I'm meeting shuggiet at 6.45 at the start point for POP flyering. Might as well declare that the CCE RV, OK?
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Red Bull Hill Chasers
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Posted 11 years ago #
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If 10am starts were so quiet why on earth did they schedule people for 6???
Ah well, I'll be there about 8ish (given the number of races I'd imagine it'll still be running then) and grab some photos.
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Hmmm, results are up for the qualifiers and looks like they're NOT splitting it into categories - they've just got the fastest 30, irrespective of type of machine. So why did they give different categories for the qualifiers?
Looks like mountain bike was the way to do it!
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I'm pretty sure that the bike mentioned is not that actual bike used, just the bike used to sign up - Simon who is 18th was riding his racing bike with 23mm (not MTB) and Simon who is 26th was on a CX bike with slicks (not MTB) I reckon most of them will be on road bikes.
Also Simon who's 26th went away on holiday at midday. We were joking about how he was hoping he didn't get in as his wife probably wouldn't let him delay holiday and ride!
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Craig Hardie was on a CX bike as well I think. Simon in 26th has gone on holiday - posted on FB that he didn't have the heart to tell the kids that they weren't going on holiday till tomorrow, so one reserve will be in.
Still think it odd that they had categories to sign up to, then ignore them completely...
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Yeah it seems a bit weird. Hadn't seen simons facebook post! Hah.
Craig Hardie is amazing. I've seen him ride across foot deep mud like it's tarmac.
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Pretty sure the organisation of this event has not been its strong point?
Posted 11 years ago # -
Very VERY popular event tonight...
Crowds by blackpuddinonnabike, on Flickr
Pursuit by blackpuddinonnabike, on Flickr
Macaskill Wheelie by blackpuddinonnabike, on Flickr
Finish Line by blackpuddinonnabike, on Flickr
Group by blackpuddinonnabike, on FlickrPosted 11 years ago # -
Who won?
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We were there for the whole thing. We were right by the finish line, and with a view of the times as they came up on the computers for the race officials.
Great fun, and my son and his mate enjoyed cheering on the riders as they sprinted to the line. A nice thing to go and see. Damned freezing cold though!
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I made it downfor the quaters/semi/finals. WAs good fun. A non cycling mate also enjoyed it! Great to see lots of people out. was fair rammed!
Posted 11 years ago # -
Well, the double chocolate porter at the Bow Bar helped but good though the racing was I felt they had cut out too many in the heats. In order to stretch it out to a reasonable length so that it would not all be over too soon riders were kept sitting on the line for far too long. More riders, enabling minimal gaps between more races over the same duration, would be an improvement.
I noticed the award for best female rider was a mixte framed machine. I wonder what they were going to give the best male rider had a female won overall?
Posted 11 years ago # -
WC, any shots of the first heat?
I had a terrible start, completely failing to stay clipped in, so will probably be distinctly in the background of any shots...
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Who won?
Posted 11 years ago # -
Winner is Liam Moynihan - results here
No videos available yet
Posted 11 years ago # -
Comment after the above article:
"Harvey Mushman
5:34 AM on 01/04/2013
What does "multi-discipline" mean?"
Oh dear!
Posted 11 years ago # -
Harvey Mushman was Steve McQueen's racing name....
Posted 11 years ago # -
12th April this year: http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/bike/events/1331635102219/red-bull-hill-chasers-2014
Posted 10 years ago # -
Ach, on 12th April I will be
drinking heavily in the Bordersattending the Melrose Sevens.Posted 10 years ago # -
Got my entry through...
10.45am
Will be on the tandem (avec kids) so not expecting to qualify.
The question is, will we be last?
Anyone else doing it?
Posted 10 years ago # -
Are the qualifiers taking place on the mound?
When the main event was in Victoria Street, they had the qualifiers in Cockburn St.
(And guess who went to Victoria St to see the qualifiers, hung around, then went home?)
Posted 10 years ago # -
Qualifiers are on the Mound as well.
Quite a surprise that CEC are letting them close the road for the whole day...
Wonder where they are diverting the buses?
Posted 10 years ago # -
If anyone is going to the evening event, we're looking for help to hand out POP flyers to people arriving?
You can finish in time to watch the cycling.
PM if you can help.
Thanks
HankChief
Posted 10 years ago # -
The Mound, and Mound Place both closed tomorrow for RBHC!
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THE MOUND City Centre
Red Bull Hill Chasers cycle event. Mound, Bank Street, North Bank Street and Mound Place closed. Event info at http://win.gs/1p4WHDk Lothian Buses 23, 27, 41 and 42 diverted via Chambers Street - Bridges.05:00 Apr 12, 2014
23:59Posted 10 years ago # -
57secs for us.
The fastest were around 27secs.
Some people taking it very seriously - I declined the use of rollers to warm up.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Well done on that time HC & co. Not bad at all I reckon. You'll have some chain stretch!
Irene says St Andrew Square is closed with fire. Trams will be diverted then?
Posted 10 years ago # -
That is a tidy time for such an outlandish rig, HankChief. See you at half six for PoP flyering.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Top 40 Qualifiiers
1. Michal Prokop (MTB) - 00:26.294
2. Liam Moynihan (MTB) - 00:27.497
3. Euan Camlin (Mountain Bike) - 00:27.661
4. Chris Coates (Mountain Bike) - 00:27.893
5. Craig Owen (Mountain Bike) - 00:27.920
6. Michael Brown (Mountain Bike) - 00:28.131
7. Ben Simmons (Road Bike) - 00:28.480
8. Craig Hardie (Other) - 00:28.525
9. Toms Alsbergs (Fixed Gear) - 00:28.637
10. Chris Metcalfe (Road Bike) - 00:28.717
11. Andrew Young (Road Bike) - 00:28.742
12. Joe Nally (Road Bike) - 00:28.826
13. Patrick Seabase (Fixed Gear) - 00:28.899
14. Lewis Champion (Road Bike) - 00:28.909
15. Ross Crook (Road Bike) - 00:28.915
16. Addy Pope (Road Bike) - 00:28.997
17. Liam Lamb (Mountain Bike) - 00:29.112
18. Lewis Oliphant (Road Bike) - 00:29.126
19. Roger Campbell-Crawford (Mountain Bike) - 00:29.136
20. Graeme Cross (Road Bike) - 00:29.247
21. Douglas Sharp (Road Bike) - 00:29.719
22. Daniel Milne (Fixed Gear) - 00:29.931
23. Conor Nally (Mountain Bike) - 00:29.953
24. Neil Flockhart (Road Bike) - 00:30.175
25. Graeme Warren (Other) - 00:30.263
26. Paul Muzni (Fixed Gear) - 00:30.274
27. Thomas Mitchell (Road Bike) - 00:30.310
28. Sean Clark (Other) - 00:30.468
29. Tom Mcintyre (Road Bike) - 00:30.484
30. Ben Rowland (Mountain Bike) - 00:30.531
31. Martin Macbeath (BMX) - 00:30.549
32. Mark Maciver (MTB) - 00:30.702
33. Alan Dobbie (Road Bike) - 00:30.749
34. David Crichton (Road Bike) - 00:30.752
35. James Robertson (Fixed Gear) - 00:30.916
36. Dominique Jacquel (Road Bike) - 00:30.928
37. Angus Mccool Duncan (Road Bike) - 00:31.043
38. Stuart Dun (Road Bike) - 00:31.110
39. Kami Newton (Mountain Bike) - 00:31.129
40. Shenaze Reade (BMX) - 00.31.130A friend of mine in that lot.
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