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Will Blackmore & Andrews defend Time Trial Titles?

September 21st, 2012 | Tags: BVI Cycling Federation Blackmore Andrews time trials
Orano Andrews won the 2011 Race in a time of 53.11 a full 1 minute 23 seconds ahead of Darel Christopher Junior. photo credit: file/VINO
Sally Blackmore finished 8th overall at the 2011 BVICF Time Trial , in 1:05.46 to take the Women’s title. photo credit: file/VINO
Sally Blackmore finished 8th overall at the 2011 BVICF Time Trial , in 1:05.46 to take the Women’s title. photo credit: file/VINO
Starting promptly at 7am the Riders will be started at one minute intervals and prize money will be given to the top 5 male riders and the top 2 female riders photo credit:BVICF
Starting promptly at 7am the Riders will be started at one minute intervals and prize money will be given to the top 5 male riders and the top 2 female riders photo credit:BVICF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Cycling Federation will be hosting it “National Time Trial Championship” on Saturday, September 29, 2012, from Palestina to Frenchman’s Cay and back.

Whilst Orano Andrews won the 2011 Race in a time of 53.11 a full 1 minute 23 seconds ahead of Darel Christopher Junior, Sally Blackmore finished 8th overall in 1:05.46 to take the Women’s title.

The organizers will be hoping for a better turn out for this event which follows the same route from Palestina to Frenchman’s Cay where the Riders will turn and head back to Palestina to complete one lap. Juniors and female riders will complete 1 lap/10.4 miles while all other riders will complete 2 laps/20.8 miles.

Registration will be held on the morning of the Race between 6:15 and 6:45, with bikes then fitted with electronic timing devices.

Starting promptly at 7am the Riders will be started at one minute intervals and prize money will be given to the top 5 male riders and the top 2 female riders

The Race also serves as a warm up for the Jason Bally Memorial / National Road Race Championship, which takes place the following day.

Robert Marsh from Antigua is the current Jason Bally champion having won the 2011, 62 mile, race in a time of 2 hours, 58 minutes and 23 seconds to take the victory to Antigua. Close behind him was the   Andrews who held on to Marsh throughout the course but succumbed seconds before the finish line.

Andrews will be defending his Men’s Title after securing a double in 2011 of both the National Road Race Champion and also the BVICF National Time Trial Championship. Sally Blackmore matched the feat in the Women’s division and will also be defending her title.

The course for this year’s race will be on the Western end of Tortola, starting from in front of the former Department of Information Service building. Riders will travel west on the main road and turn at the Towers junction where a cone will be placed and head back East. Riders will then go over the Manuel Reef Hill, return on the main road and continue around the Prospect Reef Roundabout, returning to the start/finish line for one lap or 12.4 miles. The elite & Masters Course will be (6) six laps or 74.4 miles. Juniors and women will be completing (4) four laps or 49.6 miles, and Fun Novice who will be doing (2) two laps or 24.8 miles.

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