I had some spare time between classes and decided to draw Saturday’s course out on MapMyRide so I could get an idea of the terrain. You can click on “View in MapMyRide” and look at the elevation info available…
Nevermind… there IS no terrain!
Bike Racing
Early season madness…
Here’s the prospective schedule:
3/1: CARVE Crosswinds Classic RR
N. Little Rock, AR
3/15: Hoover Criterium
Birmingham, AL
4/12-13 GA Cup
RR, TT, Crit
4/21-22 MS Grand Prix Stage Race
Brookhaven, MS
RR, TT, Crit
4/26-27 Tour le
Jackson
 It’s a little more than I had originally planned, but the goal is to do well enough to get a discretionary upgrade to cat 2 before the nearby NRC races start in May. It will most likely result in me taking a little mid-summer break in racing once I’m past the May rush. I don’t mind- the challenge makes it more fun!
I <3 Ebay!
I just got a used-once set of Speedplay X2 stainless pedals for $132 shipped! They normally retail for $174. Last minute bidding is where it’s at- my bid was confirmed with 12 seconds left in the auction.
New Wheel Bling
Special Delivery from Zipp…
The long haul
70 miles today! It felt very good. Other than being really hungry and having cold toes, I felt really strong at the end of the ride (usually I’m pretty exhausted). Even though not many of my rides have been more than a couple of hours, the volume has been relatively high. Looks like the miles of gutting out the cold are paying off in the endurance department!
2008 racing haunts me in my sleep…
I had dreams last night about bike racing. Some good, some not so good, but here’s the schedule of races in the area (though I’m not going to all of them). The purple, bold ones are NRC races. The tentative plan is to start the season off in April with the Smith & Nephew Omnium, which is held in the Memphis area.
March
- 3/8-3/9: Spring Forward TT / Maryville Crit (Knox/Maryville, TN) TBRA
- 3/9: Rouge-Roubaix RR (St. Francisville, LA) LAMBRA
- 3/22: Live Strong Race (Birmingham, AL)
- 3/29-3/30: Tour de Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa, AL)
April
- 4/5-4/6: Smith & Nephew GP Ominum (Memphis, TN) TBRA
- 4/6: Cuba RR (Cuba, AL) LAMBRA
- 4/12-4/13: GA Cup Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN) TBRA/GA
- 4/18-4/20: Mississippi Gran Prix (Brookhaven, MS) LAMBRA
- 4/19-4/20: So. Knoxville RR/TT & Dogwood Crit (Knoxville, TN) TBRA
- 4/26-4/27: Tour le Fleur (Jackson, MS) LAMBRA
May
- 5/3-5/4: Giro d’ Rankin Stage Race (Brandon, MS) LAMBRA
- 5/3: Sunny King Crit (Anniston, AL)
- 5/4: Nalley Historic Roswell Crit (Roswell, GA)
- 5/8-5/11: Joe Martin Stage Race (Fayetteville, AR)
- 5/10-5/11: Highland Rim Cycling Classic (McMinnville, TN) TBRA
- 5/15-5/18: Tour of Arkansas (Russellville, AR)
- 5/17: Sumner Co. Classic Road Race (White House, TN) TBRA
- 5/17: Raising Cain’s Omnium (Baton Rouge, LA) LAMBRA
- 5/24-5/26: Knoxville Ominum (Knoxville, TN) TBRA
June
- 5/31-6/1: Racing Rapides Omnium (Alexandria, LA) LAMBRA
- 5/31-6/1: Tulsa Tough Ominum (Tulsa, OK)
- 6/7-6/8: Settlers Life Ominum (Elizabethton / JC / Bristol, TN) TBRA
- 6/13-6/15: Edgar Soto Memorial Crits (Nashville, TN) TBRA
- 6/21-6/22: Avery Trace / Cookeville Crit (Gainesboro / Cookeville, TN) TBRA
- 6/21-6/22: Tour de Louisiane Stage Race (Covington, LA) LAMBRA
July
- 7/5-7/6: Prologue TT & RR (Shreveport, LA) LAMBRA
- 7/13: Kingsport Crit (Kingsport, TN) TBRA
- 7/19-7/20 Spring City Cycling Weekend (Huntsville, AL)
- 7/20: LAMBRA USCF Crit Championships (New Orleans, LA) LAMBRA
- 7/26-7/27: Jeff Roth Memorial TT/Crit (Townsend/Maryville, TN) TBRA
- 7/26-7/27: Le Vuelta de Acadiana Stage Race (Lafayette, LA) LAMBRA
August
- 8/2-8/3: Allanti Classic RR/TT/Crit (Nashville, TN) TBRA
- 8/16-8/17: Meridian-Cuba Challenge (Meridian, MS/Cuba, AL) LAMBRA
- 8/16: Louisville Metro Police Found. Crit (Louisville, KY)
- 8/23-8/24: BMW Ominum / River Gorge (Chattanooga, TN) TBRA
- 8/24: Alexandria Criterium (Alexandria, LA) LAMBRA
- 9/1: US 100K classic (Atlanta, GA)