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Blackpool Nocturne: Top Class cycling racing comes to the seaside tonight

Not only can you watch, you might even get to have a go too

Top class bike racing comes to Blackpool this evening in the shape of the Blackpool Nocturne, the last round of the popular night time race series that kicked off in June in Smithfield and then headed up to Edinburgh.

Tonight's Nocturne finale in Blackpool will see a top class field of cycling talent lining up at the start including last year's winner, Ed Clancy MBE of Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta, a team that also boasts, Ian Bibby the winner of the Smithfield round of the series.

They will be up against Tour de France stage winner Rubens Bertogliati, Edinburgh Nocturne winner Kristian House, Sigma Sport – Specialized’s Simon Richardson and Rapha Condor Sharp’s Chris Newton, oh and of course the Kuota-road.cc team too.

There is also a full complement of support races to the main event including a
Dahon folding bike race, youth's race. There's also a hire bike race giving members of the public the change to get involved in the action. After getting on the bikes and racing around the circuit, the winner will be the rider who is the first to successfully put their bike back into a docking station at the finish (be interesting if you tried to hold a race like that in London at the moment - ed).

Heats will lead to a grand final with limited spaces for spectators to sign up on the night. Blackpool keen to promote the fact that it hit the ground running with its hire bike scheme well before London, the Blackpool hire fleet is slated to expand to 500 by the end of the summer – so not long now then.

Racing starts at 6PM with the Elite Race slated to get underway at 8.45PM.
To find out more get over to Blackpool or visit www.blackpoolnocturne.com.

road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.

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demoff | 14 years ago
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You made the BC video JJ at 41 seconds busting some nice moves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR54RHDrxhU

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JJ the Flying D... | 14 years ago
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Unfortunately no podium for the trackstanding. Did get the Red Bull girl's phone number, but not sure if that was the price for 3rd  4

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Tony Farrelly | 14 years ago
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Good work in the sprint JJ,

Did they have a podium for the trackstanding  3

First installment of JJ's new blog coming soon

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demoff | 14 years ago
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Yes saw some of the Hourbike racing Tony, they appeared to have plenty of takers with some of them getting well stuck in. Funny seeing the final going off behind one of the motorbikes. Don't think those bikes will ever be ridden as fast again.

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JJ the Flying D... | 14 years ago
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I got third in the track stand competition  16

Oh, and 2nd in the bunch sprint. I was 8th, Jefte 9th. Bed time now...

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Tony Farrelly | 14 years ago
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Did you see the hire bike racing? How'd that go?

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demoff | 14 years ago
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Fantastic race, exploded into action from the start with Dean Downing and Simon Richardson on the attack straight away. Gradually a chase group of 3 emerged from the pack Kristian House failed to bridge the gap to the lead riders but still took 3rd place with Dave Clarke taking a very respectable 5th riding solo.

Came home hoarse from cheering Clarkey on.

Minor niggle would have been nice to have some speakers on the bottom of the course to hear what was going on.

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demoff | 14 years ago
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Just getting ready to make our way down there, lovely summer evening as well. Will let you know how it goes.

Go on Clarkey!!!

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