Come out and join us for the Ramsey Cycling Club Time Trial!
This is an all comers, everyone welcome event to get us all together, ride a time trail and hang out for some fun afterwards. We want to make this a good monthly event, so come on out and invite your friends to take part as well.
Have you ever wondered if all the riding you are doing is paying off or making a difference? This is how you can easily measure your fitness gains. You ride the same course several times over the season and record your elapsed time. As the season progresses, your time should improve.
It does not matter whether you are a serious racer, or a casual recreational rider, it's still good to know you are becoming more fit. So don't worry about how fast you are, how old you are, how slow you are, or whether you have a time trial bike or not...this is simply a race against yourself. You may not always see it in your body shape and size, but you are getting faster and stronger constantly and the clock always reveals the truth. That is why the Time Trial has been called the "Race of Truth" by riders for years!
The Race
If you want to race, we will place your name on a starting list, then send one rider off at a time in 30 second or one minute intervals. You will be held upright to start so you can get the fastest start possible. The starter will count down to announce your start and say "GO!" After that, it'a all up to you. You will ride north on County 1 to Zimmerman (6 miles) turn around and continue back to the finish line on the opposite side of the road to the point from which you started. The starter also will record your time as you finish so all you have to worry about is riding. That's it! Go --- Ride fast--- turn around --- ride fast ---- and stop.
Can you handle the race of truth? Of course you can!
The Dates, Times and Details:
For 2012, the time trial will be held on every fourth Thursday. Intitially there will be a practice day on April 12th so you can come out a test the waters. The series officially begins on May 3rd. The next event dates are May 31st, June 28th, July 26th, August 23rd and September 20th.
We will meet at the Woodland Trails park in Elk River at 6:00pm to register. After that, get your bike together and go out for a warm up ride so are ready to race.
Map link to the park:
The race starts at 7:00pm at the driveway of the River of Life Church two miles north of the Woodland Trails park. Based upon the start order, you will start right at 7:00 or shortly after depending on how many riders attend.
 The race course is very smooth with new pavement and full shoulders the entire way. As you near County Road 4, you will turn around a cone placed in the road and return back six miles to the finish. The terrain is flat to slightly rolling hills.
 The Results: Here is how we are all doing!
Week 1 Results - 5/19/2011
7 riders participated
Aero Category (Aero bars)
Stock Category
Tandem Category
Week 2 Results
14 riders participated
Aero Category - Men (Aero bars)
Aero Cateory - Women
Modified Stock - Men (Aero wheels beyond 25mm)
Stock - Men
Stock - Women
Week 3 Results
12 riders participated
Aero Category - Men
Aero Cateory - Women
Stock - Men
Stock - Women
Week 4 Results
14 riders participated
Aero Category - Men (Aero bars)
Aero Category - Women (Aero bars)
Modified Stock - Men (Aero wheels beyond 25mm)
Modified Stock - Women (Aero wheels beyond 25mm)
Stock - Men
Stock - Women
Singlespeed
Week 5 Results
7 riders participated
Aero Category - Men (Aero bars)
Aero Category - Women (Aero bars)
Modified Stock - Men (Aero wheels beyond 25mm)
Modified Stock - Women (Aero wheels beyond 25mm)
Stock - Men
Stock - Women
Singlespeed
|
|
|
|
|
|
Club Time Trial Night |