Author: Jack Smith

Unfortunately, like almost everything else, our time trial calendar has been massively disrupted but time trials have now been given the green light to return!

You can see the list of events below. All are open events, so entry is needed 2 weeks prior to each event, as per Cycling time trials website.

August 29 Club championship “10” (with Sussex C.A. “10”) G10/45 Loxwood 1000

August 31 Club championship “25” (with Sussex C.A. “25”) G25/49 Loxwood 1000

September 19 Club championship “15” (with Sussex C.A. “15”) G15/92 Washington 0700

October 10 Club championship hill-climb (with open hill-climb) GH/92 Steyning 1100

October 10 Afternoon hill-climb GH/94 Shoreham 1430

October 18 Open “25” including G.Jackson “25” G25/93 Steyning 0800

Working rear lights are compulsory.

Unfortunately the August club “10”s and hill-climbs have been cancelled as a result of being unable to control social distancing at these popular events.

Happy new year! Hopefully your winter training is going well and you will be able set new pb’s in this years time trials! Below are the dates that you need to know for all time trial events run by Brighton Mitre.

Please note – REAR LIGHTS are now compulsory for any CTT club or open event, no light = no start!

Club Events

Sunday 8 March                0930       Hard-riders’ “22.74”        Poynings (GS/981)

Tuesday 21 April               1900       Hill-climb               Mill Hill (GH/94)

Tuesday 28 April               1900       Hill-climb               Mill Hill  (GH/94)

Tuesday 2 June                 1930       “15”                          Steyning (G15/93)

Tuesday 9 June                 1900       Champs. “10”,inter-club Steyning (G10/97)

Tuesday 23 June               1945       Champs. “25”          W.Grinstead (G25/96)

Tuesday 30 June               1930       Champs. “15”           Steyning (G15/93)

Tuesday 4 August             1900       “10”                           Wineham (G10/99)

Tuesday 11 August          1900       “10”                            Wineham (G10/99)

Tuesday 18 August          1900       “10”                             Wineham (G10/99)

Tuesday 25 August          1900       Hill-climb                   Mill Hill (GH/94)

Tuesday 1 September    1900       Hill-climb                    Mill Hill (GH/94)

All entries on the line, £6, but hill-climbs £5. 

All evening events , except inter-club “10”, count towards the evening series cup; 5,4,3,2,1 point(s) for first 5 in each event.  To win the trophy for 2020, amass the most points.

Open Events

*Please note that entries for open events close 14 days before the event. All open events can be entered via the cycling time trials website* https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/

Easter Saturday 11 April 1000      Hilly “10”                        Kirdford (G10/44)

Easter Monday 13 April   0730    Hilly “25”                         Devils Dyke (GS/999)

Monday 25 May                0600    “10”s + Hilly “10” Steyning (G10/97 & GS/995)

Sunday 18 October            0800    “25”                                 Steyning (G25/93)

Open hill climb time trials to be announced.

For full details on the courses used, please visit – sussexca.org.uk

Another big field of 27 riders turned out to take on the 2.5 mile mill hill at Shoreham in the final evening hill climb of the season. The evening had taken on a distinct autumn feel with a fresh south westerly breeze giving an edge to the sunshine.

Patrick Brown took the win, with the rider from VC Venta finishing with a time of 7:50,  a full 20 seconds ahead of second placed rider Mark Day (URDT). Francis Schofield was the first Mitre rider as he came home 2 seconds later in third place.  Sharona Harrington was the first woman, finishing in a time of 10:16.  Full results below.

Attention now turns to the club’s hill climb double header on the 5th October. The open events start on Steyning Bostal with the first rider off at 11am. We then move over to Shoreham for the afternoon event on Mill Hill with the first rider off at 14:30. Please do come along to watch and let’s get a good atmosphere on the hill to encourage the riders up the steepest bits, cow bells and all!

Mike Coyle (Brighton Mitre) took the win finishing in 8.04 on a beautiful evening at Mill Hill.

A light southerly breeze and warm evening sunshine welcomed a record 25 riders to take on the 2.6 mile ascent of Mill Hill near Shoreham.

Coyle proved too strong for the field, leading team mate Ben Huttly home by 15 seconds. James Bullen (URDT) came in third with a time of 8.21.

The 25 strong field also included 3 women with Janet Clapton proving the fastest in a time of 11.05.

Full results below:

We return to Mill Hill this Tuesday (03/09) for the final evening time trial of the year, with the first rider off at 7pm.

Matthew Smith (Team ASL) set a new course record of 21:33  at the final evening 10 of the season at Wineham, beating Simon McNamarra into second and Mike Coyle (Brighton Mitre) coming in third.  A record 35 riders all started and finished on a warm and sunny evening with only a slight breeze.

Full results below: