Bakersfield Battle For Bragging Rights

A Team Time Trial

There is a rivalry in this town! The Eastside Gentlemen started first, followed by the Westside Cycling Crew and the B-Town group.  It has grown beyond that now and has become a pure contest of who can put the fastest team together.

This Team Time Trial is going to give bragging rights to the fastest set of 4-6 riders.

The course is simple: start and end at Ethels Old Corral, ride out to Lake Ming and return. As you all know, this is NOT a flat ride. When the 4-6 rider teams launch, they will be flat out for the trip of 16.5 miles and 763 feet of climbing! The team is allowed to drop down to 3 riders as they use up their “spares” pulling their “favorites” and saving them for the final attack to the finish. The final 3 riders will need to work together to ensure that they finish close together. The team time is taken on the 3rd rider to cross the finish! The other 2 cannot drop him. This levels the playing field and somewhat negates  a team having a “superstar” sitting on the back waiting to attack and win.

Rules:

  1. No TT bikes allowed.
  2. No e-bikes allowed.
  3. No recumbents allowed.
  4. Teams of no less than 4 and no more than 6 riders are allowed.
  5. If a rider has a flat, mechanical, or physical issue, and they are dropped by the rest, a SAG vehicle will assist them to get back to the start. They will not be allowed to rejoin the team while the race is ongoing.
  6. If there is a flat or mechanical on the course, riders my swap bikes and continue.
  7. Any rider dropped or unable to continue will yield the route to overtaking teams still in contention. 
  8. Dropped or other riders unable to continue cannot interfere with riders still in contention.
  9. All timing and scoring will be by RFID chip. 
  10. All riders must wear a helmet.

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