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The Carolina Masters and Charlotte Sports Cycling Team are co-hosting this one. It's a three day event with two courses. Lots o' money and medals to be had. Register here.

Anyone up for this one? Come try your hand at beating these guys:



Or this guy :

cmschmie

The wife and I get back from the beach that Friday/Saturday, but I'll try to make it out there.

edit:
To watch, not race

wanders

those magic shoes and a home field advantage. sheesh.

looks like I'm in for sunday.

substructure

Don't I know.

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Meeting with a "magic shoe" rider tomorrow for a training ride.

wanders

I'm going on a cookie ride to get beaten upon by a bunch of Mock Orange guys. Funny thing is, their race team is much nicer than their "charity" riders.

substructure

Isn't that typical though?

wanders

Some teams racers are as big of aholes as their club riders.

ljrichar

I'm guessing some of the MOB guys will be in Boone though. I should show up wearing a polka dot jersey.

substructure

I know a few who act like hot snot. They'll yell and cuss at you even in practice crits. I just don't get it sometimes.

wanders

I'm thinking about going by Watts' shop, picking up "that" jersey and then spend the 3 hours yelling and cursing at everyone around me.

substructure

Sounds like a plan. One of our guys wasn't allowed back on the team because of his behavior.

gtmandsager

Sub, I'm going to be down in the Charlotte area next week (through the weekend) and am bringing my bike. Any suggestions on group rides/training races/actual races in the area? Or a place I can look things up? According to bikereg and pre-reg.com the best I could find was in Mauldin on Saturday morning.

wanders

Go to Orr rd. on Tuesday.

https://www.weeklyrides.com/index.php...d=27&Itemid=24

substructure

Orr Rd, Charlotte, Tuesday nights. Crit starts around 6pm. But a lot of guys ride from the YMCA on Morehead at 5:20 to the start. Then back after it's over. It's goooooood training. You can make it hurt as much as you like since all levels of racers come out. Sometimes local pros show up to put a hurting on us.

https://www.weeklyrides.com/
This is a site dedicated to all local rides that are hosted throughout the week. All levels.

gtmandsager

Awesome, thanks! I'll be staying with family in Dilworth so I'll try to ride from the YMCA.

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Dilworth crit was a couple of weeks ago. Hate you missed it.

gtmandsager

Yeah, I happened to be down last year when it was going in and hopped into the 4 race. Fun course, tough corner-hill combo.

We considered again this year, but passed. Good thing too, won a local road race that day.

substructure

Yes, indeed.

truckin

i'll be there for these... since i have a bachelor party this weekend, my brother's graduation next weekend, and my sister's wedding the following one, the state crits will pretty much be the next racing i get to do. what a waste of a month this may is for me! also, the races happen to fall on my birthday weekend, so i'll be celebrating my mediocrity (racing-wise) along with turning a year older.

sub, i'll see you there if i don't catch up with you before then.

substructure

Not much racing for me either til then.

Um, is it your bachelor party?

wanders

If it is, it sounds like he's marrying his sister.

I realize this is NC but...

substructure

Whoah. I've heard about keeping it the family, but ...

neuronal

Ah, an NC racing thread. I'm staying in Greensboro over the summer, with a bike, without a car. I want to do some races (official, training, or anything else), but I'm limited to places that I can reach by bike within a reasonable amount of time, say within a 30 mile radius. Do you guys have any recommendations for races that are within a bike-able distance from Greensboro in June or July?

wanders

Lots.

And ljrichar has an awesome new bike rack. (me too.)

Dixie is 18 miles away. Ace is a little farther. Lots of training rides, cookie and group. Where abouts will you be staying in g-boro?