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How to… marshal a time trial

If you’re a member of a traditional club, unless you’re a very skilled shirker you will inevitably be forced to marshal at a time trial.

This is an age-old cycling activity, so you should do your best to enjoy it. You’ll get issued with a day-glovest, and a time and a location at which to marshal. The time will be calculated on the assumption that

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