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Join the cycling club that’s going nowhere
Pay a fiver and you could be a member of Rollapaluza CC, the new, British Cycling-affiliated cycling club by the “crew responsible for the resurgence of roller-racing in London and the UK.”
“Two cyclists battle it out on a pair of vintage rollers connected to a huge dial over a simulated 500m distance at speeds in excess of 50mph!”
Club members can buy and wear a smart, black and red jersey and cycling cap.
Rollapaluza has run 50+ roller-races in the last 12 months with over 3000 competitors. The crew was at the Tour de France prologue and the Single Speed World MTB championships in Aviemore, Scotland.
Later this year Rollapaluza will be at the World Firefighter’s Games, running a roller-race in the 11,000 seat Liverpool Echo Arena.
The video below shows the work Rollapaluza has done ‘on tour’. Caspar Hughes and Paul (Winston) Churchill took their oversize RPM dials and sets of racing rollers on a a 26-date University tour for a corporate client.
“If you didn’t think you wanted to join a club, we could be the club for you!” said Winston.
