Cycling isn’t just about elite racing and commuting, it’s also about having a laugh…and winning novelty medals!

There will be several events which make up Bike Olympics, and these will be held sequentially, so people can participate (for free!) in as few or as many as they wish.

Some of the activities currently proposed are:
Dual slalom: a two-up race down a slope, turning between bendy poles
Mountain bike time trial: entrants will be timed along a section of the new trails at Ashton Court
Steeplecxchase: a short ‘fun’ cyclocross race around a marked course
4×100 Backie-relay: teams have to complete a lap of a circle changing ‘stoker’ at four designated points
Egg & spoon: entrants have to cover a short distance on their bicycles without dropping or damaging their egg
Commuter Challenge: entrants have to complete a series of challenges in a short a time as possible, including putting a shirt and tie on and off in a space equivalent to a train loo, and running the length of a train platform with their bicycle. All carrying a coffee.
Weighted dragster: entrants have to drag a loaded trailer a set distance
Team Trackstand: pairs of entrants try and balance for as long as they can on one bicycle.
Trackstand: entrants try and remain stationary on their bicycle for as long as possible…then remove one hand…one leg… etc.
Junior Kickstart Limbo: entrants have to enter a marked circle, going under a pole, and exit again, without putting a foot on the ground. Each round the pole will be lowered slightly, and the circle made smaller. Last person ‘in’ wins.
Bunnyhop competition: A pole is supported horizontally in a wooden frame. Entrants have to jump over it, and it is raised each ‘round’
Long jump: Entrants have to see how long they can jump from a 1foot high ramp.
Mounted shotput: entrants are given a bean-bag to throw as far as they can while on their bicycle, without crossing a marked point.