Cycling Pursuits TT League 2008 - first race Thursday 24th
Details of the Cycling Pursuits TT League are attached. League kicks off this Thursday April 24th in Patrickswell
Cycling Pursuits – Time Trial League 2008
Dates: League will take place on Thursday nights over seven weeks as follows: 24th April, May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th and June 5th.
Underage League to commence on May 15th for four weeks.
Sign On: Lucey’s Petrol Station Patrickswell at 6.30pm. Start at 7.00pm
Course: 18.4km out and back course from Patrickswell to Croom.
Distance: All Categories 18.4km each night with the following exception: Elite Category 36.8km (2*laps) on May 22nd and June 5th.
Entry Fee: €10 per night or €50 for seven nights payable upon registration.
Categories: Elite. Category to include all competitors that recorded a time of sub 28mins in 2007. All Cycling Ireland Category 1, 2 and 3 Cyclists will be included in this category until they record at least two times. Elite Triathletes to be included in this category also. A handicap system will be in operation in this category. Details below.
Ladies. Self Explanatory – one hopes.
Veterans – All male competitors over 40 who have not recorded a sub 28min time. All vets that have recorded a sub 28min time will be classified as elite.
Seniors – All non elite competitors under the age of 40.
· Any Veteran or Senior recording a sub 28min time on more than one occasion will be reclassified as Elite. All points will be transferred to their new category.
Prizes: Top six competitors in each Category will receive trophies
The winner of each of the categories, Elite, Ladies, Veterans and Seniors will receive a Kelly’s Mountain Bike worth €450.
The leading over 50 and over 60 in the veterans category will each receive a pair of wheels.
The competitors that record the fastest outright time in their category for the league will receive Lazer X3M Helmet.
Points will be awarded to the top 10 competitors in each category each night. A competitors best 5 results will make up their points total at the end of the league. In the Ladies, Veterans and Senior Category points will be based on actual times.
In the Elite Category a handicap system will operate. This is being introduced to make the category more competitive. All competitors best recorded time for 2007 will be used to formulate the handicap which will operate as follows:
Vincent Gleeson’s best recorded time for 2007 will be used as the Elite standard of 24 mins 41 secs.
The difference between a riders best time in 2007 and the elite standard will be their handicap allowance to be applied to their 2008 time, e.g. Rider X best time of 27.41 in 2007. Handicap allowance is 3mins (24.41 minus 27.41) in 2008. Rider X records a time of 27mins in week 1, his time will be reduced by 3 mins to give a derived time of 24 mins. Elite results will be based on derived times, except for Vincent Gleeson whose time will be his actual recorded time. Points will be awarded to the leading 10 competitors each night. In addition 3, 2 and 1 points will be awarded to the Three Fastest elite riders each night based on Actual times. In theory it’s possible for an elite competitor to record 13 points on a night.
In addition, any competitor breaking a course record for an age Group (some vets will be riding as elites) will be awarded 5 bonus points on the night the record is broken.
3 points will be awarded to the competitor that records the outright fastest in the league in each category.
Insurance: All competitors must either hold a Cycling Ireland Licence or be a member of a Triathlon Ireland club. Non members can purchase a club competition licence from Cycling Ireland on www.cyclingireland.ie.
Alternatively a one day licence can be purchased for €15 upon registration on any night.
Results: Results will be published on www.cyclingpursuits.ie and www.limericktriathlon.com each week.
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Other Information:
Three other dates to note in your diaries:
Thursday June 12th – Limerick County TT Champs – Patrickswell. Also round one of Munster Summer league.
Friday June 27th – All Ireland Time Trial Championships being promoted by Cycling Pursuits – Venue to be confirmed.
Thursday July 10th – Munster TT Champs – Patrickswell.
