Every year, the Tour de France comes around, being brought to the masses through Eurosport, NBC or various Twitter or internet tickers. Concurrently, there's always a spike in cycling interest around the tour, and I get plenty of questions about racing and starting to race. I guess watching people turn themselves inside out on TV is inspiring for those among us who are inclined to pin on a number.
Regardless of your motivation, it's always awesome to see riders thinking about jumping into the deep end of the racing pool. Many times, your average cyclist doesn't really know how to “go about getting involved in racing.” Well, I'm going to put some of those fears to rest with today's podcast.
I'll cover the following:
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@13:46 – What is road racing?- @23:09 – What are the different types of road races? What are road races, criteriums, time trials (TTs) and stage races?
- @39:08 – What do I need to bring with me to my first race?
- @46:03 – What should I wear to my first race? (Hint: it's not a ProTeam jersey or National Championship jersey…)
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