Fast TT courses (or flat / ski start)

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

RE: Fast TT courses (or flat / ski start)

ASH · Senior Member

I think its only worth while on halesowen - for me anyway

davep · Senior Member

I would be happy to pay towards the costs and I'd have a go at the 4k and the hour.. it would be interesting to see how much slower I was than the world records!..

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

I'll go for a 4K and flying 200's. if we get the track and yep those hair pins on the Stourport circuit are tight!

CycleTourist · Senior Member

I fancy doing a 4K, kilo and sprint distances, just so I can see how slow I am compared to our Olympians, so count me in for paying for some of the track hire.
Be up for the hour maybe.

Some of the corners will be slow at Stourport.

ASH · Senior Member

I think its about £30 ph to hire the track,I would certainly be up for doing a 10,
mid season.

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

Dave, UCI Rules for the hour? I'll come help on lap count, schedule, You can set a new club record

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

Well i have done 3000 and 4000 meter TT on the track i have to say that about the limit for me mentally. 40 Laps on Halesowen! Might as well go for it on the rollers.

But it's a month to go for the Track League.... I've registered. Any one else coming

davep · Senior Member

I don't think a track would prove to be that fast though... although the surface is good you would have no traffic creating draft that speeds you up. Fast moving traffic on a dual carrageway course makes a massive difference to your cycling speed.

A track would show what each individual is capable of though, with conditions being the same for everyone. I for one would be quite interested in seeing what I could do for the hour.

ASH · Senior Member

too many twists and humps for a fast time.I dont think its that expensive to hire out halesowen on sunday afternoons.We did it last year Dave J sorted it.geared bikes are fine on there on a closed session although you still can't mix them with track bikes.
The biggest problem would be lap counting for individual riders,say there were 10 riders on at once they would all be doing the same amount of laps but finish at differant times. You could use those wireless sender units that triatheletes ware,
linked to a laptop to count each rider over the line. You would need to have rules like no draughting etc.

Date: Apr 3, 2010

How about yhe stourport track?looks good

Date: Apr 3, 2010

Training on thursdays, at halesowen. Fixed only I think. But ihave a bike for loan 52cm onlyy need a front wheel

ASH · Senior Member

How about hiring halesowen track for a couple of hours? then loads of people
could have a go,as long as fixed(with no brakes) and freewheel bikes are not on the track together. could be fun!

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

Anyone got a handbook? or would someone tell me what the details are for the race. The RTTC site keeps bombing out when i try to order one.

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

Me!!

But i might have 2 kids and and Xime as we have family at Marlbourgh

The course is on Map my ride. Its looking fast

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-kingdom/andover/719925906

CycleTourist · Senior Member

Andover? 2 hour drive for 22 minutes cycling, tempting
Sounds good to me, course record 19.02
Share costs, anyone else up to going?

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

slowest 120 entrants on P613 22/5/2010 any one want to go.

Paul Castle · Member

Hi guys,
I've been 'lucky' to get on the U47 twice in the last two years (or should I say my first two seasons). I'm a slow-, low 23 but will be looking to enter again. I've PB'd there both times.
Another one worth a crack....and the extra half hour drive is the P613 at Thruxton, Andover.
Hope this helps.

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

I do never rode them though.
Remember Rick coming back with a story about a cornish guy entering one and taking 3-4 minutes of his PB.

See what happens this year eh..

CycleTourist · Senior Member

get a good day on the K33 and you should do OK
Remember the good old days when there would be events for the 'slowest 120 entrants' and middlemarkers events on fast courses.

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

BOO

Well the F5D/10 at milton keynes is probably no better on getting a ride. Better try on the Evesham courses first. I suppose I'll look at the R10/17 abergavenny, (A40) and see what happens.

Don't think I'll get under 24 min this year.

davep · Senior Member

Apparently it's getting difficult to get a place on any u47 event as all of the fast boys want to go there to set a pb.

Two years ago when I did it I only got a place as 10th reserve. My best time I had to enter on the form was 23mins 47seconds. I think you will need a time close to 23 mins for a 10 in order to get a place..

It's a bit of a pain as on the u47 you would go under 23 mins but unless you have already done so you can't get the chance to prove it!

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

U47 on

26 June Gillingham (VTTA)
27 June Bristol CC
7 Aug
4th Sept

Any Preference on Dates I was thinking June and/or September

CycleTourist · Senior Member

I'd like to try a fast course too, if you want to get together on transport let me know

davep · Senior Member

Yes the broadheath "10" is fast (and short at 9.65 miles) , but with all those twists and turns and the bit of a hill that you have to ride up twice your average speed will be much faster on the dual carrageway out and back flat u47. my average speed for my best time on Broadheath was 25.44mph.. On the u47 I did an average of 27.23mph. Also, if anything I would have been in better shape when I did the broadheath 10.

ASH · Senior Member

broadheath has to be the best "cheating" 10 around.

davep · Senior Member

u47 is fast.. I did it late 2008 and managed 22.02 compared to a pb of 24.02 on the severn stoke 10 at the time..

hobit_on_a_bike · Senior Member

Which courses are fast ones? Looking to have a bash, Willing to go to Swindon (U47?) so within a hour or so of Worcester.