Southern California Time Trial Series: New for 2016 - Men's and Women's Merckx Open TT Categories

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

New for 2016 - Men's and Women's Merckx Open TT Categories

Two new categories for the 2016 SoCal TT Series p/b Rock N' Road Cyclery:

- Men Merckx Open category

- Women Merckx Open category

Merckx Open rules: Must use a USAC mass start legal road bike, no aerobars, no fixed gears, no disc wheels. Aero wheels (no discs), aero helmets and skinsuits are permitted.

(*note: many new aero road bikes come with deep semi-proprietary aero carbon wheels, have not restricted the wheel depth in order to not exclude these riders)

This offers competitors a road bike category for riders who are new to cycling and do not have a dedicated TT bike, or for those who wish to race using their road bike.

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About SoCal TT Series

An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally "against the watch"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITT's are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength, endurance and determination against the clock. Starting times are at equal intervals, usually 30 seconds to one minute apart.

The Southern California Time Trial Series was created in 2003 to promote the sport of cycling time trial racing in Southern California and has become one of the most popular web sites in the United States for time trial related reviews, news, and training resources.