CYCLING Time Trials, at its National Council meeting in Derby, agreed to continue its joint promotion of the British Time Trial Championships with British Cycling despite the fact that this would mean hard shell helmets being compulsory for all competitors.

BC had raised concerns that, as the elite men?s and women?s events carry UCI ranking points, the events should be run under UCI rules including the use of helmets.

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Snowdon Sports is a long-established independent sports news agency, which supplies editorial to a range of media outlets - such as Cycling Weekly - as well as sports governing bodies. Snowdon Sports often covers results at Cycling Time Trials events in the UK and has long been a source of information and imagery to Cycling Weekly.