The club evening TT series is a great introduction to racing. It’s friendly and competitive but you don’t need a fancy bike or a pointy helmet to take part. Just come along and have fun.

• Check the Club Calendar for the location of each weeks race (April – August)
• To compete, sign on at least 15 minutes before the race, paying your entry fee (see below). Sign on for all courses is located near the start line. 
• You will be given a start number; riders start in 1 minute intervals in number order. Rider number 1 starts at the advertised start time (typically 18:45)
• Each rider is held at the start so they can clip in their pedals. You will receive a 30 second warning, then a countdown from 10.
• Ride as fast as you can! It is important to familiarise yourself with the course in advance and course maps are available below
• Once every rider has finished results will be posted on a board

• All start times are 18:45 unless otherwise stated
• Sign on closes 15 minutes before start

Date	Time	Location	Distance	Notes
2nd April		Livermere	5.5
5th April	09:30	West Stow	10	Medium Gear.
16th April		Horringer	7.5
23rd April		Lt. Welnetham	8.9
30th April		Higham	10
7th May		Risby (1 lap)	8.5
14th May		Horringer	10
21st May		West Stow	10
28th May		Lt. Welnetham	8.9
4th June		Higham	10
11th June		Horringer	17.5
18th June		Lavenham	10	Inter-club CC Sudbury
18th June		Livermere	5.5	Under 16’s Only
25th June		West Stow	10	2-up TT
2nd July		Lt. Welnetham	8.9
5th July	09:30	Risby	21	Handicap
16th July		West Stow	10	Handicap
23rd July		Higham	10
30th July		Horringer	10
6th August		Higham	10
13th August		Livermere	5.5
20th August		Hawstead	Hill Climb
TBC	10:00	Dalham	Hill Climb	Inter-club

• Dalham Hill  Climb Google Map
• Hawstead Hill Climb Google Map / Strava Map
• Higham 10 Google Map / Strava Map
• Horringer 7.7 Google Map / Strava Map
• Horringer 10 Google Map / Strava Map
• Horringer 17.5 Google Map
• Livermere 5.5 Google Map / Strava Map
• Lt Welnetham 8.5 Google Map / Strava Map
• Risby 8.5 Google Map
• Risby 21 Google Map / Strava Map
• West Stow 10 Google Map / Strava Map

• All Club Time Trials are run under the rules and regulations of Cycling Time Trials as published in the current C.T.T. Handbook
• Proper hard shell helmets (that meets an internationally accepted safety standard) must be worn.
• For your own safety front and rear LED working lights are compulsory
• U-turns will not be permitted on courses or roads adjacent to Start and Finish areas while an event is in progress
  • Any breaking of this Regulation in the first case may mean disqualification from the event. Further cases will be referred to the CTT District Committee.
  • A U-turn is defined as 180 degree turn completed within the width of the carriageway whilst astride the machine.
  • It is recommended that the rider(s) should dismount, check the road is clear in both directions, then with machine, walk across the road
• Hi-Vis jackets must be worn by marshalls and time keepers
• Any observations of riders not adhering to these rules must be made immediately to the Time Keeper or their Assistant before the times are announced at the end of the event
• Disturbing/distracting the finishing timekeeper will not be tolerated – asking what time you did will make your result magically disappear….

Entry fees for the club events are as follows:

• WSW Members Seniors: £3
• Juniors and Juveniles: Free (minimum age 12 yrs – Under 14s must be chaperoned)
• Guest riders from CTT affiliated clubs: £3.00
• Riders who are neither a West Suffolk Wheelers member or a member of a CTT affiliated club can have a single event club membership:£1 + £3 event entry fee

All club TT events count in the Points and Collard Shield competitions (including the Lavenham inter-club event, but excluding the West Stow two-up and the Dalham inter-club hill climb). Only your best 12 performances contribute to your final points total. Most club TTs are on Thursday evenings, but there are typically two Sunday morning events in the series. 

Evening Points Competition

• The points are awarded for each event as follows:
  • 30 points for 1^st,  25 for 2^nd,  22 for 3rd,  19 for 4^th,  16 for 5^th,  14 for 6^th,
  • 13 for 7^th,  down to 1 point for 19^th.
• Where a non 1^st claim rider appears in the finishing order above a West Suffolk Wheeler 1^st claim rider , the following riders will move up one place.
• The Evening Points Trophy is awarded to the rider (male or female) with the greatest points total from their 12 best performances in the season.
• The highest placed female in this competition will receive the Millennium Trophy.

Collard Shield

• The points are awarded for each event as follows:
  • 1 Point for starting
  • 2 Points more for finishing
  • 3 Points more for personal best time ever on this course
  • 3 points more for course record on our evening “10”courses
  • Maximum score per event 9 points
  • A rider competing on a course for the first time can only score a maximum of 6 points
  • A member undertaking timekeeping/ marshalling or pushing off duties will receive 3 points.  Your name and duty must appear on the start sheet to obtain these points.
• The Collard Shield is awarded to the rider (male or female) with the greatest points total from their 12 best performances in the season.

As we have no “real TT” happening so far in 2020 we can all partake in our own in our virtual TT competition.

Welnetham, Risby 8.5, Horringer 10, Livermere, West Stow. The routes are on the WSW page above, “course maps”.

Send your time (to membership@westsuffolkwheelers.org) for each of the courses as and when you do them. Do them whenever you like, in what order you fancy, and you can repeat them as many times as you like. The fastest time for each course will be logged. You must have a time for all five courses to be counted.

The highest average speed of the five courses will be the winner of the competition – and receive absolutely nothing. So, don’t cheat. Results will be in the news section of our page.

Please let me know if you’re on a road bike or TT. I’ll separate into boys and girls categories too.

Don’t forget – this is a completely unofficial bit of fun, you ride the course at your own risk just like any other ride – lights on, no head down TTing and keep safe!

Cyclo-Cross is a winter sport and the Eastern League is a brilliant series of races in our region. There are seventeen rounds held across the region on most weekends from September to January. Events require good bike handling, with dismounts and hazards as part of the fun, not to mention the mud and wintry conditions, but it is an excellent way of improving bike skills and gaining race fitness. You can use a mountain bike, but need a special cyclo-cross bike to be competitive.

If you want to find out more about cyclo-cross, please email Barry Denny: barrydenny@btinternet.com and he’ll be more than happy to answer all your questions. If you want to get a taste, why not visit the specially designed CX training circuit at Maglia Rosso in Hawstead (IP29 5NR)?

You’ll find plenty of Wheelers competing in the Eastern League, so why not go along to an event to see what it’s all about?

 

The Suffolk Cross Country League is a series of five races run during the winter months. The series is only open to affiliated clubs and is a great social event.  There are five races in the series, open to all ages (there is also usually a Junior race) and abilities. Races are approximately 5 miles over multi-terrain track and fields.  The club gains points for every member that enters, so your very presence will be a boost for the club. There are individual prizes for age category winners (to qualify you need to run 4 out of the 5 races) but sometimes the most rewarding challenge is to just see how your performance and strength improves as the season progresses.

Races are held once a month from October to March at 11:00 on Sunday. The cost is £4 per person, payable on the day to the Team Captains. Junior races usually start at 10.45am and are free to enter.

Car sharing to the venue is organised from Club HQ on the morning of the race (keep an eye on social media for details) or just turn up at the venue in your West Suffolk Wheelers team kit. Find your Wheelers Team Captains, Darren Sharman  & Hannah McInroy Naylor and pay £4 to enter.  Hot drinks and cakes flow freely after the race!

So come along and try one, or join in them all.

Date	Event	Distance	Venue HQ	Time
04/11/2018	Framlingham XC	5 Miles	Sports Club, Badingham Road	11:00
02/12/2018	Woodbridge XC	5 Miles	Sutton Village Hall	11:00
20/01/2019	Stowmarket XC	5 Miles	Haughley Park	11:00
17/02/2019	Bury XC	5 Miles	Nowton Park	11:00
10/03/2019	Fritton	5 Miles	Fritton Lake	11:00
24/03/2019	Haverhill XC	5 Miles	Venue TBC	11:00