So season so far:

This seasons results to date
1.       Sunday 26th March - Crewe 16.5 mile event  -  course J8/2R {Local} – Result 45:54

2.       Saturday 1st April – 15 mile TT - course R15/5 [South Wales} – Result 36:45

3.       Saturday 22nd April – 25 mile TT - course F2a/25 [Cambridge} – Result 58:59

4.       Sunday 30th April – 10 mile TT – course K11/10T {Coventry} – Result 24:34 -  this was an early morning event with the first rider off at 8:00am so a very early start from home.

Dry but cool/cold morning and a 9 mph S to SSW wind producing a cross HW on the return. The course is fairly quite at that time a on a Sunday morning so no traffic drafting, the route is 4.7 miles out to a RAB turn then a ¾ mile ramp up from the turn [which is a slog] to continue to the finish.
 
Onward and Upward
 
Baz W

The idea of the introduction of basic road bikes as an official category is to encourage any bicycle riders to try time trialing without thinking they have to splash out on specific machines.
 
Generally, Club events where you 'Pay on the Line' already welcome Road Bikes to participate



Official Anouncement by CTT
Cycling Time Trials are excited to announce that for 2023 a road bike category will be recognised across all open time trials, making time trialling more accessible to everyone whatever type of bike they own.
Machine type
 Riders will be asked when entering a time trial which machine they intend to ride on - Road Bike or TT Bike. If for any reason a rider needs to ride on a different type of bike than they entered, they just need to let the organiser know on the day so that the results can be recorded correctly.
Start lists and results
Start lists and results on the CTT website will show who is on a road bike, with the results being filterable to show the road bike standings and positions for every race. For team time trials the results can be filtered to show which teams were all riding road bikes.
 The rules
The road bike category has a consistent and simple set of rules nationwide:
• The road bike can possess drop or straight handlebars
• No tri-bars, clip-on bars or Spinacci bars are allowed
• No disc wheels • Both front & rear wheels must have at least 12 spokes each
 • The maximum rim depth allowed is 90mm
Results & Rankings
The new road bike category is also supported by time trial results app Result Sheet (resultsheet.co.uk), which will allow riders to access road bike standings in real-time for events where it is being used. Spindata (spindata.co.uk) will be introducing a new road bike rankings list to recognise the performances of those competing on road bikes, filterable by gender, age category, and district.
Results for road bikes will be scored separately from TT bikes to more accurately reflect the performance of those on road bikes, and predicted times will also take the type of bike into account where possible. Road Bike Information for Riders.

Regards

Baz W

From our World Duathlon medallist ??:

Tuesday Cruise 2nd May. ‘Spoons Sandbach. Out via ScottHay, Halmerend, Haslington. Back via MalkinsBank , Alsager, Audley. All assuming I can reassemble my bike after todays return flight. Meet 9.45, Wedgwood Ave. Please post if you intend to join this ride..

Hopley House, nr Middlewich

Approx 45 miles

Meet at QG for an 08:30 Start

Neil

Nusfjord to Haukland Beach | Norway

17.78 mi, Ascent: 994.09 ft

18:00 start

Hi folks,

Friday night coaching is at the school for the last week before we move over to the track and Lyme Valley fields.

This week we have our indoor roller session for the younger youth and outdoors on the playground, we have the road and circuit skills workshop session open to older youth and adults.

Sign on in the school hall with the session starting at 6:30. The outdoor session is open to any adults and will be covering some of the core skills needed for taking part in road events.

Alex

From Lord Jugg:

Wetherspoons in Stone.

Shortish ride to new venue. Out via Ashley, Loggerheads and Eccleshall.
Return via Barlaston. About 30 miles.
Meet 9.45 Wedgwood Ave.

Alderford (Dearnford) Lakes

Approx 60 miles

Meet at QG for a 9am start

Neil

Stage 8 (Vaduz) - Tour de Suisse 2022

Distance 10.81 mi, 403.54 ft

18:00 start

Neil

Seeing as we are normally getting ready to be in Mallorca at this time of year

Sa Calobra | Mallorca
Author ROUVY
Distance 7.39 mi, 2194.88 ft
18:00 start

Neil