Medium Gear League 2007

As in previous years the league will be free of charge to the riders and promoting clubs, all you need to do is enter the events and I will do the rest.

The rules.

Points will be awarded in each event according to your finishing position, 120 for 1st, 119 for 2nd and so on down the field. You can ride as many events as you like but your 4 best rides will count towards the overall league so the more you ride the better your chances.

The maximum gear allowed is 72", if you ride gears you must have them adjusted so a higher gear cannot be selected, gears will be checked at each event. A 72" gear was traditionally achieved using 48x18, however with modern smaller wheels and tyres a 49x18 is ideal and in some cases (19mm tyres) you can use a 52x19. The only way to be sure of your gear is to measure the distance travelled for one complete pedal revolution, this should be 18ft 10 1/4 inches. Remember if you are using a track bike with a single front brake you must have a lock ring securely fitted to the fixed sprocket.

Here is the list of 2007 events.

Event 1, Manchester & District TTA 10, Saturday February 24th 2pm course J2/3

Event 2, Yorkshire Cycling Federation 10, Sunday February 25th 9.30am course V310

Event 3, Altrincham Ravens CC 25, Saturday March 24th 2pm course J2/9

Event 4, Diss & District CC 25, Sunday March 25th 9am course B25/17

Event 5, A5 Rangers CC 10, Sunday March 25th 8am course N17/10

Event 6, Lea Valley CC 25, Sunday April 15th 8am course E1/25B

Event 7, Bedfordshire Road CC 25, Sunday April 15th 7am course F1/25B

Event 8, Matlock CC 10, Wednesday June 13th 6.30pm course A10/16

Event 9, Yorkshire Cycling Federation 15, Sunday June24th 10am course V225

Event 10, Matlock CC 25, Sunday July 1st 8am course A 25/12

This event was called off due to roadworks on the A6.

Event 11, Airedale OIympic CC, Wednesday July 4th 7pm course V212

the full details of all these events are in the CTT handbook.

Here is the league table after 10 events.