"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - 2010 Race Prep begins now..

They just released the 2010 Texas racing schedule and we are starting early and going non stop through April...off season? Mine lasted about 2 weeks.

Date Event
1/23 Copperas Cove RR
1/30 Tour of New Braunfels
1/31 Tour of New Braunfels

6-Feb Belterra
7-Feb Driveway Austin

13-Feb ~ SCHEDULED OFF ~
14-Feb ~ SCHEDULED OFF ~

20-Feb Walburg Classic
21-Feb Pace Bend Road Race

27-Feb Lago Vista
28-Feb Lago Vista

6-Mar Tunis Roubaix
7-Mar Tunis Roubaix

13-Mar ~ SCHEDULED OFF ~
14-Mar ~ SCHEDULED OFF ~

20-Mar Fayetteville Stage Race
21-Mar Fayetteville Stage Race

27-Mar Ronde von Manda
28-Mar Ronde von Manda

10-Apr Fort Davis Hammerfest
11-Apr Fort Davis Hammerfest

funny. couple of teammates are talking about the same stuff.

considering that i've barely touched the bike for the past month, it's a good thing i live in civiiization.

this means that our season will start kicking into gear when yours is ending. ;)

I remember back in VT my first mtb race of the year would be early May...

Starting in January? That's nuts. I won't even start building until the beginning of March.

The schedule in Socal should be out in a month or so...maybe is already who knows.

we will start racing the 3rd week of January also....uhhg.

Good news is i should be hitting form right about then.

The schedule in Socal should be out in a month or so...maybe is already who knows.

we will start racing the 3rd week of January also....uhhg.

Good news is i should be hitting form right about then.

According to socalcycling, the SoCal schedule should be out some time next week.

NorCal starts Jan !st.

According to socalcycling, the SoCal schedule should be out some time next week.

yeah i just went there and checked it out.

going to focus a lot more on quality vice quantity this year for my race schedule.

11 races in January for Nor-Cal

We start early too. I'll start with a training crit Jan 16, and Tour of the Bahamas on the 23rd.

We start early too. I'll start with a training crit Jan 16, and Tour of the Bahamas on the 23rd.

Considering that we end in mid October (not counting Tour de Gruene which is early November) it's a long season.

Considering that we end in mid October (not counting Tour de Gruene which is early November) it's a long season.

considering that you don't race at all during the summer (or so you've told me): incorrect. ;)

considering that you don't race at all during the summer (or so you've told me): incorrect. ;)

That changed this year..I did the weekly crit series at the driveway this summer...August and Sept were over 100 degrees every week.

screw that.

I'd make it 2 seasons a year with that schedule and I would most likely take the summer off. I race better with cooler temperatures.....wait....I suck. Nvrmnd.

screw that.

I'd make it 2 seasons a year with that schedule and I would most likely take the summer off. I race better with cooler temperatures.....wait....I suck. Nvrmnd.

I usually take the summer off...but I've had so much illness and injury this season I raced in the latter part of the summer just to get some seat time. This year I'm done after Ft Davis (4/10/11) for any serious racing, wont start thinking about racing seriously again until we get closer the state RR in October.

I remember back in VT my first mtb race of the year would be early May...


May huh? The NY State road calendar is still being hashed out but we look to start up in mid march with races in Albany. Only 4 months away till race season starts up!

screw that.

I'd make it 2 seasons a year with that schedule and I would most likely take the summer off. I race better with cooler temperatures.....wait....I suck. Nvrmnd.

I think several people down here in FL, including me, do this...usually coincides with family vacation time in July and August. Just take a few weeks off the bike then latter August - October is full of races.

Hell, I think there was one race scheduled this Fall where they cancelled it, citing among several reasons one that cyclists had stated they were dead tired from racing every weekend during the heat wave that went from June through September.

May huh? The NY State road calendar is still being hashed out but we look to start up in mid march with races in Albany. Only 4 months away till race season starts up!

Can't race until the snow melts and then the courses dry at least a little bit. Trails were still mud bogs until June usually.

Here in WV, our schedule starts Mid-March. MABRA's isn't out yet, but I'm assuming it will be roughly the same. I cut my season short in Sept., so I've already been laying down some foundation miles for about a month. Getting ready to step it up in about 2 weeks and start pushing my LT. I know it's necessary, but winter training is no fun...

Can't race until the snow melts and then the courses dry at least a little bit. Trails were still mud bogs until June usually.

And that makes sense. I obviously do not mtb. And occasionally dont think too :-P

Quick, somebody tell the idiots on the front of the Nyack Ride about this whole 'off season' concept. It would appear that racing from March through October isn't enough for them.

Race day 1 for me is February 28. I'll be finishing base the day before. Gonna be super fast...

Race day 1 for me is February 28. I'll be finishing base the day before. Gonna be super fast...

Hah, is that a collegiate race? I love the feeling of the first race of the season being one of those brutal prologue length collegiate TTs. It's like, "let's all do our first VO2 interval of the new year together!"

11 races in January for Nor-Cal
where is this info? ncnca isn't updated

where is this info? ncnca isn't updated

It was posted on the Texas Racing website a week ago.

It was posted on the Texas Racing website a week ago.

All I can find on TXBRA is the cross schedule.

screw that.

I'd make it 2 seasons a year with that schedule and I would most likely take the summer off. I race better with cooler temperatures...

yeah. Me too. I'd prefer to race Apr-June and Sept-Nov. Sit in the back yard and BBQ those hot summer days, rather than melt the rubber nose piece on your sunglasses...like I did at Glenco GP.

...heh. Actually, I think we only had two race days with temps over 90*. I'm just a warm weather sissy.

It was posted on the Texas Racing website a week ago.

for norcal? geezuz

My race season has became ridiculous considering my last crit was in September, I started racing cross in November, we have a winter cross series in January, & my 1st road race will be in February.

Anybody from Tucson know if there is any early season racing going on mid January? I'll be down there for a training camp (along with 29 of my CSU teammates) and jumping into a crit or something could be fun. We're already planning on hitting up the shootout.

this one's for all the Texas racers, especially Doggus

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/3971438435_04f371349c.jpg

Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

http://www.rougeroubaix.com/

Let the games begin :)


TENTATIVE NCNCA ROAD RACE SCHEDULE FOR 2010:

Fri., Jan. 1st - Mt. San Bruno Hill Climb
Sat., Jan. 2nd -
Sun., Jan. 3rd - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
Sat., Jan. 9th -
Sun., Jan. 10th - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
Sat., Jan. 16th - Folsom Criterium
Sun., Jan 17th - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
Sat., Jan. 23rd - Cal Aggie Criterium - Sacramento, CA
Sat., Jan. 23rd - Early Bird Road Race - Patterson course
Sun., Jan. 24th - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
Sat., Jan. 30th - Folsom Criterium
Sun., Jan. 31st - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA

Sat., Feb. 6th - Apple Pie Criterium - Napa
Sun., Feb. 7th - Cherry Pie Criterium - Napa
Sun., Feb. 7th - Paskenta - Chico, CA - ;)
Sat., Feb. 13th - Cantua Creek Road Race
Sun., Feb. 14th - Pine Flat Road Race
Mon., Feb. 15th - Dinuba Criterium
Sat., Feb. 20th - Berkeley Bike Club Team Time Trial
Sun., Feb. 21st - Ronde Van Brisbeen Criterium - Brisbane, CA
Sat., Feb. 27th - Snelling Road Race
Sun., Feb. 28th - Merced Criterium

Wed., Mar. 3rd - Merced Country Criterium
Fri., Mar. 5th - MERCO Team Time Trial
Sat., Mar. 6th - MERCO Grand Prix Criterium
Sun., Mar. 7th - MERCO Road Race
Fri. - Sun., Mar. 12-14th - Madera Stage Race
Sat., Mar. 20th - Land Park Criterium
Sat., Mar. 20th - Orosi Road Race
Sun., Mar. 21st - Bariani Road Race - Zamora, CA
Sun., Mar. 21st - Hanford Criterium
Sat. & Sun., Mar. 27-28 - Copperopolis Stage Race
Sat., Mar. 27th - Wards Ferry Road Race
Sun., Mar. 28th - Gilroy Criterium
Sun., Mar. 28th - Warnerville Road Race

Sat., Apr. 3rd - Altamont Team Time Trial
Sat., Apr. 3rd - Copperopolis Road Race
Sat., Apr. 3rd - Napa River Velo Gran Prix Criterium
Sun., Apr. 4th - EASTER
Sat., Apr. 10th - Spring Hill Team Time Trial
Sun., Apr. 11th - Spring Hill Road Race
Sun., Apr. 11th - Menlo Park Grand Prix Criterium
Thur. - Sat., Apr. 15th-17th - Sea Otter Classic
Sat. & Sun., Apr. 17th & 18th - CHICO STAGE RACE - Chico, CA ;)
Sun., Apr. 18th - Santa Cruz Criterium
Sun., Apr. 18th - Cycles Gladiator Challenge - Napa, CA
Sat., Apr. 24th - Slug Cycling Downtown Criterium
Sat., Apr. 24th - Wente Road Race - Livermore, CA
Sun., Apr. 25th - Wente Criterium - Livermore, CA

Sat., May 1st - Cat's Hill Criterium - Los Gatos, CA
Sun., May 2nd - EBC Criterium - Pleasanton, CA
Sun., May 2nd - Sonora Road Race
Sat., May 8th - Tri Valley Velo Criterium
Sun., May 9th - Berkeley Hills Road Race
Fri. - Sun., May 14th-16th - Kern County Women's Stage Race
Sat., May 15th - Modesto Criterium
Sat., May 15th - Winters Criterium
Sun., May 16th - Sun., May 23rd - TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
Sun., May 16th - Modesto Road Race
Sun., May 16th - Scotts Valley Grand Prix Criterium
Sat., May 22nd - Calaveras Individual Time Trial
Sat., May 22nd - Golden State Criterium - Rancho Cordova, CA
Sun., May 23rd - Golden State Circuit Race - Rancho Cordova, CA
Sun., May 23rd - Panoche Valley Road Race
Sat., May 29th - Folsom Criterium
Sun., May 30th - Auburn Downtown Criterium
Sun., May 30th - Mt. Hamilton Road Race
Mon., May 31st - Memorial Day Criterium - San Jose, CA

Sat., June 5th - Dash For Cash Criterium - Pleasanton, CA
Sun., June 6th - Butterfly Criterium
Sun., June 6th - Dunlap Individual Time Trial
Sat., June 12th - Mt. Diablo Hill Climb
Sat., June 12th - Murphy's Downtown Criterium
Sun., June 13th - Salinas Criterium
Sun., June 13th - District Time Trial Championships - Sattley(same as in years past)
Wed.-Sat., June 16th-19th - Tour de Nez - Reno, NV
Sat., June 19th - Pescadero Road Race
Sun., June 20th - Nevada City Classic
Fri.-Sun., June 25th-27th - Gold Nugget Junior Stage Race
Sat., June 26th - Benicia Town Criterium
Sat., June 26th - Corporate Center Santa Rosa Criterium
Sun., June 27th - Benicia Individual Time Trial
Sun., June 27th - Burlingame Criterium

Sat., July 3rd - Leesville Road Race
Sun., July 4th - Davis Criterium
Mon., July 5th - Oakland Grand Prix Criterium
Sat., July 10th - San Rafael Twilight Criterium
Sun., July 11th - Lodi Cycle Fest Criterium
Sat., July 17th - Colavita Grand Prix Criterium
Sat., July 17th - Watsonville Criterium
Sun., July 18th - Berkeley Criterium
Sat., July 24th - Cal State Circuit Race
Sat., July 24th - Carson Diamond Valley Road Race
Sun., July 25th - Auburn Oldtown Criterium
Sun., July 25th - Carson Minden Criterium
Sat., July 31st - Cal State Circuit Race

Sun., Aug. 1st - Timpani Criterium
Sat., Aug. 7th - Warnerville Time Trial
Sun., Aug. 8th - Patterson Pass Road Race
Sat., Aug. 14th - Dunnigan Hills Road Race
Sat., Aug. 14th - NCNCA Team Time Trial Championships
Sun., Aug. 15th - Suisun Harbor Criterium
Sat., Aug. 21st - San Ardo Road Race
Sun., Aug. 22nd - University Road Race
Sat., Aug. 28th - Winters Road Race
Sun., Aug. 29th - Vacaville Gran Prix

Sat., Sept. 4th - Challenge Challenge Road Race
Sun., Sept. 5th - Esparto Time Trial
Mon., Sept. 6th - Giro di San Francisco Criterium
Fri., Sept. 10th - Folsom Individual Time Trial
Sat., Sept. 11th - Folsom Criterium
Sun., Sept. 12th - Folsom Circuit Race
Sat., Sept. 18th - Henleyville Road Race
Sat., Sept. 18th - Mt. Tam Hill Climb
Sat., Sept. 25th - Fremont Peak Hill Climb

Here in WV, our schedule starts Mid-March. MABRA's isn't out yet, but I'm assuming it will be roughly the same. I cut my season short in Sept., so I've already been laying down some foundation miles for about a month. Getting ready to step it up in about 2 weeks and start pushing my LT. I know it's necessary, but winter training is no fun...


www.mabra.org (http://www.mabra.org)

schedule is out, it's got most of the old, but lots of new events on it.

You 'da man! I obviously didn't look far enough down. Thanks for posting that

this one's for all the Texas racers, especially Doggus

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/3971438435_04f371349c.jpg

Last year I took a skewer in the spokes while in the winning break.

uuhhg...i hope my motivation comes back. Man did i forget how to suffer, i hope we do our training camp in December!

Training camp first week of Feb.

First race is 28 Feb.
Last race 12 December.

I just finished my "off season': 2 weeks and I only rode 3 times.

Training camp first week of Feb.

First race is 28 Feb.
Last race 12 December.

I just finished my "off season': 2 weeks and I only rode 3 times.


Things all squared away for the new team and everything?

Last year I took a skewer in the spokes while in the winning break.

yuck. it was a nasty day (meaning, perfect for Walburg).

Things all squared away for the new team and everything?

I've got all rider contracts signed.

Title and co-sponsored are signed. BDop Cycling is the presenting sponsor.

Frames and wheels are squared away and we have a clothing sponsor giving us a TON of stuff.

Now I am looking at consumables like tires, tubes, lubes etc. I've hit a bit of a brick wall here but may wait until early season to square these away as they won't appear on the jersey anyway (which is only for cash sponsors) so we will have uniforms ready for our team presentation 09 January.

I've even secured a venue for the team launch / after party.

Now I just need to find the time to finish the website (and link it to my site) and start riding my bike like a bike racer.

yuck. it was a nasty day (meaning, perfect for Walburg).

Miserable. Can't wait for 2010.

2010 Race Prep started on October 24th for me... I think at least one forum member started around October 5th.

1/16 - Bring it on Crit

1/22 - Bring it on Crit

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1/30-31/10 Spring Fling -Deland CR & RR

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2/6-7/10 Swamp Classic-Gainesville TT & Crit

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2/13-14/10 Race for Humanity- Dade City RR & Crit

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2/20-21/10 ORC Race Weekend- RR and Lake Mary Crit

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2/27-28/10 Tallahassee Weekend RR & CR

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3/6-7/10 Chain of Lakes Cycling Classic - Winter Haven

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3/13-14/10 Squiggy TT (Tampa) / ST. Pete Crit

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3/20-21/10 Race of the West - Clermont

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3/27-28/10 Tampa Twilight / Pinellas Park Crit & CR

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4/3/2010 Webster Roubaix RR

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4/10-11/10 Sunrise Classic- Ft. Lauderdale Criterium

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4/17-18/10 PowerHouse Festival- Bradenton

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4/24-25/10 Athens Twilight

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5/8-9/10 State Crit - Lakeland / Auburndale CR

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5/23-23/10 Brooksville Crit & RR

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5/29-30/10 State TT -Jacksonville

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6/5-6/10 Stuart CR & Crit

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6/12-13/10 Ocala Stage Race

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7/24-25/10 Gwinnett Bike Fest

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9/18-19/10 Bartow Weekend


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9/25-26/10 Clearwater Classic & St Joe Road Race