Tourist trial awards

[Kenny MacDonald]

Following last nights discussion on re introduction of Tourist trial awards ( to be renamed )

here is a list of past standards :-

 

Standard Award requirements for Seniors

Gold Award

100 miles in under 6 hours

10 miles in under 25 minutes

Hillclimb in under 1min 50 secs

Silver Award

100 miles in under 8 hours

10 miles in under 26 minutes

Hillclimb in under 2 minutes

Bronze Award

100 miles in under 10 hours

10 miles in under 27 minutes

Hillclimb in under 3 minutes

Looking for feedback on a new format /distances /times

Juniors did 75 miles and Juveniles 50 miles with 10 and hillclimb times ammended in proportion.

 

Possible changes:-

ie replacing 10 times with Georgetown standard times.

Place to place standard times?

Circuit standard times?

 

in past we ran 2 100 mile qualifiers so people could achieve standard and 2 hill climbs as well ( champ. plus one other)

The League 10s gave 7 qualifier events for 10 time.

 

Need feedback prior to next months comm. meeting.

[Kenny MacDonald]

Comments from our CTC /Wine carrier/Technical guru:-

 

the old ctc standard ride was 100 miles in under 8 and that seems reasonable for beginners- maybe an under 10 hours for real beginners?

 

100 in 6 is reasonable including breaks; so what a bout a 'tourist' under 6 and a racer under 5?

 

what about a modern 200km; ie club audax- therefore hilly with challenge awards for beginners under 10 hours / 9 hours etc

 

for old timers under 9 and 8 and 7 ; 8 20 was the best I did Robert Inverclyde Velo did about 8 at the time of his 420 miles in 24 hrs

 

A series of tourist / sportive awards seems appropriate as that is the way things are heasding; how about Applecross event long course in under 6 / 5'30" etc

[Hertz Van Rental]

Hi Kenny, Don't recall the senior bronze being 100 miles - I thought it was 75 miles in 8 hours? I only ever managed the 100 in under 6 hours once, and that was in the company of Cormac McGlone and John Cruickshanks who were both training for the 12hr that year. maybe 1986 or 1987?

 

Are the long events still planned as early-ish season events, or mid summer?

 

I always thought that only 3 events was a bit low and it would have been good to maybe include a pursuit time or something similar for a bit of variety

[Kenny MacDonald]

Gordon

in original format we had 100 at 3 times for gold,silver etc.

Juniors did 75 miles

Juveniles depending on age cat. 25 or 50 miles.

With the change away from trad. racing to etapes etc we are trying to cater for the bulk of club riders , and at same time enhancing club confined events by boosting number of riders.

Still in early planning stages but envisage 2 century options along with 2 hillclimbs plus a variety of TT options.