The road race is a ‘bunch’ event that take place over a pre-determined lap or laps with vehicular marshals marking the nose and the tail of a race.
A specialist branch of road racing, time trials pits the riders, one-by-one, against a course of a predetermined length in an against-the-clock test. Time trials come in a number of different distances where riders try to complete the longest distance in the prescribed time.
Thousands of people will be travelling from all corners of the globe to Scotland and to Glasgow during August, when the Glasgow 2018 European Championships takes place as well as Edinburgh’s world famous Festival programme, so it’s a good idea to book early.