2-up time trials in which Team Grumpy has competed. These fall into two categories: The Duo Normand and UK CTT time trials.
Duo Normand
Article Count: 18The Duo Normand is the main focus for Team Grumpy. Run annually in September/October, it's a 2-up team time trial that attracts a large number of teams drawn from local clubs, from the UK (especially the Channel Islands), and from the rinks of the Elite UCI-registered teams.
Team Grumpy rode in the Duo Normand from 2003 to 2019 (except in 2007).
The appearance of Covid-19 in 2020 lead to the cancellation of the 2020 event, and the Duo Normand has not restarted since (as of 2023). There was an odd event which paired a short run and a short 2-up time trial in May 2022, but this didn't seem to attract much interest.
Team Grumpy still hope that the Duo Normand will reappear on the calendar of events!
CTT 2-up Time Trials
Article Count: 15Reports of Team Grumpy's rides in UK-based 2-up team time trials.
We usually aim to ride at least one domestic 2-up each season, focussing on the Port Talbot Wheelers 2-up '25' usually held in early March. However, we did not start the 2020 event owing to copious amounts of standing water on the course and shortly after that Covid-19 struck, and almost all timetrialling ceased for the rest of 2020. We entered, but did not start, in 2022 owing to family cicrumstances.