On Sunday 3^rd October I am taking part in The Brompton World Championships at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.  The event, now in its fifth year, its third in the UK, will once again be hosted in the majestic grounds of the palace, as part of the Breast Cancer Care Bike Blenheim Palace event.

Last year's event saw three-time Vuelta a Espana winner Roberto Heras and GB time-triallists Michael Hutchinson and Julia Shaw take part, with the trio to return for the fifth edition.

This year there are 750 Participants who are timed over two laps of the 6.5km course, with winners of the national Brompton championships in Spain, Japan and the USA all set to line up.

"We were very pleased to have all the places filled so far in advance of the event," said event organizer Katharine Horsman.

"It is testament not just to the Brompton World Championship but also to Breast Cancer Care Bike Blenheim Palace that people come back year after year to compete.

"With the winners of the Brompton national championships racing, and attendees from 34 countries, this is not only the biggest folding bike race in the world, it is also a truly international event."

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