GARMIN TACX TEAM RACE NIGHT!

 

The Garmin Tacx Team Race Night went off in style on a rainy Thursday evening in Kendal! Garmin Tacx came together with Wheelbase Lake District and the popular New Union Pub in Kendal to host a fun-filled night of fast and frenetic racing on cutting-edge Tacx Neo Smart Bikes as each team of three riders took on the infamous Yorkshire climb of Fleet Moss in a team-relay format, all done virtually through Tacx’s brilliantly immersive racing platform.

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With the focus firmly set on everyone having a good time the racing was kept fun and somewhat chaotic as each rider put out a full-on effort to ride one kilometre of the climb before the next rider would jump on the same bike to complete their leg of the race. Eight pre-registered teams of three made up a stacked field of twenty four riders ready to duke it out, with two teams racing head-to-head and the losing team of each race being eliminated until we were left with just two teams fighting it out for the big win.

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There was a great mix of riders ready to give it their all, with plenty of mixed gender teams and a wide range of abilities all strategizing on how best to take on the climb, utilising their collective strength in an attempt to take overall victory.  In between racing there was plenty of good beer consumed and a fantastic level of support from the crowd for each and every rider; noise levels were through the roof as each competitor gurned their way through the steepest sections of the climb.

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Speaking of gurning, there was a fantastic price on offer for the best pain face of the night! Each racer had their pain face captured on camera before it was opened up to the crowd at the end to cheer for their favourite. The winner of the best pain face would go home with their own height in beer! Special thanks to Lakes Brew Co. for this excellent prize!

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The grand final of the team race would see the Penrith Pedallers taking on Lactic Intolerance; both teams featured just the right mix of cycling talent with a combination of flyweight climbers for the steep portions and big powerful units ready to put out some huge watts on the flatter sections. Needless to say the racing was close, but in the end Penrith Pedallers’ magic mix of cycling talent took the victory with riders each receiving £100.00 in Wheelbase vouchers as well as some Wheelbase Castelli cycling kit.

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Garmin Tacx also provided a separate price for the fastest climber of the night on a grueling course that featured cobbles and gradients of up to 21%. Our winner posted an impressive time and took a Garmin Varia RCT715 Radar Camera & Tail Light worth £349.99

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Everyone who attended was also eligible for the free prize draw with one lucky winner taking home a fantastic Tacx Flux 2 Smart Trainer worth £499.00 while Garmin also provided a free goody bag to everyone at the Tacx Team Race Night.

A massive thank you to everyone who came to our event and made it such a fun night! We’re already looking forward to doing it all again soon! Scroll through below to see some of the best pain faces of the night and our price winners!…

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Photo: Dave MacFarlane

 

Written by Johnny Dodgin

Photos / Video by Dave MacFarlane