2 up time trial

A couple of weeks ago I raced in a two up time trial. Normal time trials see riders starting at one minute intervals and racing on there own, against the clock. In a two up riders ride with a team mate and start together. By doing this you can take turns riding on the front, so the rider behind can take a rest from the wind resistance of being on the front. It's calculated to take about 30% less effort to ride as the second rider in a line so if the two work well together they should be able to record a fast time, faster than they would as a single rider.



Anyway, I rode this event with a friend from my cycle club. We are of a similar standard and worked well together to record a decent time of 55 minutes and 55 seconds for 3rd place. That resulted in me receiving some prize money! A whole £12.50! 2 up time trial result...


http://cyclingtimetrials.janet0102.co.uk/Default.aspx?&ge482__geka=zDDQ-6ZV33MzjqeBwbmQrz_ANSkB_T7qN_S6WibhjZTI8y2wcGnNyDpN-nRZsqK4HLTvoFNgxq_eqoFwb3FRVCzy335V6LAUe5s2WzQBllY&ge482__gevi=bkosVTEcmXX5ekdECVvBmA&gv484__gvac=2&gv484__gvff0=54409&gv484__gvfl0=0&language=en-GB&tabid=109

One second from glory!

DOH! I ALMOST WON!

EVENT:-
10m tt Severn Stoke 27/08/09

Name Cat Time
S O'Toole V 23.50
D Preece SG 23.51................ One tiny second.............
D Evans VG 24.02
M Amery V(F) 24.04
B Boswell S 24.06
J Barnett SG 24.26
N Preece SG 25.08
T Bird S 26.14
S Price V 26.17
G O'Mahoney V 27.00
D Yapp V 27.24
D Burnage V 28.10
H Walker S 28.32
T Knight V 29.58
M Aston L2 30.00