WoodyUpstate
06-23-03, 12:59 PM
So which do you prefer?
I prefer crits. I like the close-quarters racing.
I prefer crits. I like the close-quarters racing.
Road Bike Racing - Crit or Road Race
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deliriou5
06-23-03, 01:05 PM
i'm doing my first crit ever on sunday. and this after only 6 months of owning a road bike! and it's cat 4 AND 5 racing together! i'm scared!!!
mjolnir2k
06-26-03, 08:52 AM
Crit Racing all the way!
Close quarters, high speeds, instant gratification...
Not that there's anything wrong with a good road race, but for sheer addrenaline, it's just no contest.
Close quarters, high speeds, instant gratification...
Not that there's anything wrong with a good road race, but for sheer addrenaline, it's just no contest.
BikeInMN
06-26-03, 09:42 AM
I responded with road race only because I get less of a chance to ride them. I get to ride in maybe 4 or 5 a year if I'm lucky and my schedule allows it. With that being said, I rode a 66 mile RR last weekend and have the state championship RR this coming Saturday.
Crits are pretty much every week where I live and real close to home. Not that I don't enjoy Criterium racing, it's just something I get to do all the time. Some of the better Criteriums of the year are coming up in the next month to month and a half. Not your standard circuit race series crits but one day festival events in a couple of pretty cool cities so I'm getting pumped up for those.
Crits are pretty much every week where I live and real close to home. Not that I don't enjoy Criterium racing, it's just something I get to do all the time. Some of the better Criteriums of the year are coming up in the next month to month and a half. Not your standard circuit race series crits but one day festival events in a couple of pretty cool cities so I'm getting pumped up for those.
Ba-Dg-Er
06-26-03, 12:16 PM
I went back and forth on this before voting for road racing. I do enjoy crits, both watching and racing them ... but they just don't entail the same strategy or effort that a road race does, especially a road race stage within a stage race. I am also better at road racing so that played heavily into my decision.
Good luck in the state championship road race BikeInMN ... what category are you racing?
Good luck in the state championship road race BikeInMN ... what category are you racing?
BikeInMN
06-27-03, 11:01 AM
Originally posted by Ba-Dg-Er
Good luck in the state championship road race BikeInMN ... what category are you racing?
This should be my final RR as a Cat4. I'm hoping for for a top 10 finish as my legs have felt pretty good the last few weeks. The course is 4 laps of a 13.5 mile course that's packed with hills and the finish-line is at the top of a 1 mile climb.
Good luck in the state championship road race BikeInMN ... what category are you racing?
This should be my final RR as a Cat4. I'm hoping for for a top 10 finish as my legs have felt pretty good the last few weeks. The course is 4 laps of a 13.5 mile course that's packed with hills and the finish-line is at the top of a 1 mile climb.
velo
06-27-03, 11:12 AM
I'd have to say crits. But, like someone else said above, there are so many around here, a good hard road race is nice when they come around in the calendar.
NZLcyclist
07-04-03, 10:09 PM
Got my first sriterium coming up in August, so I'll be able to comment then!
Brendon
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Brendon
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