Howdy, Stranger!
Categories
Options
Time trialling Thread
The materials in this website are in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of a doctor, qualified personal trainer, therapist, dietitian or nutritionist Runners's World, Part of the Hearst UK well-being network © Copyright 2017
Comments
http://www.porttalbotwheelers.co.uk/node/89?page=0%2C0%2C2
only a few, looks like they are on a roundabout
Yeah, crit racing gives you (and your tyres!!!) a good workout!!!!
Hopefully some interval training will help.
Is it seasonal?
I did see a flyer from the C100 about a womens only, is this usual or a one off?
Melds - generally it is a season running from March - Sept, but you might find a few races in the winter, we have a boxing day one locally.
Just on ocassions.
Gumps, that was my aim this year to break 21, never got round to entering any fast 10's, holidays and Tri's got in the way. If you are knocking out 22.30 now, under the hour for 25 should be a given.
That gives me a few months to find some excuses
Doozer - do the coded numbers next to your list represent a course then ? How does a numpty like me find out about local races and take part in them ? Do you have to belong to a bike club ? I fancy doing some 25s and 50s on the grifter, I'm getting stronger on a bike now.
the training sounds good too, in training I just try and ride 40 or 50 (or whatever) miles as fast as possible, usually trying to average as close to (or as much over) 20 mph as I can.
Tr - yep they represent courses, each area has a local DC that you can find all club and open TT's on
http://www.southdc.org.uk/ here is the link for ours. A few courses in the Pompey area, I was in Liphook saturday for one.
You can ride the courses as training, but nothing will make you put as much effort in as pinning a number to your back, trying to catch or not be caught by your minute man.
I did my first 3 open time trials this year - previously I've only done road races or club time trials.
Of the 3 the first one was in very strong winds and did a 1.03 on the A1 - bit scarey being blown towards HGVs. Second one I did a 57 something in an evening event - inter club but apparently because it had official time keepers I can use it as my LTS time so I'm told. Third one I punctured as soon as I started to warm up and had to beg a training wheel off someone and go straight to the start, was a bit windy too - did a 58.
So if you do plan to have a good go at it I reckon you need to do a full season. I did three on fast courses but only really got one shot at a decent time because it is so weather dependent and something like a puncture can stuff you. I did manage to win the club time trial series overall this year and beat some riders in that comfortably who were doing 55s in opens (club course is more of a sporting circuit) so would like to have a go at doing a 55 in a 25 and a long 20 in a 10 but unless I really made it a target I don't think it would happen - and I'm concentrating on road races and a continental sportive next year.
The other thing is you start thinking if only I had a disc, more aero bike, shoe covers etc etc. That's definitely part of the sport - not just a money thing - it's as much about investing time in thinking about your kit, your position etc etc.
As far as I know, dependant on the club, you can ride any club TT's without pre-entering, and without being a member of a club, open events are different, you must be a member, and you must pre-enter.
Have a look at your local cycle club, they probably run some club TT's
There are some seriously quick guys down there (winner was sub 20mins) but they're friendly enough.