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Cycle 2005 Show

Posted: 4 October 2005

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Young people with pedal power will be in their element at the Cycle Show – Britain’s premier cycling exhibition, which takes place at ExCeL, London from October 14th – 16th.
They can meet sporting celebrities, receive expert coaching on a Transport for London City Test Track and watch the world’s greatest trials riders battle it out for £3,000 on a purpose built indoor urban trials track – and all for just £1 if they come along with a paying adult.

In fact, the Cycle Show is packed full of fantastic features for all the family – making it a great value day out for everyone. Families can start the day by cycling to the show. Visit www.cycleshow.co.uk for routes to ExCeL, or why not join an organised ride with Brompton on Saturday 15th or CTC on Sunday 16th October. There will be a number of pick up points allowing you and your family to tag along at your convenience.

And Shimano will be providing free bike parking and servicing while visitors browse the aisles, ensuring all your family’s bikes reach safety standards. Almost 200 brands will be exhibiting at the show allowing visitors a sneak preview of all their latest bikes, clothing and accessories before they hit the shops in 2006.

Specific brands for little ones to look out for include Hap Chi, Like a Bike and Active Sports, which all do fantastic frames for the smaller cyclist.

There will also be loads of other activities taking place throughout the show including the celebrity sports star duathlon. Athletes Iwan Thomas, Darren Campbell and Katharine Merry will be taking part on Friday 14th October, along with British world trials champion Ben Slinger, BMX rider Shanaze Read and superbiker Maria Costello. They will all be circulating at the show afterwards giving your youngsters the chance to speak to some of their sporting heroes.

And with trials being the coolest thing in cycling right now, youngsters are sure to be enthralled by the international trials competition, taking place every day.

The world’s greatest trials riders will compete on an indoor urban course, jumping on and off cars, phone boxes, lorry grabs and park benches, all combining to create a show-style competition that is guaranteed to keep kids hooked.

Transport for London will have a central presence at this year’s Cycle Show with a bike test track, free cycling training and activities for children. TfL is supporting the Cycle Show as part of its ongoing campaign to promote cycling in the capital.

Other show features include the Cycle Circuit Race on Sunday 16th October when elite riders will be battling it out for a £1.5K prize purse on an outdoor circuit, the Procycling Cinema where some of the greatest road racing footage and interviews ever captured on film will be shown and the all-action dance fashion show, with all the latest clothing from the likes of Nike, Adidas, Foska and Troy Lee. So it seems that the Cycle Show is set to be a spectacle guaranteed to keep kids of all ages entertained for hours.

Details
Tickets are available from www.cycleshow.co.uk or call 0870 126 1786. Save £2 by pre-booking tickets for the Cycle Show. It’s £12 on the day. Kids get into the show for just £1 (16 years and under, when accompanied by an adult). You can also enter the Tri-UK Duathlon challenge at the same website with a prize of a £2,000 Fuji Team SL Road bike.

Cycle 2005 Show

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Cycle 2005 Show

Posted: 3 October 2005

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“Cycle 2005 is a total cycling experience not to be missed.”
For the first time, the show is being held at ExCeL in London. With a bigger exhibition space the move means even more fantastic, forward thinking products for you to view. ExCeL is located alongside Royal Victoria Dock just 4 miles east of Tower Bridge and a few minutes from Canary Wharf. With 2 dedicated DLR (Docklands Light Railway) stations, parking for 4,000 cars and London City Airport just 5-minutes away getting to London’s Exhibition and Convention Centre couldn’t be easier. And don’t forget you can cycle there too.

Buying a new Bike in 2006? you’ll be able to see plenty of new bikes at Cycle 2005, so far exhibitors include:

Omega
Moots
Salsa
Surly
Look
Colnago
Condor
Parlee
Koga Miyata
Scott
Specialized
Trek
Schwinn
Sigma
Seven
Kinesis
Kona
Titus
Thorn
Decathlon
Cotic
Tifosi
BH

For the latest news on these brands and the ‘hot products’ go: here

Also at the show you will find a whole host of events including the cycling cinema, the outdoor circuit cup race (Sunday – news story to follow), free bike parking and the international trials competition. There is also a Graham Watson ‘Lance Armstrong Retrospective’ with some of the finest images of the great champion.

And you’ll be able to try out some of the latest commuter and hybrid cycles on the London city test track, see all the latest trends in the fashion dance show and catch a glimpse of some of the most advanced accessories and gadgets for 2006.

You could also get involved yourself by entering the TRI UK duathlon competition, a bike-run-bike race and an exclusive event to the Cycle Show. October 13 is the first day of the show for trade and the next three days are open to the public for a great family day out and the chance to see all the exciting developments in the world of cycling.

Celebrities take on the Duathlon challenge…
Four sports stars fresh from personal triumphs will be among the names present at Cycle 2005 – the UK’s premier cycle show – where they will take part in events and be available on exhibitor’s stands.

Olympic 4x100m gold medalist Darren Campbell, Kona Global Series 24-Hour Mountain Bike winner Jenn O’Connor, Double World Junior Trials Champion Ben Slinger and Maria Costello – the first woman to achieve a podium finish in an Isle of Man TT or Manx GP Road Race will be appearing at the show from October 14-16 at London’s ExCeL.

Darren Campbell’s relay gold in Athens was one of the highlights of the Olympics and another high-point for the Manchester athlete, who has represented GB around the world in Olympics, World and European Championships and at the Commonwealth Games – winning six gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Darren will at the show on Friday, October 14 and signing autographs on the Specialized stand.

Jenn O’Connor won the second event in the Kona Global Series – an off-road endurance event for mountain bikers at Snow Mountain Ranch, Denver, USA, on Sunday, September 11, completing 18 laps of the 11-mile circuit non-stop over 24 hours. Jenn rides a Specialized bike and will be on their exhibitor stand as well as taking part in the Celebrity Duathlon Challenge.

Maria Costello has achieved one of her principle aims in finishing third in the Ultra Lightweight category of the Manx Grand Prix on Sunday, September 4 on the Isle of Man – becoming the first woman in the history of the event to stand on the podium – a fantastic achievement. She is Britain’s fastest female motorcycle racer, Guinness World Record holder for the fastest female lap of the Isle of Man TT.

Maria cycles many miles each week as part of her training. Maria is another Specialized rider who will also take part in the Celebrity Duathlon Challenge as well as appearing on the Specialized stand.

Ben Slinger is the rising star of the UCI World Trials scene. The 17-year-old Team Onza rider went to the World Championships in Livigno, Italy, with high hopes and they were justified. He won the Junior (under 19) categories for both 20” and 26” bike sizes on Sunday – only the second rider to achieve the double in either Junior or Elite events. Ben will take part in the Team Onza Trial at the show and will be on the Onza stand.

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Cycle 2005 Show

Posted: 7 September 2005

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Cycle 2005, now bigger and better

Cycle 2005 has received a generous sponsorship boost from Transport for London. The event caters for anyone with an interest in cycling, from the professional cyclist to the cycling commuter and even those who haven’t been near a bicycle since their childhood.

Part of TfL’s sponsorship will fund the London City Test Track, a representation of London’s streets. The track will allow visitors to the show, held at ExCel from 14 – 16 October, to trial the latest commuter bikes in a realistic setting.

TfL has also run the Cyclesafer Challenge, a competition for schoolchildren across London who were asked to design clothing and safety equipment to keep them safe while cycling. The winners of the Challenge will be announced by television broadcaster and keen cyclist Jon Snow at Cycle 2005 on Thursday 13 October (press day).

Keen to promote cycling as a means of transport, TfL is also playing a key role in supporting the London stage of the Tour of Britain – the UK’s premium cycle race that attracts elite riders from across the world. The Tour goes through London on Sunday 4th September.

Rose Ades, Head of TfL’s Cycling Centre of Excellence, said: “Events such as the Cycle Show and the Tour of Britain are a great way to let people know how much progress has been made towards making London one of the world’s top cities for cycling. Cycling in London is getting better year on year, and that is reflected in the increasing numbers of cyclists we see on our streets.

“We are keen that all Londoners have the facilities not only to be able to enjoy recreational cycling, but also to view cycling as a safe and convenient mode of transport – with this in mind, we are improving cycle lanes on roads across London and have already installed 10,000 more free cycle parking spaces.”

Cycle Show Director Mick Bennet said: “It is great to be working with such a high profile body as TfL who will help us to raise awareness of the benefits of cycling in and around the city.

“Cycle 2005 is a great place to show people what is available in the biking world and how easy it is to start cycling.”

Tickets are available from www.cycleshow.co.uk and you can also enter the Tri-UK Duathlon challenge at the same website with a prize of a £2,000 Fuji Team SL Road cycle.

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Cycle 2005 Show

Posted: 30 August 2005

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Cycle 2005, now bigger and better

Only a few weeks away Cycle 2005 looks set to be the biggest bike show in the UK this year. They have moved from London’s trendy Upper Street location to bigger space at ExCel. This means more exhibitors and more space to appreciate the latest stuff for 2006. There will also be more events and even a Cycle Show criterium. Oh yes, we’ll be there too with our very own stand so you can come along and say hello…

Spectators can also watch all the event for free and are being encouraged to combine it with a visit to Cycle 2005. At the show you can check out the new developments from top cycle manufacturers including Brompton, Specialized and Scott; cycle wear from companies such as Adidas, Gore and Rapha. Accessories from distributors like Fisher Outdoor and Decathlon. For a full list of Exhibitors go here

CTC ride to the show
The CTC’s Secretary for London, Clive Ox, is kindly organising and leading a ride to ExCeL on Sunday 16th starting from the concourse at Charing Cross station on the Strand WC2. The ride begins at 9.00am and will pass through central London and Docklands to the north of the Thames.

The distance is 12 miles and the pace will be gentle to medium so arrival at the show is expceted to be around 11.00am. Arrangements have been be made for CTC members to still get the special £8.00 members’ ticket rate on-the-door, but a membership card must be produced at the ticket office to get the rate. More information will appear in the Programme of Rides for the Central London CTC due for publication in mid-Septmber.

Cycle 2005 Criterium Race

If you fancy something a little more hectic then the cream of British amateur cycling is invited to take part in an exciting Criterium race at the Cycle Show at London’s ExCeL on Sunday, October 16. Spectators are welcome to watch the event around the new venue for Cycle 2005.

The men’s and women’s events have a total prize fund of £2,500 and take place over a 1.5k circuit, around ExCeL, which will be completed 20 times. The men’s race runs from 12.00noon to 12.45pm and the women’s from 1.00 to 1.45pm. Entry to the event will cost just £15 and will include entry for the competitor to Cycle 2005 – Britain’s premier cycle show. If any more tickets are required you can buy them online at a discount £10 at www.cycleshow.co.uk or £12 on the door.

Entry is on a first-come-first-served basis and is accepted on standard British Cycling Road and Circuit or Surrey League entry forms. British Cycling forms can be found at British Cycling Please make cheques for £15 payable to SCRL and send them with your entry form to:

115 Foxley Lane
Purleigh
Surrey
CR8 3HQ

All criterium entries must be received by Tuesday, October 11th

Tickets are available from www.cycleshow.co.uk and you can also enter the Tri-UK Duathlon challenge at the same website with a prize of a £2,000 Fuji Team SL Road cycle.

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