Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

What's the record/what's your target?

273 miles is the club record but I'd like to crack a top-5 so want 280+. Topham and Bowdler have both done 300+ rides so are out of my league by a long way.

Turnbull and Berry have done 295 and 286 mile rides so are pretty well in the clear too.

So I guess that leaves Sean Childs to overhaul for a 5th spot, assuming everyone else in the non-seeds isn't as quick (big assumption but I haven't got time to research every rider).

Good luck Hippy. Got my first ever 50 tomorrow morning.

Ah, good luck! 50s are good fun. Long enough to make the trip worthwhile and over quick enough that you can still ride or drive home without nodding off :)

Where's your race?

It's the Oxonian event on the H50/17 near Southmoor, so it's local for me and I think I've done a couple of 25s on that stretch before.

I've no idea how I predict my time/target speed based on my recent 10s and 25 but I guess I'll hold back a bit for the first 50 and then hammer the second lap.

For ordinary riders, 25 speed -1mph is a decent pacing guide. The top blokes won't be slowing down at all. If you're going to try winding it up towards the end, I'd suggest getting the first 40 out of the way before upping the pace.

It's the Oxonian event on the H50/17 near Southmoor, so it's local for me and I think I've done a couple of 25s on that stretch before.

I've no idea how I predict my time/target speed based on my recent 10s and 25 but I guess I'll hold back a bit for the first 50 and then hammer the second lap.

I think I have my PB on that course. I really need to get a better 50 done this year though. Stupid p_nct_res.

50s aren't paced much slower than 25s for me, maybe losing 2 minutes each half?

25 speed -1mph

2 minutes each half?

At your 50 pace, these two are almost exactly equal.

I pace off power so neither values are of any use to me.

I should be able to knock a piece off both my 25 and 50 times but by the time I get to race shorter distances properly I'm not so motivated.

Cheers. My only 25 this year was 1:02:48 on the H25/8 a few weeks ago (even though I sat up c.700m before finish) which gives an average of 38.4km/h. That would mean aiming at about 36.8km/h average and a time around 2:11... which seems daunting!

Nah, should be faster than that. Back when I was doing 1:03s on the same course did a 2:07 for the 50 in what felt at the time like a pretty shite ride as I was in lots of pain but not from the pedaling. The course you're riding on is quicker than the A413 courses too.

Nobody said anything about the A413 :-)

Good luck tomorrow hippy!

Nobody said anything about the A413 :-)

Point being that in my experience given a 25 time of 1:02 I would expect a 50 time faster than 2:11.

Good luck tomorrow hippy!

Spanks

Knock 'em dead, champ.

The only thing I might knock dead is the team in the car on the way home. #noshower

But, thanks. I'll give it a good go.

Point being that in my experience given a 25 time of 1:02 I would expect a 50 time faster than 2:11.

We've been guessing people's prospective 50 time this way since before you were born:

(1:02:48 × 2) + 5:00 = 2:10:36

I think the H50/17 might be a bit slower than the H25/8, so ewanmac should probably be happy with anything under 2:15:00 for his first 50, and under 2:10:00 will be a good ride.

Steady does it! 12h 'racing'!! Finding the suffering limit slowly.

Best of luck Hippo, don't come back without your club record.

Dan - I have a spare TT bike handlebar setup which I'm not going to use again, you're welcome to it for £0, stem/base bar/extensions, and I think it's got levers on it (or at least lever).

273 miles is the club record but I'd like to crack a top-5 so want 280+. Topham and Bowdler have both done 300+ rides so are out of my league by a long way.

Turnbull and Berry have done 295 and 286 mile rides so are pretty well in the clear too.

So I guess that leaves Sean Childs to overhaul for a 5th spot, assuming everyone else in the non-seeds isn't as quick (big assumption but I haven't got time to research every rider).

Just draft the fastest bloke and you should be all right.

The only thing I might knock dead is the team in the car on the way home. #noshower

Aren't they happy to share it with a malodorous rider?

Birn up the road, champ.

Fixed.

Best of luck Hippo, don't come back without your club record.

Dan - I have a spare TT bike handlebar setup which I'm not going to use again, you're welcome to it for £0, stem/base bar/extensions, and I think it's got levers on it (or at least lever).

Very short stem in order to convert "normal" sized fixed/whatever into something with a TT position.

Those elbow pads: