male
- 1st Gary Foulger
- Best Dressed Female
- 1st Susie Smith
2010 Results
Official results as published by Brompton.[4]
- Fastest Male
- 1st Philip Liam Curran
- 2nd Pau Milla Canals
- 3rd Marcel Batlle Giró
- Fastest Female
- 1st Rachael Elliott
- 2nd Mercè Pacios
- 3rd Charlotte Barnes
- Fastest Junior
- 1st Brock Duncomb
- Fastest Male Veteran
- 1st Richard Trim
- Fastest Female Veteran
- 1st Sarah Wookey
- Best Dressed Male
- 1st Ian Harvey
- Best Dressed Female
- 1st Mary Till
- Team Event
- 1st Cap Problema 1
- 2nd Brompton Factory 1
- 3rd BerLon
- Veterans
- 1st Barnsley Hospice Bromptoneers: Team A
2011 Results
Official results as published by Brompton.[5]
- Fastest Male
- 1st Michael Hutchinson
- 2nd Gavin Morton
- 3rd Aaron Ritz
- Fastest Female
- 1st Rachael Elliott
- 2nd Julia Shaw
- 3rd Julie Secor
- Fastest Male Veteran
- 1st Stewart Yates
- Fastest Female Veteran
- 1st Caroline Powell
- Fastest Junior
- 1st Jake Norman
- Team Category
- 1st Brompton Factory 1
- 2nd Kingston Wheelers
- 3rd Where's Nigel?
- Veteran Team Category
- Abromination
- Best Dressed Male
- 1st Fokko Bakker
- Best Dressed Female
- 1st Rachael Jackson
2012 Results
Official results as published by Brompton.[5]
- Fastest Male
- 1st Michael Hutchinson
- 2nd Paul Flynn
- 3rd Gavin Morton
- Fastest Female
- 1st Julia Shaw
- 2nd Lee Miseon
- 3rd Isabel Hastie
- Fastest Male Veteran
- 1st Hubert Kivit
- Fastest Female Veteran
- 1st Pauline Warner
- Fastest Junior
- 1st Jake Norman
- Team Category
- 1st Brompton Factory 1
- 2nd Kingston Wheelers CC
- 3rd Small Wheels, Big Difference
2013 Results
Official results as published by Brompton.[5]
- Fastest Male
- 1st Michael Hutchinson
- Fastest Female
- 1st Isabel Hastie
- Fastest Male Veteran
- 1st Anthony Rogers
- Fastest Female Veteran
- 1st Caroline Powell
- Fastest Junior
- 1st Jake Norman
- Team Category
- 1st BBike
- 2nd Brompton Factory 1
- 3rd True Wheels/Sleaze Club
External links
References
- ↑ "Brompton National Championships" (October 2010) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-10-05. Brompton National Championships
- ↑ "Brompton World Championship Rules" (October 2009) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-07. Brompton World Championship Rules
- ↑ "Brompton World Championship 2009 Results" (October 2009) Brompton World Championship 2009
- ↑ "Brompton World Championship 2010 Results" (October 2010) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-05. Brompton World Championship 2010
- 1 2 3 "Brompton World Championship 2011 Results" (August 2011) Brompton World Championship 2011