Can't double up as Cat 5. :(
10-23-15, 08:54 AM
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Can't double up as Cat 5. :(
Just expressing the little frustration I have. I can't double up in any of my local races since I am Cat 5! The women can double up because they run a separate Cat 4 women's race with the masters and a Cat 3/4 race, but the races around here for men are Men's 4/5 and then Men's 3/4. If they have a Cat 5 beginners race, they start it at the same time as the 4/5 race, just a few minutes later. I just want to race twice in one day! I guess I get it, since most of the fields are small-ish. But my first race this year had 66 in the Cat 4/5 race, so you would think there would be enough for just a Cat 5 race, then a Cat 4/5. That's all.
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Singlespeed?
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10-23-15, 11:36 AM
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A woman on my team did six races in one day last week: singlespeed, women's singlespeed, C, master C, 50+ and women's 45+. Sometimes the day's schedule makes things possible if you're determined enough.
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10-23-15, 11:50 AM
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You might be able to ride your bike in a singlespeed race by rendering the shifters inoperable with zip ties. Some series allow it.
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10-23-15, 03:01 PM
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i'm doubling up this year. only thing wrong is Cat5 is the next race after i do the open SS race. i'm currently in the process of going to Ca4.
the other racers just look and shake their heads when i jump off my SS and onto my geared bike then roll into the staging area. i am getting used to doing back to back races now. on the upside, i'm all warmed up and ready to hit it in my Cat race.
the other racers just look and shake their heads when i jump off my SS and onto my geared bike then roll into the staging area. i am getting used to doing back to back races now. on the upside, i'm all warmed up and ready to hit it in my Cat race.
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