With the club now being affiliated , members are now able to enter such races and use them as part of their training for triathlons.
Extensive details can be found on the Cycling Time Trials website , but here are brief details for everyone.
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Distances - standard distances are 10, 25, 50 & 100 miles with 12 & 24 hour races also available should you really need your head examined.
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Club - a turn up and ride race, pay the host club a couple of quid, sign on and off you go. Lots of clubs hold midweek evening 10s & 25s see “Race Listings”.
Open - an entry form has to be filled in and sent off no later than 14 days prior to the event.
The form can be downloaded off the CTT website and may look a bit complicated at first glance, ask one of our experienced members and they can run through it with you. Entry fees are generally £7/8.
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Concept - A time trial is simply a race against the clock where riders start at 1 minute intervals.
In an open event riders will be seeded according to times they have submitted on the entry form with the fastest rider going off last and the other riders placed throughout the field so as to avoid bunches forming on the road.
Some events are handicapped some restricted to the slowest or fastest entries and many include prizes for best improvements , age group and team (usually three).
There are team events of two , three , or four riders where the riders go off together each taking a turn “on the front”. Best left to experienced riders who are used to riding together.
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Race Listing
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Midweek Club Events
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North Road C.C. host a Tuesday 10m throughout the summer starting at Brickendon Green.
Herts Wheelers host Wednesday evening events starting mid April. Two courses on alternate weeks one using the A414 from Stanstead Abbotts to Harlow, the other uses the A10 from Stanstead Abbotts to Turnford.
Crescent Wheelers hold Thursday evening 10’s using the A414 course as above.
There are also a few open midweek events on these courses, with Whitewebbs CC holding a club 25 on the Turnford course sometime in June.
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Open Events 2007
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| 11/3
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Hainault CC
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50K
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10.00
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Ongar
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| 6/4
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Welwyn Wheelers
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50K
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7.30
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Welwyn
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| 9/4
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Bishops Stortford CC
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50K
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08.30
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Bishops Stortford
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| 29/4
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Southgate CC
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10M
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07.00
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Stanstead Abbotts
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| 19/5
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Colchester Rovers CC
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50M
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07.00
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Colchester
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| 19/6
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Lea Valley CC
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10M
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15.00
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A414/A10
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| 24/6
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London St.Christopher
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10M
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19.00
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A414/A10
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| 24/6
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Century CC
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25M
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07.00
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A414/A10
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| 08/07
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Herts Wheelers
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10M
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07.00
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A414/A10
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