CCC Fall 2025 10K Time Trial Series
When? Four bi-weekly Saturday Mornings in October & November (to allow participation in regularly-scheduled Saturday rides and Spaghetti 100).
Where? Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park, 7502 Natural Bridge Road, Tallahassee FL 32305
Who? Open to all CCC members
How Much to Enter? Nada, but there’s a one-time $5.00 parking fee, payable directly to the State Park system, to help support Florida State Parks for the entire 4-date series.
What do I get out of it? Home-made, grassroots friendly competition & camaraderie. An opportunity to develop or improve time trialing skills and to experience a “sportive” side of cycling.
Wait, so no prizes?
Uh, well…define “prizes”. In addition to getting the opportunity to put on yer best game face, there will be free food and drink.
But even though there are no prizes, there will still be a ranking and classification format. Hey, most agree that the real fun is being able to match times to previous efforts* and to your fellow riders’ times. (*…if you’ve ridden these before)
(See “The Fine Print” for more details)
How do I enter?
- Log in to your member account. Click on the “Register Now” button.
(There’s no “Register Now” button, until you log in.).
- You only have to register for one event to be registered for the series.
- Registration closes on Thursdays at 5 pm.
- Just Ride any or all of the four Saturdays.
Questions, suggestions, pre-event disappointments? Contact: Ken Schilling at kenrschilling@gmail.com
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The Fine Print:
• Since club-provided rider insurance is required, you’ll need to be a CCC member to register and ride. Not a member? Please go to https://cccyclists.org/content.aspx?page_id=60&club_id=105555 to sign up as a member and join to receive this and other benefits. (…think of it as an entry fee with “other benefits”)
• Park in the lot “West” of the restrooms and put the parking fee in the brown “Iron Ranger” drop box. Please be a good citizen and don’t leave trash or yer sweaty gloves behind.
• The course/timing will likely be longer/shorter/slower/faster than what’s shown on yer devices. It is what it is and all results are final.
• The course is open to motor traffic without law enforcement traffic control or volunteer traffic wardens. Just like any club ride, you’ll be responsible for your own safety. Please be alert and aware of what’s going on around you.
• You’ll get a “10K Start-Results Sheet” (starting order, finish times) by email before & after each event.
“Ranking & Classification Format” details:
You are free to ride any or all of the four events. Your finish time in the first event you ride (either 10/4, 10/18 or 11/1) will “rank” you in one of these four brackets:
Minutes:Seconds
14:00 - 16:59
17:00 - 18:59
19:00 - 21:59
22:00+
- In each bracket, there’s a Female/Male "One Event Fastest Time" category and a Female/Male “Most-Improved Time” category.(…No “ageism” but classification by performance.)
- Riding any event will qualify for "One Event Fastest Time", but to qualify for “Most-Improved Time”, you’re stuck riding all four.
- “Most-Improved Time”, is the better of any of the other three finish times compared to your week 1 finish time.
- Ebikes are welcome, but if you crave world domination, you’re out of luck. An Ebike will qualify you only in the “Most-Improved Time” category.