This event is a Buffalo Bicycling Club race. You must be a member to participate. To join, click here.

• You are allowed to do BBC Time Trials with the reduced-price “Group Ride and Cyclocross” Membership!

Event Rules:

Individual Time Trials are a race against the clock, just you and your fastest time against everyone else’s time.  There are two options for your bike: use your road bike as you would for a mass start road race (aka “Cannibal” style, named after famed European pro rider Eddy Merckx from the 1970s) or full aero category with a time trial bike with aero bars and solid disc wheels.  We are going to allow both types of bikes to compete in separate categories that will both count towards the BBC Sunday Series Standings.

• A Field  Road Bike
• A Field TT Bike
• B Field  Road Bike
• B Field  TT Bike

While in the past, we did not allow TT bikes to count towards the standings, we understand that some members have TT bikes, bike shops are interested in promoting TT bikes, and we want to show members just how much faster time trial bikes can be so you can get the most out of your individual effort!  Therefore, there will be 2 winners each for the A and B fields, each earning 15 points on down (according to the scoring below).  We are both promoting TT bikes while also not dis-incentivizing those who will be doing the event on a road bike from being at a time disadvantage towards the Sunday Series scoring.

Equipment allowed for each category

• Road Bike (aka Cannibal) Category
  • YES– Road bike, same as a mass start event, aero wheels of any depth, road helmets, and skinsuits
  • NO– solid disc wheels, clip-on aero bars, or TT helmets with a teardrop shape
• TT Bike Category
  • YES- Time Trial bike with aero bars, teardrop TT helmets, and solid rear disc wheels are all allowed.  Triathlon bike that is otherwise “UCI Illegal” is also allowed

Parking:

Park at GP50 NY, 2770 Long Rd, Grand Island, NY 14072

Course:

Click Here to View the Course Page.  An out-and-back 12.5 mile (20km) race against the clock!  Start at West River and Long Rd according to the start number you receive when you sign in.  Turnaround is at approximately 2435 Bush Rd, 6.25 miles down the Island.

What You Should Expect on Race Day:

1. Please plan to arrive 30-45 minutes early to get into your riding clothes and get your bike ready.  Get in a good warmup after signing in.
2. Write down your name on the sign-in sheet.  This will determine your start order, so pay attention to the start number and start time that you receive at sign-in.
3. At 6:30pm, the first rider will go off at the start line.  Make sure you arrive at the start line 5 minutes before your individual start time so you are not late.  If you are late to your start time, the clock starts whether you are there or not!
4. We will be recording everyone’s finish time to determine everyone’s results

Sunday Series Club Races Individual Scoring:

This race is part of the club’s two halves of the season with 4 races each. There will be an ‘A’ and ‘B’ field scored at each race, with additional separate scoring below. Points are awarded in each race by finishing place:

1st = 15 points

2nd = 14 points

3rd = 13 points

4th = 12 points

5th = 11 points

6th = 10 points

7th = 9 points

8th = 8 points

9th = 7 points

10th = 6 points

11th = 5 points

12th = 4 points

13th = 3 points

14th = 2 points

15th and after = 1 point

 

First and Second Half of the Season

The Sunday Series Club Racing season will be split into two halves for scoreboards reflecting a first half and second half of the season.  This allows for more focused leaderboard competition and a reset mid-season to start over to compete on a new leaderboard!

First half of the season will be:

• 4/13- Marilla Expansion
• 5/4- Grand Island Fireball Full Loop
• 5/29- Grand Island Individual Time Trial
• 6/1- Langford

Second half of the season will be:

• 7/14- Corfu Extension
• 8/7- Grand Island Individual Time Trial
• 8/24- Shero
• 9/7- Grand Island Fireball Full Loop

Your best 3 out 4 races for each of the two season halves will count towards your standing for each half-season.

 

Age Based Brackets for Sunday Series Racing

New in 2025, we are including a version of separate scoring for all age brackets!  In the A and B fields, you will race against everyone for points, but your points will be pulled out into separate leaderboards for your age bracket.  How does this work?  If a rider in the 35-44 age bracket gets 3rd place out of everyone racing, their 3rd place points will go towards the 35-44 age bracket competition.  This encourages aggressive racing because you have to compete against everyone to earn points, but also allows for everyone across the board to compete directly in your age group for final standings!

The age brackets for the 2025 BBC club races (both Sunday Series and Thursday Night Fireball Series) are:

• 24 and under
• 25-34
• 35-44
• 45-54
• 55+

Here’s an example of how it works.  Compete against everyone for points, then compare your points to your age bracket:

Marshalling a Race

We always need volunteers to score our races!  If you volunteer to be a scorer/timer for a Sunday Series club race yourself, you’ll get 10 points towards your Sunday Series standings at that race!  You can do this up to 2 times per season.  Sign up to marshal here.