This is the last chance of the season to test your fitness against the clock. Many PBs have been set this year, will the trend continue?
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 21:54.05 – 46.57 km/hr – July 24/13
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 great night of TT performances to close out the 2013 Club TT Series!
Warmer than usual temperature, and stronger than usual winds, made for challenging conditions. But those in attendance stepped up and delivered 4 great rides, including a new Course Record and two Personal Best times.
It's looking to be a bit windy, so hoping to have it at our backs for the return leg. Good idea to strap on the blinky lights–dusk is setting in earlier these days.
Sunday's ride we will head towards St George. Its a relatively flat route with a continuous stream of rollers towards St George. We'll stop at Browne Dog Coffee shop for a quick snack.
The ride is cancelled because of the weather warnings. However, both Jim and I will be at the Bean at 6:30. If you want to join us for an unofficial ride, please bring some rain gear (racing capes.)
Tough call to make. The radar looks reasonable but there is a warning for severe thunderstorms. I will make the call around 5:30 just to make sure we don't cancel too early or give the go ahead and find ourselves flooded.
Let's do the route proposed last week. It has some nice quiet roads, and only a small section of hardpack on the way. The weather does not look great but I will make the call by 5 PM.
CHANGE OF ROUTE: Thanks to Andy for the info, Campbellville road is still under construction, and with all the chip seal out there we might as well head back to Interval Loop B:
