Timing Ireland offers the complete technical equipment for carrying out road bicycle races or stage races. The start is effected by an electronic start gun. For criterium a lap counter is placed at the finish line.
The display boards are fastened to the escort vehicle. It is favourable to use two displays so that one can be seen from ahead and one from behind.
In the finish a photocell stops the time and controls the recording of the photo finish and ID camera.
At the finish cross bar two display boards can be fastened, one for showing the running time and one the time difference.
In case the start is not within sight of the finish but just a few 100 m away, a speech connection between both can be installed. For stage races, where the finish is many kilometres away from the start, the photo finish system should be separately synchronised with a synchronised timing device.
Timing Ireland offers the complete technical equipment for time trials. The start clock helps regulating the starting procedure. The time is effectively started by a contact stripe at the start. At the finish the timing device is stopped by a photocell. In case the start is nearby the finish, a headset can be installed for communication between starter and timer. We recommend to position a person with a further headset at about 300 m ahead of the finish to announce the incoming racers.
Track Cycling
Timing Ireland can offer the complete technical equipment for carrying out track cycling events may they be large or small. This ranges from simple training systems to complete systems for major events.
All accessories are also available e.g. starting machines, starting display boards with countdown and cabling solutions.
CycleStart is a multi use system especially developed for track cycling. For all events with an electronic countdown (e.g. pursuit) it is used as start countdown. The display board counts down from 50 seconds to zero supported by a countdown horn. The CycleStart can be used as lap counter and backup timing system for all races.
The CycleStart includes the complete connection boxes for the timing. This means that at all strategically important places a distributor box is placed in order to connect timing devices, displays, etc. Since the cable lengths may vary a lot depending on the track, the cables are not included in the system but we can provide them in custom- made lengths.
Mountain Biking
Mountain biking can generally be broken down into multiple categories: cross country, trail riding, all mountain (also referred to as “Enduro”), downhill, freeride and dirt jumping.
The start is effected by a photocell or a contact band. The startclock at the start makes sure that the starting intervals are adhe- red to. For triggering the photocell or contact band and for communication with the finish a cable adapter LA5 is recommended. At the finish a photocell stops the time of the timing device and controls the display board.
The start is effected by a start gun. For counting the laps a lap counter is positioned at the finish line. At the finish, a photocell stops the time of the timing device and controls the recording of the photo finish. A display board shows the running time.
BMX Racing
BMX racing is an off-road bicycle race with special BMX bikes. The races are sprint races on off-road race tracks. The race levels rank from regional to international and even olympic.
