Where Southern California's Fastest TT Racers Compete!
New for 2010-2011, eight categories, 16 races over eight months. Southern California's fastest time trial racers compete in the toughest and most competitive time trial series in the United States to be crowned the title: Southern California Time Trial Series Champion
Similar to the SCNCA SoCal Cup, the SoCal TT Series category you enter will be the category you score points in. If racing down in age, you will receive points as applicable for the lower category, which means that you can compete in multiple categories in the Series. Similar to a rider who competes in Masters 30 and CAT 4/5 races within the same season; the rider has the ability to score points in multiple categories. Be sure to choose a category, and race in it all season to maximize points received. See the calendar for specific race dates. This series is separate from the SCNCA SoCal Cup which does not include time trial results outside of the SCNCA state championships. This series is comprised of time trials exclusively, and will rank racers based on results of 16 time trial races from the races listed (numbered) in the calendar.Racers can compete in as few or as many of these 16 races as they wish. Points accumulate throughout the year and will be tabulated in an ongoing basis. All points in these 16 races will count toward a racers overall series results. There are no 'drop' or 'best of' races, the more a racer competes, the greater his/her chance of gaining points toward the series. If an event (of the 16 included in the series) should be cancelled, for any reason, that individual race will be dropped series will continue on, being made up of the remaining events. If the event is re-scheduled, and the new date does not conflict with another series date, or weekend, then the event will still count in the series and the race number sequence will be correspondingly changed. A racer will not show in the 'SoCal TT Series Current Standings' page until the racer has accumulated points and, at that time, the racer will be placed into the appropriate category (see below). Pro and Public race categories are not included in the series. The SoCal TT Series is not USCF, CBR or ABR sanctioned and is independent of a formal cycling governing body. The series does not promote, organize, host, manage, insure or otherwise administer these 16 individual time trials. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: SoCalTTseries.com and the owner of, TimeTrial.org, Rotor Cranks USA, Rock N Road Cyclery, OUCH, Nytro and our associated co-sponsors will not be liable to any person or business entity for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other injuries, damages or lost profits, on or caused by any use of any part of this web site including the SoCal TT Series. This specifically means (but not limited to) that if you are injured, suffer a loss, or die while racing in one of the time trials listed in this series, we hold no liability - we do not promote, host or insure the event and in no way take any liability for any damages incurred while competing.
MultipliersNo race multipiers.
Category SpecificsRacers will not be entered in the SoCal TT Series and will not show in the overall standings until points are earned. Categories will be ELITE 1/2/3 men, CAT 4/5 men, Junior Men, Masters 30 men (30-39 age group), Masters 40 men (40-49 age group), Masters 50 men (50-59 age group), Masters 60 men (60 and over age group), Women 1-4 (top 5 fastest times will be applied for women, over age 18, in CAT 1,2,3,4,masters races or ABR). There are no costs to compete, racers will automatically be enrolled as points are accumulated. Public categories will not be included in the results. A racer may compete in ELITE PRO/1/2/3 or CAT 4/5 and USCF Masters category races and earn points for either category, and score points and compete within multiple categories. POINTS WILL NOT BE CARRIED BETWEEN CATEGORIES - so pick the right category before you race.
If you find that you are not in the correct category please contact us (see Contact Us form) with your corrections.A racer will not be able to move points accumulated in the ELITE PRO/1/2/3 or 4/5 category into either the Masters or from 4/5 to ELITE PRO/1/2/3 in the interest of fairness and to prevent 'sandbagging'. NOTE: If you are a USCF CAT 4 or 5 racer and you normally race Masters you should make note that any points earned in a USCF PRO/1/2/3 or 4/5 race will not be transferable into your SoCal TT Cup Masters category. If you race a USCF Masters category race you will be placed into the respective SoCal TT Cup Masters category. To make sure you get points applied for your races, race either the ELITE 1/2/3 or 4/5 or the Masters category. You will not be able to combine PRO/1/2/3 or 4/5 or Masters results.Junior Men can only apply their results to the category they earn them in.
Bottom line: you cannot transfer points between categories.
How to Accumulate PointsOnce the racer races a Series time trial they will be placed in the appropriate category. Points gained in ANY category are non-transferable to other categories. Masters 60 will include the 5 fastest racers over 60 years of age.
A Note on Masters CategoriesMasters racers will continue out the current series in the category they start the Series in, unless their birthday advances them into the next age group category. Masters category points are not carried from one category to another (e.g. Masters 40 to Masters 50). We highly suggest you race in a masters category that you can continue in throughout the year. Ties for category leaders at conclusion of the series will be broken by giving the lead to the racer with the most individual race results listed. Ties for points in an individual race will results in both (or multiple) riders being awarded the same points for their placing (e.g. if two riders both have a time of 29:30 for their category, which is the second and third respective fastest time in that category, these riders would be allotted 4 points each ... both riders would receive the 2nd place points).
Categories Defined
The categories were built based on the following: 1. An elite men's category (ELITE 1/2/3) 2. An intermediate/beginner men's category (CAT 4/5)3. Men's masters level age group categories, split by 10 year intervals of 30/40/50/60+.4. A women's category5. A junior men's category
Category Translation for Fiesta Island Time Trials (20 Kilometers ONLY)
* Public, Recumbents, HPV's and faired bicycles will be completely excluded from the results and their results will not apply to top 5 fastest. Only the 20k distance events will apply.
Category Translation for Santiago Canyon Time Trials (11 Miles)
Category Translation for Toms Farms Time Trials (10 Miles)
Category Translation for Piru Time Trials (20 Kilometer race only). Note that Piru scores masters points as 35+/45+/55+/etc. In the case of Piru results, the actual age of the rider will indicate the category that points are awarded. E.g. if a 42 year old masters race races the 35+ category at Piru, their points will be scored to the 40-49 series category UNLESS they have previously raced and scored points in the 30-39 category by way of points earned in USCF races.
How Points are AwardedPoints will be given based on finishing place. For example, a 1st place result for Tom's Farms TT is worth 5 points.
AwardsTBD. Currently there is no scheduled awards ceremony. Jerseys may be purchased from Rock N Road Cyclery if available. No medals, merchandise, trophies or cash awards are planned at this time.
Designation as TT Series ChampionThe Southern California Time Trial Series will begin in October 2007 and finish in May of 2008. Final results of the 2008 series will be posted on this web site in May 2008 following the final series race, current monthly rankings will be posted on this web site. Cup leaders names and club will be highlighted on the results page in yellow. The overall winner for each category will receive designation as Southern California Time Trial Series Champion.
If you wish to contest the overall results for the Series you must do so within two days of the results being posted following the final event.
Information/QuestionsContact us (see Contact Us form on main page), or post a message on the Forum.
AffiliationThe SoCal TT Cup is not USCF, CBR or ABR affiliated nor sanctioned. You may notice that USCF/SCNCA individual (non-championship) time trial results are not included in the SCNCA SoCal Cup. In this case, the USCF does not count the races towards the national or local rankings system. The SoCal Time Trial Series is the only ranking system of it's kind for time trail racing in California.
SponsorshipRock N Road Cyclery and Matt Ford is our 2006-2009 title series sponsor. Brent Kay of OUCH Medical Center is our co-sponsor. A big thank you to our event promoters Tren Morris of Uncle Tren, Ray Moreno of Pacific Sunset Velo, Marty Brown of Team AFP/Velosport and Matt Ford at Rock N' Road Cyclery, and the San Diego Bicycle Club. Other past sponsors include Scott Warren of www.JavelinBike.com, and coaching publications from Dr. Arnie Baker of www.ArnieBakerCycling.com .
Please read these FAQ's:1. I was second in my category, CAT 3, in the race, but I did not get any points for the Series, why is this?> The Series categories are based on the FIVE FASTEST race times in the applicable associated categories. For example, if you are racing CAT 3 in your event and get second place with a time of 31:05 you would actually get placed FIFTH in the PRO/1/2/3 Series points because there were four CAT 1/2 riders and one CAT 3 rider with faster times than yours. PRO/1/2/3 Five fastest times example:29:05, 29:55, 30:22, 30:45, 30:57, 31:05 (you)2. So then, why is there no CAT 3 category?> Because the results for 1,2,3 are very competitive in time, we have the Elite category to encompass all of our PRO,1,2,3 racers.3. My club is not listed with my name, how do I add it?> Contact us (see Contact form on main page) with your corrections. Your club will be added next time we update the database.4. Why aren't the latest time trial results from my event listed, it has been a while ... where are my points? > Points can not be added to the Series until the event promoter makes them available on their web site or via e-mail. Please contact the event organizer directly to expedite the addition of your points to the Series.