SWCC Zwift Thursday 10 mile time trial series!
Good news! British Cycling have conveniently organized a Thursday 10 mile TT series on Zwift, which we will use as our virtual tt league. Even better, each event runs twice, at 12:20pm & 7:30pm to help out those of you who have other commitments or share a turbo trainer.

• Best 5 from 8 rounds to count
• Same points system as our real life 10 league
• Please put (swcc) after your surname in Zwift so I can easily identify you in the results
• Handicaps will be based on our 10 course.
• Vets standards based on whatever the LRRA use.
• Prizes to be announced but may well include certificates, out of date High5 gels and trophies made out of toilet roll cardboard inners
• If you're really keen, you can ride in both events on each day and your best time will count
• Use the companion app to sign up for each event. That way you'll know your start time in advance (just like in real life!)

Have I missed anything? Who's on board?!
Round / Date / Time(s)

1. Thursday 26 March – 12:20pm and 19:30pm
2. Thursday 2 April – 12:20pm and 19:30pm
3. Thursday 9 April – 12:20pm and 19:30pm
4. Thursday 16 April – 12:20pm and 19:30pm
5. Thursday 23 April – 12:20pm and 19:30pm
6. Thursday 30 April – 12:20pm and 19:30pm
7. Thursday 7 May – 12:20pm and 19:30pm
8. Thursday 14 May – 12:20pm and 19:30pm

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/20200319-road-British-Cycling-launches-virtual-ride-series-0

For any further info and technical advice contact our Time Trial Guru.............Richard Hamblin.. hamblin@sleafordwheelers.co.uk

Cancelled

Heads up for our Charity 10 on Easter Saturday the 11th April, please go to April for more info.

SWCC Early 10 Championship

Sunday 15th March.

Sign on by about 9:30 in the A15 Lay-by.

Younger Riders

To enter any of our club TT's, riders between the ages of 12 and 17 will need to complete a Parental permission form for the season.

All competitors – please be aware of CTT Regulation 14(i):
No competitor shall be permitted to start the event unless such competitor has affixed to the rear of their machine a working rear red light, either flashing or constant, that is illuminated and in a position that is clearly visible to other road users.

NO REAR LIGHT – NO RIDE.

Cancelled

LRRA 2up TTT Saturday the 21st March 2:00pm

This is one of our two open time trial events this season and kicks off our campaign to retain the "LRRA Club Points Trophy" The entry fee for this one is £12:00

As it is an "Open" event, entries need to be in by the 10th March. You can enter online here (Click) or get a paper entry (Click) to: Chris Close, 38 High Street, Helpringham, NG34 0RA

Younger Riders

Any rider between the ages of 12 and 17 will need to complete a Parental permission form specifically for this event.

All competitors – please be aware of CTT Regulation 14(i):
No competitor shall be permitted to start the event unless such competitor has affixed to the rear of their machine a working rear red light, either flashing or constant, that is illuminated and in a position that is clearly visible to other road users.

Club Events (All cancelled due to Covid 19)

Sign on 30 mins before start of the event!

Younger Riders

To enter any of our club TT's, riders between the ages of 12 and 17 will need to complete a Parental permission form for the season.

All competitors – please be aware of CTT Regulation 14(i):
No competitor shall be permitted to start the event unless such competitor has affixed to the rear of their machine a working rear red light, either flashing or constant, that is illuminated and in a position that is clearly visible to other road users.

SWCC Charity 10 Easter Saturday the 11th April 2:00pm (All cancelled due to Covid 19)

This is the first of our two prestigious time trial events of the year. Lots of lovely chocolatey prizes for the riders and some pretty interesting raffle prizes.

The entry fee for this one is £12:00

As it is an "Open" event entries need to be in by the 31st March.

Younger Riders

Any rider between the ages of 12 and 17 will need to complete a Parental permission form specifically for this event.

All competitors – please be aware of CTT Regulation 14(i):
No competitor shall be permitted to start the event unless such competitor has affixed to the rear of their machine a working rear red light, either flashing or constant, that is illuminated and in a position that is clearly visible to other road users.

LRRA 10 Saturday the 25th April 2:00pm

SWCC Tour de StayatHome

On bank holiday weekend 8th - 10th May, Sleaford Wheelers Cycling Club will be doing all kinds of cycling-related activities at our homes.
Our charity time trial was supposed to take place at Easter, but got cancelled due to the coronavirus. We still want to do something to help raise money for St Barnabas Hospice. And also to promote staying at home! To donate please head over to the

"just giving" page here (Click)

Midweek SAGA ride Friday 8th May 9:00am.

Virtual SAGA ride and café stop - Friday 8th May 9:00am in aid of St Barnabas.

This is an invitation to anyone and everyone to join us for a very steady morning SAGA style ride followed by the usual saga style cafe stop for refreshments. All from the comfort of your own home.

As we are raising much needed funds for St Barnabas this year any donations to the cause would be much appreciated. How about donating the cost of a real café stop? To donate please head over to the "just giving" page here (Click)

There are two ways to take part in the ride:-

For non-Zwifters - 9:00am to 10:30 on a turbo and upload a photo to Strava/Facebbok.

For Zwifters - a group ride will start at 9:00 am prompt and we’ll go wombling around the Surrey Hills. No one gets dropped, unless you stop pedalling. You need to be following Chris Close on Zwift to get an invite for the event. Go to "Zwifting Now" on your Zwift companion App, Find the “search icon” and look for Chris Close (SWCC), then click to follow.

Cafe Stop:-

Everyone is invited to join us for a coffee and cake break via the meeting app "ZOOM." To join in you would need to sign up for Zoom (it's free) and download the app for your Laptop/Tablet/Phone or whatever. Click here to sign up and download.

Two meetings have been set up, one to test your system on Thursday evening and then one for the Cafe stop on Friday.

For the test session click here sometime between 7:30pm and 8'Oclock on Thursday.

The Cafe Stop will be open from 11:00am to 11:30 on Friday morning. To join in click here at sometime around 11:00am on Friday.

Club Events

We are sure you are aware that these TT's will not be as we are used to. There is a detailed document explaining the process here (click).

The basic process will be:

Register using the online form (click)

Pay your entry fee online (click) before signing on.

Entry fee will be refunded if: The event is cancelled, or You don't sign on, or we have to limit the start sheet.

Each week you will need to submit a sign on form (Click) (deadline 10pm Tuesday evening each week)

Gaz will allocate you a number which you will retain for the series. This will not necessarily be the time you are off!

Gaz will produce a start sheet with your start time. This will be posted on FaceBook and on this page of the website.

You turn up to queue at the start within 2 minutes of your start time, ride the course, then go home!

Results will be posted on the results page and on FaceBook.

10's now fully bookedl!

If you haven't registered yet click here

Pay here then Sign on before Tuesday 10pm here

Club TT's for the remainder of the 2020 season!

Club 10 mile TT League will resume from Thursday the 23rd July. There will be a short series of six 10's.

The first event on the 16th of July will be a non league test event (limited to the first 25 club members), this will be followed by six league events (open to non members). The league will be based on the best 4 results from the series. The 13th of August will be designated as the SWCC Championship 10.

To become a registered rider for these events please read carefully the TT competitors document view here (click). If you are happy to continue you should then complete the online registration form here (click).

All under 18's must email a completed parental permission form (click) to gaz.wheelwright@gmail.com Word version here (click)

Any questions or queries please contact Gaz.

Club Events

There may be limited numbers for the last two events due to sunset times.

10's now fully bookedl!

If you haven't registered yet click here

Pay here then Sign on before Tuesday 10pm here

Club Championship 10

13th August

Hill Climb

Saturday 12th at 10:00am

Leadenham course.

Sadly, as these are not normal times, this event can only be run on specific guidelines to comply with current government and CTT guidance therefore please note the following key points:

Please respect social distancing at all times especially in the start and finish areas.

Only three riders are allowed in the start area at any time so please arrive within three minutes of your start time.

No kit can be left in the start area (there is a space on the opposite side of the road where kit may be left).

There should be no congregating at any time during the event.  

The results will not be read out but will be posted on the website and on Facebook, as soon as possible after the event.  

Please don’t forget your race number and your working rear light.

For those of you who have not taken part in this event before, the start is on the Sleaford Road at the bottom of Leadenham Hill, a few yards east of the traffic lights.
If you need to contact me before the event, please phone 07747 500289
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow,
Good luck and enjoy the ride. Julie Close

Hill Climb Start Sheet.

As you will see your start time is not necessarily the same as the number you will be wearing. The clocks will be started at 10:00 am but the first rider is not off until 10:05, this is to give us time to synchronise the watches and to get the finish stopwatch up to the finish line.

Hill Climb Entries (Close 8pm Thursday 10th Sept)

If you haven't registered for our any of our TT's yet please do so first, click here

Pay here, then Sign on before Thursday 8:00pm here

Annual General Meeting

Lincs Cyclo-Cross.

Hosted by Sleaford Wheelers

Sunday, 13th, 10:00am

Christmas 2-Up