Sturgess Trophy Explained !!!!!!!

For rides done in the summer 10 TT
series only, handicap times are
calculated and a finishing order
produced for each time trial. The
winner, after the order is calculated
takes 10 points, second place receives
9 and so on. Cyclists finishing 10th
11th,12th….receive 1 point. The points
gained are added up weekly to maintain
a League Table with the best 10 scores
counting. The league winner takes the
Sturgess Trophy.

The handicap is 24 minutes subtracted
from the best race time in the current and
previous seasons.

The handicap time is the event actual
race time with the handicap subtracted
from it.

For cyclists with no previous time for
this or last season, the event actual
time is taken as the best for future
rides and 1 point is awarded.

So if a rider has a best of 28 minutes,
their handicap is 4 minutes (28.00
minus 24.00). The rider achieves
27.50 in an evening timetrial then
his handicap time achieved, to
be compared with other riders
is 27.40 minus 4 minutes giving
23.50.

A rider having a best of 23 minutes,
has a handicap of minus 1 minute.
if he achieves 23.30 in a time trial, 
then his handicap time is 23.30 plus
his handicap time, giving 24.30.