prologue duo TT

competition details

As a prelude to the 2025 Granfondo Yunnan, we will have a Prologue Duo TT in Mangshi on Friday, 31 October. This Duo TT will NOT be part of the General Classification of GF Yunnan and should therefore be considered as a stand-alone or separate competition. 

A Duo TT is held in teams of two riders and in three categories: male, female and mixed. Many fans of professional cycling will remember the legendary Trofeo Baracchi that took place for 50 years in Italy until 1990. Nordic Ways would like to re-introduce this style of time trialling in the context of the Colourful Yunnan Granfondo Cycling Festival 2025. 

Timetable

We will have a maximum of 500 Duo TT teams, meaning a total of 1000 riders. There will be a 30-second interval between the start of teams. The whole Duo TT event will be concluded within 5 hours. Every hour we have a 5-minute break, from :55 to :00.  

Duo TT Race Timetable:

  • 11:00 - 11:55 : Group A

  • 12:00 - 12:55 : Group B 

  • 13:00 - 13:55 : Group C

  • 14:00 - 14:55 : Group D

  • 15:00 - 15:30 : Group E

End of Competition at 16:00. 

Regulations

Default competition regulations for GF Yunnan apply also for the DUO TT, except for these specific TT regulations below:

  1. [TO BE CONFIRMED, SUBJECT TO APPROVED TT COURSE!]: Bike Types: it is ALLOWED to use specific TT bicycles for the DUO TT, but no E-Bikes.

  2. Start List: the final start list will be communicated and distributed at least 3 days before the competition. 

  3. Participants MUST keep their start time spot and check-in at the start venue at least 15 minutes before their scheduled start time. We will not accept any excuse for being late, nor will we enter into a discussion about it. If you arrive too late, you will be marked in the result list as a DNS (Did Not Start)

  4. Timing interval: there will be a 30 second interval between two two teams at the start 

  5. TT drafting rule: drafting behind another team is not permitted. In other words: no wheel sucking!  Referees will monitor participants along the course and can assign yellow or red cards to participants. Penalties for participants disobeying the TT drafting rule are as follows:

        1. 1 Yellow Card = 10 minutes penalty time

        2. 2 Yellow Cards = 1 Red Card = Disqualification from the race result (DQ)

  6. Start procedure: riders of a team should start side-by-side on the start ramp

  7. Finish time: the time of the second rider of a team across the finish line counts for the race result

  8. Duo TT Protocol: two team riders can work together throughout the race but must cross the finish line within 2 seconds of each other. If the second rider finishes more than 2 seconds after the first rider, a penalty time will be applied as follows:

            1. 2 - 5 seconds: 1 minute time penalty

            2. 5- 10 seconds: 2 minute time penalty 

            3. More than 10 seconds: DQ