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Old 11-25-18, 12:14 PM
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I am in a club (Southern California) with about 300+ members.

Of that membership, only about 30 people race.

Of those 30, most race CX and MTB races with a few doing gravel events (the non-sanctioned fun/beer tent ones).

Of the 30, 6 people race road consistently (myself included).

From my vantage point, it's not the promoters fault, it's simply that people DON'T want to race road. I often hear "it's too fast", "it's too dangerous", "I don't have the fitness", "I have no interest in road racing".

I don't know how promoters or even those of us that are trying to recruit to our teams fight against that? Our club even gives reimbursement for races (partial) and we cover your kit as long as you meet certain requirements and volunteer a certain # of hours. Still, little to no interest.
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