Originally Posted by
palisader
Your warning makes a lot of sense. There are definitely many tactics to the whole racing scheme which I do not understand. But funny enough it's watching Norcal Cycling that really made me want to get into racing. I started biking a little over a year ago, but just have never raced other than with friends during rides.
Yeah don't get me wrong. Once you figure out how to ride safely in a pack, there is nothing quite like that rush. I'm just saying the odds are absolutely horrible for you if you're fit and inexperienced. Fit guys can use muscle to stay towards the pointy end of the race and end up jostling against people who are far, far more experienced than them.