Time to put TTT training to Use!!!! RACE DAY July 6

[Plawless]

its time. yup, what you've all been waiting for. Lets do this TTT thing for real! The TT rock star organizers of Sidney Velo are letting us not only add a junior/para TT distance to the annual Duncan TT but they are ALSO letting us add a 20k TTT event! Fantastic!!!!! So lets get some teams together and then go do the ITT and then the TTT!!!

We also need 3 kind hearted souls to assist marshall. Any takers?

Let the excited chatter begin! BTW I hear there at least a couple of Ladies' teams....C'mon Juniors, Cmon Gents.... step up. post whose in to shame - I mean INSPIRE others to also get on board!

Peter

Details:

SIDNEY VELO 20Km & 40Km
TIME TRIAL & TEAM TIME TRIAL - COWICHAN VALLEY
(presented in conjunction with BCMCA)
SUNDAY July 6, 2014 - 11.30 START

NOTE: OPEN TO ALL AGE CATEGORIES. NEW RIDERS ARE WELCOME !

Format: Three events: 20km individual; 40km individual; and, 20km team.

Sign on: Duncan Meadows Golf Course parking lot 6507 North Rd. Duncan (approx. 3Km from Hwy 1 and 18, from 10.30 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. Note: sign on for 20km team event will be at the start

Start: 3.7Km from the golf club on the Cowichan Lake Rd (NOT Hwy 18) at the intersection with Payne Rd. W (second intersection of Payne Rd.) at 11.30 for 20km individual; Noon for 40km individual; and, 1.30 for 20km team.

Course: towards Lake Cowichan(rolling), turn left at Greendale Rd triangle and return on Cowichan Lake Rd. to finish opposite the start. 20Km course turns halfway to Greendale.

Fee: $20 for BCMCA members, $25 for non-members (30 yrs+)
No fee for riders under 19, all other riders $20

ALL riders must have at least a Citizens Licence for insurance purposes. Licences can be renewed at sign on for $45 or $25 if you have not been licensed in the last 5 years.

Refreshments and awards at the golf club afterwards

BCMCA members. Awards are based on age standards. There are overall awards for the fastest men and women, as well as awards within each 5 yr age category e.g. 30-34, etc.

Map link www.sidneyvelo.ca (Cowichan Valley/Time Trial Details)

For further information email ian.birch@shaw.ca or phone 250-477-6475

[mfarnham]

I'd be up for a 40s team. Don't have aero bars, and my handlebars are carbon so I don't think clip-ons are an option. Might be open to investing in proper aero bars if someone can give configuration advice. Also happy to use regular bars.

Ciao!
Martin

[Lister Farrar]

I've been talking this up with the youth team, and there's interest. Alan Boden, is your son interested?

My only hesitation is we are taking our daughter to California to a skateboard camp, so I can't be there. But I'm talking to Travis Chater of VAC Devo program about being there to help our kids race. Will post more as I know it.

There are tons of people riding Thursday ams who could do this.

Any word on the how the age calculation system works?

L

[jbarrett]

First the warm-up 40K ITT then the 20K TTT. There will be a lot of red lining in Cowichan. I'll be there and hoping to grind it out with some of the other Thursday morning crowd.
Joe

[Lister Farrar]

Teams we heard about today:

Mandy, Michelle, Michelles sister, plus one more tba

Victoria Academy of Cycling u15 boys. (possibly with a tripleshot u15 boy to make 4.)

More?

[Alan]

I'm in, only if Joe allows me to be part of his team. This is the kind of race that you want to partner with old, fast guys to optimize your chances of winning because let's face it, the handicap system was designed by crusty old fast guys so that they ensure they win, every time! Any other fast codgers interested? I'm thinking you gotta be at least 50 and as fast as Joe to apply to be part of 'our' team... I've got a couple sets of aero bars I can lend to the youth who need them, but only if they promise to ride slower than Joe...

[barton bourassa]

I am in too. I'll make sure I show up rested. No riding 140 K the day before!

[John D]

Alan;

I was interested, right up until I realized that you'd said "old fast guys" not "old fat guys".

Good luck keeping up with Joe.

J.

[jbarrett]

Great to have you on-board Alan!!
At the Masters races recently there's been a lobby to add weight classifications.
Trying not to get caught out I've been uping my intake of croissants.
So far my output hasn't matched my intake which could be my downfall if weight classes catch-on.
I'll sign out before I run on.
Looking forward to Cowichan.
Joe

[barton bourassa]

Can't make it, family day.