Originally Posted by
save10
just to clarify there was an additional beginner race clinic on May 18th in NCNCA (nor-cal) so it does exist mid season for some lucky people. i would also say that most of the bigger crits around here have a cat 5/mentored field and the mentors are typically masters 123s....seasoned types
also Hack...cat 3 in 12 months....nice man
Ha...thanks. Got lucky in flat crits where I could hide for 44.75 minutes then sprint.
Also, I did do that mid-year clinic last year. It was helpful and we covered a wide range of topics:
-bumping drills
-rubbing wheels drills
-avoiding sudden braking
-cornering solo and with others
-some sprinting
I wish we had covered more pack riding though, but ran out of time.
Ultimately, it seems there is no real cat 5 solution and it will vary region to region.