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Brompton starting line at Goodwood Motor Circuit 2013

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 ninth 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

References

  1. ^ "Brompton National Championships" (October 2010) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Brompton National Championships
  2. ^ "Brompton World Championship Rules" (October 2009) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Brompton World Championship Rules
  3. ^ "Brompton World Championship 2009 Results" (October 2009) [1][permanent dead link] Brompton World Championship 2009
  4. ^ "Brompton World Championship 2010 Results" (October 2010) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Brompton World Championship 2010
  5. ^ a b c "Brompton World Championship 2011 Results" (August 2011) [2] Brompton World Championship 2011