This year’s Smithfield Nocturne on 19th June is gearing up for a huge turnout with 15,000 spectators expected to enjoy a range of events from the Elite Criterium to the Fixed Longest Skid Competition.
A regular crowd pleaser is the Folding Bike Race, which sees 80 riders battle it out for the title of London’s fastest commuter. Keith Henderson, who has triumphed for the last two years in succession, will be riding again in an attempt to make it a hat trick.
Last year, Brompton fielded a suitably-blazered team and Rapha’s Graeme Raeburn came a close second on his custom Brompton. However, with Dahon as the main event sponsor and Keith riding his Dahon MuSL bike into the top spot for the last two years, the US-based manufacturer will be providing Keith with a 2010 Mu EX in an attempt to give him an edge. The first of the evening’s races starts at 5.30pm.
The event this year also kicks off the first day of the London Festival of Architecture and local restaurants and bars around the market will be providing the refreshments for the spectators.
