Originally Posted by
TMonk
So I'm going to offer an unpopular counter opinion (in this country) in that I think there should be more TT opportunities, not less. It's a really neat discipline that rewards attention to detail, experimentation and a spirit of continual improvement. I wish we had a thriving TT scene like they do in the UK. TT is a totally different discipline than road and really neat IMO.
TT for weekend warriors is mostly the tri-guys that will all be Cat 5 because they have ZERO road race or crit starts and can never be Cat 4 or higher. Some of these guys are very strong and will eat the lunch of a new racer attempting to add TT to their race schedule. The best way for a new racer to get their feet wet in TT is to enter an omnium where there is also a road race and a crit to keep the tri-guys out.