This weekend is the SIXTH installment of the 2011 Gainesville TT Challenge Series.  We will meet at DeSoto Park in Hague at 8:00AM** on Saturday the 20th of August.

No Registration Fees.  No Race Numbers.  No Pay-Outs.  Just you, the bike, and the clock*

The Gainesville 2011 TT Challenge Series
Weather permitting, the next installment in the 2011 TT Challenge Series will be held on Saturday, August 20th at 8AM (if the weather is hellish we will hold it on Sunday the 21st).  We will meet at DeSoto Park in Hague, and roll out to the TT course as a group. 

But don't worry if you can't make it, we've decided to extend the series to two more dates (September 10th, October 1st) with awards and celebrations to be given out one week before the Florida State Time Trial Championship (October 8th, Olustee, FL).

A map of DeSoto Park is available at: http://www.gccfla.org/ridelocdesoto.html

About the 2011 Gainesville TT Challenge
The TT Challenge is a 9.3 mile out and back time trial.  It is open to anyone that rides a bicycle.  During the series, an Individual Time Trial will be held once a month until the end of the series in September.  We will record your times and at the end of each event the results will be published.  At the end of the series we will announce the results of the best times, best averages, and course record.  The overall winner in each category will be given a handy certificate signifying that they got an official "Atta Boy (or Girl!)", nothing else.

There will be three categories for the challenge:

Aero -- This can be a road bike with clip-on aerobars, or a TT bike, aero helmet, and skin suit.

Merckx -- Road bike only, no clip-on's, no aero helmets, no skinsuits, no wheels deeper than 30mm (I WILL have a ruler with me, maybe)

Anything Goes -- This is for anything that is pedal driven.  Trikes, recumbents, what-have you.  If you can pedal it, you can enter it.  Several groups of people have asked about a Team Time Trial division, so this is it -- four riders maximum, time ends on the third rider to cross the finish line.

There will also be an optional fourth category, "I want to ride a time trial, but I don't want anyone to know my official time".  We will not record your time if you're in this category.

The course can be viewed here:

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/fl/gainesville/908126747151371702


2011 Series Leaders

Merckx -- David Gibson, 21:27 (Course Record for this category!)
Aero -- Derek Schanze, 19:49 (Course Record for this category!)
Anything Goes -- Jim Wright and Ty Mader, 19:37 (Course Record for all categories!)

* - and of course, bragging rights..