We don’t know if this is feasible but for quite a while at VCC we’ve been looking at the possibility of running a one-hour time trial event and would love to hear from anyone interested in taking part, either as a rider or as a volunteer. The idea is inspired by cycling’s one-hour record and our local Welsh 12-hour TT event. So with regard to the latter, we’re exploring the idea of using the finishing circuit as a base for a Welsh one-hour TT — an anticlockwise loop of approximately 15.4 miles.
To make this work there are a few things to consider:
- We’d need a lot of timekeepers. The 12-hour event uses nine TKs and we should aim to match that. We wouldn’t necessarily need that many but, to state the obvious, the more the better.
- We’d need a few riders too. Whilst having more TKs is a good thing it also pushes up the cost of running the event, so we’d a decent number of entries to make it viable.
- We could possibly run it as a club event first, then apply any learned lessons in a subsequent open event.
- We’d have to consider riders’ likely performance levels and aim to have them finish towards the end of the dual carriageway section, or on the “back road”. We wouldn’t want them to finish near the start of the DC, as that would leave them with quite a trek to get back to the HQ.
- The ideal HQ would be Llanarth Village Hall.
If this sounds interesting then we’d love to hear from you. Please click here to give us your thoughts on the idea. Whether it’s to register your interest as a rider/volunteer, or to give us some food for thought, all contributions are very welcome.
Another option might be the Llandow motor circuit. It would need fewer TKs (potentially none at all) but would likely have a steeper cost to hire.
That sounds like a great plan buddy. Hope you can pull it off