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Sir Chris Hoy Revolution longest laps video still.JPGVideo: Sir Chris Hoy tricks London commuters in trackstand face-off
A couple of London bicycle commuters trackstanding at traffic lights got the surprise of their lives when they found themselves in a race with six time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy.
The stunt was arranged to promote the Revolution Series, which comes to Lee Valley VeloPark this weekend and which includes the Longest Lap race in which riders have to hold a trackstand until they are giving the order to go.
- Video: Longest Lap race causes controversy at latest round of Revolution Series
“I can’t believe what just happened at the lights there, “reflected one of the cyclists afterwards. “Smoked by Chris Hoy.”
Head here for information, including how to buy tickets, for this weekend’s Revolution Series and for the remaining rounds in Glasgow and Manchester.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Limited edition! That's insider talk for 'more expensive than it should be'.
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Just use tyre plugs with glue, don't rely on sealant.
- IanMSpencer 1 hour 23 min ago
Often misunderstood, Judicial Reviews (JR) are review of a decision by a public body where the courts consider statute and common law. As...
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Three decades of riding 26 inch mountain bikes wheels shod with up to 2.1 inch tyres, mostly on 17mm rims.
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Is the next round being held in Aylesbury?
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I'm sorry but this comment is so full of inaccuracies it's painful....
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Most pedestrians never look either way when they cross a side road. So you always have to expect them to step out regardless.
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Except they will have the wrong tyres on for that day.
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Aah, Brewdog. Takes me back!
Aah, Brewdog. Takes me back!
let's say anyone who has spent any of their time working in the bike industry in London will recognise the faces of these "commuters" doing the track stands
Didn't the box van run a red light there?
Too staged. If there was a bike box there then you could accept that bikes would congregate there, but it's just a pedestrian crossing.
I can only imagine the loathing and self-hatred the hired crowd of cheerers must have after that.
I would say it was all staged, but I would hope the guy at the end wasn't staged, "muppets doing track stands"
Probably not, seen him doing the same thing at the lights in Taiwan during factory visits, then using the quickest scooters as a daft or derny bike.
And none of them tried to run the red lights either!
and all of them wearing helmets...
As shown, it looks a little staged. I'm sure those are real commuters, but I bet they went and found a few volunteers that morning rather than just pranking them at the lights. I've never seen more than one or two people trying to trackstand at once in London.