BACK IN THE FOLD

The Brompton World Championships returns from hiatus to Coal Drops Yard, in London’s King’s Cross for more small-wheeled mayhem

Nick Christian

“This is my Brompton. There are many like it but this one is mine…” As I stand, poised and ready, in the holding area of the first heat of the 2024 Brompton World Championships, my own version of the Rifleman’s Creed, popularised by the cult Stanley Kubrick film Full Metal Jacket, is going round and round in my head. Any competitive cyclist will tell you the most stressful part of any bike race is the brief period just before the flag drops. It’s only ever seconds but it feels like hours. Unlike the typical cycling event, whether that’s road or track, my fellow racers and I are starting some fifty yards or so away from our machines, with not a skinsuit nor pair of bib shorts between us. A further…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2024

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