Club Time Trial #3 – Wed. July 8/15

UPDATE: Results now posted below.

The third TT of our 4 event time trial series is this week, with first rider starting at 7:00pm!

Note the schedule for the final event in the series: August 19

Time trials are a great way to test your fitness.  It is a race against yourself and the clock. Riders start at 1 minute intervals and the challenge is to try to catch the rider ahead of you and not to be caught by the rider behind you!  No drafting is allowed.

We use the same course for each of the 4 TT events allowing you to measure your training progression throughout the season.

The course is a 17km long out-and-back route on the rolling hills of Fourth Line East just north of County Road 51 (road to Ariss)

TIPS

  • maintain a steady power output and heart rate throughout the event
  • have a smooth, regular pedalling technique
  • position yourself to be extremely aerodynamic
  • discipline yourself to operate just below your anaerobic threshold until near the end of the course.

REMINDER

  • please exercise caution during the TT, especially at the turn around, as the roads are open and vehicles can be expected
  • please remember that while waiting for your start to not obstruct traffic
  • please remember to bring your club membership card.

Course Record:  Ryan Roth 22:08.49 – 46.07 km/hr  – July 18/12
Meeting Location:  Start Line – 4th Line East, just north of County Road 51 (road to Ariss)
Meeting Time:  Sign-in: 6:45pm, First rider start: 7:00pm

RESULTS
Another big turnout for tonight’s time trial, with 13 riders testing their mid-season fitness against the clock. The 4 spectators were treated to some impressive rides, with 9 Personal Best times being set. Weather: 19 degrees, overcast, wind S 11 km/hr, 61% humidity

PlaceNameTimekm/hr
1Kyle Boorsma23:35.8443.23PB100.00%
2Bayden Pritchard24:07.9642.27PB97.78%
3Benoit Boulay24:47.7741.14PB95.17%
4Ben Dutton25:43.9639.64PB91.70%
5Kevin Bodbyl26:25.2938.60PB89.31%
6Adam Woods26:28.9838.5289.10%
7Alex Lefebvre26:59.2337.80PB87.44%
8Mark Dipple27:20.8537.30PB86.29%
9Darren Johnston27:41.2036.8485.23%
10Tara MacDonald28:00.0536.43PB84.27%
11Mark Chappel28:00.1536.4384.27%
12Ingo Schnuelle28:01.8536.3984.18%
13Gord Drewitt28:42.3235.53PB82.21%

Tuesday A July 7th ride | 6:30pm

RIDE IS ON. Looks like the clouds are clearing nicely, but there’s a small risk of some light rain en route, definitely some wet roads. Bring your blinkies just in case.

Best of luck as well to those club members racing the Pan Am triathlon this weekend! Women on Saturday, men on Sunday, both 8:30am. Smash it!

Thursday A/B rides | June 25th, 6:30 pm

RIDE IS ON! Might be the odd scattered shower out there, but the radar looks mostly clear. Let’s ride bikes!

The classic Elora – Fergus loop, with a couple of slight deviations. We’ll take the run up Victoria single-file, as we will the brief stretch on 124.

Here’s what’s playing at The Gorge Cinema, should anyone care to break off early and make a night of it. (You’re welcome, GC)