If you live in or near the UK, or plan to be in or near the UK, with your bicycle, the weekend of June 9/10, and particularly if you like to toss back a few (dozen), then you should probably read what Shaggy has to say:
"As of today entries for the 13th annual Single Speed UK championships are open.
A lot has changed since the inaugural championship in Stow on The Wold. Back then ten racers fought it out with Bristol local Steve Worland taking the win. The result could have been different if it hadn't been for the bullmoose bars falling off of the bodged Klein road bike that, early leader, Cookie was racing. This years event is expected to sell all 200 entries in advance of the event, but the racing is bound to be of the same calibre- ranging from terrifyingly fast to slow, inept and hung-over!
The tradition of singlespeed events is that the race isn't necessarily the focus of the event - just something to do to slow down your drinking!
Suffice to say there will be plenty of other things going on:
As free camping is provided Friday until Sunday there is no reason not to make a weekend of it.
Entries are £25 and available online at www.SSUK07.com. Subscribe to the mailing list to keep up to date with any news.
Hope to see you there,
Shaggy"
Right, so there's that.
I think this is pretty interesting.
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