Virtual Christmas Race - 19th of December - Open to all

Hi folks,
We won't be having our traditional Christmas Race this year, but we are arranging a virtual one instead on RGT.

Saturday 19th of December, 10am
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit
4 Laps - 23.2km
Handicapped groups

Those who did the club league this year will be familiar with RGT. For those that haven't used it before, you'll need an account with RGT ( www.rgtcycling.com ), install both a phone and screen app (tablet or laptop), and will need some sort of power measuring device in addition to your turbo trainer, either a power meter or a smart trainer.

I'll run the race based on the club league handicapped groups. If you haven't raced before, I'll put you in a novices group which will get the maximum handicap. If you have raced before, but didn't do the league this year, I'll put you in what I think is the most suitable group. If you've used RGT before, you'll know it's pretty realistic in terms of drafting, so rewards co-operation within groups.

If you want to race, use the following link to register:


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Yes, you should be able to register with a free account.

Another update. For each person who enters the Christmas race, the club will donate €5 to charity.

Good question Barry. It's a Magic Road circuit. The code is 0xmDCNTtQfCc, although I'm not sure non-subscribers can set-up their own rides on them.


Plenty of cornering on the circuit, but it's by no means as technical as the Templehof one.

Here are the groups and handicaps for tomorrows race. Don't move off the line until it's time for your group to go.

I'll update the list with any late entries, but anyone who isn't given a group should go in whichever group they've done the league in. If you're a first time, just go with at zero with L/SL.

Limit/Semi Limit: 0:00
Barry Redmond
Fergal Quinn
John Anslow

Semi-Scratch: 2 minutes
Dick O'Brien
Darran Kearney
Stephen McNally
Ian Devlin

Scratch: 3 minutes
Neal Hudson
Luke Ginnell
Ian Donnelly
Shaun Kelly

Well done to all who participated in our Christmas Race. Despite a small field, it was a fairly tense affair throughout.

The race was won by Stephen McNally, who established a strong front group with Fergal Quinn early in the race. Despite some committed chasing from myself, Ian Devlin and Darran Kearney, we never managed to close the gap. Stephen launched a late attack in the final kilometre to take the race with Fergal coming home second and the three chasers contesting the sprint for third.

Results
1. Stephen McNally
2. Fergal Quinn
3. Dick O'Brien
4. Ian Devlin
5. Darran Kearney
6. Barry Redmond

Results on the app are a bit garbled, so I may have accidentally reversed Ian and Darran's placings