We all know Rockstar Games as the creators of the legendary Grand Theft Auto .
So when we heard they were running a super-speed street cycle race around London, we had to check it out.
The Red Hook Criterium Championship Series is like nothing we’ve ever seen before – for starters the bikes have no brakes.
The adrenaline-fuelled race on July 11 will see riders tearing around the Greenwich Penninsula street course on fixed-gear bikes you’d normally see flying around the Velodrome.
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Rockstar Games say the race is open to everyone from seasoned cyclists to hardcore commuters and weekend warriors – all you need are street-tuned handling skills (and ridiculously high fitness levels).
If, like us, you saw the Tour de France whizz by for all of 15 seconds last summer, you’ll probably see a lot more action in the Red Hook Crit. Male riders do 24 laps of the 1.25km course while female competitors do 18 laps.
Check out the video from Brooklyn…
H/T Studio 73 Productions/ Red Hook Crit
