Time Trialling

Club Time Trial Series
Club 10 Series
Hall of Fame

Whilst time trials are a key but rare part of the big races like the Tour de France, in the UK time trials are held everywhere and it's common for many riders to race just time trials week-in, week-out.

They're a great way to get into racing as they're simple: you ride as fast as you can by youself over a set course and that's it. Slipstreaming and tactics don't matter: it's about concentration, keeping as high a pace as you can sustain. With experience you'll perfect the art of maintaining a high speed and knowing how to save those precious seconds.

Part of the attraction of the race is that you are racing yourself, often trying for a new personal best time for a particular distance. As such, this means it's easy for newcomers to try a TT as their first race, without having to worry about the tactics and dangers of a 60-strong bunch in a road race.

Many of our members have found it a good way to begin competitive cycling and the Kingston Wheelers club events in 2007 are the ideal place to start: these are 10 mile time trials. The club also takes part in team time trials and organises an informal annual hill climb event each autumn.

In 2008, the club is organising the annual season opening time trial, the Gil Jessop Sporting 14 TT.

Trophies and Awards
Whether you win races or not, you can get rewarded for your efforts at the end of the season at the club's annual Prize Presentation and Lunch. There's a lot of silverware on offer so you can look up what you have to do to win a cup, shield or trophy.

The Hall of Fame
Where do you stand in the club's time trial history?

Time Trial Records
Adam Page smashed the club's 10 mile record in 2007 but there are plenty of other long-standing times to aim for.

2008 Club Time Trial Series

We have a special season-long time trial competition based around a series of designated TT events. Points are awarded, from 10 down to 1, for the first 10 riders in each event. In a change for 2008, your best seven rides will count for the trophy, so you don't have to ride every event! But participation can still count more than speed to rack up points. Remember, the aim of the series is for a fun way for us all to ride together, to pick events for us all to ride together, this is firstly a way for members to have a common calendar of races to do together.

Congratulations to Jack Haswell for winning the series in 2007. Naz Peralta won the inaugural series in 2006 series and was runner-up in 2007 to Jack.

Here are the events for 2008:

Sun 24 Feb	Redhill 19
Sun 9 Mar	East Surrey Hardriders 30
Sat 12 Apr	Kingston Phoenix 10
Sat 24 May	Charlotteville 25
Sat 14 Jun	Farnham 25
Sun 13 Jul	Agiskoviner 50
Sat 19 Jul	North Hampshire 10
Sat 2 Aug	Charlotteville 10
Sat 9 Aug	Agiskoviner 25
Mon 25 Aug	A3 CRG 50

Current Rankings

As of Monday 14 July

Rider	Pts
Ben Elliott	35
Jack Haswell	33
Ali Cigari	30
Adam Page	30
Phil Ember	28
James Beaumont	25
Andy Lack	17
Rupert Bole	16
Svilen Marinov	15
Naz Peralta	12
Peter Anderson	9
Lawrence Smith	11
Colin Gray	8
John Coolahan	7
Alan Sherman	7
Charlotte East	6
David O'Donovan	4
Ruhina Miller	1

Club 10 Time Trials

The club runs a summer series of 10 mile club time trials on the Holmwood (G10/42) course near Dorking. Click here for the location of the start point.

Would you like to start racing? For beginners and seasoned racers alike, there are few events more fun than the club's summer Club 10 series. Run in conjunction with the Kingston Phoenix RC, these are 10 mile time trials held every two weeks on a Wednesday evening and they're an ideal way to try your first race because of the short distance but also because the friendly atmosphere means there's little competitive spirit.

The series is back for 2008. For dates, see the calendar. The start time is usually 7.30 pm with riders setting off at 30 second intervals. Non members can ride these events too, for more information, email club10@kingstonwheelers.com. The entry fee is £2, payable on the night.