News & Features

Welcome to the first of a series of bulletins to inform all riders and those interested in cycling to keep abreast of what is happening within the Teesside district and surrounding areas. 

2022 Teesside Competitions:  The 2022 awards have now been engraved and will be distributed in the coming weeks.

Teesside Competitions & Open Events:  The 2023 open event and competition booklet which details the local competitions, together with the events programme has been emailed to all district CTT website users, clubs & organizers and has also been posted on various cycling orientated Facebook pages

2023 Open Events:  They are now available on the Cycling Time Trial’s website, as well as our local district website.  The events are also printed in the 2023 CTT Handbook, priced at £16 (incl p&p) which also, in addition to all the national records and championship winners, includes the rules and regulations under which the CTT operates.

Teesside Courses:  All Teesside approved course descriptions are included in the district course booklet, a copy of which has been emailed to all district users of the CTT website, clubs & organizers and has also been posted on various cycling orientated Facebook pages

New for 2023: A series of new events and road bike competitions have been introduced for the forthcoming season.

Darlington CC are organizing a hill climb on Brussleton Bank, near West Auckland on Sunday 19th March

Ferryhill Wheelers CC are organizing a 20 mile Sporting Course (SPOCO) event on 15th April, on a new circular course near Scorton, North Yorkshire.

2023 RTTC National Closed Circuit Championship on Sunday 8th October on the Croft Motor Racing Circuit.

Competitions:   In each of the Best All Rounder competitions and also in the SPOCO series, there will be separate awards for the time trial and road bike categories.

2023 Hill Climb Championship: On Sunday 24th September, Cleveland Wheelers CC hill climb on Ingleby Greenhow Bank, will include the individual 2023 Teesside Hill Climb Championship.

2023 Road Bike League:  The Teesside District are organizing an additional competition in 2023. 
With increased interest in the use of road bikes in time trials, and to encouraging everyone with a road bike to participate in 2 x 10 mile & 2 x 25mile time trials on Teesside courses.  There is the opportunity to enter the season long competition which also includes the 5 Croft Wednesday evening events plus the VTTA Closed Circuit Northern Time Trial Championship and the CTT National Closed Circuit Time Trial Championship. A total of 17 counting events.

Details of all these competitions can be found in the 2023 open event and competition booklet.

2023 Croft Wednesday Summer Time Trial Series:  Dates have now been finalized for the series to be held at the Croft Motor Racing Circuit, just south of Darlington.  The dates are:

                                                         Wednesday 12th April

                                                         Wednesday 10th May

                                                         Wednesday 21st June

                                                         Wednesday 19th July

                                                         Wednesday 09th August

You can enter on the night or if a registered user of CTT online entry system by using that platform.

The 21 June event includes the VTTA Northern closed circuit 10ml championship, which again is an open event which requires pre-entry. (No entry on the line)  This event is open to both VTTA members and non members who are over the age of 40 years old.

The 9th August Event includes the Northern Juvenile/Junior Championship, which is open to all riders that are classified as juveniles or juniors.  All juvenile/junior riders who compete during the evening’s event will be eligible for awards.  No special entry is required.  Just turn up and register or pre-enter via CTT website.

Club Events:  Application forms for 2023 club events have been distributed to all 2022 club event organizing clubs, so look out for further bulletins which will confirm those clubs who are actively organizing club events in 2023.  Any other club/team who wish to organize club events in the forthcoming season, please do not hesitate to contact the writer who will forward all the relevant information.  Please remember that only those events and courses submitted and approved by the Teesside district committee will be covered by the Cycling Time trials insurance.

If you require any further information regarding the any of the information contained in this bulletin, please do not hesitate to contact the writer

Gavin Russell

Teesside District Secretary

gavin_russell@hotmail.co.uk                                                                                    26 January 2023