Time Trials 2011

2011 Club 10 Mile handicap league
Its been a record breaking season in more ways than one, with more riders taking part than ever before, times generally getting quicker and the first sub 21 minute time, albeit in a 2-up. A total of 103 riders rode at least one event this year, with many new riders coming back regularly througout the season.
You can download two lists: the final calculation of the points for the handicap league, taking into account who is a paid up first claim member and also a list of the fastest rides during the season by each rider.
If anyone wants any more stat's let me know and they can be generated in due course.

17/9 CDCLA 10 mile TT
Five WWs turned out for the 10 mile TT on the A1 at Long Bennington in wet and windy conditions. Despite the weather there were still some rapid times produced:
Patrick Cutmore 25:26
Martin Lister 24:15 new pb by 1 minute.
Dave Herd 25:48
Martin Hedley 23:14 pb
Dave Strickson 22:00 including a dislodged chain with half a mile to go.

11/9 ANDCC 25 Mile TT
On a very windy course from Granby, Martin Hedley still manage to record his second best ever 25 time of 1:03:14, Neil Sentence, 1:04:41 and Kim 1:08:27.

3/9 North Notts Olympic RC 10m TT
Fast man Kev Dawson’s (Sportscover.com) winning time of 19:57 gave an indication of the blustery conditions facing the five Wheelers riding Saturday’s North Notts Olympic RC promotion on the A10/14A Bennington – Gonerby island course.
In the absence of Jim Coleman it was left to Martin Hedley to take club honours with a speedy 23:48 followed by:
Dave Strickson 23:56
Martin Lister 25:18
Ian Simpson 25:44
Dave Herd 25:59
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28/8 Team Swift 10 mile TT
Team Swift promoted three charity events for Macmillan nurses using the potentially fast V718 course near Hull on Bank holiday Sunday.

Jim Coleman rode in the premier sub 22 minute class during the morning and facing a gusting 30 mph head wind for much of the return leg clocked 20:18 – good enough for equal 10th place in a strong field.

Riding the afternoon event Ian Simpson faced the same windy conditions to record 25:43.

20/8 Northampton & District 10 mile TT
Jim Coleman took a good win on a hilly circuit course starting and finishing in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire with (21.33), a new course record with 2nd place going to Andrew Green, Lutterworth cycle centre (22.54).

20/8 South Elmsall Social Cycling Club, Open 10 Mile time trial
Kevin Dawson showed a clean pair of heels to the likes of Anthony Nash, Julian Ramsbottom and Shaun Eden to take the honors in the South Elmsall Social Cycling Club Open 10 Mile TT on Saturday recording a fleet 19:25 on a blustery O10/3 course at Ranby.
The supporting cast was aided by Wheelers Ian Simpson with a season best of 24:57 and Mike Lewis a nominal 27 minutes.

13/8 North Notts Olympic CC open 10 TT
Jim Coleman was little troubled by the nagging WSW wind as he powered to a shared victory in North Notts Olympic CC’s 10 mile TT on Saturday. Recording a time of 20:37 to share first spot with Chris Hulme of Revolution Fitness. The event used the A10/21 Sutton on Trent – Tuxford course and attracted one other Wheeler, vet Ian Simpson who finished in 25:58.

6/8 Newark Castle CC open 10 mile TT
A good turn out of Wheelers tackled Newark Castle’s 10 on Saturday night. Jim Coleman predictably headed our entry and took third spot in the overall standing. Using the A1 based A10/14A course conditions were pretty even in both directions with Martin Hedley, John Farmer, Martin Lister and Ian Clark putting in strong rides.
Jim Coleman 20:17
Dave Strickson 22:32
Neil Sentence 22:47
Martin Hedley 23:37
Kim Paxton 24:44
Dave Herd 25:02
John Farmer 25:02
Martin Lister 25:08
Ian Simpson 25:19
Ian Clark 25:59

23/7 Sherwood CC Open 10 TT A10/14A
The Wheelers were well represented in the Sherwood CC open 10 TT. Using the A1 based A10/14A course, a strong wind made it a breeze out to the turn, but coming back...
Despite still being down on outright power, Jim made light work of the conditions to record second overall to Matt Sinclair (Lutterworth CCRT) and thus headed home the Wheelers contingent.
Jim Coleman 21-07
David Strickson 23-04
Neil Sentance 23-40
Martin Hedley 24-25
Ian Simpson 25-43
David Herd 26-00
Kim Paxton 26-14
John Farmer 26-55
Mike Lewis 27-24
The Wheelers also took the Team prize so well done to the first three mentioned riders.
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26/7 Club 18m TT
Despite the school holidays just starting there was still a good turnout of 23 riders for the 18 mile time trial . A nagging easterly breeze made for a difficult ride but Peter Cocker made light work of the conditions winning by over 2 minutes from Neil Sentance with Martin Hedley third. Lara Thornhill was the first lady in 53.31 and 14th overall. Full results»

24/7 Skegness Wheelers 10 mile TT
Ian Simpson flew the flag for the Wheelers in Skegness Wheelers open 10 TT using the bracing C10/9 Ulceby Cross course on Sunday afternoon recording 26:16 – the things you do for a sticky bun and a cup of tea!

16/7 North Notts Olympic 25
Chris Carter rode the Saturday afternoon event on the A1 north of Newark finishing with a time of 57:27 which gave him 29th position.
Not the best of evenings, no help from the wind going out or coming back, strong cross winds all the way, although the heavy rain in the morning had cleared away. Winner was Matt Bottrill from Team I Ride in an excellent 49:55. Top of Page»

16/7 Lincoln Wheelers Charity 10 mile TT (British Heart Foundation) (C10/28)
It was heartening to see a 100% turn out of Wheeler entries for what was potentially a wash out event, the six Wheelers took on the undulating C10/28 Ingham top course, north of Lincoln for Lincoln Wheelers Charity 10 mile TT in aid of the British Heart Foundation.
The heavy rains of the morning and early afternoon cleared to leave the course damp and so some riders rued their decision to ride in flippers.
Our bravehearts recorded the following times:
Jim Coleman 21:10
Bill Harrison 24:24
Martin Hedley 24:59
Dave Herd 26:35
Ian Simpson 27:29
Mike Lewis 27:54
Jim was second overall to Anthony Nash of Scunthorpe Poly by just 6 seconds, while Bill headed the 55 - 64 age group.

12/7 Club 25m TT Championships
In the absence of several favourites Juan Carlos took advantage with a clear win in the club 25 mile time trial championships. The event was held on a tough course including 2 laps of the club road race circuit and a strong easterly wind made for a tough ride for all competitors. Second quickest on the night with a great ride was Juvenile Karl Baillie with veteran Bill Harrison third overall.

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10/7 Nev Crane Memorial 25 Mile TT
Great turn out of Witham Wheelers in the 25 mile time trial organised by Sleaford Wheelers with 115 riders in total taking part.
Fastest rider on a tough day was Matt Sinclair in 53.34 with women's World Champion and Olympic pursuiter Wendy Houvenaghel 2nd in 54.17, Julian Ramsbottom with 55.15 in third and Jim Coleman fourth in 55.32, still trying to find his best form after recent back problems. Witham Wheelers took the team prize with Jim backed up by Chris Carter and Juan Carlos.
Club times:
Jim Coleman 55.52
Chris Carter 1.0.30
Juan Carlos 1.1.32
Simon Allan 1.4.14
Chris Crawford 1.4.14
Bill Harrison 1.4.38
Neil Sentance 1.4.57
Dean Toon 1.5.48
Louise Allen 1.6.23
Martin Hedley 1.6.49
Dave Moulds 1.9.07
John Farmer 1.10.16
Martin Lister 1.10.41
Lara Thornhill 1.10.57
Kim Paxton 1.22.24 (includes 14 minute late start)

25/6 Kiveton Park CC 10 mile TT
Only two Wheelers braved the breeze to ride Kiveton Park CCs 10 mile TT on the A1 based O10/3 course at Ranby.
Julian Ramsbottom of I Ride came out top of the pile with a 20:45 ride with our own Jim Coleman second at 20:50 and pleased to be back on the pace after his recent lay off. Vet Ian Simpson put in a 25:28 as a season PB.

21/6 Jack O'Connor 25m Time Trial, Saxilby
In the 50th running of the annual interclub 25 mile time trial competition Witham Wheelers finally restored local pride by winning again for the first time since 1967. Competed for between VC Lincoln, Newark Castle, Sleaford Wheelers and Witham Wheelers with the overall time of the fastest 4 riders from each club to count.
Windy conditions on a tough course meant that the win was hard earned on the night, with only 2 riders under the hour. As well as the team prize club prize winners on the night were Peter Cocker 4th handicap and 1st under 18, Louise Allen 1st Lady, Chris Carter 3rd overall and Jim Coleman 1st overall, Photos»
Club times:
Jim Coleman 57.30
Chris Carter 1.00.18
Peter Cocker 1.02.50
Bill Harrison 1.05.15
Chris Crawford 1.06.02
Martin Hedley 1.06.51
Simon Allan 1.06.58
Dean Toon 1.08.11
Dave Herd 1.09.55
Louise Allen 1.10.25
Simon Cocker 1.10.35
Lara Thornhill 1.14.24
Ian Simpson 1.21.26
John Cotton who promoted this year is trying to compile a history of the event and would be very interested in any results that anyone may have, particularly from the 1970s. If you have any let me know and I can either pass them on or put you in contact with John. Top of Page»

18/6 Melton Olympic CC 25 mile TT
It was a blustery showery day out on the A1 based A25/4 course for Melton Olympic’s 25 mile TT covering Long Bennington to Carlton on Trent. Despite gusting conditions it made little difference to either the out or in legs in what proved a fast evening. The four Wheelers taking part all set PBs for the year with the ever-green Dave Strickson heading Martin Hedley at 58.29 to 1:00:28, then Ian Simpson at 1:05:54 and Mike Lewis having a champagne ride at 1:05:56.

12/6 Lindsey Road 25 mile TT
Back in Lincolnshire following the ride last week down in Devon for the National 25, Chris Carter rode
the A180 dual carriagway course from Greal Coates to Barnetby Interchange. A time of 58.26 was a two minute improvement on last years time in the same event and was good enough for 13th overall. Winner was Anthony Nash in 53.38 mins riding for Scunthorpe Poly.

11/6 Fusion CC 10 miler, (O10/1) Hatfield Woodhouse
Three club riders travelled to Hatfield Woodhouse for what the forecast promised to be ideal conditions. Wrong! On the day 20 mph gusts mimicked Gorse lane conditions, but at least it was flat albeit with an awkward roundabout at the turn. Chris Crawford turned in a 25:54, next up Ian Simpson, pleased to be just 1:02 behind, with a below par Mike Lewis at 28:24.
Someone called Julian Ramsbottom won the event with a sub 21 minute ride. Top of Page»

5/6 National 25 mile Time Trial Championships
Chris Carter and Jim Coleman ventured to Holdsworthy in Devon this weekend to ride the national 25 on a very hilly single carriageway course. A downpour of rain halfway down the course made the descending at full speed interesting however Chris rode well in his first national event to finish 91st with (1.06.39).
Jim finished 32nd with (58.27) a little disappointed not to improve on his recent national 10 result but with being over geared for the course and suffering with a bad back he was pleased with his final placing.
Winner was Michael Hutchinson in 53.36 the slowest winning time since 1987 which showed the severity of the course.

4/6 - Newark Castle 25m TT
In tough conditions on a very windy A1 there will still some good times by the club riders taking part.
Martin Hedley 64:01
Dave Herd 67:15
Ian Simpson 71:15
Lara Thornhill 69:11
Kim Paxton 65:42
Neil Sentance 61:57
Mike Lewis 70:35
Fastest on the day was Matt Sinclair (Lutterworth) 52:34.

29/5 Nottingham Clarion 50 mile TT
An excellent ride by Chris Carter on 2 laps of a circuit taking in Bottesford, Bingham, Harby, 2 laps. Difficult cross winds on the Bottesford, Bingham to Harby stretch were the toughest section with a chance to recover on the Harby to Bottesford Long Lane.
Chris finished just outside the 2 hour barrier by 32 seconds which was good enough for 10th overall and a 13 minute improvement on his previous best time. A good ride also by new club member Dean Toon in 2hrs 15min 19secs. Winner was Matt Sinclair in 48min 39secs.

29/5 Doncaster Wheelers CC 25m
Jim Coleman rode the Doncaster Whs 25 on a flat yet exposed single carriageway course and with another very windy weekend the conditions were tough. Riding as the scratch rider Jim was able to time check himself against the in form Julian Ramsbottom and was pleased to be about 30 seconds up at halfway which he held to the end.
He was pleased to have beaten Ramsbottom only to discover that there was a (ringer) hidden in the field - a professional rider from (Twenty3c-orbea rt) a Swedish lad Gunnar Gronlund who did a storming ride to win by 30 seconds. The old course record was broken by the top 3 riders.
1st Gunnar Gronlund (Twenty3c-Orbea rt) 54.55
2nd Jim Coleman (Witham wheelers) 55.27
3rd Julian Ramsbottom (team i ride uk) 55.55

28/5 Mapperley 10 mile TT
On a rolling course in breezy conditions four Wobblies put in decent times as follows
Bill Harrison 24:16
Martin Hedley 25:09
Dave Herd 26:24
Ian Simpson 27:09
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21/5 City Road Club (Hull) 10 mile TT
Three Wheelers used their passports to get into South Yorkshire to ride the City Road Club (Hull) 10 mile TT using the V719 course.
Breezy conditions made them feel at home with Chris Crawford recording a season best of 24:28, followed by Vets Ian Simpson (25:47) and Mike Lewis (26:09).
D Furness of Doncaster Wheelers took first spot in 21:25.

Sunday 22/5 LRRA 10 mile championships.
Four wheelers rode Sunday morning on the very windy 10 mile course between Skegness and Louth. Neil Sentence rode strongly to record 23.23 also riding was Martin Hedley who did well to dip under 25 mins with 24.53 and Kim Paxton putting in a swift ride to finish with 26.10.
Despite tired legs from the night before Jim managed to take the win with 20.38 with 2nd place going to Ian Dalton (Cherry Valley rt) 20.50 and Tony Nash (Scunthorpe poly) 3rd with 20.55.

Saturday 21/5 National 10 mile Championships
Jim Coleman kicked off a busy weekend with the national 10 mile champs on Saturday evening on an out and back course in north Yorkshire on the A19. With very high winds the conditions were tough, the first 5 miles were into a block headwind and after the turn a tail wind home, making for some relatively slow times.

Multi-Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins (Sky Pro cycling), taking a break from the world of professional racing, took the win with 19.14 and 2nd was Michael Hutchinson (In Gear train sharp rt) in 19.55 and 3rd place went to Joseph Perrett (Twenty 3c orbea) with 20.26.

Jim managed to place 22nd and was very pleased to have improved on last years position of 97th. However looking at the results and seeing just how close it was and finding himself the wrong side of a large group of identical times. A 3 second improvement would have gained a top 15 position and just a 14 second faster ride would have been good enough for a top 10 finish, every second counts.
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14/5 LRRA 2-up Time Trial
Chris Carter and Jim Coleman rode the LRRA 2up Time Trial on an exposed 17 mile Fenland course between Spalding and Bourne, with windy wet conditions making it a difficult ride with good team work at a premium.
The open event was won by David McLean and Wojciech Szlachta,(Pasta Monte-Grappa race team) in 35.36. In 2nd place and 1st Lincs team were the strong pairing of Jim Boyle and Gary Beezer (Sleaford whs) in 35.57, with Jim and Chris just over 30 secs adrift with 36.33. Top of Page»

6/5 Melton Olympic 10
Three wheelers rode the Melton Olympic 10 on quite a technical loop at Six Hills on Saturday afternoon. Good conditions saw time trial legend Stuart Dangerfields course record (20.08) tumble with an excellent ride from Matt Sinclair (20.02), 2nd place went to James Perkins (20.36) with Jim Coleman grabbing 3rd just 6 seconds back (20.42). Chris Carter put in a strong ride to finish with (23.08) with Martin Hedley also recording a swift (24.27).

Sat 23/4 - Sleaford Wheelers Charity 10
Saturday afternoon saw 10 Wheelers tackle the Sleaford charity 10 in hot conditions, however there were some great performances on not the fastest course. Times are as follows.
Chris Carter 23.11
Neil Sentence 23.29
Bill Harrison 24.32
Toby Kiely 25.08
Martin Hedley 25.14
Kim Paxton 26.19
Martin Lister 26.40
Mike Lewis 27.52
Ian Clark 28.49
With just 4 seconds separating the top 3 riders Jim Coleman managed to get 2nd place just a second behind Tony Nash.
1 Tony Nash. 21.15
2 Jim Coleman 21.16
3 Jim Boyle 21.19
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Fri 22/4 - City RC Hull 10
Jim Coleman rode the very fast V718 10 mile course near Hull for the first time. The course attracted some of the fastest riders in the country and Jim was hoping for a top 10 finish. The UK record holder Michael Hutchinson won the event with a super fast 18.04. with Jim in 9th with a new personnel best time of 19.33.

16/4 VTTA Notts & East Mids 10m TT
Saturday afternoon Jim Coleman and Mike Lewis rode the VTTA Notts & East Mids 10m tt on the Tuxford to Carlton on Trent course. Good conditions saw for some fast times including Mike with a swift 25.48, Jim managed to get second place with (20.11) beating James Perkins (zenith cc) into third position (20.12), however the in form Julian Ramsbottom (team i ride uk) rode a storming (19.37) to take the win.
17/4 LRRA middle markers 25m
Sunday morning saw 5 wheelers take a trip to Saxilby to ride the LRRA middle markers 25m on a not particularly fast single carriageway course. Mike Lewis rode well to take 2 minutes off his time of last year with (1.11.??). One second divided Martin Hedley (1.05.54) from rapidly improving Chris Crawford (1.05.53) with Chris Carter beating his time of last year by over 2 minutes to pop under the hour with an impressive (59.58). Jim managed to take the win in the open event by shaving a minute off his time of last year with (54.22).

12/4 Club 2-up 10 mile Time Trial
Another club record as 50 riders signed on for the 2-up team time trial with 23 pairs and 4 solo riders taking part on a bright but breezy evening.
Quickest pair were regular top triallists Chris Carter and Jim Coleman in 22.41 with veteran Dave Strickson teaming up with schoolboy Peter Cocker finishing only 40 seconds behind in second and mixed pair Kim Paxton and Neil Sentance producing another good ride in 3rd place. Other notable rides were schoolboy pair Harry Browning & Ashley Money managing to go some 2 minutes quicker than their usual solo times in 25.35. Also Patrick Cutmore combined well with his sister Natasha in her first ever race for 27.37. Photo Album»

Next Tuesday 19th it's the 3rd round of the 10 mile handicap league, first rider starts at 7.00, register at the Cricket club on Gorse Lane by 6.45

10/4 Derby Mercury RC 10m TT
Chris Carter and Jim Coleman rode the Derby Mercury 10 on Sunday morning on the usually fast A50 course at Etwall. Windy/cold conditions coupled with the early 7.00 start made the times modest, however the event was won by the in form Scott Westwood, Walsall rcc (20.21) 2nd was Matt Sinclair, Lutterworth cycle centre (20.45) 3rd James Perkins, Zenith cc (21.02) with Jim back in 4th place (21.09) but not too disappointed after being a bit under the weather the previous week.
Chris finished 21st overall with a respectable time of (23.39). Top of Page»

10/4 Boston Wheelers 2up 25m TT
Showing good early season form Neil Sentance and Kim Paxton riding the Boston Wheelers 2up 25 mile Time Trial produced a rapid 1.01.22 in warm but breezy conditions. The time was fast enough to take the first mixed team group prize.

9/4 CDLCA 10 mile time trial
Martin Hedley was the only club rider riding at the Six Hills on a fairly lumpy course, but recorded a seasons best of 24:51, finishing 34th out of 68.

2/4 Birdwell Wheelers 10 mile Time Trial
Three Witham Wheelers rode the Birdwell Wheelers 10mile time trial, between Hatfield Woodhouse and Blaxton on Saturday 2nd April. A strong cross wind on the day generally slowed times on what is a relativity flat course. William Harrison 24.27, Chris Crawford 26.17 taking the prize money for third place in the handicap, Mike Lewis 27.46. Fastest on the day was Julian Ramsbotom from I.ride.co.uk in 20.30. Top of Page»

3/4 Skegness Hilly 25
Chris Carter and Jim Coleman took part in the Skegness hilly on Sunday morning on a very tough course taking in some of the Lincolnshire wolds from Gunby (near Skegness) to Louth and back. Knowing that the course record of 56.07 was held by scratch rider Joel Wainman (team swift), Jim to his surprise with a few miles to go found the record in striking distance but unfortunately finished 9 seconds outside it with (56.16). Joel Wainman would have to go very close or break his own course record to take the win and with an excellent ride set a new course record of (55.16) , with Ian Dalton (Cherry Valley RT)taking 3rd place in (57.31). Chris rode strongly to gain a top 20 finish with (1.05.31).

27/3 Spalding Hilly 27 mile Time Trial
A great turnout so early in the season, 9 Wheelers tackled the testing course from Edenham to Grantham and back. Professional rider Steven Lampier (Sigma Sport rt) with top 10 finishes in both Rutland/Melton classic and the UK time trial championships to his credit was the event favourite. Jim Coleman with a strong first quarter matched him for speed early on but as the race progressed Lampier managed to edge ahead and by the end won by 36 seconds from Jim for a well deserved win. Photos»
1 Steven Lampier(team sigma sport) 58.28
2 Jim Coleman(ww) 59.04
3 Julian Gromett (cottingham couriers) 1.00.0
With good back up from Neil Sentance and Chris Carter Witham Wheelers also took the team prize.
Neil Sentence 1.08 27
Chris Carter 1.08.45
Bill Harrison 1.08.58
Toby kieley 1.13.30
Chris Crawford 1.14.11
Kim Paxton 1.17.22
Martin lister 1.18.12
Mike Lewis 1.24.00

19/3 - Retford and District 10 mile TT
There were four Wheelers riding the 10m course from Carlton on Trent using the old A1 to Tuxford and back using the fast A1 duel carriageway. Not a bad course and some decent times for an early season 10.
With a headwind outward leg Mike Lewis rode strongly to record (29.40), Martin Hedley received a one minute time penalty for missing his start time and so was given (25.59), Chris Carter, wanting to improve on recent weeks, put in a strong ride to close the gap on some of his rivals with (23.23). With only 9 seconds separating the top 3 riders Jim Coleman managed to gain 3rd place (20.50) again Julian Ramsbottom (team i ride) took the win (20.41) with second place going to Matt Sinclair (Lutterworth cycle centre) (20.45). A familiar name still riding strongly to take 4th place was time trial legend Ian Cammish (Planet x race team). Top of Page»

13/3 - Bourne Wheelers Hilly Time Trial
Seven wheelers tackled the testing hilly two lap course between Stamford and Bourne on a breezy, drizzly morning. Generally times were slower than last year due to the wet conditions and the technical nature of the course however there were great improvements by both Neil Sentance (1.01.26)and Kim Paxton(1.11.11) on their times from last year.
Also improving on last years times were Chris Crawford (1.09.43) and Bill Harrison (1.05.56) with Martin Lister tackling the course for the first time with a very respectable (1.11.06). Chris Carter, still trying to shake off a cold, was slightly down on last year with (1.03.41).
Jim Coleman managed to beat last years time by 2mins (54.01) which was good enough for 3rd position on the day, with in form Julian Ramsbottom, (Team i ride) taking the win (53.24) from course record holder James Perkins (Zenith cc) (53.54), fourth place went to Joel Wainman (team swift rt) (54.16) which made the finishing times of the top 4 pretty close.
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5/3 Scunthorpe RC 10m TT
Saturday afternoon saw three Witham Wheelers tackling 10 miles with a 14mph north, easterly wind on the A15 near Scunthorpe. With a testing first half the return leg was a bit faster but still hard as early tens always are. Mike Lewis started his season off with a respectable 32.04, Bill Harrison rode strongly to improve his time from last year by nearly half a minute with 25.34 and Jim Coleman managed to get second place with 21.34 just 13 seconds behind course record holder Julian Ramsbottam (Team I ride). Top of Page»

27/2 Yorkshire Cycling Federation 10m TT
Chris Carter and Jim Coleman rode the YCF 10m Time Trial near Ferrybridge on parts of the old A1 this Sunday .The course was not the quickest especially having to negotiate 10 roundabouts in cold driving rain. Times were all a bit modest with riders taking it easy on the wet roundabouts. Despite riding with a head cold Chris managed a respectable 25.58. Jim managed to get 2nd place with 22.16 and was pleased to take the scalp of Joel Wainman for the first time, however professional triathlete Philip Graves put in the fastest ride of the day to take the win in 21.10.
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13 Feb - Ely 25 mile Time Trial
Excellent results for club riders in the first time trial of the season in the region, in windy conditions on an exposed Fenland course at Ely. Jim Coleman, back riding first claim for Witham Wheelers, stormed to a convincing win, beating last years winner and course record holder Sam Barker of Planet X race team by nearly 3 minutes to be the only rider under the hour in 57.24 - a full two and a half minutes faster than last year in the same event.
The other club riders also improved on last years times with Chris Carter improving by 3 minutes to 1.07.34, Neil Sentance 1.09.40 and Kim Paxton in 1.15.04 which was also good enough to take the fastest ladies award.

Time Trialling
Otherwise known as the ‘Race of Truth’ as it pits riders against the clock. There is nowhere to hide!

• In the UK Time Trials are generally held over set distances of 10, 25, 30, 50, 100 miles and 12 and 24 hours.
  
  
• Witham Wheelers runs a series of club Time Trials from April though to August with HQ at the Cricket Club on Gorse Lane, see 2010 event list
  
  
• These are open to all riders from 12 years old to ‘can you still ride a bike safely’.
  
  
• Riders should be either full club members or 2nd claim members. Guests are accepted on the evening to cater for riders who are new to the sport or are visiting from another area, however this is limited to 3 guest appearances, after which you should join the club.
  
  
• Sign on at the HQ at least 15 minutes before the start time, (see event list) this enables the time keeper to sort the starting order out. You will be allocated a race number which equals the number of minutes you start after the race starts.
  
  
• Entry fees are (Link to club costs)
  
  
• Time Trials are supposed to be an individual effort and although you can chase another rider you must not take direct pace. In an open Time Trial you could be disqualified, as in Triathlons for ‘draughting’.
  
  
• Through the season the club runs a 10 mile handicap league to try and give everyone a chance of winning. This is held over12 events with your best 8 scoring events to count. Your handicap is calculated from you current best time on the Gorse lane course, with points awarded to the top 10 riders on handicap on the night.
  
  
• The club also runs some other circuit time trials and 25 mile events to give some variety from the 10 mile events. For the 10 mile course there will always be a marshal at the turn who you should go around, and on the circuit events there will be marshals’ to show you the correct course. (Link to routes)
  
  
• A full list of the club trophies that can be won and presented at the annual dinner is as follows (Link)
  
  
• If you want to try the wider world of time trialing then most cycling clubs organize weekly club events and would welcome guests.
  
  
• There is also a wide range of ‘Open’ time trials which are promoted by clubs throughout the UK and need to be pre-entered (usually 2 weeks in advance). As a member of Witham Wheelers you are eligible to enter these, details can be found from the Cycling Time Trials web site. This is the standard entry form you would use (Link).
  
  
• Witham Wheelers is also affiliated to the Lincs Road Racing association, (LRRA) which promotes the County Time Trial Championships, you can find out more at their website.