We hope to run the Team event starting the in the next League. League 4.
The event will not need any extra rides from the riders who sign up.
Only riders who sign up will be included in the team event.
The Teams will expect riders in their team to ride every round.
Please if you sign up respect your other team members and make the effort to
ride at least once every round.
Riders who do not ride in a round will get a time.
This will be the time of the slowest rider in that round PLUS 30 seconds.
All riders will count for every round.
Teams will be of mixed ability and mixed trainers. Everyone in the Team can make
a difference.
How are the Teams made up?
I thought about making the teams up of regions or countries but this would not
make for a good competition.
I decided to make it mixed ability for a good competition.
Also it keeps the rivalry that a few riders have to some extent.
More importantly riders in a team would get to know the other members of the
team
Even if it just creates interest in their rides.
I sometimes wonder if the top riders take notice of what is happening in the
lower part of the pond and if the slower riders take any notice of the riders
times in the middle.
In a team of mixed ability you will look to see how your team mates are doing
and hopefully encourage them to greater efforts.
Teams will be allowed to grow. When there are 4 riders waiting they will be
allocated a team this will be done to try to keep the balance. This can happen
only on the first two rounds of a new league. After the fist two rounds are
complete riders wanting to joining a team will have to wait until the next
league.