Give me some quick simple guidelines?

Get there at least 30 min before registration.

An 8 mile criterium??? Good grief!
Sit in the middle of the pack for 7.5 miles - forget all aspirations of winning until you've made it that far without getting dropped - then consider yourself successful for finishing.

TrekDedicated said:

cyclesdeoro.combrochure s.pdfOpen ↗

That is the link for the race.

I have NEVER raced before. I know I need a license and what not, however it says I can pay for a one day license when I get there. Obvisouly I'd be in the beginner class (Cat 5 correct?), so just some quick tips would be very much appreciated! Anything I should know to make registration easier?

Anything!

Thanks!!

TD

I watched the 4th Street Crit last year. It looks pretty tough. Not sure,I'm not a racer yet. 4 right hand corners, start off on a slight up hill, the back of the course is down then up. I saw a lot of people get dropped off the back. But it still looks like fun. I plan to go see it again this year. Thought about racing but my fitness level isn't there yet. I don't want to be the one guy that goes down with heart failure...

DiabloScott said:

An 8 mile criterium??? Good grief!

Apparently they want to get to the 'main event' quickly!

[quote="TrekDedicated"][url]I have NEVER raced before. I know I need a license and what not, however it says I can pay for a one day license when I get there. Obvisouly I'd be in the beginner class (Cat 5 correct?), so just some quick tips would be very much appreciated! [/QUOTE]

I was just in my first race, and my 1392 miles of training was not enough to make me compete well. It was a 20 min race + 1 lap. And my heart rate avg for the race was 95% MHR!

The cat 5 racers were doing an avg of 26 mph!

Keep your hands always near the brakes when entering a corner -- preferably on the drops. I made the mistake of holding the handlebars on the top -- couldn't brake -- and I crashed into a corner curb. I was lucky I didn't cause a pileup or ruin my $3000 bike.

TrekDedicated said:

cyclesdeoro.combrochure s.pdfOpen ↗

That is the link for the race.

I have NEVER raced before. I know I need a license and what not, however it says I can pay for a one day license when I get there. Obvisouly I'd be in the beginner class (Cat 5 correct?), so just some quick tips would be very much appreciated! Anything I should know to make registration easier?

Anything!

Thanks!!

TD

Are you still planning to ride the crit on the 10th? Let me know. I'm going to be there. Not racing but watching. Maybe I can lend some moral support.

Talk to you soon.

trekryder said:

Are you still planning to ride the crit on the 10th? Let me know. I'm going to be there. Not racing but watching. Maybe I can lend some moral support.

Talk to you soon.

Word, I might go, too. I'm at school just north of Charlotte. If you live close, PM me and we can ride.