2012-05-13 - Herne Hill Revival

The Herne Hill Revival event is taking place this Sunday 13th May.

As well as racing there will be a cycle jumble, beer tent and displays of classic marques of bicycle.
The circuit will be open from 9.00am but other clubs will be using the track in the morning. Please don’t arrive too early as it annoys the locals! There will be a lot of off-track happenings during the day including a cycle jumble, displays by some of our marque enthusiasts, trade stands and a beer tent.

Race programme:
Track opens at 12.00 noon for warm up sessions.

Please note that you MUST wear a hard-shell safety helmet if you are riding on the track.

Racing will start at 12.30 with the following events:

Grand Old Ordinary One Mile Challenge (for original ordinaries only – no replicas).

Tandems – Sprint and longer race

Roadster race - steel mudguards, upright handlebars, no derailleur gears, 26 or 28 inch wheels etc. To be ridden in jacket & tie. Time bonuses to be awarded for appropriate dress and imaginative interpretation of dress code.]

Early pneumatic/Pre WW1 race

Devil take the hindmost (heats & final)

Sprint race for classic bicycles.

Open Frame race – for drop top-tube cycles (i.e. ladies cycles). Race open to ladies and gents on this type of cycle.

Slow Bicycle race - A non speed event that any ability can participate in. No fixies or trikes. Longer race for classic race bikes - 20 or 30 laps – steel frames only. (Definitely no carbon or other fancy new-fangled materials!)

Solid tyre all comers race - high bicycles of any age, solid-tyred safeties, etc

Children’s race if enough present

All comers race – anything goes

Grand Parade at end of races.

We will need to be off the track at 4.00pm.

Entrance to the venue is free but there will be a one-off race entry fee of £4 to cover the cost of insurance levies (at cost).
This will allow you to enter as many races as you wish. The races are organised by the VHC&RC.

Please note parking within Herne Hill is limited to those who are competing in the races, displaying machines or who have a jumble stall. We hope to have additional parking available at a nearby school and also that some people will be able to cycle or use public transport.

More information on the event can be found at: http://hernehillrevival.com/ which will be updated as more details become available

This looks great, will definately pop along!

Looks good - hopefully the weather will hold out

The forecast is for Sun till 4:00pm which is just when the racing will finish

Looks good, I hope to turn up.

Hopefully see you there

Am looking forward to this!

Me too particular the Penny Farthing racing

Yeah! Unfortunately my belived (who seems to think not every day has to be around bicycles) has arranged a picnic. Not at the velodrome.

Top afternoon, lots of racing, bits for L'Eroica,historical learning and bacon butties.......magic

...seems to think not every day has to be around bicycles

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I know! Can you believe that?

Actually seeing those pics^^ makes me remember I want a bar-mounted bottle cage.

Great little afternoon! Penny farthing racing was a good laugh....

Did you see the penny with the wobbly rear wheel? Joff in the pith helmet was a highlight.

This thing! Amazing!

Penny farthing race was great value. Particularly liked that one guy in tweed who went round at a very leisurely, gentlemanly pace letting all the boy racers get sweaty up ahead:

Even had a cheeky lap on the track (first time I've ever been round a velodrome). Top arvo, really enjoyed it.

That looked amazing thought it was a flying gate but I was wrong. Wonder what it rides like.

Bruce where were you? I missed you pleased I went though great afternoon

As ever my pictures are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/funny_cyclist/sets/72157629714312456/