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The Brompton World Championship is a promotional cycling event for Brompton Bicycle Ltd that has been held in various formats and venues since 2008.[1][2]
The event consists primarily of a criterium race in which all competitors rode Brompton folding bicycles. The race typically features a Le Mans start with the competitors running to their folded bikes and unfolding them before they set off around the track. Riders are required to dress in business wear instead of standard bicycle clothing.
History edit
The first Brompton World Championship, the inspiration of Koos Kroon, Brompton's Spanish distributor, was held on April 8, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain. The second BWC on March 17, 2007, was also in Barcelona. The race relocated to England in 2008 and was 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. In 2014 the Orbital Festival was cancelled at late notice but the BWC went ahead at the same venue.
In 2015 the event moved to central London and became part of the Prudential RideLondon cycling festival, taking place annually until 2019.
The 2020 and 2021 events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When RideLondon returned in 2022 the BWC was absent.
The Brompton World Championship race resumed with the first event since the pandemic held in Singapore in October 2022 as part of the Tour De France Prudential Singapore Criterium.[3]
Basic Rules edit
- 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 Spandex and sportswear are not permitted.[1] 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.[4]
Brompton World Championship 2013-14 edit
In 2013 and 2014 the Brompton World Championship took place in the 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.
[needs update]800 entrants were expected in 2014. The Championship consists of a Le Mans style sprint start to the folded bikes before completing 4 laps – over 15 km – of the circuit.[1]
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.
Brompton National Championships edit
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.[5]
The list of countries that have held National Championships::
- Australia
- Austria
- Chile
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea
- Mexico
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- USA
Previous Results edit
2006 Results edit
Fastest Male edit
1- Marti Milla
2- Pau Milla
3- Kilian Palop
Fastest Female edit
1-Carolina Paris
2-Irene Rojo
3-Marta Alarcón
TEAM: Cap Problema
2007 Results edit
Fastest Male edit
1- Arnau Rota
2- Pau Milla
3- Marti Milla
Fastest Female edit
1-Carolina Paris
2-Maite Mascherpa i Roig
3-Mahrou Raisani
TEAM: Cap Problema
2008 Results edit
Fastest Male edit
- 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 edit
Official results as published by Brompton.[6]
- 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 edit
Official results as published by Brompton.[7]
- 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 Duncumb Rogers
- 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 edit
Official results as published by Brompton.[8]
- 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 edit
Official results as published by Brompton.[8]
- 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 edit
Official results as published by Brompton.[8]
- 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
2014 Results edit
Team Category
- 1st BBike
- 2nd Brompton Factory 1
- Fastest Male Veteran
- 1st Anthony Rogers
- Fastest Female Veteran
- 1st Caroline Powell
2015 Results edit
Official results as published by Brompton
- Fastest Male
- 1st Mark Emsley (GBR)
- 2nd Yavor Mitev (GBR)
- 3rd Eduardo Gomes (GBR)
- Fastest Female
- 1st Isabel Hastie(GBR)
- 2nd Kim Myojin (KOR)
- 3rd Nao Tanaka (JPN)
2016 Results edit
Official results as published by Brompton.[9]
- Fastest Male
- 1st Mark Emsley
- 2nd Richard Spencer
- 3rd Vojtech Blazejovsky
- 4th David Mackay
- Fastest Female
- 1st Isabel Hastie
- 2nd Sarah Phelps
- 3rd Nao Tanaka
- 4th Caroline Powell
- Fastest Male Veteran
- 1st Andrea Scavezzon
- 2nd Nigel Saffery
- 3rd Peter Hutchinson
- 4th Adrian Baergi
- Fastest Female Veteran
- 1st Caroline Powell
- 2nd Giuliana Massarotto
- 3rd Gina Vaughan
- 4th Alison Wright
- Men's Team Category
- 1st Brompton Brazing Heritage Team
- 2nd Joseph Kousac
- 3rd Team Cadence
- 4th Brompton Design Racing
Women's Team Category
- 1st JH Wonder Woman
- 2nd Green Brompton
Veterans Team Category
- 1st Abromination
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "I raced in the Brompton World Championships ... and survived!". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Racing a Brompton by Buckingham Palace is exhilarating, and ridiculous". BikeRadar. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Cycling: Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard to race in Singapore criterium". Straits Times. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Brompton World Championship Rules" (October 2009) "BWC 2009 | Brompton Bicycle". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2009. Brompton World Championship Rules
- ^ "Brompton National Championships" (October 2010) "National Events | Brompton Bicycle". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010. Brompton National Championships
- ^ "Brompton World Championship 2009 Results" (October 2009) [1][permanent dead link] Brompton World Championship 2009
- ^ "Brompton World Championship 2010 Results" (October 2010) "| Brompton Bicycle". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010. Brompton World Championship 2010
- ^ a b c "Brompton World Championship 2011 Results" (August 2011) [2] Archived 27 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Brompton World Championship 2011
- ^ "BWC London Final 2016". www.brompton.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.