Time Trial Events

NABC has many riders who regularly ride local events. There are events for the experienced rider or the novice. Anyone who is 12 years old or over can ride and we have quite a number of keen young riders in the club. Please note that all riders under the age of 18 can only race with the written consent of their parent. (See under the Club Evening 10 Series for more information.)

For those of you who are new to the sport, the NABC Club Evening 10 Series is an ideal place to start. These races are held on a circuit, using quiet country roads. (See below for more details.) Riders do not need to enter in advance. All you need to do is turn up, sign on and ride. There is no pre-arranged starting order and the order of start is at the discretion of the Time Keepers.

Other clubs in the area also run evening 10 mile time trials. To find information on all local club events, the East District Cycling Association Handbook is a must. At only £2 it is a bargain. These can be obtained from the Chairman. This handbook also gives information on all Open Events.

To enter an Open Event riders must submit an official entry form which has to arrive at least 2 weeks prior to the event. For more information on how to enter an Open Event go to the Cycling Time Trials website at www.ctt.org.uk. This site also gives dates and the courses for all local Open Events. However, the site does not give the addresses of Event organisers. To find these riders need to purchase a Cycling Time Trials Handbook which is available through the website at £7.

After the closing date for the Event, organisers will organise the riders into their starting position. All the information on how a rider’s start position in an Open Event is decided is available from the CTT website. You need to go to ‘About CTT - Rider Info - Forms/Guidance notes’. This section gives a huge amount of useful information and all forms are downloadable in Word of Pdf format.

All Open Events are carefully marshalled, although not all junctions are manned for club events. However, both types of event follow strict safety procedures. At all times the key responsibility for safety lies with the rider.

There are some key rules:-

NEVER RIDE WITH YOUR HEAD DOWN. Riders who run into the back of other riders or cars can suffer, and cause, serious injuries and face a lengthy ban. If you are not looking forward as you race you are also not able to see pot holes or any other obstacle in the road.
On approaching a junction it is the rider’s responsibility to check that it is safe to proceed. Final responsibility rests with the rider NOT the marshal.
Riders when turning left at a T-junction must not take the turn so wide that they swing out onto the other side of the road.
Do not ride in the middle of the carriageway thus blocking the movement of traffic behind.
Riders must not take pace from another rider who passes them or from any other vehicle.

NABC Open Events - 2011
Date	Distance	Course	Organiser
2nd July	10 miles	B10/43	Duncan Lorne
3rd July	25	B25/4	David Moore
10th Sept	10	B10/43	Derek Lusher
1st Oct	10	B10/43	Andy Blackwell
2nd Oct	25	B25/50	Eddie Dean

**CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS - 2011**
Distance	Organising body	Date	Course
10 miles	Godric CC	8th May	B10/43
25 miles	Wolsey RC	16th May	B25/50
30 miles	Lea Valley CC	26th September	E1/30
50 miles	CC Breckland	19th September	B50/18
100 miles	East District CA	11th July	B100/4
12 hour	CC Breckland	8th August	B12/3
Hill Climb	NABC/EACC/Godric	10th October	BHC/8

SAWYER VOISEY TROPHY SERIES 2011
Event	Date	Course
VC Norwich 25	17th April	B25/4
Godric CC 50	26th June	B50/18
NABC 25	3rd July	B25/4
EDCA 100	31st July	B100/4
CCB 50	18th September	B50/18
EACC 10	24th September	B10/44
NABC 10	1st October	B10/43
Inter Club Hill Climb	9th October	BHC/8

EVA HARBORD TROPHY EVENTS 2011
Awarded to the best aggregate time in two of the three following Open '10's:-
Organising body	Date	Course
EDCA	Monday 30th May	B10/3
Anglia Velo	Saturday 6th August	B10/35
VC Norwich	Monday 29th August	B10/3

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