Do you own a road bike? Come and try the 2023 Cycling Time Trials Road Bike Championships
The team at Cycling Time Trials (CTT) are excited to share that FTP Racing (Fulfill The Potential) will be hosting the 2023 edition of their Road Bike Championships; an inclusive event which welcomes all cyclists to take part – all you need is a road bike, helmet, shoes and working front and rear lights.
The event is set to take place on a brand new course (U604), and the 18.5 mile circuit takes on the smooth, undulating roads around the famous Castle Combe, a great area known to cyclists and an accessible area for many within the UK.
The inaugural Road Bike Championships was held only last year, and the hosting team FTP Racing are working hard to build upon the event this year, hoping that it’ll be an appealing point of entry for those that might not have thought to compete in a time trial in the past. They will be leading with a number of very exciting initiatives, including a complimentary childcare service for riders who otherwise might not be able to race due to childcare considerations. This will be hosted in a safe setting within the HQ and run by a qualified team of professionals. Places will be limited, and more information can be obtained via the CTT race entry details
To ensure safety and fairness within the competition, the Road Bike Championships will follow a specific road bike criteria, which was announced by the team at CTT earlier in the year, more information about this can be found here. In summary, road bikes must not include tri-bars, clip-on bars or Spinaci bars, disc wheels are prohibited, and both the front and rear wheels must have at least 12 spokes with a maximum rim depth of 90mm. This is to ensure equality in competition, and ensure that all are competing on a level and consistent playing field, with limits to levels of equipment performance gains.
Andrea Parish, Chair of Cycling Time Trials (CTT) said: “I’m signed up to do the Road Bike Championships myself, and I cannot wait, it looks set to be the highlight of my own personal racing season. Here at CTT we are absolutely committed to the promotion of inclusivity and a fair competition in our sport, and this event looks set to achieve just this, underpinning these such values, whilst providing a welcome introduction into our sport, for those that might not have thought to give time trial racing a go.”
Billy Oliver, Team Manager of Fulfill The Potential Racing (FTP) added : “The Road Bike Championships offers a great option for those not on a full time trial set up to get involved. We have selected a course that we felt offered a bit of everything, fast sections, technical aspects, a rolling parcours and a punchy finish.This is a great showcase event for the district and we are very proud to be given the opportunity to run the event.“
Entries for the Road Bike Championships close at midnight on Tuesday 19th September 2023, all booking information can be found via the following links, men, women and junior.
This event is kindly supported by Bomber Bikeworks www.bomberbikeworks.co.uk , F&G Partners and Warmley Waiting Room www.warmleywaitingroom.co.uk with Jon from www.pedallingperfection.com kindly supporting the childcare initiative, to ensure it can be a free service to those needing it on the day
Stimulatte Coffee will be on site with Steve who has kindly supported many FTP Racing hosted events
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