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Can anyone tell me what day these normally take place on as looking at the website it looks like mondays? Or am i missing something?. Also i have never done anything like that ever but im getting into cycling more and more everyday and i fancy entering the fun category. Is this a good way to get into events, id love to do SITS and stuff like that next year. I know the majority of you who do things like this probably have mates go along with you but my mates just arent interested in cycling at all. Are things like SITS and such suitable for people on there own or do the people keep to themselves, im hoping its like a festival vibe.
Ready, steady, go?
sorry just realised i was looking at 2008 i now know its sundays 🙂
what do you mean druid?
Oh FFS.
How do you start a race?
oh hehe
So you got any experience of these things they suitable for a new rider?
haven't done Midlands XC but have done plenty of Gorrick, Southern, Thetford and SiTS, MM, etc.
Yes, most races are pretty friendly, especially at the lower end, fun category etc. Most guys there are there to compete but not for the pots, just against some other fat 40 y.o. to see if you can beat them up that hill and then hold them off on the singletrack.
The longer formats - SiTS etc. are quite festival like, with lots going on as well as the race itself.
You might want to seek out some clubs too (or disparate groups that aren't officially clubs but work as them) who already do these events - who you might be able to bump into at events or get details for prior to starting.
Check out the nice price racing at the top of the page, it looks like a good format for beginers but the midland series is always pretty well supported and friendly.
for me the midlands races are the XC races that i enjoy the most, courses are really good, and the organizers are really nice people, both very good racers themselves, so know how to put a good course/event together.
never done a gorrick, but i would imagine the same good, friendly, grass roots vibe going on.
I'm thinking of doing the race on August 2nd(?).
Never raced (or ridden really) in the UK let alone at Cannock Chase before so not really sure what to expect.
What sort of speed is appropriate per class?
I'm 36 so looking between open / sport / masters. I guess the masters are pretty serious? I ride quite a bit & I'm certainly not slow but how the hell to know what is appropriate 😕
The front end of Masters is very quick (think top 10 Elite), but it tapers off pretty quickly, and there'll be some very slow people at the back.
Sport is fairly quick at the front, but again tapers off, Open (at the Midlands) is a non BC ranking category, so you may find there's some quick people at the front who tend not to have licenses.
Racing's all about having fun, even the really fast guys in Elite are generally in it for a laugh, they just go quicker than most! I'd do Open for your first race, but it's not gonna matter too much!