PTTL Rules

For the 2008 season, the Portsdown Time Trial League, formed within the South DC, will consist of seven clubs. These are:

1. Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club
   
2. Portsmouth North End Cycling Club
   
3. Hampshire Road Club
   
4. Hantspol Cycling Club
   
5. Team Axiom
   
6. Velocity/the Exercise Deck
   
7. i-team

• The participating clubs will promote seven events. Each club will be assigned events to be jointly agreed.
  
• Event distances will be from 10-50 miles or non-standard distances on sporting courses
  
• All events will qualify for points with the best four events to count. To qualify for an award a minimum of four events are to be ridden with the exception of the Youth and Junior category.
  
• For the Youth and Junior categories a minimum of two events must be ridden to qualify for an award. If more than two events are ridden then their fastest two events will be used in calculating their final points score. Only one award per Youth/Junior will be awarded.
  
• Only FIRST claim members of the above clubs who participate will be awarded points.
  
• Second claim members and Private riders will be permitted to enter the specified league events, however they will not be awarded any points and will be allotted starting positions at the promoters discretion.
  
• Points will be awarded in descending order from 120 for the fastest rider down to 1 point if necessary.
  
• Each member must submit his or her entries through their own club Time Trial Secretaries.
  
• There will be a points-coordinator appointed to correlate the results.
  
• Time Trial secretaries of the participating clubs are to forward their riders names, club, age and Date of Birth to each event organiser no later than ten days before the event. Only riders on the start sheet will qualify for points. Each promoter must forward a copy of the start sheet to each participating club and the points-coordinator six days before the event.
  
• Each promoter will be responsible for forwarding event results sheets to the points-coordinator and to each participating club after the event.
  
• The points-coordinator will correlate and distribute a league table after each event to all participating clubs.
  
• Entry fees (£2.50 for 2008) will be payable by the club members to there respective clubs Time Trial secretaries or promoter.
  
• Private riders will pay their entry fee to the club promoting each of the events. This is the current practice for the Inter-Club events
  
• Any club who's riders wish to take part in the League points system will be required to promote an event/events during a racing season.
  
• Whatever age you are as from the 1st March (in that current year), will determine what category you will be placed in for the league category system. This applies even if you are unable to ride the first event. If your first event is any other than the 1st event this rule still applies.
  
• The age category system for the league will be: Lady (L), Youth 12 to 16 (Y), Junior 16 to 18 (J), Senior 18 to 39 (S), Vets 40 to 49 (V), Senior Vets 50 to 59 (SV) and Grand Vets 60+ (GV)
  
• There will be a team award and only one award will be presented to the team with the highest amount of points at the end of the year and will be known as The Team Award.
  
• For the Team Award, a team will consist of three riders. The team shall be the fastest 3 riders from each participating club from each event.
  
• The individual team score will be calculated by adding the fastest 3 riders PTTL point scores together making a sub-total. This sub-total score will be carried over and added to the next events sub-total score creating a new sub-total score. This process to continue and after 7 events you will have a grand total and a overall team winner.
  
• If a tie breaker situation occurs on the final overall result sheet then it will be a joint award.
  
• Awards - If in any category, and taking into account point 3 in these rules, you have less than 5 riders then 1 award will be awarded, but if in any category and taking into account point 3 in these rules you have 5 or more riders then 2 awards to be awarded.
  Example - In the overall results we have 2 women who finished 4 or more events (see point 3). This would mean only one award to be given.