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Road Track Cyclo-‐Cross Road Track Cyclo-­‐cross Timekeeper Course Manual Kevin MacCuish Wayne Pomario Michael Shea Sandy Harrison ©2010 Kevin MacCuish, Cycling BC Contents Module 1: Preparing to be the Timekeeper at a Race ................................................................................. 6 Lesson 1: The Role of Timekeepers and res other Commissai .................................................................. 6 Commissaires – Referees for Cycling Events........................................................................................ 6 Skills and Knowledge Need You to Work as a Timekeeper.................................................................. 6 Administrative Structure of Cycling ..................................................................................................... 7 Training and Certification Process for Road, o Track, and Cycl -­‐cross Commissaires ............................ 7 Lesson 2: Cycling and Timekeeping Terminology .................................................................................... 9 Lesson – 1 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ............................................................. 9 Lesson 3: Personal Equipment Need to work as a Timekeeper ............................................................. 15 Lesson – 2 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 15 Lesson 4: Timing Requirements for Different Cycling Events ................................................................ 16 Lesson – 3 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 16 Timing Requirements for One-­‐Day Races .......................................................................................... 17 Rulebook Review ............................................................................................................................... 18 Rulebook Review ............................................................................................................................... 18 Timing Requirements for Road Stage Races ...................................................................................... 20 Rulebook Review ............................................................................................................................... 20 Lesson 5: Common Time Notation ......................................................................................................... 21 Lesson – 4 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 21 Lesson 6: The Difference between “Time of Day” and “Elapsed Time” ................................................. 22 Time of Day ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Elapsed Time .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Lesson – 5 Points or f Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 22 Lesson – 6 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 22 Module 2: Using Stopwatches ................................................................................................................... 23 Lesson 1: Types of Stopwatches and Basic Stopwatch Operation ......................................................... 23 Stopwatches, Elapsed Time and Time of Day .................................................................................... 23 Choosing a Stopwatch ........................................................................................................................ 23 Where to Buy a Stopwatch ................................................................................................................ 24 2 Basic Stopwatch Operation ................................................................................................................ 24 Lesson 2: Operating More than One Stopwatch.................................................................................... 29 How to Synchronize Two or more Stopwatches ................................................................................ 29 Lesson – 1 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 29 Watch and Body Positioning – 1 Watch ............................................................................................. 30 Watch Positioning – 2 Watches (Primary & Backup) ......................................................................... 30 Recording Times on a Timing Log or Record Sheet............................................................................ 31 Lesson – 2 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 31 Lesson 3: Stopwatch Maintenance ........................................................................................................ 33 Stopwatch Batteries ........................................................................................................................... 33 Printing Stopwatches ......................................................................................................................... 33 Lesson – 3 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 33 Module 3: Basic Time Calculations ............................................................................................................ 34 Lesson 1: Review of Time Mathematics................................................................................................ 34 Adding Times ..................................................................................................................................... 34 Subtracting Times .............................................................................................................................. 37 Converting Hours, Minutes and Seconds to Hours and imal Fractions of Hours (Dec Format) .......... 40 Calculating a entage Perc of a Time .................................................................................................... 40 Using Microsoft Excel to perform Time Calculations......................................................................... 41 Lesson – 1 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 44 Module 4: Managing Timing Operations ................................................................................................... 45 Lesson 1: Timekeeper Positioning ......................................................................................................... 45 Road Time Trials ................................................................................................................................ 45 Circuit Road Races (including Criteriums) .......................................................................................... 45 Point-­‐to-­‐Point Road Races ................................................................................................................. 45 Cyclo-­‐cross Races ............................................................................................................................... 46 Track Races ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Lesson – 1 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 46 Lesson 2: When to Record Times in a Race ........................................................................................... 47 Exceptions .......................................................................................................................................... 48 Rulebook Review – When the Finish Occurs...................................................................................... 48 When Times are Taken in Races ........................................................................................................ 49 3 Lesson 3: Managing Timing Operations during a Race .......................................................................... 50 Calculate Average Speed ................................................................................................................... 50 Lesson – 2 Points for Review and Performance Expectations ........................................................... 50 Predict the Finish Time Given a Distance and Average Speed ........................................................... 51 Determining the Distance Covered Given Time and Pace ................................................................ 52 Determining the Number Laps of Remaining .................................................................................... 53 Cyclo-­‐cross Lap Time Table ................................................................................................................ 54 Timing Operations during Track Races .................................................................................................. 55 Flying 200m ........................................................................................................................................ 56 Other Time s Trial on the Track ......................................................................................
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