Fairy nuff. Maybe it's like you and gds said earlier about the split between club and open competitions. Triathletes might be entering the club competitions to get some training in, but do their 'open' competing with the dip and jog thrown in. I'm only surmising - it'd be interesting (but probably OT) to know whether triathlon draws support away from the single-event clubs or acts as a net benefit.I think that one works both ways. I am seeing more and more triathletes turning out to time trials this season.
Fairy nuff. Maybe it's like you and gds said earlier about the split between club and open competitions. Triathletes might be entering the club competitions to get some training in, but do their 'open' competing with the dip and jog thrown in. I'm only surmising - it'd be interesting (but probably OT) to know whether triathlon draws support away from the single-event clubs or acts as a net benefit.
Nah, still going strong the fast courses are still getting full fields with returned entries,Looking at the results posted on the Time Trialing Forum I was astonished to see how few riders were in most of the events, even 25s, long the most popular distance and run by established clubs down to fields in the thirties.
http://www.timetriallingforum.co.uk/index.php?s=864792433b62cb74c13c16090a3f4bcd&showforum=41
Considering how popular cycling has become that was a surprise, when I was racing most open events had full start sheets of 120 riders with a good number of returned entries. Just a blip, or has the Race of Truth bit the dust in favour of sportives?