First tt completed

[palinurus]

I have now done 5 club 10s this year and the 5.4 prologue,so last year my pb was 29.18 the prologue time was 14.22 Then the first club 10 I got a 28.45 the next week 28.44 then a 28.15 last week I only went and did a 26.37 which I am over the moon with.Only trouble is can I keep improving or am I going to struggle to get near a 26 again this season

It depends on the wind to some extent but usually it's less windy later on in the season so you'll probably be OK there. Some considerable improvement so far! I think you can aim at a sub 26- improvements often come pretty fast when you start out.

 

[WychwoodTrev]

Well thats our TT season over as there are road works on the U48 course I got a new pb of 25:55. hope to get some opens in next year maybee a 25 too.

 

[User16625]

Thank you for the encouragement
And the advice is taken on board
I have just purchased a Giant TCR Ally frame Carbon forks with 105 groupset as I believe my £250 Claude butler is well embarrasing to be seen with but will be a fantasic training bike
I will be adding to my list of TT goodies as pay packet allows TT hemet,over shoes,Aero bars I dont know how I will get on with the bars as I have 2 slipped discs and leaning over can be uncomfortable plus seems to stop me breathing which whilst cycling seems prety important

When cycling it is very important. Its quite hard to stop for very long even when your not cycling however.

Unless your training in miserable conditions, whats wrong with using your time trial bike for training? I dont think F1 drivers practice in go karts.

 

[VamP]

In addition to open events (most of those on the CTT site) also check the websites (and, increasingly, Facebook pages) of local clubs- they'll often have evening time trials (10s in most cases although some will do odd distances) or sometimes 25s or other distances at the weekends- turn up and enter on the line usually, you will be expected to join after one or two events.

Because of the 'cross reports I figured you were probably a member of a club already (perhaps you are, but they don't organize TTs). Generally once you are a member of one club you can just show up and ride at other evening time trials- certainly members of other clubs turn up at ours (regular riders from other clubs even get roped in to help with marshalling etc.) and I've showed up at event run by other local clubs just for the novelty of a different course.

Oh funny.

My initial post on this was over a year ago, have since done a few TTs, although as you rightly noticed it's the cross that has really got my attention.

Holy thread resurrection