Club Team Time Trial

Monday 7 January 2019, Buninyong

Event Type: Team Time Trial
Entry Fees: $75 + payment card fee (per team)
Entries close: at midnight on Friday 28th December 2018
Eligible Membership Categories: J19, Elite, Masters
Location: Buninyong, Victoria. 29.5km course.

Please visit the event website for more details.

All participants must have a 2019 CA Racing or Ride Membership.

Entry categories

• Open (minimum age category Under 19)
• Masters 90+
• Masters 120+
• Masters 150 +
• Masters 180 +

Age groups are by total age of the youngest three members, according to the 2019 age year.

Regulations

The number of riders per team is 3 or 4. Mixed teams are not permitted - only Men or Women teams.

Entry Regulations

1. Clubs may enter as many teams as they would like in each division numerous teams.
   
2. To be eligible to compete, each rider shall hold a current CA membership from the club they represent.
   
3. All participants must wear approved club kit or plain kit.
   
4. Riders may only enter for one team per Championships.
   
5. Combined club teams are not allowed.
6. Open can include any combination of three riders who hold a 2019 Racing membership category. 'Under 19’ the youngest category accepted.
   

Race Procedure

1. The riders of each team shall present at the bike check point no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
2. At the start, the riders shall be held side by side on the starting line and then released, not pushed, by holders who shall be the same for all teams.
3. At the start, a four minute time gap will separate the men’s category and two minutes for all other categories.

Timekeeping

1. Time shall be taken on the third rider.
2. Finishing times shall be taken to the nearest one-tenth of a second at least.

Team conduct during the race

1. A team, upon catching another, shall leave a lateral gap of at least 2 metres between them.
2. After 1 km, the team caught shall ride at least 25 m away from the other.
3. The exchange of food, drinks, small items of equipment, wheels and bicycles and help with running repairs shall be permitted between riders of the same team

Following vehicles

1. The driver of the following vehicle shall hold a current CA membership.
2. The following vehicle shall follow at least 10 metres behind the last rider of the team, shall never overtake it nor draw up level with it. In the case of a breakdown, technical support may be rendered only with the rider and vehicle stationary on the left side of the road.
3. The vehicle may not take up position between the team and any rider(s) that has/have dropped behind unless they are at least 50 metres apart. The riders that have dropped behind may under no circumstances ride in the slipstream of a vehicle.
4. The following vehicle of a team that is about to be caught up shall, as soon as the distance between the two teams drops below 100 metres, drop back behind the vehicle of the other team.
5. A vehicle following a team that catches up another may not take up position between the teams unless there are at least 60 metres between them. Should that gap subsequently reduce, the vehicle shall return to its position behind the last rider of the 2nd team.
6. Megaphones or loud-hailers may be used.
7. No occupant of a following vehicle may reach or lean out of the vehicle under any circumstances.

Disqualification

If one rider is disqualified the team shall be disqualified and the classification shall be adjusted.

Contact Information

Cycling Australia

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