Time Trialing & Road Racing
The Club has a long history of members participating in local and national Time Trialing events and the Club organizes an Open Event over 25 miles each year. There are currently a large number of members entering time trials over distances from 10 miles to 100 miles and events lasting 12/24 hours.
The Club is affiliated to the Cycling Time Trials (CTT).
The Club is able to offer coaching help and advice to members and there are opportunities for racing members to get together in the Club Room to discuss events, Equipment and other related issues. New members wishing to become involved in time trialing would be well advised to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge within the Club.
Road Racing is a mass start event with up to 60 competitors battling it out. Racing can take place on short closed circuits or 40+ miles on marshalled open roads. Competitors assembled in to groups depending on catogrised abilities. The Acme Cycle Club have always had members that competed in these type of competitions with much success.
Past members have gone on to ride in the Tour of Britain and the Commonwealth Games.
The Club affiliates to the British Cycling to allow members to compete in this discipline, and members currently ride local event in South Wales and further afield.