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Hardly a breath of wind this evening, don't think I've ever seen it like that on the A811 course before. Well done all!

Number Name Category Bike Time
1 Morag Stewart/Emma Baillie YF R 33:58
2 Struan MacFarlane/Scott Sapsuri YF R 29:08
3 Catriona Buchanan F R 27:28
4 Lauren Addis F DNS
5 Christine Fischer/Ros Carey F TT 25:20
6 Jim Kerr/Allen Watson M TT 23:15
7 Fraser Sanaghan/David McGuire M R 26:57
8 Graham Moore/Hamish Moore M R 24:34
9 Steve Clayton/Nigel Holl M TT 22:22
10 Jake Speed/Alasdair Baillie YM R 22:28

Huge thanks to Fraser Purves, Chi, Grant Speed and Graham Brown for marshalling and timekeeping duties!

Next round will be the hilly TT on Wednesday 24th August

Start sheet for tomorrow. A good number of pairs lining up. Remember, no rear light, no ride!

Number Name Start time
1 Morag Stewart/Emma Baillie 7.31
2 Struan MacFarlane/Scott Sapsuri 7.32
3 Catriona Buchanan 7.33
4 Lauren Addis 7.34
5 Christine Fischer/Ros Carey 7.35
6 Jim Kerr/Allen Watson 7.36
7 Fraser Sanaghan/David McGuire 7.37
8 Graham Moore/Hamish Moore 7.38
9 Steve Clayton/Nigel Holl 7.39
10 Jake Speed/Alasdair Baillie 7.40

Hi all,

The third round of the series has been open for entry on Spond for a few days, and is due to run this coming Wednesday, 29th June, again with a later start time of 7.30 to hopefully have some lighter traffic to contend with. It's as 2-up TT, so if you sign up, let me know who you're paired with. If you can't find a partner to ride with, I'll take solo entries too.

Note the sign on is again at the Touch Road layby at the entrance to Garshellach Forest, 0.3 miles from the junction with the A811.

*Last time there were quite a few people congregating around this area - please do not do so this time. People were standing in the road, and at times it was getting to be as dangerous as us using the A811 layby. Please sign on, get your number, and leave the sign-on area to warm-up.*

Please do not park at the sign-on - there is no room for extra vehicles. Either ride out to the TT, or park in Cambusbarron/King's Knot area and ride down to sign-on.

Make sure you have a working rear light fitted. NO REAR LIGHT, NO START.

As always, please post up if you can help out with timekpeeing or marshalling. We only have one volunteer so far and we'll need 2 or 3 timekeepers, and a couple of marshals.

I've been Covid positive for about a week now. I'm hoping I will be OK by Wednesday, but in my absence I may need someone to set up the warning signs and run sign-on.

Fantastic evening for a TT and some great times - well done all. Thanks also to Jim, Jackie, Mark V and Chi for helping out. Results below. Let me know if I've got any of the bike categories wrong.

Cheers

Dave

Number Name Category Bike Time
1 Emma Baillie YF R 32:05
2 Morag Stewart YF DNS
3 Lauren Addis F R 28:38
4 Louise Smith F TT 32:17
5 Helen Paxton F TT 31:25
6 Christine Fischer F TT 26:20
7 Craig Manson M R 27:29
8 Fraser Purves M R 26:26
9 Scott Shankland M DNS
10 Nigel Holl M DNS
11 Steve Clayton M TT 22:53
12 Greig Johnston M TT 24:47
13 Jake Speed YM R 23:29
14 Alasdair Baillie YM TT 21:55

Start sheet for tomorrow - first rider off at 7.31

Sign-on is NOT in the layby at the A811 but at the entry to Garshellach Forest, on the Touch Road about 400 m back from the junction with the A811. Please do not park in the layby on the A811 - either ride down to the start, or park at the King's Knot or Cambusbarron and ride down.

NO REAR LIGHT - NO START

I could do with another volunteer to marshal at the Kippen roundabout - please post up if you can help out.

Number Name Start time
1 Emma Baillie 7.31
2 Morag Stewart 7.32
3 Lauren Addis 7.33
4 Louise Smith 7.34
5 Helen Paxton 7.35
6 Christine Fischer 7.36
7 Craig Manson 7.37
8 Fraser Purves 7.38
9 Scott Shankland 7.39
10 Nigel Holl 7.40
11 Steve Clayton 7.41
12 Greig Johnston 7.42
13 Jake Speed 7.43
14 Alasdair Baillie 7.44

Hi all,

Due to the high winds forecast for tomorrow I've taken the decision to postpone for a week, Round 2 will now take place on Wednesday 1st June at 7.30.

Dave

Folks - the second round of the club confined time trial series takes place on Wednesday evening. Our Events Manager puts a lot of work into organising these events and at the moment only 8 riders out of the 41 available spaces have been taken. So, if you can, please join in by signing up on the Spond platform - come on, support the event and give it a go. Details of the event are posted below. Myself and others will be out there marshalling so see you there.

Hi Dave. Unfortunately I’ll be unable to help this time as we will be in Edinburgh all afternoon and it’s doubtful that we’ll be back in time. Hope it goes well.

Jim and Jackie happy to help at finish

Only seven riders signed up so far, and I could also do with another couple of volunteers. Post up if you want to ride or can help out.

Cheers

Dave

Second round of the series now open for entry on Spond, next Wednesday, 25th May, later start time of 7.30 to hopefully have some lighter traffic to contend with.

Note the sign on this year will be at the Touch Road layby at the entrance to Garshellach Forest, 0.3 miles from the junction with the A811.

Please do not park at the sign-on - there is no room for extra vehicles. Either ride out to the TT, or park in Cambusbarron/King's Knot area and ride down to sign-on.

Make sure you have a working rear light fitted. NO REAR LIGHT, NO START.

As always, please post up if you can help out with timekpeeing or marshalling. We'll need 2 or 3 timekeepers, and a couple of marshals.

A great evening for a TT but a deceptively strong headwind all the way! Well done to all those who took part, and thanks to Jim, Jackie and Graham for timekeeping. Results below:

Number Name Category Bike Category Time
1 Emma Baillie YF R 18:45
2 Morag Stewart YF R 17:45
3 Lucy Sweeney DNS
4 Jake Speed YM R 13:05
5 Struan MacFarlane YM R 16:46
6 Fraser Purves SM R 14:41
7 Helen Paxton SF TT 17:52
8 Jim Prentice SM TT 15:17
9 Chi Cham SM R 14:47
10 Beth Clayton SF R 16:30
11 Fraser Sanaghan SM R 14:59
12 Gary Longhurst SM R 14:41
13 Steve Clayton SM TT 12:28
14 David McGuire SM R 15:55
15 Alan Findlay SM TT 13:41
16 Andy Learmonth SM R 14:33
17 Chris Bown SM TT 12:57
18 Chris O’Hanlon SM TT 12:50
19 Alasdair Baillie YM R 12:34

If you like!

Are TT bikes allowed tonight?

Name, number and start time below, first rider off at 7.01 pm

1 Emma Baillie 7.01
2 Morag Stewart 7.02
3 Lucy Sweeney 7.03
4 Jake Speed 7.04
5 Struan MacFarlane 7.05
6 Catriona Buchanan 7.06
7 Helen Paxton 7.07
8 Jim Prentice 7.08
9 Chi Cham 7.09
10 Beth Clayton 7.10
11 Fraser Sanaghan 7.11
12 Gary Longhurst 7.12
13 Steve Clayton 7.13
14 David McGuire 7.14
15 Alan Findlay 7.15
16 Andy Learmonth 7.16
17 Chris Brown 7.17
18 Chris O’Hanlon 7.18
19 Alasdair Baillie 7.19

I’ll post the start sheet up tomorrow morning

Hi all,

I'm pleased to announce the Club-Confined Time Trial series is back to its pre-Covid format. The dates and courses for each round this year are:

Wednesday 27th April: 5 mile TT
Sign-on: Woodhouse cafe car park
Course: The second half of the A811 10 mile TT course www.strava.com/segments/3918550

Wednesday 25th May: 10 mile TT
Course: The A811 10 mile course www.strava.com/segments/4185261
Sign-on: Touch Road layby at the entrance to Garshellach Forest, 0.3 miles from the junction with the A811
NOTE: Last year we had some concerns about the safety of riders coming in and out of the layby on the A811 - we will not be using this layby for sign-on this year. Please do not park at the sign-on - there is no room for extra vehicles. Either ride out to the TT, or park in Cambusbarron/King's Knot area and ride down to sign-on.

Wednesday 29th June: 2-up TT
2-up TT - ride in pairs, time taken from the second rider across the line.
Course: Start a few yards short of the Kippen roundabout on the B822, head in to Stirling, round King's Knot roundabout and back to finish alongside the entrance to Boquhan House on the A811, ~1 km from the Kippen roundabout. www.strava.com/segments/31536899
Sign-on: Woodhouse cafe car park.

Wednesday 24th August: Hilly TT
Course: One lap of the "Braes Circuit" www.strava.com/segments/5218579
Sign-on: Woodhouse cafe car park

Wednesday 31st August: 1 mile TT
Course: To be confirmed.
Sign-on: Woodhouse cafe car park

First rider off at 7.01 pm in every case.

Registering for these TTs will take place via Spond. If you've not already signed up for Spond, please do so - it's very easy to do, and will be required for you to take part in most of our club activities.

If you are not planning to take part, we could use your services as a volunteer. For each TT we'll need start and finish timekeepers, and various marshals depending on the course.

I'm pleased to announce that Scottish Cycling have changed their rules on club-confined time trials, and second claim members may now take part.

SBC Club Confined Time Trial Series
How The Events Will Run

Signing Up
These time trials are run via Scottish Cycling/British Cycling.
The time trials are created on Spond – accept the invitation if you want to attend.
You need to respond 24 hours ahead of the scheduled race time.
After entries close 24 hours before the race, I will create the start sheet and post this on Spond and the club forum.

On The Night
You must have a working rear light fitted and in use for the race.
Please cycle to the start, rather than drive, if you can.
Collect your race number from the organiser at sign-on and sign the sign-on sheet.
Do not warm-up on the course.
The start timekeeper will call you forward and set you off.
At the finish, shout out your number to the timekeeper.
Take care when turning around after the finish to return to HQ.
Return your number off in the box in the organiser’s car boot
Results will be posted up after the event on the forum.

Cheers

Dave