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Teams and Information for the 2009 NSW State Teams Time Trial Championships Date: 14th June 2009 How to get to the Start: Course Map - Google Map Start Times: 9.30 First Starter - Start times for SSCC Teams Entered Full program on CNSW website
Race Distances: MMAS 5+ Team Time Trial - 40km MMAS 2-4 Team Time Trial - 40km Elite Men Team Time Trial - 80km Tips for riders: See the Bulletin Board for more TTT Tips
The following extract from the NSW Technical regulations must be read and understood by all riders, drivers, coaches and mechanics...... NSW - ROAD TEAMS TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP. a) Approximate Event Distances: Elite Men 80 kms. Elite Women 40 kms U19 Men 40 kms U17 Men 20 kms Masters 35-49 30 kms. Masters 50+ 20 kms b) Competitors and Officials must observe the local traffic laws and regulations. c) At the start, a four (4) minute time gap will separate the men's category and two (2) minutes for all other categories. d) The NSW Championships Road Teams Time Trial is open to all affiliated clubs of the NSWCF. e) A minimum of three (3) teams for each Championship category is necessary before a championship can be conducted. f) Each club may nominate one (1) or more teams for each Championship from which four (4) members will be nominated for each team on the day of the event. g) All members of a team must be affiliated members of that Club they are representing no latter than April 1st of that year. h) Members of each team shall line up abreast at the start. i) Competitors must be held by designated attendants and released on the starting signal, they must not be pushed. j) Starting procedure. The bicycles shall be placed in the correct starting position. Thirty (30) seconds before the competitors official starting time the starter will start the count down 30, 20, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Go (on 0). k) When using three (3) hand held watches the time of the middle watch shall be the official time and if two (2) record the same time that time will recorded as the official time. l) Stopwatches shall be commenced on the starting signal and stopped as the front of the front wheel of the third member of each team crosses the finish line. m) A late Team or Starter may not commence from a flying start and cannot start within ten (10) seconds of another Team. The late Starter's Team time commences from their original start signal. n) Members of the same team may exchange food, drink, bicycles and or equipment, or members may wait for a team member who has had an accident or dropped behind. Team members cannot push or tow each other. o) Competitors shall carry their own food and drink requirements. Outside feeding from persons on the course or from the team support is forbidden at the risk of disqualification. p) A team overtaking another shall pass on the right side, leaving at least two (2) metres between it and the other team. The overtaken team must not impede the progress of the overtaking team. q) In no case may a team take pace behind another team, remaining at least twenty five (25) metres behind until ready to overtake. r) Only one support vehicle with a maximum of three (3) registered persons (Driver, Coach, and Mechanic) is permitted to follow each team. In no case may a vehicle draw level with a team and must remain at least 20 metres behind that team or third member thereof, should he/she have lagged behind. The following vehicle of a team that is about to be caught shall, as soon as the distance between the two (2) teams drops below fifty (50) metres, fall back behind the vehicle of the other team. All occupants especially the driver shall come under the control of the Chief Commissaire and must take directions from him or his assistant Commissaires. Provision must be made in the front seat of each vehicle for the attendance of a Commissaire if one is allocated to the vehicle s) A competitor who has been dropped by his/her team cannot rejoin it by waiting for its arrival on the next leg or assist in any way another team. t) Actual turning point of out and back Time Trials shall be allocated at the direction of the Chief Commissaire or a delegated official (as dictated by safety). u) Megaphones or loud hailers may be used.
55 - BICYCLES. a) Preamble. Bicycles shall comply with the spirit and Principle of cycling as a sport. The spirit suggests that cyclists compete in competitions on an equal footing. The Principle asserts the primacy of man over machine. b) Principles. i. Definition The bicycle is a vehicle of two (2) wheels of equal diameter. The front wheel shall be steerable. The rear wheels shall be driven through a system comprising pedal and a chain. The bicycle shall be propelled solely, through a lower bracket, by the legs moving in a circular movement ii. Type. Bicycles shall be of a type that is or could be sold for use by anyone practicing cycling as a sport. The use of a bicycle designed especially for the attainment of a particular performance (record or other) shall not be authorized. iii. Quality - Security. The competitor shall ensure that his/her equipment (bicycles with accessories and other devices fitted, headgear, apparel etc) does not, by virtue of its quality, materials or design, constitute any danger to themselves or to others. iv. Position. The competitor shall assume a sitting position on the bicycle. This position requires that he/she be supported solely by the pedals, the saddle and the handlebar. The competitor shall be so able to grasp the handlebar as to be able to ride and manoeuvre his/her bicycle in all circumstances and with complete safety. v. The NSWCF shall not be liable for any consequences deriving from the choice of the equipment used by the competitor, nor for any defects it may have or each non-compliance. vi. In no case shall the fact that the competitor who has been able to take the start incur the liability of the NSWCF, as any verification of the equipment that might have been conducted by the commissaires is limited to insuring compliance of the overall external appearance of that equipment with purely sporting requirements. c) Technical Innovations i. No technical innovations regarding anything used, warn or carried by the competitor during an event (bicycles, equipment mounted on them, accessories, helmet, clothing, means of communication etc) may be used until approved by the NSWCF Technical committee. Acceptance shall refer solely to the fact that the innovation will acceptable from a sporting point of view. ii. If at the start of an event the commissaire considers that a competitor is presenting a technical innovation not accepted by the NSWCF he / she shall refuse to permit that competitor who does not renounce use of such innovation to start the event. In the event of usage during a race the competitor is automatically eliminated or disqualified. There shall be no right of appeal against of the commissaires decision. d) Technical specifications Except where stated to the contrary the following technical specifications shall apply to bicycles used in road and track racing a) Measurements (see diagram “ Measurements (1)”) i. A bicycle shall not measure more than 185 cm in length and 50 cm in width overall. ii. The peak of the saddle shall be a minimum of 5 cm to the rear of a vertical plane passing through the bottom bracket spindle. This restriction shall not be applied to the bicycle ridden by a rider in a track sprint event, keirin, 500 metres or 1 kilometre time trials; however, in no circumstances shall the peak of the saddle extend in front of a vertical line passing through the bottom bracket spindle. The distances mentioned in footnote to the articles 1.3.013 and 1.3.016 above may be reduced where that is necessary for morphological reasons. By morphological reasons should be understood everything to do with the size and limb-length of the rider. Any rider who, for these reasons, considers that he needs to use a bicycle of lesser dimensions than those given shall inform the Commissaires Panel to that effect when presenting his licence. In that case, the Panel may conduct the following test. Using a plumb line, they shall check to see whether, when pedalling, the point of the rider's knee when at its foremost position passes beyond a vertical line passing through the pedal spindle (see diagram "Measurements(2)"). iii. The saddle support shall be horizontal. The length of the saddle shall be 24 cm minimum and 27.5 cm maximum. iv. The distance between the bottom bracket spindle and the ground (DA) shall be between 24cm minimum and 30 cm maximum. v. The distance between the vertical passing through the lower bracket spindle and the front wheel spindle shall he between 54 cm minimum and 65 cm maximum (l). The distance between the vertical passing through the bottom spindle and the rear wheel spindle shall be between 35 cm minimum and 50 cm maximum vi. The internal distance between the front fork ends shall not exceed 10.5 cm and that of the rear stays shall not exceed 13.5 cm. Wheels of the bicycle may vary in diameter between 70 cm maximum and 55 cm minimum, including the tyre. For the cyclo-cross bicycle the width of the tyre shall not exceed 35 mm and it may not incorporate any form of spike or stud. Only wheel designs given prior approval by the UCI may be used. 9 a) Weight The weight of the bicycle cannot be less than 6.8 kilograms. b) Configuration i. For road races other than time trial races and cyclo-cross events, the frame of the bicycle shall be of a traditional pattern, i.e. built around a main triangle. It shall be constructed of straight or tapered tubular elements (which may be round, oval, flattened, teardrop shaped or otherwise in cross-section) such that the form of each element encloses a straight line. The elements of the frame shall be laid out such that the joining points shall follow the following pattern: the top tube (1) connects the top of the head tube (2) to the top of the seat tube (4); the seat tube (from which the seat post shall extend) shall connect to the bottom bracket shell; the down tube (3) shall connect the bottom bracket shell to the bottom of the head tube. The rear triangles shall be formed by the chain stays (6), the seat stays (5) and the seat tube (4) with the seat stays anchored to the seat tube at points falling within the limits laid down for the slope of the top tube. ii. The maximum height of the elements shall be 8 cm and the minimum width 2.5 cm. The minimum width shall be reduced to 1 cm for the chain stays (6) and the seat stays (5). The minimum thickness of the elements of the front fork shall be lcm; these may be straight or curved (7). (See diagram "Shape (I)"). The top tube may slope, provided that this element fits within a horizontal template defined by a maximum height of 16 cm and a minimum thickness of 2.5cm. iii. For individual time trials and time trials and for track races, the elements of the bicycle frame may be tubular or solid, assembled or cast in a single piece in any form (including arches, cradles, beams or any other). These elements, including the bottom bracket shell, shall fit within a template of the “triangularform” defined in article 1.3.020. a) Structure i. In races other than those covered by article 1.3.023, only the traditional type of handlebars (see diagram "structure 1") may be used. The point of support for the hands must be positioned in an area defined as follows: above, by the horizontal plane of the point of support of the saddle (B); below, by the horizontal line passing through the highest point of the two wheels (these being of equal diameter) (C); at the rear by the axis of the steering tube (D) and at the front by a vertical line passing through the front wheel spindle with a 5 cm tolerance (see diagram "Structure (IA)"). The distance referred to in point (A) is not applicable to the bicycle of a rider who takes part in a sprint, keirin or Olympic sprint race, but must not exceed 10 cm in relation to the vertical line passing through the front wheel spindle. The brake controls attached to the handlebars shall consist of two supports with levers. It must be possible to operate the brakes by pulling on the levers with the hands on the lever supports. Any extension to or reconfiguration of the supports to enable an alternative use is prohibited. A combined system of brake and gear controls is authorised. ii. For time trials and for the individual and team pursuits, kilometre and 500m time trials and record attempts on the track, an extension may be added to the steering system. The distance between the vertical line passing through the bottom bracket axle and the extremity of the handlebar may not exceed 75 cm, with the other limits set in article 1.3.022 (B, C, D) remaining unchanged. A support for the elbows or forearms is permitted (see diagram "Structure (1 B)"). For road time trials, controls or levers fixed to the handlebar extension may extend beyond the 75 cm limit as long as they do not constitute a change of use, particularly that of providing an alternative hand position beyond the 75 cm mark. For the track and road events covered by the first paragraph, the distance of 75 cm may be increased to 80 cm to the extent that this is required for morphological reasons; "morphological reasons" should be taken as meaning anything regarding the size or length of the rider's body parts. A rider who, for this reason, considers that he needs to make use of a distance between 75 and 80 cm must inform the Commissaires' Panel at the moment that he presents his licence. In such cases the Commissaires' Panel may carry out the following test: ensuring that the angle between the forearm and upper arm does not exceed 120' when the rider is in a racing position. iii. Any device, added or blended into the structure, that is destined to decrease, or which has the effect of decreasing, resistance to air penetration or artificially to accelerate propulsion, such as a protective screen, fuselage form of fairing or the like, shall be prohibited, A protective screen shall be defined as a fixed component that serves as a windscreen or windbreak designed to protect another fixed element of the bicycle in order to reduce its wind resistance. A fuselage form shall be defined as an extension or streamlining of a section. This shall be tolerated as long as the ratio between the length 1 and the diameter D does not exceed 3 A fairing shall be defined as the use or adaptation of a component of the bicycle in such a fashion that it encloses a moving part of the bicycle such as the wheels or the chain set. Therefore it should be possible to pass a rigid card (like a credit card) between the fixed structure and the moving part. iv. Freewheels, multiple gears and brakes are not permitted for use on the track during competition or training. a) Tyres It is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure that all tyres used on racing, training or spare wheels must be securely affixed to the wheel rims. Should a tyre become detached a penalty may occur. Any appeal against a penalty imposed shall only be heard by the Disciplinary Appeals Board. For Further information see the NSW website for the technical regulations |