Northern California - 2010 road racing in Northern CA

The official NCNCA road racing calendar has been posted:

http://www.ncnca.org/road/

In addition, details for the 2010 NCNCA Early Bird (EB) training series are posted here:

http://www.ncncaracing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1979

For new racers or experienced racers who would like to learn + improve their skills, the EBs are a great opportunity.

Lorri

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is there a registration/signup requirement for the EarlyBirds??

No prereg. Reigister day of the race/clinic.

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is there a registration/signup requirement for the EarlyBirds??

Although most races in the NCNCA have on-line pre-registration, the EBs do it the good old-fashioned way: show up at the race, fill out a waiver and hand them some cash.

You will need a USA Cycling license to participate in either the clinics or the training races. As a CAT 5 man or a CAT 4 woman, you can purchase a one-day license at the race. Annual USAC licenses are also for sale at the race, but I would recommend purchasing your annual license on-line at http://www.usacycling.org If you purchase your license on-line, you can print an "authorization to ride" and your license is mailed to you almost immediately. If you purchase an annual license at the EBs, you can expect a delay of 6-8 weeks for your license application to be processed.

Lorri

Thanks for posting this. Now I can start planning out which races I may want to photograph.

@loopybunny :lol:

It'd be fun to meet some of the BFers out there. Who knows you might be inspired to try it sometime down the road.

Nice! I don't have to show up for an EB until 11:45am!! I'm so used to the 8:00am E5 starts. 3 points till the 4's...

1) w00t for the 4s not being the first race of the EBs
2) un-w00t for making it 4 only. what happened to the 3/4? Too many 3s get caught in 4s crashes?

Looks like no San Jose Classic crit on the calendar this year. :( It was fun to race in downtown SJ, and there's nothing like driving only 10 minutes to get to a race.

Another plug for the EB's. I went to all of them last year and thought they were a great introduction to racing.

And if they're still $16, the EBs are the best racing bargain out there.

Looks like no San Jose Classic crit on the calendar this year. :( It was fun to race in downtown SJ, and there's nothing like driving only 10 minutes to get to a race.

SJ Classic was a late addition to the calendar last year. It's promoted by an out-of-district organization. It may very well be added to the calendar at a later date.

Remember, there are always changes and additions (and deletions) to the calendar throughout the year.

Lorri

@loopybunny :lol:

It'd be fun to meet some of the BFers out there. Who knows you might be inspired to try it sometime down the road.

Not likely to be trying to race anytime in the foreseeable future. However, I do love to photograph cycling. Maybe someday I'll get to be the one on the back of a motorcycle with a camera.

If in the Chico area during the season, local cycling legend conducts weekly practice crits, time trials, circuit races and/or road races, as well as occasional hill climbs and omniums starting ~ March, continuing through September. There's some fast folk, and others, like me, and even world champion level age (really aged) groupers.

Just holler, I'll be glad to introduce you!