The TT Thread

[Chris S]

Managed a 3 sec course PB tonight even though it was windy- really pleased with that. Threw up at mile 5 and 7- had a headwind at the time so got loads of horrid splashback lol. I'm so classy.

Jeez. Therein lie the reasons I don't do TTs. I tried one and barfed my tea in the hedge, much to the amusement of those at the finish line. No thanks  .

My nephew is a Cat III and used to do TTs. His coach reckoned if he hadn't parked his lunch somewhere, he wasn't trying hard enough.

ETA: I may have already mentioned this on this thread. This is the problem with (a) getting old and (3) having such long threads.

[Lady Cavendish]

Lol Chris. I totally agree. If the contents of the stomach are still inthere- not trying. (I do find it better tho throw up on the finish line though as you tend to get covered in less of it )

[Karla]

Oranj and I were racing the Team Swift 100 today, on the A168/A19. 

Unfortunately, a rider was killed at about 75 miles.  He got rear ended by a car, and ended up lying in the middle of the road.  Traffic was stationary on the northbound carriageway, with maybe 1/4 mile tailback when I got there.  I climbed the barrier and rode home, as did everyone else who'd been riding north.  Some people got through before it happened but the race got scrubbed anyway.   

Respects to him and his family.

[cyclone]

+1 Oranj.....It seems that the death stats are increasing for tt's, I hope they start to come down with the expected increase in participants following Bradleys exploits..

Sad, sad news, condolences to riders family and friends

[Ian H]

+1 Oranj.....It seems that the death stats are increasing for tt's, I hope they start to come down with the expected increase in participants following Bradleys exploits..

Sad, sad news, condolences to riders family and friends

He's named on the time-trialling forum.

[Karla]

That is sickening news Mr Bunbury.

This was a new course to me, and certainly far from the worst dual carriageway I've ridden in the last few years (this may be the first accident, fatal or otherwise, on it).

The northern end of this course was the southern end of the national 25.  It was about 20 miles north of this crash where Jane Kilmartin got knocked off in that race.I've ridden on much 'worse' A roads in the past, but the A168/A19 has exacted a toll this year.  So sad.

[cyclone]

Thanks Ian, it's hard enough following the sport in the UK let alone France......

[Climberruss]

This was my first ever 100ml and first experience of a "drag strip" course. When I started, I questioned in my mind the reasoning behind holding a major event like this on a busy holiday route on a Sat afternoon. Cars and caravans were passing very close.
I was the last rider to finish who got a time and as such, I rode past the accident scene just after the ambulance had arrived. It was sickening to see the damage to the car and know that it was caused by a fellow cyclist. The impact must have been very high speed.
My heart goes out to his family.
RIP

[Karla]

Cyclist dies in time trial event: BBC North Yorkshire

[Dinamo]

Cyclist dies in time trial event: BBC North Yorkshire

Tragic news, my condolences to all concerned.

[mrcharly-YHT]

I spotted the story in the Evening Press. 

Very sad. It's a flat dragstrip of a road, but I wouldn't have thought of it as dangerous unless people are riding out in the lane. Visibility is good.

[LindaG]

A lady came to us outside Suggitt's in Great Ayton and asked if this was one of our number.  She expressed her sadness and sorrow at what had happened.  So I thought I'd pass it on.

RIP.  Awful news. 

[mattc]

It seems that the death stats are increasing for tt's, I hope they start to come down with the expected increase in participants following Bradleys exploits..

I think you should be cautious with statements like that.

"It seems ..." - do you have the stats, and if so, what do they say? (I haven't seen any, so deaths may be up or down, I don't know.)

[David Martin]

The numbers are probably within statistical noise.

[Dinamo]

Another windy night down in the SW 
Outward leg was very hard work after initial downhill section, although I did manage to make up time after the turn, but alas not enough 

Date	Course	Distance	Time	Position	Notes : PB's in Bold
10 Apr	UC186	9.6miles	25:47	20/34	Wet & SE Wind

25 Apr	UC108	10.2miles	28:50	5/8	Wet & V.Windy
9 May	UC108	10.2miles	28:01	3/9	Wet & V.Windy again !
29 May	UC242	10.2miles	25:50	6/23	Warm & Light Wind
6 Jun	UC108	10.2miles	27:41	9/12	Wet & Windy
26 Jun	UC242	10.2miles	26:39	2/3	Mist & Drizzle
3 Jul	UC186	9.6miles	24:47	8/20	Heavy Rain
4 Jul	UC108	10.2miles	27:26	9/14	SW Wind & Warm
18 Jul	UC108	10.2miles	27:46	13/15	Dry & V.Windy
31 Jul	UC101	10.1miles	25:45	10/18	Light Wind & Humid
7 Aug	UC186	9.6miles	25:04	10/18	Very Wet
15 Aug	UC108	10.2miles	27:29	8/16	Very Windy
21 Aug	UC186	9.6miles	25:13	10/25	Strong SW Wind
29 Aug	UC108	10.2miles	27:15	10/16	Fair & Slight SW Wind

[mattc]

The best TT in the country? (well, SE anyway):

http://www.kingstonwheelers.co.uk/kwccforum/viewtopic.php?t=5872&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=428007

(It's been running 53 years, how come noone told me?!? )

[Dinamo]

Final Sodbury TT of the season last night, and after a day of heavy showers the evening was pleasant although plenty of water remained on the course.

PB'd by 11 secs - 27:15   

After the ride, the club held their presentation evening with sandwiches & chips and I even managed to win the Vet40 award/prize for the season !!! ( a Camelbak water bottle & a Leyzme rear light )

[Lady Cavendish]

Well done on your PB

I though today looked like a great day for my open 25 but it still managed to be windy!!! Won a massive £10 for 2nd lady, I'm booking a Caribbean cruise

[Frank9755]

Yesterday, I was on for going under the hour for the first time after the first lap of a 2-lap 25 on the course on the A31 at Bentley. 

I attacked the first upwind leg hard and did the first lap averaging 25.1mph.  But I couldn't do it again, struggled into the wind and ended up with 1:00:34 (24.8mph average).  2 seconds below my PB but 20-odd seconds faster than I've done on that course. 

Going downwind was fun: 28-32mph for five or six miles!

I'll have another go in a couple of weeks time.

[vorsprung]

I've never done a time trial before the 25 mile one I did this morning
I'd not really trained for it, I only decided to do it a month ago.  I did some intervals last weekend, that was about it.
To get to the start I had to ride through a couple of floods.  I had intended to find the start, then go off and warm up a bit.  But I didn't fancy going through the floods again.
I started off as number 9, at nine minutes past eight.
All the other riders had TT bikes and were wearing pointy hats

After 4km, number 10 over took me,  After 8km, number 11 passed.  Pretty much all the starters from 10 to 16 passed me.  And number 20 too.

I went ok until 27km when I had a bit of trouble with a long steady hill.  In the last 10km I picked up the pace again.   At the finish I got out of the saddle to sprint for the line and my legs didn't cramp up, although I could feel they were on the edge

At the end Mike said there was a headwind on the way back, and wasn't it terrible.   I didn't feel the headwind.  I was going slowly up the hills because I didn't have it in my legs.

I finished in 1:08-ish, I didn't hang around to get the results.  Hopefully this will be good enough to not come last 

If I did it again I would make my position better, warm up properly and train more specifically. TBH though, not sure I CBA...

[Ian H]

I finished in 1:08-ish

1.07 something. Pippa was impressed.

[Karla]

Well done Vorsprung!

Better luck next time Frank.

[Dinamo]

I though today looked like a great day for my open 25 but it still managed to be windy!!! Won a massive £10 for 2nd lady, I'm booking a Caribbean cruise

..... and well done to you Lady C. on your 2nd place, enjoy your cruise 

[Cudzoziemiec]

Final Sodbury TT of the season last night, and after a day of heavy showers the evening was pleasant although plenty of water remained on the course.

PB'd by 11 secs - 27:15   

After the ride, the club held their presentation evening with sandwiches & chips and I even managed to win the Vet40 award/prize for the season !!! ( a Camelbak water bottle & a Leyzme rear light )

Well done!  Now don't expect us to keep up with you though!

[Dibdib]

Just worked out what kind of time I could possibly manage in a ten mile TT. Let's just say it was nowhere nearly as impressive as some of these times!

I think next spring will have my first attempt at one, so I have the winter to shed the aerodynamically cuvaceous beer belly and harden up the legs