This year’s GHS Final, the national School’s Time Trial competition, will be held on Saturday 12th September starting at 9am. This year, the following Slipstreamers have qualified for the final:
- Josh Copley (riding for Willesden)
- Ieuan Woods (riding for Charlotteville)
- Savannah Hewson
- Jess Henning
- Jamie Wimborne
- Tom Portsmouth
- Nathan George
- Oisin Murphy
To give our riders the best possible support for this event, we will be bringing forward Septembers’s Time Trail practice to the morning of Saturday 5th September. All members will be welcome to take part at this session.
On Sunday 6th September, the riders selected above are invited to take part in a Reconnaissance ride of the course in preparation for the event. The format will be a group ride along the course, followed by a second (monitored) solo ride if conditions allow. For those wishing to take part, please meet at Wodson Park Leisure Centre, Wadesmill Road, Herts, SG12 0UQ at 9am sharp on Sunday. Please remember you will be on the public highway so please take adequate safety measures (rear lights, club kit, hi-viz highlights, etc.). If you have any questions, please let me know.
The course this year is rolling/flatish. The total elevation is less than 200 feet:
The course is also “out and back” meaning you ride for 5 miles from the start, turn back on yourself at the first roundabout, and race 5 miles back. Below is the route:
