I wonder if there are enough aero-minded cyclists and triathletes in the Omaha area to support a monthly or bi-weekly time trial series?
Here's what I envision: every other week, we could congregate near at the beginning of a five-mile stretch of lightly-traveled road. One rider would volunteer to record names, assign numbers, set up a start list, and keep time. At six PM, riders would start in 30-second intervals and ride out to a pre-marked turn-around spot; another volunteer could serve as a flag man. As they returned to the start/finish, riders would simply yell out their number as they crossed the line. The time-keeper would then record when they finished and perform some basic math to determine their elapsed time.
We could get a shop to sponsor the series and award a gift certificate to the overall winner for each session and for the season as a whole. We could also hold a raffle at each session to encourage participation. And an Eddie Merckx category (road set-up with no aero gear) would widen the pool of prospective participants.
I'd be willing to run the first session, and I think the road that runs to the east of Eppley is a great choice of venue--it's flat, lightly traveled, and easy to ride to.
Thoughts?
Man, I think this is a good idea for a whole lot of reasons. I'd even say I'm willing to throw $5 at the start every week and we all divide up the cash or something like 50% payout to top 3 and then 50% pay out to a couple random placings drawn from a hat or something just to keep everybody interested you know? I know its hard for somebody like me to get way out east by 6 PM for a TT but I'm sure it could be figured out and maybe good retribution would be to have one way out west here too.
ReplyDeleteI said to several people several times an alternating weekly TT/Crit or Circuit Race series on a weeknight. I hope I'm not the only one that thinks this is a good idea.
Sorry I am late to this but I think it is a great idea too. I know a couple candidates for Venues.
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