…wasn’t it fun?!
Around 3000 people made it to see The Cobble Wobble over the course of the day to watch 180 riders take on the cobbled hill. With a little bit of rain earlier in the day it seems that we had a few fair weather riders who, lets face it, missed out on a lot of cobbling, wobbling and plenty of smiling too. Thanks to everyone who came along; cheered, waved, clapped and joined in – the atmosphere was amazing!
The day ran smoothly thanks to the hard work and professionalism of a lot of people, some local, some from far away, some paid and some who volunteer to raise money for their local club or organisation. The Black Canon Collective marshal team, who volunteer every year to raise money for the BCC mountain bike club based in Longleat did an absolutely amazing job, as always. Matt Wellsted made everything look stunning with his illustration wizardry and Fancy took care of the website, refreshing it with this years look.
Frome Town Council supported the event again this year, something that is hugely appreciated, and the Local st John ambulance, Frome Carnival Committee and Sydenhams tool hire all did their bit too. King Sound Reinforcement and Sports Timing Services did a fantastic job of providing all power, sound, lighting and timing – none of which were easy tasks given the setting.
The Milk Street Brewery “cobble wobble ale” was just as tasty as ever, and it was great to have them at the finish line, something that very few bike races can boast.
All the residents played a massve part too, being great sports and allowing the hill to be transformed into one of the most unique urban bike race venues there is.
Ed at Milltag designed a beautiful Cobble Wobble jersey and donated some prizes including the King of the Cobbles one off Jersey, and (iL) Soigneur who created the fancy World Famous musettes and donated some stunning prizes too. Along with loads of dandy prizes Knog also provided the super cool timing board (perfectly built by Tim at Designed by Timber) allowing the crowd to really get involved as the action was unfolding on the hill. Clive Gosling and James Thorne were fantastic at keeping the crowd entertained, with world class commentary that had everyone in stitches throughout the day.
And finally, a special mention must go to Red Bull and Charge Bikes who, yet again, provided massive support and added plenty of sparkle to the event.
Thanks, and here’s to next year!
Andrew Denham
photos by Tom Rickhuss
Thanks to all thoses who worked and invested their time staging the 2011 event.