2015 York Rally
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Topic: 2015 York Rally
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Subject: 2015 York Rally
Date Posted: 29 October 2014 at 8:28am
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Hi All, As many people will know the York Cycle Rally will return for 2015, over the weekend of 20th/21st June http://www.yorkrally.org/" rel="nofollow - http://www.yorkrally.org/ I know this is a long way off, but it would be good to have a BHPC presence there... If that is going to happen we will need people willing to organise stuff and man a stand there over the weekend... Anybody interested?? ------------- |
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 06 December 2014 at 10:54pm
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If you book your camping pitch before the 20th December it will be cheaper... Just booked mine. Hope to see a good BHPC turnout there... %20" rel="nofollow - http://www.yorkrally.dougiereid.co.uk/visitor-information/campsite-bookings/ ------------- |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 07 December 2014 at 6:31pm
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I will be riding up, not sure how long i'll be stopping but willing to help apart from taking or removing any kit. I haven't booked camping yet.
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Posted By: richforrest
Date Posted: 29 December 2014 at 9:36am
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I see Cyclevision is on the same weekend http://www.ligfiets.net/commissie/cyclevision.html That may stop a few people turning up.
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 29 December 2014 at 10:05am
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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 29 December 2014 at 10:19am
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I'm still going to York, If I have an overseas ride next year it will probably be to the Worlds in Belgium, I think as a club we should be promoting that rather than CV at least in return to Rudi, Eric etc who've come over to the UK to race. Plus, reading the race report about CV in 2014 and in particular Venray race track it wasn't the most interesting of venues to go round in circles at.
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 29 December 2014 at 10:23am
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I agree... Especially as CV cashes with York and as a club we've already taken the decision to have a stand there... ------------- |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 29 December 2014 at 10:30am
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We're planning to do York and Belgium. ------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: Karl
Date Posted: 29 December 2014 at 10:44pm
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We are also planning to do York and Belgium... The Sparenberg's Venray was particularly boring... although a lot of fun, and an experience I wont forget.
Karl |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 03 January 2015 at 8:48am
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I'm planning to go to York this year just for one day but the nearest I will get to Belgium is this box of chocolates I had for Christmas, very nice though and a lot less effort. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: Yowie
Date Posted: 12 February 2015 at 5:53pm
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There is an 'earlybird' booking rate for trade pitches too:- 3 m x 3 m pitch is £50 for cycle clubs Booked and paid before March the 7th.. |
Posted By: Yowie
Date Posted: 12 February 2015 at 6:41pm
| I'll be a happy camper. The http://www.yorkrally.dougiereid.co.uk/visitor-information/campsite-bookings/" rel="nofollow - earlybird campsite booking rate is valid until 6th of April. |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 11 May 2015 at 1:53pm
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BHPC will be hosting a recumbent race session at the new 250m outdoor
velodrome at York Sport Village as part of the Rally on Sunday 21st June. Entry will be free for BHPC members and £5 for non-members (pay on the day). There will be a guided ride for anyone wanting to take part to and from the main rally site at Knavesmire. The provisional schedule is: 11:15 Depart KnavesmireThis timetable is subject to change at short notice so please check back here, on our https://www.facebook.com/events/103392993328768/" rel="nofollow - Facebook Events page , or at the BHPC stand at the Rally for latest details. |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 12 May 2015 at 9:14am
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How far is it from Knavesmere to the sports village ? keen, but not sure about riding race bike on the streets. was hoping to bring daft yellow bike just to tootle about on the grass with. Jeff. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: jon coulson
Date Posted: 13 May 2015 at 12:29am
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York has many cycling routes, there is a cycle route from the Knavesmire to the Sports Village, see attached link. Most of the route is car free. http://www.itravelyork.info/uploads/York_Cycle_Map.pdf ------------- A very bad man indeed |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 13 May 2015 at 9:04am
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Cheers Jon. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 13 May 2015 at 8:12pm
http://www.itravelyork.info/uploads/York_Cycle_Map.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://www.itravelyork.info/uploads/York_Cycle_Map.pdf
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 08 June 2015 at 9:18pm
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More details about the velodrome races at York Cycle Rally on Sunday June 21st:- There will be two 20-minute races:
Races are open to both BHPC members and non-members but are for recumbents only (the track will be open to non-recumbents after 1:00pm). Entry is free for BHPC members and £5 for non-members. These races don't earn BHPC Championship points, just kudos. |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 09 June 2015 at 7:28am
Is it wise to have one of the fastest forms of HPV riding with the two slowest? It is contrary to how we normally race. I think i will re-assess whether i think the risk to me is low enough to be worth it.
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Andrew S wrote:Posted By: hotta
Date Posted: 09 June 2015 at 8:21am
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I just want to be on track with riders that don't change line I expect I'll be going round at 40+mph and can't just change line, looking forward to a good weekend. ------------- never stop it hurts less in the end |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 09 June 2015 at 9:25am
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My thinking, based on our own distant experience of indoor velodromes and watching Belgian races, is that multitrack machines use banked tracks very differently from two-wheelers. Bikes, at least fast ones, tend to use more of the track as they climb the banking and swoop down onto the straights whereas VMs tend to circle round in a narrow band. Slow riders also follow a narrow track round the inside. Ideally we would want three races, fast, slow and multitrack but there isn't time for that hence my compromise of putting slow and multitrack together. However I'm very happy to take advice from VM riders and possibly change the format if safety is thought to be a problem. |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 09 June 2015 at 7:10pm
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Thanks Andrew, having never "done" the 250m wall of death I will bow to your knowledge, although seeing Daniel Fenn doing 40mph and swooping up and down i don't think all VM's do that, but he's mad! I think a safety briefing along the lines of "keep your line" should suffice.
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 10 June 2015 at 1:09pm
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Sign-on
for the races will start at 11:45 outside the velodrome and finish at
12:00 noon SHARP! No race entries will be accepted after 12:00 although
you will still be able to enter the non-BHPC races after 1:00pm. Those planning to go to the velodrome can either join the escorted convoy leaving Knavesmire (the main Rally site) at 11:15 or make their own way there - the velodrome is at http://www.york.ac.uk/univ/sports/village/" rel="nofollow - York Sport Village , YO10 5FG. |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 11 June 2015 at 9:17am
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I'd be grateful for any assistance with running our event at the velodrome. If you will be at York but not manning the stand or planning to ride the ring then please find me at or near the BHPC stand on Saturday. Help with registration, timing and generally ordering people about would be most appreciated. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 11 June 2015 at 9:50pm
Barney has an A Level in ordering people about and would save the cost of a megaphone...  ------------- |
Posted By: BarneyH
Date Posted: 12 June 2015 at 8:51am
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I'll be at York and can be cajoled into acting as human megaphone at the velodrome if required or happy to man the stand while people go over there. Due to complications I'm going to miss another weekend of racing this weekend but will give Alan a call to make sure we've got things in hand for next weekend. Barney
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 12 June 2015 at 9:02am
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Thanks Barney!!We're heading up to Lancaster later today but looking at the forecast I think I'm going to be volunteering for marshalling tomorrow!!Hopefully looking better for Preston... ------------- |
Posted By: russellbridge
Date Posted: 18 June 2015 at 3:43pm
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It's looking promising for me getting to York on Sunday with the Nocom for the outdoor velodrome session 12-1pm. I'll help if I can... Russ
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Posted By: atlas_shrugged
Date Posted: 21 June 2015 at 8:38pm
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Thanks to BHPC organisers for the BHPC events in the York Rally The BHPCs stand and very own Ian Perry is featured in the news images of the event: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13344781.UPDATED_WITH_PICTURES__Bike_rally_is_back_after_three_year_absence/" rel="nofollow - http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13344781.UPDATED_WITH_PICTURES__Bike_rally_is_back_after_three_year_absence/ |
Posted By: russellbridge
Date Posted: 21 June 2015 at 9:10pm
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Again, thanks to the organisers for making this happen - great to experience a steeply banked outdoor velodrome, even if it turned out not to be that fast. Some photos here of the fast race: http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/russellbridge/slideshow/2015-06%20York%20Outdoor%20velodrome" rel="nofollow - http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/russellbridge/slideshow/2015-06%20York%20Outdoor%20velodrome
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 21 June 2015 at 9:38pm
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Great to see everybody and good fun on the campsite in the evenings... The stand seemed to be popular all day on yesterday - I hope it was the same today. Wicked race between Ian and Jack on the velodrome this afternoon... My fuelling cock-up made it a very expensive weekend unfortunately and I'm back down to earth with a bump as I'm working tonight! Hoping to see some of you at Shenington next weekend! ------------- |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 22 June 2015 at 10:45am
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here are a few photo's of sunday at york and the velodrome racing copy any you want cheers. Jeff. http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/" rel="nofollow - http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/ ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 22 June 2015 at 3:17pm
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Some good photo's there Russ and Jeff, then there are ones of me! I can't wait for my race cap to arrive.
Thoroughly enjoyed the weekend, the velodrome despite making me feel  was so good I stopped and went round quite a few more times after you lot went away, then i had to do a few more for a photo shoot!Actually one of the highlights was cycling home afterwards when I became entangled in the Isle of Axholme vintage and veteran tractor rally ( I like tractors), i took a break, had a good feed and watched roughly 30 old belching and farting tractors trundle by. I got home about 6:45pm, with sore legs and a sunburnt bonce, so I now look a little bit like this chappy =>  PS i'd forgotten what fun racing is !
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Posted By: HeatherF
Date Posted: 22 June 2015 at 5:47pm
Thanks to all who (in no particular order):
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 22 June 2015 at 8:46pm
Here are the official results of the velodrome races at York Rally, each 15 mins + 1 lap:
Apologies for the absence of a time for Jeff owing to technical failure (OK, we forgot to start the watch). Many thanks to all who took part,
especially Team Watson who provided 30% of the competitors and took away
33% of the prizes. Special thanks also to the organising team of Alan and Barney without whom none of it would have happened. Barney's ding-a-ling was the star event of the weekend. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 22 June 2015 at 8:51pm
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Thankfully Barney refrained from getting his ding-a-ling out on the campsite but there were some other entertaining noises from his pitch... ------------- |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 22 June 2015 at 9:52pm
I know it doesn't make one iota of difference,and it isn't important; but, Brian's speed is way too high, I lapped him numerous times. |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 22 June 2015 at 10:59pm
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Oops - my mistkae. The '9' was umop apisdn (Larrington Intl™). Brian's speed was 65.62 mph - sorry, 26.56 mph. Or something like that. |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 7:14am
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Posted By: atlas_shrugged
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 11:45am
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"Brian's speed is way too high, I lapped him numerous times" Would definitely agree my GPS puts the speed somewhere between 26 and 27 mph Ian I don't know where you get all that energy from after the race to: mate with the race organizer, cycle home 140 miles, AND you are getting a race cap for even more speed. Thanks to all for a great day. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 11:48am
is it any wonder we don't get many volunteers?? ------------- |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 1:50pm
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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 9:28pm
Brian 'twas the beer we shared the night before, that boosted me  Alas I must correct you as I only had 100 miles or so home.
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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 9:30pm
| For those that are not party to the social media that is Facebook, here is a bit of racing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-NhqEocvk" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-NhqEocvk |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 11:22pm
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Posted By: Karl
Date Posted: 24 June 2015 at 11:41pm
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Yanto, Thanks for posting the Video, very entertaining, and surprisingly quick too... I heard a rumour the track wasn't 'that' quick but you don't seem to be hanging around much!!!! Karl
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