It’s back for 2017!
- What? Cyclist Track Day 2017, in association with ASSOS
- When? Sunday 23rd April 2017, 10am-4pm
- Where? Lee Valley VeloPark, London (see on map)
- Tickets? £65 (inc hot lunch and goody bag) - Purchase here
We’ll be bringing together 12 of the biggest brand names in cycling, who will have their latest top-end bikes available to test. If you’re considering a new purchase in 2017, it’s the perfect opportunity to compare models and find the right bike for you. For a taste of the action, watch the video below to see the last Track Day.
The action will take place on Sunday 23rd April 2017 at the Lee Valley VeloPark, home of the London Olympics. Located next to the iconic velodrome, the mile long outdoor track is purpose-built for road riding and offers a fast, winding circuit to get the best out of each bike. Brand ambassadors will be on hand to get you set up and discuss the bikes.
Tickets cost £65 and include entry for the day, a hot BBQ lunch from Look Mum No Hands! and a Cyclist goody bag worth over £50. Places are limited, so be sure to get in quick!
- Bianchi
- Cannondale
- Canyon
- Cervélo
- Colnago
- Look
- Scott
- Specialized
- Storck & Lightweight
- Time
- Trek
- Wilier
For any questions regarding this event please contact cyclist_events@dennis.co.uk or call Georgia Walters on 0207 907 6424.
Click here to purchase tickets
It was an idea that had been floating around the Cyclist office for some time. What if, instead of going to a cycle show where you can only look at the bikes on a stand, you could actually take the bikes and ride them on the road? How good would that be?
So it was that on a bright and fresh day in April, the first ever Cyclist Track Day took place at the purpose-built road racing track outside the Lee Valley Velodrome – the venue for the London Olympics in 2012.
Now we might be biased, but we’re delighted to report that the event was a resounding success, with around 150 riders spending the day testing and comparing (or just plain enjoying) some of the finest road bikes on the planet. Ten of the biggest brands in the sport arrived in London armed with fleets of their best bikes, and proceeded to set up stands next to the iconic velodrome. When the first ticket-holders arrived in the morning, the question was the same from them all: ‘How does this work?’
The answer was simple: find a bike you like, select the right frame size, add your pedals, ride the hell out of it, then return it. And repeat. For anyone in the market for a new bike, it was a unique opportunity to compare models and find the perfect new partner.
And what a selection of bikes there was. Bianchi brought its new super-light Specialissima, as well as the racy Oltre and Infinito. Cannondale had the Evo, Synapse and the new CAAD12. Canyon proved popular with its Aeroad and Ultimate CF SLX, while Cervélo showed off its top-end R5, C5 and S5 bikes. Look’s offering included the 675, 695 and 795 in both Light and Aerolight options, and Pinarello was kept busy showing off its K8-S cobbles bike and the Tour-winning F8. Scott had the Solace Disc and its new aero machine – the Foil – as seen winning this year’s Paris-Roubaix under Mathew Hayman. Specialized had the new Venge Pro ViAS alongside the Tarmac Disc and race-oriented Amira women’s bike. Storck pimped out its Aerfast and Aernario bikes with top-end Lightweight wheels, and Wilier offered up its Cento 1, Zero.7 and GTR SL Endurance bikes.
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The only real problem was how to fit in rides on as many bikes as possible in a single day. By the close of the event, riders were still trying to squeeze in one last lap of the track, while the brand ambassadors were nursing blisters from hours of wielding pedal spanners.
If you missed out on the first Cyclist Track Day, don’t worry. Plans are already afoot to do it again, only bigger and even better, with more brands and more bikes. So keep an eye on the Cyclist website for details. After all, where else can you ride the world’s best bikes in one place on one day?
