Red Bull Timelaps - Windsor - 28-29 Oct 2017
Discussion
My pals and I have just got our entry in for this event, as our first ever endurance cycling event:
www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/timelaps
For the geek that I am, I love that it's the longest day-long endurance event ever! I work with a lot of data spread over half-hourly periods, so this date causes me no end of grief. I like that it will do the same when off work too.
I've fancied doing the event at the Nurburgring, but Windsor is significantly easier to get to!
Anyone else involved?
www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/timelaps
For the geek that I am, I love that it's the longest day-long endurance event ever! I work with a lot of data spread over half-hourly periods, so this date causes me no end of grief. I like that it will do the same when off work too.
I've fancied doing the event at the Nurburgring, but Windsor is significantly easier to get to!
Anyone else involved?
Probably not for me.
I think they've missed a trick too. It's two sides of the 1948 Olympic Road Race circuit, with the top and bottom trimmed. I'd have liked to have seen it follow the 1948 lap, but alas that would mean closing two roads outside the park boundary, and I'm not sure any local authority would want to do that for 25 hours!
It's also partly on private roads through the park, so it ought to make for a pretty exclusive Strava segment as 'outsiders' would be prohibited from riding the route outside of event day.
Great idea though. Hope it's well supported and well run.
According to Strava, it's a 4.1 mile lap with 230-ish feet of climbing per lap. Breakheart Hill, up to the polo fields, (if indeed it's included as an 'up' not a 'down') might not be the worst hill you've ever climbed, but do it once every 15 to 20 minutes for over a day and I reckon you'll soon find an intense dislike for it...
I think they've missed a trick too. It's two sides of the 1948 Olympic Road Race circuit, with the top and bottom trimmed. I'd have liked to have seen it follow the 1948 lap, but alas that would mean closing two roads outside the park boundary, and I'm not sure any local authority would want to do that for 25 hours!
It's also partly on private roads through the park, so it ought to make for a pretty exclusive Strava segment as 'outsiders' would be prohibited from riding the route outside of event day.
Great idea though. Hope it's well supported and well run.
According to Strava, it's a 4.1 mile lap with 230-ish feet of climbing per lap. Breakheart Hill, up to the polo fields, (if indeed it's included as an 'up' not a 'down') might not be the worst hill you've ever climbed, but do it once every 15 to 20 minutes for over a day and I reckon you'll soon find an intense dislike for it...
Edited by yellowjack on Wednesday 23 August 13:23
Should have been doing this but given the inability to ride a bike at the moment won't........ 
Sorry for the delay, full write up coming in the next day or so. The executive summary:
- Very well organised, friendly and helpful staff.
- Great course for the event (think slightly shorter, slightly flatter Richmond Park.)
- I really hope the chap who came off and stopped the race for 2 hours gets well soon.
- Really enjoyed it, but unsure whether I would do another one.
- Thank f
k it didn't rain. - £5 and a 20 minute wait for a small pot of porridge is taking the piss.
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