2005 Race Plans Question

its a bit early right now... you will have to wait for another few months to
get the full picture...

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I would like to establish next year's race plans, but I am having
trouble finding a single point of reference anywhere. There seem to be
hundreds of unjoined, individual web sites, and sites like active.com
and signmeupsports.com are not showing 2005 races yet. This year I
missed a few good races because I only found out about them way too
late to partiscipate.

What do y'all do? Thanks

We look at the website that shows the races in the area where we intend
to race, like www.ncnca.org, but most won't have their 2005 schedules
ready yet. Best to look at 2004's schedule and expect that most races
will have pretty much the same dates as last year.

-WG

Jim, I rode a couple Periodization articles for Racelistings.com.
Check them out at: http://www.racelistings.com/rzone/rzone.htm

Periodization 101
Periodization 101 - Part 2

Any questions, drop me a line at [email hidden].

Chris

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Quoted message said:

I would like to establish next year's race plans, but I am having
trouble finding a single point of reference anywhere. There seem to be
hundreds of unjoined, individual web sites, and sites like active.com
and signmeupsports.com are not showing 2005 races yet. This year I
missed a few good races because I only found out about them way too
late to partiscipate.

What do y'all do? Thanks

jim

[email hidden] (j) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I would like to establish next year's race plans, but I am having
trouble finding a single point of reference anywhere. There seem to be
hundreds of unjoined, individual web sites, and sites like active.com
and signmeupsports.com are not showing 2005 races yet. This year I
missed a few good races because I only found out about them way too
late to partiscipate.

What do y'all do? Thanks

jim

It's a drag. A couple years ago I was stunned by some link of
lancearmstrong.com (it doesn't seem to be on his site anymore) a very
comprehensive list of rides, races and events and would love to know
if such a site still existed. It even included the timetrials which
are run up the coast at regular intervals.

[email hidden] (j) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I would like to establish next year's race plans, but I am having
trouble finding a single point of reference anywhere. There seem to be
hundreds of unjoined, individual web sites, and sites like active.com
and signmeupsports.com are not showing 2005 races yet. This year I
missed a few good races because I only found out about them way too
late to partiscipate.

What do y'all do? Thanks

jim

This time of year I'm enjoying a few beers every few days and doing
the local 'cross races for fun (nothing too serious). As for next
year, that'll happen next year. I've got loads of time to worry about
that.

But, if you really want to plan that far out, just plan on most races
occuring on the same weekend as in 2004. While it doesn't always work
out that way, it usually does. You can make minor changes as more
details emerge.

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Quoted message said:

I would like to establish next year's race plans, but I am having
trouble finding a single point of reference anywhere. There seem to be
hundreds of unjoined, individual web sites, and sites like active.com
and signmeupsports.com are not showing 2005 races yet. This year I
missed a few good races because I only found out about them way too
late to partiscipate.
What do y'all do?

If you live in NorCal it is easy to find out, and then plan from a single source:
(road races from January through September)

http://www.ncnca.org/road.html

-Ken

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From: [email hidden] (Scott Hendricks)

Quoted message said:

This time of year I'm enjoying a few beers every few days and doing
the local 'cross races for fun (nothing too serious). As for next
year, that'll happen next year. I've got loads of time to worry about
that.

Yep, I think O' Grady definitely has the proper training and mental prep laid
out for this time of year for just about everybody.
Gonna pimp here too:
Hit the ACF and get a T-Shirt.
http://www.bikegeek.org/
Bill C
Bill C

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Quoted message said:

I would like to establish next year's race plans, but I am having
trouble finding a single point of reference anywhere. There seem to be
hundreds of unjoined, individual web sites, and sites like active.com
and signmeupsports.com are not showing 2005 races yet. This year I
missed a few good races because I only found out about them way too
late to partiscipate.

What do y'all do? Thanks

jim

You might try the Pro Tour. Licenses are expected to go on sale very soon.
Of course, that is over in Europe.

If you want to race in the US you might start off by finding out what
district you are in and then you can see if there is a directory on the web
for the races in that district or at least find out who the major promoters
are in your area (assuming you have any, and you say there are races in you
area). You might be able to post a follow up and say where you live so that
those in your area can "hook you up" with some resources.

The other thing you can do is check out the races in your area that have
already passed and ask them about next year's race as well as any other
races they might do. Also ask who the promoters are. You have to network a
bit at first. Some districts have one or more promoters that run races and
or series. They also might be working with local cycling clubs that put on a
race or 2 per year as well. Obviously it is too late for this year (though
there might still be some events, I know of at least one more in California)
but since the majority of races are run each year you can ask about next
year's event from your list of events you missed this year. At the very
least they will tell you enough about their plans for next year that you can
plan to follow up with them and still have enough time to plan ahead when it
rolls around in '05. They also might refer you to some directories of races
as well

Scott Hendricks wrote:
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But, if you really want to plan that far out, just plan on most races
occuring on the same weekend as in 2004. While it doesn't always work
out that way, it usually does.

True enough, but not always... so now's as good a time as any to point out
(for those in California) that the Good ol' Days RR and Solvang Crit will be
on May 21st and 22nd of 2005. (The RR has been at the beginning of the year
historically.) Someone should come out and knock off the defending P12 champ
in the RR.

All the races in Oregon, as well as links to the Washington, Montana, Idaho
and maybe BC schedule will be at www.obra.org. Expect the 2005 dates by
early November.

--
Mike Murray

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Quoted message said:

I would like to establish next year's race plans, but I am having
trouble finding a single point of reference anywhere. There seem to be
hundreds of unjoined, individual web sites, and sites like active.com
and signmeupsports.com are not showing 2005 races yet. This year I
missed a few good races because I only found out about them way too
late to partiscipate.

What do y'all do? Thanks

jim