SFA Novice Time Trials
This year the club is to revive the “come and try it” novice time trials with two early season Saturday morning events specifically aimed at the novice time trial rider on the 15 & 22 April. These will be run on a non standard distance course (approx. 6.5 miles) in the Yalding/Collier street area.
The prime objective is to encourage novice riders to have a go at time trialling for the first time. You can ride any bike you wish, with the exception of specialist time trial aero machines, if it is safe and roadworthy.
To comply with the Cycling Time Trial organisation’s requirements every rider will need to wear a helmet and have working front and rear lights when they start the event.
Sign-on will be in the lower car park at Marden Station car park from 8:45 to 9:15. Following sign on, everyone to ride out to the start in Laddingford as a warm up, 35 min/6.5miles. This link will take you to a Novice Events folder where you can download a map of the course and a detailed description and a suggested route from Marden Station to the start point, which covers the first half of the course in a reverse direction. The results will also be posted here.
After the event, a ride out to Teapot Island for tea/coffee and cake is on the cards if the weather allows.
It would be nice if some of the other rides would arrange their runs to either ride out to support the novices on the course or meet up afterwards.
For those who can’t get to Marden Station to sign on or have to pass the start to get to Marden, sign-on at the start will be possible but be aware that there will be difficulties for car parking nearby so only really suitable for people on bikes to do this.
This is an ideal opportunity to: -
1) Attempt an official T/T against familiar riders in the same position as yourself & in friendly conditions.
2) Gain your first official time against the clock.
3) Use the events as a warm-up, prior to the full T/T season starting.
4) To try a T/T if you are enthusiastic but unable to make any of the Wednesday evenings sessions.
Contact: John Longbottom 07970 886565 / 01622 759081or timetrials@sanfairyanncc.co.uk