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This help page covers

  1. What is the CTT | Timing (đź”—)
  2. Why Use the CTT | Timing (đź”—)
  3. Configuring the CTT | Timing (đź”—)
  4. Adding riders to the event (đź”—)
  5. Accessing CTT | Timing (đź”—)
  6. Using CTT | Timing (đź”—)
  7. The Results Board (đź”—)
  8. Applying Results from CTT | Timing (đź”—)
  9. Step-by-step guide: adding riders to club events (đź”—)

 

1. What is the CTT | Timing? 

The CTT | Timing is a web app to help timekeepers and organisers run time trial events more smoothly. It replaces the need for synchronised stopwatches by allowing timekeepers to simply tap their phones or tablets at key moments. The app does all the timing calculations and updates the results automatically — live, as the event happens. 

The app can be used with a phone, tablet, or laptop — though phones and tablets are ideal for use out on the course.

💡 All the screens are connected online and update in real time. This means as soon as someone taps a time, it’s instantly reflected across all the other screens — including the Results Board. A mobile phone signal is required for everything to stay in sync.

‼️To use it, all riders must be registered on the CTT system, have a valid rider profile and have a start time on the event's start list. If necessary, this can all be achieved using a phone right before the start of the event.

This document covers the screens ready to use for individual events.

 

2. Why use CTT | Timing?

  • đź•’ No stopwatch syncing needed

  • 👆 Just tap — the app handles the rest

  • đź”— All screens are linked and update in real time

  • đź“Š Instant, accurate results with live positions, visible to anyone with access to the app

  • 📱 Simple to use on phones or tablets out on the course

 

3. Configuring CTT | Timing

Before using CTT | Timing, it must be enabled and configured for the event by the organiser. From the event's admin page (🔗), available to event administrators only, select Timing & Results Setup as shown below

You will be presented with a popup window asking a series of questions, shown right. Check the CTT | Timing enabled box.

CTT | Live Setup allows you to configure the Results Board (🔗)

The other boxes may be left blank if not relevant to your event. Number of Splits allows you to optionally record spit times, i.e. timekeepers at one or more points along the course recording intermediate times as riders pass by. Leave blank if your event does not use them.

Note also Number of Laps. More on this below (đź”—)

The setup screen also allows organisers to add Timing Administrators. Timekeepers must be allocated here to enable them to have access to the event's timing screens. They must be registered users.

 

4. Adding Riders to the event

To use CTT | Timing, all riders:

Please see appendix (đź”—) below for a step-by-step guide explaining how to achieve this

 

5. Accessing CTT | Timing 

Organisers may access CTT | Timing via the Timing & Results set up button shown in the screen above, or as shown here for timekeepers. Named Timing Administrators access CTT | Timing for their events from the website's homepage www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk (🔗). Hover over (or tap on a phone) My Account and select CTT | Timing. If you are timekeeping an event and cannot access it, please ask the organiser to add you as a Timing Administrator as explained above. 

 

6. Using CTT | Timing

This section focuses on the following four screens accessed via the menu screen shown far right.

The Results Board (đź”—) will be explained in the next section.

Entry and Sign On screens will be added as part of a future release. The Clock screen displays time of day in hh:mm:ss.t format.

Important: Before use, please set screen brightness and volume on your device to high.

On entering CTT | Timing, you will first be asked to select an event (shown right), which will then take you to the app's menu screen for that event (shown far right).

   6.1 Start Control

The Start Control screen helps you start riders accurately at 30-second or one-minute intervals, according to how the Start List is configured.

To enter Start Control, tap the button and select Enable Start Timer. The app will announce "Timer Started" and start counting down to the start time of your event. At event-start time, it starts counting down to the set-off time of the first rider. 

The app audibly announces the next rider by name and includes a large visual countdown timer and an audible countdown: “30 seconds”, “15 seconds”, “10… 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… GO!”

‼️The timer uses time-of-day so riders must start at the actual times specified on the start sheet — the app tracks each rider’s official start time from that point.

   6.2 Split Control

If you want to capture split times during the event (for example, at a halfway point or at key climbs), the app allows you to do this with minimal effort.

Before the race, the organiser configures (🔗) how many splits they want.

During the race, a marshal at the split point simply taps the rider's number on the screen as they pass by. The clock time is recorded on the right of the screen and the rider's split time is recorded with their number as shown.

Split times are different from Lap times for multi-lap events, which are recorded by the finish controller as explained below (đź”—)

S1 - indicates split time 1; S2 - indicates split time 2, etc.

The app records that time and simultaneously updates the Results Board (đź”—) automatically.

 6.3 Finish Control

The Finish Control screen allows for accurate timing, even when riders finish close together.

Here’s how it works:

  1. As each rider crosses the line, the timekeeper taps the running timer, bottom right (see screens below). This creates a list of finish times on screen — in the order they occurred. Rider's numbers turn from white to blue to indicate there are times waiting to be assigned to riders. If you are using a device with a keyboard, tapping the spacebar achieves the same. If the timer was tapped accidentally, the time can be cleared.

  2. The timekeeper then assigns each time to the correct rider by tapping the rider’s number.

This approach means:

  • The times are recorded as they happen, with minimal delay.
  • The timekeeper can take a few extra seconds to work out which rider crossed in what order, without losing accuracy.
  • You don’t need to subtract start times manually — the app does the calculation and shows the rider’s final time automatically.

The screens below show an example:

  • Riders 1 and 2 have already finished; their times are shown on the first screen.
  • Riders 4,3 and 5 cross the line, in quick succession, in that order. The timekeeper taps the running timer, bottom right (yellow arrow 1), as each rider finishes.
  • Times (i.e. time of day) are recorded as 16:10:41.7; 16:19:43.3 and 16:19:44.7 respectively as shown in the middle screen (they can be cancelled by tapping the red X). Rider numbers turn blue to indicate numbered buttons are active and times need to be allocated.
  • The timekeeper then allocates those times to each rider by tapping the appropriate button: 4, 3 and then 5 in this example (yellow arrow 2).
  • The riders finish times are then calculated and the buttons are updated as shown on the right-hand screen. The buttons turn white to indicate times have been allocated, ready for you to record riders 6 and 7 when they cross the line.

The Results Board (🔗))  is simultaneously updated as each finish time is allocated.

Lap Times for multi-lap events are recorded by the finish timekeeper exactly as described above for finish time. Each time a rider crosses the line, the finish timekeeper assigns them their lap time. The process is repeated according to the number of laps set when the timing app is configured (🔗) for the event. The final time assigned is the rider's finish time. 

6.4 Event Control

At any time during or after the event, the organiser and timekeepers may access the Event Control screen to apply or amend the time or status attributed to a rider as shown below. In the example shown, rider 6 is a DNF. Tap "6" then "DNF" which updates the number button as shown on the right-hand screen. The Results Board is simultaneously updated. Incorrectly recorded times may also be amended in this way using the number pad shown on the middle screen.

 

7. The Results Board

The Results Board screen shows the current standings, live, as the event progresses.

  • It works on phones and tablets but looks best on a laptop or projector — ideal for use at race HQ for example.
  • Every time a rider's split or finish time is recorded, the board updates instantly.
  • It calculates:
    • Actual ride times (start to finish)
    • Current positions (1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.)
    • It displays both overall result and result by category as shown below
    • The layout and number of positions shown (top 3 in this case) are configurable via the settings button, bottom right (yellow arrow)

There’s no need for spreadsheets, calculators, or synchronised stopwatches — the app does it all for you.

 

8. Applying Results from CTT | Timing 

Results recorded by the app, as displayed on the Results Board, can be uploaded to the event at the click of a button. Before doing so, please make any corrections needed via Event Control (🔗)

Locate the admin page for your event and select Results as explained in parts 1 and 2 of this Knowledge Base article (đź”—)

Confirm course, distance and total number of riders and then select Import Results

You will be asked to confirm that you want to import from the app. Once imported you will have the option to review and amend if required. Amendments must be made via the app's Event Control (🔗) and a re-import from the CTT | Timing.

Once you are ready, click the Publish Results button to apply results to your event on the main website and email them to riders.

 

9. Appendix - Guide to adding riders to club events at sign-on

  • Rider Registration

Riders not registered with Cycling Time Trials must do so when they sign on. This takes a few minutes and can be done on a phone. From the homepage, www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk, click Login and select Create Account. More detail here (🔗)

  • Creating a valid Rider Profile

In order for a rider's entry to pass validation, he/she must have completed certain details within their rider profile. To do so, they should click My Account from the home page and select My Rider Profile, then complete all the details. If they have no third-party insurance, or don't remember the details, they should enter 'none'.  More detail here (🔗)

  • Creating manual entries

The organiser must ensure all riders have entered or have been entered into the event. Online entries will already be complete. The organiser must add any new entries manually as the riders sign on (after they have registered and completed their rider profiles). To add manual entries, access your event's admin page and select Entries, then Add Entry. More detail here (🔗)

  • Handling withdrawals

Any online entries that cannot make the event should either withdraw their entry themselves or have their entry rejected by the organiser. To reject an entry, access your event's admin page and select Entries, check the box next to the rider's name and select Actions ➜ Reject

  • Creating a provisional Start List

Once all entries are in, the organiser must create a provisional start list. CTT | Live uses this to populate the buttons in Event Control (🔗). Go to your event’s Admin Page and select Start List. Apply rider numbers directly in the grid. Start times are calculated automatically. For example, if the event has a start time of 19:00, and you have selected riders to set off at one-minute intervals (the default), then rider 1 will set off at 19:01; rider 2 at 19:02 etc. More detail here (🔗). You do not need to finalise the start list

You can still reject no-shows, add new manual entries and reorder riders by editing the start list provided it hasn’t been finalised, and you’ve followed prerequisite steps above

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