Originally Posted by
seanmdo
I'm just curious. Ocassionally I travel for work or for pleasure and I would like to get an idea of the scene in various places. For example, I'm planning on doing the 1st Annual Chicago Crit. on July 27 since I lived in Chicago prior to moving back in Miami and love the idea of a race in Grant Park near the lake and on Michigan Ave.
I think (based on no evidence of course) that Miami may be a little tougher since 1) there are a lot of cyclist down here period; 2) a lot of folks from countries where cycling is much more of a national pastime than in the US; 3) and the riding all year-round (i.e. folks may be on form more of the year since they don't hang it up for long winters).
Chicago is host to half of the SuperWeek series, host of the national criterium championships, and host of the biggest money races in the US.
Do you really think racing around here is easier than Miami?
The
racers make the races hard. Race long enough and you'll find out that's true regardless of where you are.