We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be running a series of time trials this season as our 2025 Grand Prix Time Trial Series. Thursday evenings through the summer starting 1st May through a range of courses from 1 mile sprint to 15m and hill climb, concluding in September.
We have a road bike category, alongside our existing open and e-bike categories, and the usual male, female and junior guises.
TTs are a brilliant way of scratching that competitive itch. It’s you against the clock and your PB time, before looking towards the leaderboard. We run a friendly series of events every bit open to first-timers as old timers, and road bikes, as the odd pointy hat and disc wheel!
We'd love to encourage new folks to come and have a go, riding, try being a timekeeper, waving a flag and shouting encouragement, or any of the other roles that we regularly have. If you've any questions don't hesitate in getting in touch.
Alongside the regular league, we'll again be running a handicap competition for veterans (age >40). The winner of which will be awarded the “Craig Johnston Trophy” in fond memory of our late, larger than life member and friend. This sub-competition will be awarded to the member with the best performances over 3 out of 4 10 mile events. It will be an open competition, and a road bike competition. Those events a handicap result will be calculated based on the VTTA Standard – which grades performances normalising age and gender. There’s a full example in the rules.
The full calendar of events is;
- 1st May – Milnathort 6.5m
- 15th May – Cleish 5m
- 22nd May – Cleish 10m (1)
- 12th June – Milnathort 10m (1)
- 26th June – Loch Leven 12.5m
- 10th July – Cleish 10m (2)
- 24th July – Milnathort 15m
- 14th August – Milnathort 10m (2)
- 21st August – Cleish Hill Climb
- 4th September – Balado 1m Sprint
A riders’ best five performances from the events will determine their position on the overall league table, which will run as normal alongside the handicap competition.
As usual we have categories for age groups, road bikes, ebikes and tandems. And we are happy to once again welcome second claim members and guests as spaces allow (usually not a problem)
Signups are done on the club Spond app and invites go out around a week in advance. If you’re a guest, why not join and give it a go, but if you’d like to ride as a guest let the organiser know via a member, or the membership secretary.
See you on the 1st. Beep, beep, beep, beeeep!
