The rain did little to dampen the crowd’s spirits at last year’s highly successful Smithfield nocturne event (organised by Rapha & Condor), which returns to the market this coming weekend, with a revised programme of events. This year will see a depart from the courier race in favour of a roller race (provided by Rollapaluza i’d expect). A full timetable can be found at the Smithfield Nocturne website.
The elite race should be great this year, we expect to see the Rapha Condor Recycling team out in force, as well as everybody’s favourite Barloworld rider, and rising star Geraint Thomas. “It will be great to return to London as it’s not often we get the opportunity to race there,” he commented. “The Nocturne is obviously a different prospect to the Tour de France but I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve just come off the back of the Giro so I’m up for mixing it up in a crit race.” Word is he will be accompanied by Ed Clancy, not forgetting last year’s champ James McCallum of Plowman Cravens Evans.
I’ve been looking forward to for a year; should be a great day – get there early for a good view, and be sure to take a camera!
photographs by Leigh Simpson
Smithfield Nocturne at Smithfield Market 7 June
The rain did little to dampen the crowd’s spirits at last year’s highly successful Smithfield nocturne event (organised by Rapha & Condor), which returns to the market this coming weekend, with a revised programme of events. This year will see a depart from the courier race in favour of a roller race (provided by Rollapaluza i’d expect). A full timetable can be found at the Smithfield Nocturne website.
The elite race should be great this year, we expect to see the Rapha Condor Recycling team out in force, as well as everybody’s favourite Barloworld rider, and rising star Geraint Thomas. “It will be great to return to London as it’s not often we get the opportunity to race there,” he commented. “The Nocturne is obviously a different prospect to the Tour de France but I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve just come off the back of the Giro so I’m up for mixing it up in a crit race.” Word is he will be accompanied by Ed Clancy, not forgetting last year’s champ James McCallum of Plowman Cravens Evans.
I’ve been looking forward to for a year; should be a great day – get there early for a good view, and be sure to take a camera!
photographs by Leigh Simpson