Bike Tart
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Let's not beat around the bush - there was no way a fixed bike, bmx or a mountain bike was ever going to win the 2011 Reb Bull Hill Chaser event held in Bristol, England last January. Yes cyclists, a road bke won - a svelte, smooth rolling multi geared bike designed to go faster than any other type of bike, hence its use in races like the Tour de France. Whilst we might dream of seeing Alberto Contador gamely trying to 'weeny pedal' his BMX past a looming Levi Leipheimer, it's just not going to happen.
All that being said, the annual Red Bull Hill Chasers event is still a fantastic evening of bike racing, and this year's event has seen the course shortened in order to try to equalise the disciplines, which is certainly a welcome step.
Bringing together a qualifying 16 amatuer and 16 elite riders in a frantic head to head knockout format that will halve the field until only two riders remain, Hill Chasers is set on a short, uphill section of Bristol's city centre (Park St), and is an apply online only event for amateur cyclists looking to participate.
