Riding Club Time Trials
- Unless it’s unavoidable please don’t warm-up on the actual course when other riders have started. If you do cross the finish line as part of your warm-up please signal to the timekeeper that you are not yet competing.
- In the actual event it helps to call your number as you finish as numbers can be obscured.
- Sometimes riders miss their start because of warming up, or other ‘distractions’. In an open event they would lose time for this. Unless you have a ‘mechanical’ please be available when your number is called. Gaps can lead to confusion for the timekeepers, especially when a rider takes a later slot.
- Since we’ve had the booking system we get ‘no-shows’ which leave gaps in the running order. Please cancel if you can’t make it to allow others to take the vacant slots. Please don’t book a very late number unless it’s absolutely essential as it could result in a large gap ahead of you and some very grumpy timekeepers waiting for you to start & finish. Please read the explanatory page to find out how to use the system.
- New riders need to know that ‘drafting’ is not allowed. If you are overtaken the onus is on you to drop back.
- Please be courteous to other road users, even if they’re in the wrong! Do not bring the club into disrepute, or invite undue police attention.
- If you have a problem during an event the timekeepers need to know. We don’t leave until everyone is accounted for. Please be aware that if you have an ‘incident’ in a club event to let us know. We may need to provide a report in case there are repercussions at a later date.
- Safety is becoming ever important and all competitors wil be required to sign to say they’ve read the guidelines.
Time Limits
How long should the timekeepers wait at the finish for the last rider? Here’s a simple formula for consideration.
Please remember we have a club mobile phone – 07761 084 79