Video: Is this the best track race format ever? Sit back and watch, and suppress your giggles ...

The slow race (who can cross the finish line last with no foot down)  has been part of BC's Go Ride for years now. Really good fun and usually won by the BMX kids. Similar to making them ride inside a circle of cones and making the circle smaller and smaller until one rider is left. 

As my 9yr old has perfected no-handed track stands on his track bike, I plan to send him along to any track meet that hands out cash to clean up

He can pay back his Dad some of the money spent on bikes

Watch again and you will see the eventual winner (not a lady, a dude with a pony tail (Thor?)) hanging at the back. He was the only one left on the bank for over two minutes. He had a break for his legs and trundles forward to the line then stands for another minutes before the sprint. #Tactics #Winner!

Does anyone know the blue/white kit of the chap who came second?

Also loving the girl handing out cash to anyone brave enough to take it from her!

Awesome.

Was that a lady that crushed everyone? Really couldn't tell.

Randomly, this is my local track. And this is a really fun event to watch and participate in (if you can, I can't); I'd highly recommend it for any track meet. It's easier at Marymoor because the banking isn't so steep but the concept could be adapted for indoor tracks.

The cash is designed to tease riders to the start line, as well as try to get them to do a one-arm track stand. It's hard to do, but if you have the skills you also get the cash. If you're struggling just to stay upright then you won't be asking for that extra dollar.

Is the cash to lure riders down from the top of the bank and nearer to the start line?

Cash? Why? I couldn't see any obvious reason why some cyclists were being handed these things and others not?

I remember fondly the slow bike race for police officers that was a feature of the Shrewsbury carnival in the 1950's. The police patrolled on bikes in those days, so there was a big turnout of uniformed officers and everyone loved seeing a copper fall off his bike.

*Likes*

Bloomin' brilliant! Having just tried the track for the first time, much respect to the guys that hung on to the end! I was expecting to see a few topple sideways! Very entertaining. We need this!

I'm loving this, what a good idea and adds a bit of fun to a track meet.

Some of the kids in our local bike polo team would own this.

What are the things they're handing to (some) of the riders?

At out school sports day back in the 80s we used to have a Slow Bike Race.
I was the only one with a fixed wheel bike (and the requisite skillz obviously) so always won it.
Now im just slow. Period.

brilliant!

Oh now that's superb. near the end of the "stand" period one chap, who comes off down towards the centre, is in baggy shorts and sandals!

Genius, get it in the olympics

Fantastic!

love it!

Brilliant, really loved this.
I'd love to see more rides like this at track meetings, I like how quite a lot of people went to the line to early and ended up costing them, such a simple idea but great entertainment.

all kinds of awesome

I can see it working at Herne Hill. At Lee Valley or Calshot, not so much.

I'm already pitching this for Track League next season. It would be hilarious!