Results 10 mile TT 24/09/08

Date: 24th September 2008

Distance: 15,8 km

Place	Name	Time [MM:ss]	Average [km/h]	Notes
1	Wayde J.	22:37	41.92	TT Bike, Disc and 4-spoke wheels
2	Stephen C.	23.43	39.97	Aerobars, Zipp 404
3	David G.	24:17	39.12	n/a
4	Dave F.	24:42	38.38	Aerobars
5	Ian S.	26:02	36.41	n/a
6	Matt K.	26:37	35.62	n/a

Results 10 mile TT 03/09/08

Date: 3rd September 2008

Distance: 15,8 km

Place	Name	Time [MM:ss]	Average [km/h]	Notes
1	Wayde J.	24:29	38.72	TT Bike, Disc and 4-spoke wheels
2	David G.	24.39	38.46	n/a
3	Stephen C.	25:07	37.74	n/a
4	Dave F.	25:13	37.59	Aerobars
5	Matt K.	26:22	35.95	n/a
6	Anders M.	27:44	34.18	Aerobars, Aero wheels
7	Ian S.	32:24	29.26	n/a

Results 10 mile TT 27/08/08

Hi,
Who hit the road on the 27th? I got a comment posted here from one rider, he was mentioning 4 riders. Please leave a comment with your time in under that post. I will update it asap.
cheers,
Matt

Date: 20th August 2008

Distance: 15,8 km

Place	Name	Time [MM:ss]	Average [km/h]	Notes
1	Darren W.	27:20	34.68	n/a

Final decision on the day & time

All future regular time trial sessions will be every Wednesday evening 7:00pm.

See you there!

Race Report 27/07/2008

Only two hard men turned up for the race of truth this week. The author of this piece of journalistic brilliance deciding that preparation was the key to success and lunched on a hearty meal of Chicken Balti,
plentiful helpings of Boiled Rice, 2 Plain Naans and a few pints of Extra Cold for that added carbo boost. The first 7km went well with a quick time and an average speed of just under 40km, it was then the impending disaster struck as the Balti, now well and truly mixed with the Extra Cold reared its ugly head, resulting in a severe reduction of pace and ultimately retirement.

News of the Balti’s return had reached race HQ just as Humberto was about to launch himself onto the course. A fast sprint start had him up to speed quickly and changing his position on the bike as he settled
into that familiar TT wind cheating mode. Humberto was flying and excitement grew as it looked as though the course record would fall. Watching him (whilst crouched at the side of the road with a severe case
of gastric turbulence!) as he exited the roundabout after the first lap he certainly looked like a man with the bit between his teeth. It was during the latter half of the second lap that the wind picked up (not
mine, the weather) and again the course record was looking safe. Humberto had to dig deep during the last km and flew across the finishing line posting a time of 25:46

New Time And Date For TT – Sunday 27th 7pm to 7:30pm start

Hi everyone

We are still unsure as to what is the best day to have these TT’s.

This week we thought we would try Sunday evening starting between 7 and 7:30pm.

We hope to see you there

Dave F

Race Report 21/07/2008

Hi all,

First of all, it was a really good race evening! 5 Riders showed up, which is not bad for the first session. Humberto arrived just at the end of the intro round and was therefore not familiar with the course which would finally be his undoing.

Dave was the first to hit the road, John followed, then Martin, me and Humberto.

The ride went pretty well for all of us. As expected, Dave’s Time Trial genes brought him the victory with an outstanding result of 25:06 min. But wait: “Where is Humberto?” OK, obviously there is potential to improve the signage of the course. Already being considered as “DNF” did he finally arrive after an odyssey through Academic City. Being perfectly warmed up now and with additional knowledge of the place could he finally start the time trial.

Thanks guys for showing up! See u soon!

First session on 21st July!

Hey Guys,

Dave and me promoted the first session 21st July 2008 already on the Friday club ride this morning. We marked the course this afternoon and we are sure its gonna be big fun!

Hope to see a lot of riders on the inaugural time trial the coming Monday. Looking forward to a thrilling hunt for the course record!

cheers,
Matt

Preparing the bike for a competition

It is commonly known that a light bike is the key for a successful participation in a competition. Useful tips on how to remove unneeded weight on the bike can be found here.

The Race of Truth

[ ...An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally "against the watch"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITT's are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength, endurance and determination against the clock. ...]

From wikipedia.org

Completely ignoring the weather forecast, a bunch of enthusiastic Dubai based cyclists decided to compete in the purest type of competition for a sports man – the battle against the clock.

These pages will inform you about future happenings and the results afterwards.