World Championships 2007

Hi all,

In usual last minute fashion, I am looking at travel options for getting to Worlds/Belgium. As I don't have a car, is there anyone driving who might have a space for me (and dissasembled Bacchetta). Comfort not important. Will pay for share of travel cost.

Alternatively, if anyone is going by alternative method, train etc, I'd be interested to team up.

Thanks, Paul

Thanks, Jack.

Jack Dekker wrote: It is a hpv championship, so it does not matter what bike or other transportation (rowing bike, tandem, etcetera) is used as long as it is human power. The races are combined with handbikes. I do not understand why there are races with handbikes only, it is possible for handbikes to race in regular races (cycle vision and other championships). But i do not do have anything  to do with the organisation, so it is not really a worry. Greetings, Jack

Handcycles are now UCI regulated, maybe they decided that HCs are not part of the party anymore..

In a slightly more serious vein I think it's because it's also a round of the HC European Series, and that they'd rather stick to the format of the races they already use.

Adrian Setter wrote: snip There's a lesson to be learnt for 2008 from the reason that I and several other Brits won't be there, which is that information about the event was not available early enough, easily enough, with sufficient detail and clarity for us to be confident when, where, how (and even if) it was going to happen and be worth going to.  As a result, Claire and I decided to deploy our precious time off work on different CHEESE. snip

Adrian,

some true things said here. Everybody is waiting for a date for these sort of events. That is most important. When other local races are planned there will be less people there. In germany there is the Recumbent Cup which is popular.
And of course these dates must be approved at work, so most people want to know them by December.
This year i realise, we were also slow with the date for Cycle Vision. There were certainly less competitors this year. I do not know what part has the problem of the date as a result. Perhaps it follows a tendency for less people competing?

It is quite an organisation for the people in Belgium. I am very impressed that they got this event going. The group of active people is very small i believe and there is lots of things to do (that is one thing that i am very certain of!).

I will go to Belgium, but i think on saturdaymorning. For us it is just a few hours drive.

Greetings,
Jack

Jack Dekker wrote: Adrian Setter wrote: snip There's a lesson to be learnt for 2008 from the reason that I and several other Brits won't be there, which is that information about the event was not available early enough, easily enough, with sufficient detail and clarity for us to be confident when, where, how (and even if) it was going to happen and be worth going to.  As a result, Claire and I decided to deploy our precious time off work on different CHEESE. snip Adrian, some true things said here. Everybody is waiting for a date for these sort of events. That is most important. When other local races are planned there will be less people there. In germany there is the Recumbent Cup which is popular. And of course these dates must be approved at work, so most people want to know them by December. This year i realise, we were also slow with the date for Cycle Vision. There were certainly less competitors this year. I do not know what part has the problem of the date as a result. Perhaps it follows a tendency for less people competing? It is quite an organisation for the people in Belgium. I am very impressed that they got this event going. The group of active people is very small i believe and there is lots of things to do (that is one thing that i am very certain of!). I will go to Belgium, but i think on saturdaymorning. For us it is just a few hours drive. Greetings, Jack

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