The Bristol Oktoberfest – the autumnal twin to the summer’s Bristol Bikefest – is only a couple of weeks away, and entries are still available.
Here’s the latest press release:
HALO Oktoberfest powered by Heritage Volkswagen
11th October 2014 – Ashton Court, Bristol (www.bike-fest.com)
On the 11th of October 2014 Ashton Court will once more be the battle ground for the HALO Oktoberfest powered by Heritage Volkswagen.
As in the last three years the unofficial season finale – the Oktoberfest – will be a well-deserved singletrack crescendo for the 2014 season – and all this with two new partners on board: HALO Wheels and Heritage Volkswagen.
Originally set up as the autumn alternative to the summer Bikefest, the Oktoberfest has caught up quickly over the last few years and is now just about to overtake the Bikefest in popularity.
With more than 1300 riders from all over the country at the Oktoberfest in 2013, the ‘Fest combines a unique ‘laid back’ atmosphere with some of the best riding you can find in the UK.
Let’s do this step by step
On the 11th October the HALO Oktoberfest will return to the all weather tracks of Ashton Court Bristol with the infamous 8 hour mountain bike endurance event as well as two 4 hour races (one has an AM start, the other a PM). All events can be ridden as solo riders, in pairs or in teams of 4. The 8 and the 4 hour events are run entirely in daylight – so no lights needed.
As always the Oktoberfest offers a huge variety of categories – 25 all together – so you should be able to find the most suitable one for you with ease. And in each category you can win trophies, beer and German baked goods on a ribbon – ACE!
The course and other stuff
The Bristol course offers an almost 10km long loop with the perfect mix of fast flowing single track, short sharp climbs and all that sprinkled with a bit of technical descending. Pretty much perfect for a relay type event. The course is long enough for you to get into it, super exciting to look forward to every extra lap and to top it all 100% weather proof.
Friday and Saturday night will see the Oktoberfest Bar (loaded with a broad variety of local beers and hopefully some quirky German brews again) ready for business accompanied by our long standing event DJ. Catering will also be on site provided by the Luff Bus and we are expecting once again a nice mix of trade and retail stands.
The Oktoberfest will be at the now proven Bristol Cathedral Choir School venue right next to the course with ample trackside camping to give your team mates plenty of encouragement, hot showers to get yourself freshened up for your next lap and/or the after party and lots of changing rooms so that you don’t have to strip down next to your car.
So make sure you get your entry in at the Oktoberfest Entry Page, and if you don’t know your team members yet, don’t worry. Just get your entry in and you can tell us the other members later on. For all other details on the Bristol Oktoberfest please go to www.bike-fest.com.
Remind yourself of what Oktoberfest is all about
As a little reminder or perhaps further details of what will be coming your way have a look at last years Oktoberfest video (http://vimeo.com/76955681 & http://vimeo.com/74711796) and check out the image gallery on the Oktoberfest website.
This post edited 16:30 29/09/2014 – the ‘Red Bull Red Jersey’ will not be running this year.
