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
3rd April		Livermere	5.5
6th April	Sunday, 09:30	West Stow	10	Medium Gear.
10th April		Horringer	7
17th April		Risby (1 lap)	8.5
24th April		Lt Whelnetham	8.4
1st May		Horringer	10
8th May		Higham	10
15th May		West Stow	10
22nd May		Horringer	17.5
29th May		Risby (1 lap)	8.5
5th June		Higham	10
12th June		West Stow	10
19th June		Lavenham – course here	10	Interclub
26th June		West Stow	10	Two-up TT
3rd July		Risby	21	Handicap
10th July		West Stow	10
17th July		Horringer	10
24th July		Lt Whelnetham	8.5
31st July		Horringer	7
7th August		Livermere	5.5
14th August		Hawstead	Hill Climb

Results are available on the TT Results website

• Dalham Hill  Climb Google Map
• Hawstead Hill Climb Google Map / Strava Map
• Higham 10 Google Map / Strava Map
• Higham 15 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 Strava Map
• Lt Welnetham 8.5 (Pre 2014)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: £4
• Juniors and Juveniles: Free (minimum age 12 yrs – Under 14s must be chaperoned)
• Guest riders from CTT affiliated clubs: £4.00
• 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 + £4 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.

Cyclo-Cross is a winter sport and the Eastern League is a brilliant series of races in our region. There are at least 10 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 Peter Golding petergolding0@gmail.com  and he’ll be more than happy to answer all your questions. If you want to get a taste, WSW arranges training sessions in late summer in the run-up to the cyclocross season. It’s a very welcoming sport, with riders across all abilities and age groups from Under 8 to over 60, and the WSW team will be happy to provide advice and encouragement to anyone wanting to give it a go.