Let's have alook at the opinion of somebody who really knows what they're talking about;
Paul ManingtonAfter thinking a little more about it, maybe you could ask them to have 2 different types, aided and unaided? (unaided being your current rules, and aided being the drafting and any bikes ones)
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A Year in the Saddle - Kajsa Tylen's 2016 Cycling WR AttemptI asked that, seems it was rejected.
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Steven AbrahamI'm curious about any other discrepancies between UMCA and Guinness rules. UMCA insist on riders wearing a helmet and bikes having lots of reflective material, but do not require witnesses to sign a log, except for GPS or Spot tracker failure. The UMCA also require at least heart rate or power data, which I think that Guinness do not. All in all, a bit of a mess. To be fair, I think that Guinness had it set up before the UMCA. Kajsa won't be credited with the UMCA record, unless the UMCA decide to bend their rules very heavily indeed!
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A Year in the Saddle - Kajsa Tylen's 2016 Cycling WR AttemptSteven Abraham As you'd think it would be the other way around, but not so...
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Steven AbrahamGiven the exceptional circumstances, I wonder if the UMCA would accept your record, given that you have mostly, if not entirely abided by their rules to date? Having helped set up the rules with the UMCA, they seem like a very pragmatic and sensible organisation. Perhaps
Chris Hopkinson would have a better idea?
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Chris HopkinsonUnfortunately not
Steven.
Shusanah asked Kajsa to register her attempt with the UMCA before her start on Jan 1st and she decided not to.
If she wanted to make a UMCA attempt she would have to register it then start no earlier than 21days after it is registered. There are no ways around the rules and no special cases made as others have found out!
Steve AbrahamLogically, I would think that your losses to date, assuming that you had someone to draft for every single mile, from not being allowed to draft until now, would amount to about 2-3% of your total. I don;t know what percentage of your miles so far have been done in company. I agree that it's very poor that the rules have been changed after you have started. From the point of view of someone who has ridden with you, it would be easier if we were allowed to ride in front of you. The choice is yours and yours alone. The way you have been going so far, I think that most would say that you are in a very strong position to do more than 50,000km. That implies to me that you have already proven yourself a worthy contender. I think it's a matter of what this means to you personally. A tribute to Billie Flemming or your own personal challenge to test your limits. I can't see why it can't be both and with what you have achieved so far, I don't think many will accuse you of being disrespectful to Billie Flemmings' record if you do decide to draft other riders. I suggest stepping outside of your challenge. Imagine it is someone else in your position and how you feel what they should do. Good luck, whichever way you decide.
