Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Group Hill Climb Age Standards

Velociraptor Individual Group Ride Age Standards for Australian Pursuit Hill Climbs. Appropriately shortened starting gaps.
Shawnigan Lake: 60s 2 minutes after 70s; 50s 1 and1/2 minutes;
40s 1 minute after 50s; 30s 30 seconds after 40s. Penticton (suggested): 60s 2-40 after 70s; 50s 2 minutes after 60s; 40s 1-20 after 50s; 30s 40 seconds after 40s.
Shawnigan Lake h.c.: Time taken by hypothetical average 35 year old approx. 26-27 minutes. Hence take individual group ride age standards to be ¼ of those for regular (64 k ) Australian pursuit road race course.
Similarly for Penticton climb take standards to be 1/3 of those for regular road race.
Other hill climbs will be rated accordingly. I will consult with Duane Martindale, Bill Yearwood, etc.
The philosophy is that all rides should count to the overall since a long hill climb is just as hard as a road race, and sometimes there is only one or no other rider in your 5 year age category.

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