kensuf

I figured I'd go ahead and start the 2009 schedule thread since they posted the preliminary Florida schedule.

Here's my planned schedule for 2009:

Jan 17 - BIO Crit
Jan 24 - BIO Crit
Jan 31 - BIO Crit
Feb 1 - Battle of Olustee
Feb 7 - Gainesville TT
Feb 8 - Gainesville Crit
Feb 14 - Race for Humanity RR (San Antonio RR)
Feb 15 - Dade City Crit
Feb 21 - Sanford Crit (maybe we'll get rain again)
Feb 22 - Lake Mary Crit
Mar 28 - Vista View (the Garbage Dump Circuit Race with lots of climbing!)
Mar 29 - Rosewood Crit (Hialeah)
Apr 18/19 - Winter Haven
Apr 25 - Athens Crit
May 16 - Volvo Classic Crit
May 17 - State Crit
May 22nd - 25th -- "Race of the West" stage race (Clermont, FL)
Jun 6/7 - Stuart Weekend
Jun 20/21 - Ocala
Mid-July - Georgia State Games (RR and Crit)

bdcheung

My schedule:

cat4ever

Schedules around here aren't known until a couple of weeks before the race in several cases.

That being said:
Spring series road races - 5-7 races
QCW TT series - 20 races (if I end up moving)
"the other" spring series road races - probably 2-3 of those
Colavita TT series - 9 races
state tt
national tt
the other national tt
about 10 other tt's not listed
probably 5-10 crits; Dayton, Troy, Burg, Arnold, etc
Pancake stage race

YMCA

Kensuf, why are you guys doing the BIO crit the first weekend of FPS?
Why not start the BIO's on Jan 10th, if you need to have the normal 3?
Deland is Jan31/Feb1
Who's promoting those since Dan's departure?

wfrogge

You should consider this race

https://www.rougeroubaix.com/

kensuf

If it's going to be the same weekend as last year, I'll be skiing in Vermont.

dmb2786

so far, i'm hoping i'll get to all of these.

2/22 snowball crit
3/8 snowball crit
3/14 sleepy hole crit
3/29 Jeff cup
4/5 tysons corner crit
4/18 cold toes crit
4/19 casey auto crit
4/26 van dessel crit
5/3 fort lee crit
5/9 tour de beach

i havent looked at the rest of the season yet. i guess im going to learn to like crits. im pumped for the jefferson cup though.

Lithuania

without looking at a schedule im just guessing

umd
jeff cup
walkersville
tysons
battenkill
poolesville
murad
snake alley

Snap

That doesn't make a lot of sense. FPS race or training crit all both the same distance from home. DeLand is a good race. Isn't there talk of Armada doing some early Jan races? That will kill the Battle of Olustee, too.

dmb2786

Hey BDC, you're in NOVA right? I'm gonna be in culpeper during the spring. Any reccomendations for my first full racing season? I could probably eliminate some trips down to the vabeach area.

bdcheung

Jeff Cup - Charlottesville
Wintergreen Hill Climb - Charlottesvill-esque

those are two that are nearby... if you're willing to drive up to the DC metro area, there are a ton of races.

Duke of Kent

Good man.

What about the other three races that come along with it?

Lithuania

yeah i just cant remember what they are burlington or something is one i think. like i said, without a schedule i am just guessing

kensuf

Yeah, it looks like BIO will be the 17th and 24th only with the Battle being on the 25th.

The Armada Crit is December 27th I think... There's also another two crits on Jan 1 and 10 somewhere in Clermont (check the windermereroadies site for those specs). I'm going to skip the Jan 1/10th crits because I'll be sleeping, working, or riding the tour de felasco.

So, revise my initial post to reflect those changes.

Bring it baby!

Snap

I'm in!

What is the San Felasco deal? I went down last week and got my a** handed to me on a mtn. bike.

KendallF

So you're doing just about every race on the schedule, Andy? I will do all of the ones my travel schedule and finances allow. Of course, I'm typing this from Madrid, and my travel for next year is going to be more frequent..

I'll be adding yet another over the hill guy to the Velobrew team this coming year as well. I couldn't resist the highly structured team approach.

jmechy

1/31 - Poor College Kids Road Race
2/1 - MOthballs Crit
2/14 - UCLA Road Race
2/15 - UCLA TT or Roger Millikan Crit
2/22 - Dare to Race (Ontario Crit)
2/28-3/1- Southern Nevada Stage Race (maybe)
3/7 - Island View Classic Crit
3/8 - UCSB Road Race or Dominquez Hills Crit
3/15 - LA Circuit Race
3/20-22 - San Dimas Stage Race
4/12 - Easter Sunday GP (Ontario Crit)
4/18 - Devil's Punchbowl
4/19 - Chuck Pontius Crit
4/26 - Dana Point Grand Prix
5/10 - La Mirada Crit
5/16-17 - Ventura Stage Race
5/24 - Barry Wolfe GP
5/31 - Paramount GP
6/7 - Bakersfield RR (SCNCA Elite Road Champs)
6/20 - Porter Ranch Circuit Race
6/21 - Glendale GP
6/28 - Manhattan Beach GP
7/4 - Camp San Luis Road Race
7/5 - SLO Downtown Crit
7/19 - Ontario #4 (Crit)
8/9 - Brentwood GP
8/23 - Ontario #5 (Crit)

27 races, 3 of which are stage races. This is going to be a busy season.

ridethecliche

It's going to be my first season as a 4. I lost the bulk of my last season and I'm totally amped about racing again.

I'm staying around CT this summer to work and race, I'm hoping that's a better idea than staying in the philly burbs for the racing scene and such. There are so many races within an hours drive of Middletown, CT that it's totally crazy. This goes on from about march till may(?).

I'm hoping that I'm not setting myself up too bad, but I want to race atleast twice a weekend up to possibly 4 times in a weekend for the early part of the calender. I can get adequate rest in and the races are going to be about 30-40 min crits, so 1 or 2 of those on saturday and 1 or 2 of those on sunday doesn't sound too terrible. I want to start out doing 4 and 4/5 crits and then start doing 3/4 crits after about 3-4 weeks of racing. The best way I can think of getting better is to race with people who are much better than me.

I can't wait to get it handed to me

That being said:

Bethel and Plainville crits in the spring, other races depending on how I do in those and whether the team I want to get into lets me in or not.

slim_77

...stupid warm weather people.

30*F and snow/slush this weekend - gawd bless the midwest.

My 2009 schedule: mostly crits, road races, time trials, stage race perhaps...
(July 26, Chicago Crit, for sure)

acorn_user

Recommend the Page Valley Road Race. That's not that far away. There might be a crit or two in Waynesboro this coming season too. There's also a lot of racing in Richmond; weekly crits, a circuit race, some track races etc. Nothing in between Charlottesville and Northern Virginia that I'm aware of, although I'm sure Madison, Green and Culpepper counties have great potential courses.

If you like climbing, there are some great races in WV put on by WVU.

pinky

as much as possible without getting fired from my job or dumped by my girlfriend.

Frunkin

Collegiate racing starts last weekend of February
Collegiate season
WCA races
Superweek

MDcatV

minor revisions to your schedule

Lithuania

Im not trying to road race after may!

dmb2786

thanks. i couldn't make it out to page valley this year because it interfered with moving back into college, but i hope that's not the case this year. I'll probably be at bryan park circuit race and maybe go fast turn left. i wish i had a track bike, i'd like to try racing one. maybe i can borrow a friends. i wish madison would have a road race. great place to ride.