VeloProject.com

Piedmont Velo Sports is having a practice individual time trial this Saturday August 23rd and have invited VeloProject.com to join them. Below is a copy of the email Jim Martin forwarded to me from Charlie Lawrence.

Saturday’s team training ride will be a practice individual time trial of approximately 14 miles. You don’t have to have a time trial bike or any special equipment to ride this. A regular road bike will be fine to ride. This will be great training. This ride is open to riders other than just the team members.

We will score an “Eddy Merckx style” category separately. This is no aero bars and no aero helmet. (regular road bike)

The first rider will be off at 8:30 AM. So plan to be there a little earlier to get a start time. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM.

Riders will leave in order of registration at 1 minute intervals.

The time trial will start from Davidson Community College.

The route will be straight out Old Greensboro Road for approximately 7 miles, turn around and come back. (Flat to very slightly rolling with smooth fresh pavement)

The turn around spot will be just past Friendship Ledford Road and marked by orange cones on either side of the road and hopefully some signs. The turn around spot may or may not have a person there. It depends on who we can get to volunteer to do this.

You will be timed.

If we can find someone we will try to have someone hold the riders up at the start. We hope to simulate to the best of our abilities a competition time trial.

There is no entry fees. (there will be a donation jar to help off set gas for volunteers)

There is no prize money. (This is a training ride. Don’t take ANY chances with cars!)

There are no placings.

There is no traffic control. (Watch for traffic) (When you are riding you are on your own)

Non sanctioned waivers will be provided and must be signed to ride this ride.

We hope this is a successful training ride and we will be able to do it again. Then you can compete against the time you set the first time.

Anyone wanting to ride more is welcome to do so afterwards.

We could also use a couple of volunteers.

Regards,
Charlie – My cell phone number is 336-414-1769