CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
As most will be aware and as stated in the CTT release on 22 February 2021, the publication of the government “Roadmap” set out the way forward and gave details of the gradual relaxation of the Covid-19 restrictions in England. The Scottish and Welsh governments have set out their own timetables for Scotland and Wales respectively and the position continues to vary as between England, Scotland and Wales.

England
No changes have been announced by the government to the “Roadmap” and accordingly, formally organised outdoor sports will be allowed to resume in England from 29 March 2021. Cycling Time Trials is pleased to confirm that the current suspension of events will end and that in England CTT events (both type A and type B events) will be able to resume from and including 29 March 2021.

When holding an event, whether that be a type A or type B event, it is essential that the requirements as set out in the CTT COVID-19 risk assessment are followed. If any club or organiser is in any doubt as to whether or not an event can proceed, please contact the National Secretary (Legal & Corporate) nick.sharpe@cyclingtimetrials.org.uk

The CTT Covid-19 risk assessment has been updated to reflect the changes made in the Covid-19 restrictions since 2020. The amended risk assessment is available on the CTT website:
https://cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/documents/index/covid-19

A significant change from last year is that there are now no restrictions for those who compete on a tandem nor are there any restrictions to team trials, to include 2-up events.

Travel
The “Stay at Home” rule will end on 29 March. Please be aware that the government advice is that people are urged to stay local. The shift is from the current legal standpoint of “stay at home” unless you have a legal reason to travel, to [as from 29 March] one of guidance to stay local. Subject to CTT’s rules and regulations, there is no restriction on who can compete in a CTT event. As is stated in the risk assessment however, the onus is on the rider on whether or not to travel to a specific event. It is not the responsibility of the organiser or promoting club to police this.

Please remember:
The threat of Covid-19 and the risk of infection does still remain. If you are not well or showing signs of Covid-19 then please do not attend at any CTT event.

Scotland
The Scottish government has announced that competitive sport can resume from and including 17 May 2021. There is now a possibility that competition may be able to resume from 26 April 2021 although we are still waiting for official guidance. A further update will be released once the situation has been made clear.

Please note however that Scotland will remain in a tiered system. Competitive sport will be permitted at levels 3 and below.

Wales
It is anticipated that if conditions allow, “organised activities”, to include competitive sport, should be able to resume from 22 April 2021. It would appear however that any such activities will be limited outdoors to a maximum of 30 persons.

Coronavirus control plan: revised alert levels in Wales (March 2021) | GOV.WALES

The Welsh government has stated that it will continue to monitor the situation weekly and a further update will be released once this has been clarified.

Generally
Police notification forms – open and club events
Although this may have been done already, clubs and organisers are reminded that they should send the PNF to the relevant police authority to ensure the necessary legal requirements will have been complied with. The PNF must be received by the relevant police authority at least 28 days before the day of the event.

26 March 2021

Please see Events page for the latest update for the CTT 2021 Teesside District Open Events and Competitions

Coronavirus update – 23-02-2021

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

As the difficulties surrounding Covid-19 continue, finally there is light on the horizon as regards the resumption of competition. The position varies as between England, Scotland and Wales.

England
On 22 February, the government published its “Roadmap” to set out the way forward and the gradual relaxation of the Covid-19 restrictions.

Formally organised outdoor sports will be allowed to resume in England from 29 March 2021. To be allowed to go ahead, any such sport will need to be compliant with guidance issued by the relevant National Governing Body.

The government plan to ease lockdown requires four tests on vaccines, infection rates and new coronavirus variants to be met. If that does prove to be the case and those tests are satisfied, then organised outdoor sport will be able to resume once more in England from and including 29 March 2021.

Cycling Time Trials is pleased to confirm that as the situation stands at present, it is not proposed to extend the current suspension of events beyond that date. Accordingly, assuming that there is no change to the government “Roadmap”, both Type A and Type B events can be held from and including Monday 29 March 2021.

When holding an event, whether that be a Type A or Type B event, it is essential that the requirements as set out in the CTT COVID-19 risk assessment are followed. If any club or organiser is in any doubt as to whether or not an event can proceed, please contact the National Secretary (Legal & Corporate) nick.sharpe@cyclingtimetrials.org.uk

The Covid-19 risk assessment and guidance – Putting on a Cycling Time Trials Events under Covid-19 is available on the CTT website:

https://cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/documents/index/covid-19

CTT will continue to monitor the position closely. The threat of Covid-19 and the risk of infection does still remain. If you are not well or showing signs of Covid-19 then please do not attend at any CTT event.

Police notification forms – open and club events

Although this may have been done already, clubs and organisers are reminded that they should send the PNF to the relevant police authority to ensure the necessary legal requirements will have been complied with. The PNF must be received by the relevant police authority at least 28 days before the day of the event.

Scotland
Currently, organised outdoor activities in Scotland are not permitted. Following the Scottish government’s announcement today, it is not yet clear when formal organised sports in Scotland will be able to resume. A further statement will be issued by the Scottish government in mid March and it is hoped that this will provide some clarity as to when formal organised sports in Scotland can take place once more. Accordingly, there cannot be any time trials in Scotland until such time as this situation changes.

Wales
Similarly, organised outdoor activities in Wales currently are not permitted. As such, there cannot be any time trials in Wales until such time as this situation changes. A further announcement is expected from the Welsh government in a little under three weeks’ time.

23 February 2021

.     CORONAVIRUS UPDATE   A message to all organisers The latest CTT newsletter is to be sent soon and will contain an update on Covid-19 and how the government’s measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 continue to impact on competitive sport.  Just in case this is not received by you, this note is being sent to all organisers and district officials to inform them of the current position so far as holding an event is concerned. Although the government’s figures show that the rate of new infections is slowing down, there is no indication as yet to say when it will be possible to resume competitive sport.  CTT continues to keep this under review and as soon as there are any developments, a further release will be issued. Many early season events have already been postponed, with a small number cancelled.  If you are promoting an event, if it looks unlikely that your event can proceed, the Board would ask that you look at postponing the event to a later date, rather than cancel it.  2020 was a very difficult year for us all.  Everyone would like to see competition once more.  The demand is there! Police notification forms – open and club events Although this may have been done already, clubs and organisers are reminded that they should send the PNF to the relevant police authority to ensure the necessary legal requirements will have been complied with. Thank you.  As always, your ongoing patience and support is very much appreciated.   27 January 2021

With Zwift you can ride with others from all over the world, but sometimes you might want to ride with specific people. If you’re looking to get together with friends on Zwift, there are a few different ways to make that happen:

• Agree to meet a friend or friends at a certain point on a course at a certain time, making sure everyone chooses the same route.
• Use Zwift’s “Ride With” feature to join someone already riding. When you log in to Zwift, select a world to view the list of riders currently on course. The names of people you’re following are listed first. Select a name in the rider list and hit the “Join” button. Be ready to start pedaling as soon as your avatar appears! Zwift will keep you alongside the other rider for a few seconds while you get up to speed.
• Join an organized event like a group ride, race, or group workout, and have your friend(s) join it too.
• Create a Meetup. This is a private event where you and a group of friends can ride together easily. Keep reading to see how it works!

CREATE YOUR OWN MEETUP EVENT

To create a Meetup you’ll need the Zwift Companion App. Click on the Events tab and you’ll see filters for cycling and running events but also a third option. This is the option to create a Meetup.

First, you’ll choose between a ride meetup and a run meetup and when you want to meet. Once you’ve set a date and time, Zwift Companion will give you a choice between Watopia, Innsbruck, London, New York, Richmond and Yorkshire. Tap the world to select it, then choose your route and set a total distance or time duration for the Meetup.

INVITE UP TO 100 PEOPLE

The Meetup Feature allows you to invite any Zwifter who follows you. Find the profile of a rider you want to meet up with in Zwift Companion and tap “Create Meetup.” You can also go to Events, tap the Meetup icon, and click “Create Meetup”. If you have a friend on Zwift whom you would like to invite, simply press the plus button and type their name into the search box. You can invite a maximum of 100 followers to join you.

There is an option to include a short message with your invitation before you click “Create Meetup”. Any riders you have invited need to confirm that they will be attending, but then you’re good to go!

Under “Customize Your Meetup,” you can choose how the meetup functions. Choose “None” for a normal ride, or “Keep Everyone Together” for a ride where everyone stays together no matter how much power they’re putting out. As the description says, “You’ll be able to draft and move around in the group without fear of being dropped unless you stop pedaling.” This can be a fun way to help people of different abilities ride together!

MEETUP-ONLY VIEW

While you’re in a Meetup, you’ll continue to see everyone on course, unless you select Meetup-Only View to hide other Zwifters from your in-game view. What exactly does this mean? Well, you can ride in your selected world with just your Meetup crew for company. The names of fellow Meetup participants will be highlighted in green in the rider list to the right. The leaderboards will be filtered to show only those in the Meetup with you, so you can have a friendly competition for leader’s jerseys.

Finally, hit “Create Meetup” to create the Meetup.

Important Info:

• You can only invite people to a Meetup if they’re following you.
• The maximum number of followers you can invite is 100.
• You can schedule a meetup up to 7 days ahead of time.

RACE RESULTS:

Turn any Meetup into a race with all your friends! Simply choose the “Race Results” customization tab and continue setting up your Meetup like normal. After the Meetup, you can view your results in the Companion app or right in the game. Only the people on the ride can see the results on your activity feed—other riders won’t see those details.

LATE JOIN: 

Never get left behind again! Zwifters can now “Late Join” a Meetup up to 30 minutes after it’s started. This feature is always on, so you don’t have to set up a thing. Keep in mind, however, that turning on Race Results will override this feature—it’s not a race if your friends are late!

ANSWERING A MEETUP INVITATION

Are you the one who’s been invited to a Meetup? You’ll get a notification in game, and you can see the invitation in blue on the “Home” screen of Zwift Companion. Tap it to see details about the Meetup and respond “Going” or “Not Going.”

When it’s time for your Meetup, log in before it’s scheduled to start. If you’re a little late, don’t worry! You can join up to 30 minutes after the Meetup has started. Zwift will notify you a few minutes before the Meetup is going to begin, then take you to the starting point to wait with your friends. When the countdown hits zero, the Meetup has started.

Coronavirus update – 06-01-2021

 By Sally Withey

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In light of the government announcement given on Monday 4 January, which has now legally come into force, as we are now again in national lockdown, Cycling Time Trials (CTT) has taken the decision to once more suspend all CTT events, (this includes all Type A and Type B events), with immediate effect.

National lockdown: Stay at Home – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The suspension of events applies to all CTT events in England, Scotland and Wales.

CTT will continue to review and monitor the government’s advice and a further review will be carried out at the end of January.

CTT is aware that this will be a big disappointment to many, especially so after the difficulties encountered in 2020.  However, in the current circumstances there is little alternative.

CTT cannot say when it may be possible for competition to resume.  This is entirely dependent on factors that are outside of CTT’s control.

All organisers – if you have an event listed for February 2021, it may be prudent to consider now what you wish to do.  If you wish to postpone your event until later in the year, please could you contact Stewart Smith – National Secretary (Competition & Development) who will be able to discuss the potential options with you.

stewart.smith@cyclingtimetrials.org.uk

Thank you.  Your ongoing patience and support is very much appreciated.

 

6 January 2021

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE There are still a small number of CTT events to take place in 2020.  As no doubt everyone will be aware, the difficulties caused by Covid-19 continue and this continues to have an impact on organised sport.  This update provides a summary of what you can or cannot do so far as CTT events are concerned.  This will depend on the restrictions that affect the area where you live or where the event is to take place. New measures came into effect on 20 December 2020.  CTT events now have to be considered under the new local restrictions.  The restrictions vary depending on which country or in what area you are in. Wales The whole of Wales has now been placed under Alert Level 4. Under Alert Level 4, organised outdoor activities are not permitted.  Accordingly, there cannot be any time trials in Wales until such time as this situation changes.  Currently, it is not known when this will be. In addition, there are travel restrictions in place which mean that no-one from Wales should travel outside of Wales without a reasonable excuse.  Taking part in a CTT event would not be considered as a “reasonable excuse”. Alert level 4 | Sub-topic | GOV.WALES   England It is possible to hold a CTT event within the government restrictions as set out for Tiers 1, 2 and 3, although please see below.  Considerable care will be needed to ensure that there is no breach of the restrictions, particularly in Tier 3.  All organisers and/or promoting clubs will need to be confident that they can ensure strict compliance with the CTT Covid-19 risk assessment.  Technically, it may still be possible to run a CTT event within a Tier 4 area, although due to the speed with which the Covid-19 restrictions are evolving, CTT will not sanction any events that are either based in a Tier 4 area or where the meeting point for the start is based in a Tier 4 area.  This position will be reviewed for 2021.   Tier 4 areas No CTT events are sanctioned and events cannot take place.   Tier 3 areas No events will be sanctioned by CTT and cannot go ahead if it is based in a Tier 3 area, or the meeting point for the start is based in a Tier 3 area (this applies regardless of whether it is a Type A or Type B event). There is a limited exception to this in that Type B “club” events can be held, PROVIDED THAT everyone who competes in the event or helps out at the event, (whether that be a race official or otherwise), is from that same Tier 3 area.  People from Tier 1, Tier 2, any other Tier 3 area or a Tier 4 area must not attend the event. It is strongly recommended that if this exception is to be relied on, the event is kept to a small scale so as to make the event and compliance with the above easier to manage.   Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas If your event is based within a Tier 1 or Tier 2 area, under the government restrictions as they stand as at today’s date, your event can go ahead. Please be aware that the government restrictions provide that for people who live in a Tier 3 area, they should “avoid travelling to other parts of the UK, including for overnight stays other than where necessary, such as for work, education, youth services, to receive medical treatment, or because of caring responsibilities”.  That means no-one (whether that be competitors, race officials or anyone associated with the event) should travel to the event if they live in a Tier 3 area. No-one from a Tier 4 area should travel to the event.   Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance and support – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)   Scotland With effect from 26 December, most of Scotland will be in Covid Protection Level 4, with a minority of areas under Level 3.  Currently, outdoor non-contact sports are permitted within Levels 4 and 3. That means that CTT events can take place provided that there is strict compliance with the CTT Covid-19 risk assessment.  As stated on the Scottish government website, please note that physical distancing and good hygiene should always be observed. You must not travel into or out of Level 3 and 4 local authority areas, (which will include travel into England), except for essential reasons. Taking part in a CTT event would not be considered as an exceptional reason.   Coronavirus in Scotland – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)   Generally Events must not use roads that travel into a Tier 4 area. The onus to comply with the above restrictions is on the competitor and/or the person travelling to the event. In all cases, it is essential that the CTT Covid-19 risk assessment is complied with. Even in Tier 4, organised outdoor sport for under 18s and disabled people will be allowed.   If you are in doubt or have any questions, please contact Nick Sharpe –  National Secretary (Legal & Corporate) nick.sharpe@cyclingtimetrials.org.uk   Finally, thank you to everyone for the support and understanding throughout 2020.  It has been a difficult year.   Merry Christmas, and a happy New Year

This update relates to CTT events in England only.  It is understood that there are no remaining CTT events in Scotland or Wales in 2020.

New measures came into effect on 02 December 2020.  CTT events now have to be considered under the new local restriction tier system.  For details of which tier you are in, please see the government website https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-local-restrictions

Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas
If your event is based within a Tier 1 or Tier 2 area, under the government restrictions as they stand as at today’s date, your event can go ahead.   Please be aware that the government restrictions provide that for people who live in a Tier 3 area, they should “avoid travelling to other parts of the UK, including for overnight stays other than where necessary, such as for work, education, youth services, to receive medical treatment, or because of caring responsibilities”.  That means no-one (whether that be competitors race officials or anyone associated should travel to the event if they live in a Tier 3 area.

Tier 3 areas
The event will not be sanctioned by CTT and cannot go ahead if it is based in a Tier 3 area, or the meeting point for the start is based in a Tier 3 area (this applies regardless of whether it is a Type A or Type B event). There is a limited exception to this in that Type B “club” events can be held, PROVIDED THAT everyone who competes in the event or helps out at the event, (whether that be a race official or otherwise), is from that same Tier 3 area.  People from Tier 1, Tier 2 or any other Tier 3 areas must not attend the event. It is strongly recommended that if this exception is to be relied on, the event is kept to a small scale so as to make the event and compliance with the above easier to manage.

Generally
The onus to comply with the above restrictions is on the competitor and/or the person travelling to the event.

You must not socialise in groups of more than six people.  This is more stringent in a Tier 3 area.  Organised outdoor sport can continue, although in all cases, whether the event is to take place in a Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 area, it is essential that the CTT Covid-19 risk assessment is complied with.

It is anticipated that the next government review will be on 16 December 2020.  It is possible that the restrictions in your area (ie. the tier your area is in and/or the restrictions imposed) may change when that review is carried out.  CTT will continue to review and monitor the government advice.

If you have an event planned between now and 31 December 2020, and you are in doubt or have any questions, please contact Nick Sharpe –  National Secretary (Legal & Corporate) nick.sharpe@cyclingtimetrials.org.uk

HI all

I hope everyone is safe and  well and bearing up with the various levels of lockdown .