Originally Posted by
DreamRider85
I'm just curious how it works. I did try looking it up but not sure how it works. How often in most areas do they have races and do you have to pass certain qualifications? Do they close off the roads for racing?
You go there, buy a license, pay entry fee, pin number on, warm up, get in the start area when your group is about to go off.
2-6 crits and/or road races a week around here in the summer.
No qualifications needed for Beginners or CAT 5, there are rules to abide by, and some group riding experience is nice. A lot of races or race series have free how-to-race sessions.
Roads are closed for crits, maybe some key sections of a road race, but mostly on open roads.