Handicapped times applied to Round 5 (16 mile TT)
Ok, let's explain.
Take Linda for example. Round 5 - Linda's 16 mile time was 56:09. Everyone had a 10 mile equivalent worked out. In Linda's case that was 35:06.
At Round 4 Linda completed the 10 mile TT in a time of 42:29
If we "normalise" everyone's times to 20 minutes then Linda's handicap time would be 42:29 - 20:00 = 22:29
So for Round 5, we would subtract her handicap time (22:29) from her 10 mile time equivalent (35:06) and get 12:37. The difference in her handicap time was 7:23
This is an extreme case that would happen only for a newcomer to time trials.
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Let's take one of the regular Time Trialers, Chris.
At Round 4 Chris did his 10 mile TT in a time of 24:48. This would give him a handicap of 24:48 - 20:00 = 4:48.
Chris then busted himself at the 16 mile TT and completed the distance in 37:34, which would give him a 10 mile TT equivalent of 23:29
Taking his handicap away from his 10 mile TT equivalent would give Chris a time of 18:41 (23:29 - 4:48 = 18:41).
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If the rider has not completed a 10 mile TT this season to use as a base then their time is brought back to 20 minutes (this applied to Stephen W, Brendan D, Tommy D, Bernie, John McG and Kevin McD).
When everyone has had their handicapped times removed, we would rank them to see who was fastest, then apply the points.
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When you next set a 10 mile TT time, we would take an average of your 10 mile TT times to provide you with your time handicap.
E.g. If you set a 10 mile TT of 28:13 and then another one of 26:43 your handicap would be 27:28
The more 10 mile TTs you do, the more accurate the handicap will be.
You gain better points when you exceed your own handicap more than anyone else has exceeded their handicap.
