08 June 2008 - Mauri Kautto Memorial Teams’ Time Trial - Grafton, NSW

Please find information and entry forms for this year’s Mauri Kautto Memorial Teams’ Time Trial being run by the Grafton club on Sunday, 8^th June 2008.

This is a popular 100k time trial for teams of five riders (four to finish) on an out and back undulating course; fifty kilometers each way from Grafton along the Casino road and back.  The start/finish line is in Turf Street which becomes the Casino Road as it leaves town, adjacent to the Grafton Olympic Pool.

The Teams Time Trial has been held each year for over twelve years and is growing in popularity.  There were over twenty teams in three categories last year and we paid $3000 in prize money.

The event is for open, mixed gender, masters’ and ladies’ categories.  To be viable a category has to have three teams entered.  Mixed gender must have at least two ladies in the team, both of whom must finish. The ladies’ event will be approximately 75 kilometres by request from interested competitors but would need three teams of four or five riders (four to finish) to be held.

Flyer One - http://www.goldcoastcats.com/flyers/MKM_Flyer.pdf

Flyer Two - http://www.goldcoastcats.com/flyers/MKM_Flyer-2.pdf

Entry Form - http://www.goldcoastcats.com/flyers/MKM_entry_form.pdf

There is an additional $100 prize for the team riding closest to its nominated time and if the fastest team on the day also breaks the course record (2hrs-17mins-43 secs) there is a $1000 bonus in addition to first prize money. First prize in open category will be $750-00 and in other categories, $500..

There is a “pluggers” prize” and to qualify for this a team has to take over three hours.  The winner is drawn from a “hat” of all teams taking longer than three hours.  There are often side wagers between club teams or even teams within clubs to add interest to the day.  The concept provides for rank amateurs and for A grade elite riders.

The ride is conducted under the rules of Cycling NSW.  Line entries are accepted but we would prefer to know well ahead the names of teams and their nominated time as we try to seed the teams so that each team is “chasing” a slower team.

Teams will be dispatched at three or five minute intervals depending on the number of entries.

Teams may have a team car following but the number of escort cars per team is restricted to one with a driver and one passenger permitted.