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Section 15

Event Team will trial three Suppliers of Electronic Timing Equipment and seek to have 8 Transponder/Odometers installed permanently at 8 popular KOM Climbs as a motivation to Interested Adult KOM Climbers

The Annual KOM Challenge Series requires timing equipment to measure, rank and publish to the internet (in performance reports) each Abled Climber's  Age Division  KOM Climb Time and Disabled  Climber's KOM Climb Time up a hill between 3km and 10km from Start to the KOM/Finish. 

 

 

Cell B11 in '1st Semi-Final' worksheet in the Financial Model shows that each Climber will commence his/her Climb in 1 minute starting intervals. There will be up to 20 Cyclists in each Age Division, and about 80 KOM Climbers (from 420 Qualifiers or 100 in Disabled Category) competing on each Semi Finals day and Disabled Category Final's Day.

 

Because each Climber commences 1 min apart, the Start Zone and Finish Zone, known as the Detection Loop, to read the Transponder/Odometer on each bicycle needs to be only be 3m wide.  As the Detection Loop will pick-up the Transponder up to 1m above the Detection Loop, the mounting bracket needs to be fitted to the lower horizontal section in the small triangle near the rear wheel of each bicycle which is a simple task.

 

 

In order to motivate KOM Climbers it is proposed to pursue the installation of 8 fixed/permanent Transponders/Odometers at the below popular KOM Climbs, whereupon Climbers could purchase a ID Micro Chip for a few dollars so that Climbers climbs up these KOM Climbs would automatically be logged and appear at www.KOMpm.com

 

            North
            Bobbin Head Tourist Information Building to Kalkari Reserve - 3.25km

            Berowra Marina to Koppers Log, Berrilee - 3.4km

            Cherro Point Rd to Mt. White sign - 7.6km

            Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky café - 3.85km

            West
            Old Razorback Rd to Mt Hercules Rd - 4.2km

            Razorback Mountain from Menangle - 5km

            South

            Audley Weir to Artillery Hill Gibraltar - 2.65km

            McKell Ave to Waterfall - 4.2km

Just as young children get a 'buzz" out of receiving a ribbon in recognition of running a race at Little As, adults get just as big a kick out of showing their mates their KOM Climb Times and comparing against their mates and their own previous Climb Times to appraise their improvement. Paul aka Prague who occasionally rides with Muggaccinos automatically logged his climb time up the world's most famous ascent, Alpe d'Huez.

Paul has climbed the revered Alpe d'Huez six times, the first being in 1990 when he clocked 1:10.  His fastest time as shown on the official website Alpe d'Huez called TimToo is 58 min 50 sec which Prague automatically registered with a micro chip on his 6th climb in late August this year, at 58 year's young.

#113 Klempfner Paul 1949 Boundary Riders Sydney 25.08.2007 58' 50'' 17' 25''

 

Below are files provided by the Australian Distributor of

*         AMT i-t

*         AMBit ChipX Decoder with Cabling, Transponders  -  Pricing

*         ChipX Technical Spec

*         TSB Info

 

Other URLs

*        Tissot Timing

*        Swiss Timing