Town centre crits... why not at SkyRides?

buckles
buckles Posts: 694
edited January 2014 in Amateur race
Even without having heard from people who've organised town centre crits, I can imagine how difficult it is. However what's to stop race organisers from working with the Skyride organisers and getting circuits for a couple of hours for some 45 minute 2/3/4 and E/1/2 action before the main 'event'?
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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Congrats - you just volunteered...
  • ozzzyosborn206
    ozzzyosborn206 Posts: 1,340
    i think you answered your own question that it is not that easy to get the permission, barriers, insurance, sponsorship to hold town centre crits. We had 3 town crits in Guernsey this year after we did one last year for the Olympic torch it gained support and interest leading us to have more this year, hoping to have another next year,
  • buckles
    buckles Posts: 694
    ozzzyosborn206 wrote:
    i think you answered your own question that it is not that easy to get the permission, barriers, insurance, sponsorship to hold town centre crits.
    Exactly - if the roads are already closed and barriered for the Skyrides, could BC/Sky not be persuaded to allow or even support a couple of races on the circuits and make it easier for local clubs to organise?
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  • displacedaussie
    displacedaussie Posts: 356
    It may be _easier_ but it's still _a lot of work_. Why don't you give BC/your local club a call and see what you could do to add a crit to your local Sky Ride?
  • benji90
    benji90 Posts: 114
    Or just come and ride: www.shrewsburygrandprix.co.uk !!!
  • buckles
    buckles Posts: 694
    benji90 wrote:
    Or just come and ride: http://www.shrewsburygrandprix.co.uk !!!
    No I've had enough of Mike Jones disappearing into the distance leaving me huffing and puffing!
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  • benji90
    benji90 Posts: 114
    Hahaha yes he does have a tendency to do that to most of us too. We do have 2 races to choose from however. What CAT are you. Also Mike maintains he isnt riding but ill believe that when I see it!
  • buckles
    buckles Posts: 694
    2nd cat but unfortunately I'm injured, looks like I have damage to my meniscus so I might not be racing next year!
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  • joe.90
    joe.90 Posts: 171
    bournemouth did exactly this last year. it was awesome
  • joe.90
    joe.90 Posts: 171
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFXpMmuvq9A
  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    joe.90 wrote:
    bournemouth did exactly this last year. it was awesome

    Dropped my chain 4 laps from the finish in that race...well annoyed.
  • antsmithmk
    antsmithmk Posts: 717
    As a Skyride leader, I would not think the staging of racing at a Skyride event merges common aims. Skyrides are more about getting people into cycling or back on bikes after a lapse. Racing presents an extreme that may be too daunting. In MK we have even moved the event away from the city centre to cycle paths around a popular lake... This is because of the desire to focus on leisure riding rather than anything competitive.
  • buckles
    buckles Posts: 694
    antsmithmk wrote:
    As a Skyride leader, I would not think the staging of racing at a Skyride event merges common aims. Skyrides are more about getting people into cycling or back on bikes after a lapse. Racing presents an extreme that may be too daunting. In MK we have even moved the event away from the city centre to cycle paths around a popular lake... This is because of the desire to focus on leisure riding rather than anything competitive.
    Good point.
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  • joe.90
    joe.90 Posts: 171
    DavidJB wrote:
    joe.90 wrote:
    bournemouth did exactly this last year. it was awesome

    Dropped my chain 4 laps from the finish in that race...well annoyed.

    i can imagine, goin 30mph into those speedbumps wasnt ideal
  • antsmithmk
    antsmithmk Posts: 717
    Buckles wrote:
    antsmithmk wrote:
    As a Skyride leader, I would not think the staging of racing at a Skyride event merges common aims. Skyrides are more about getting people into cycling or back on bikes after a lapse. Racing presents an extreme that may be too daunting. In MK we have even moved the event away from the city centre to cycle paths around a popular lake... This is because of the desire to focus on leisure riding rather than anything competitive.
    Good point.

    Thanks :-)

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