NC Road Race Championships - June 13-14 - Salisbury

Let's go racing!

This is the next race on my calendar; it would be great to get a contingent up there! Sunday's races are the categorized ones, Saturday is age graded. An age graded race would put a few of us in the race with local notables such as Charlie Brown, Chris Harkey, et al... and I don't fancy my chances against those guys.

This is a good race - has some terrain, but both times I've done it this has ended in a sprint. I got out front for about 5 mi during the middle of the race last year, but eventually was caught back... I feel like I've ridden well in this one though, so am looking forward to it.

Be careful out there - last year 3rd place crashed across the finish line, and almost took out Scott Webster; the guy's bike was still tumbling when I came across the line off the side of the road in about 13th or so. Also the finish camera broke last year, so if you feel like you've had a good result, make sure you stay around to confirm it.

The 4 race starts at 8:40am, which is a bit early but we'll probably be thankful to be out of the heat. There has been neutral support in the feed zone, where they hand you up bottled water during the race. Hope they'll do it this year as well but wouldn't count on it. Word to the wise- the water is ICE COLD, and is quite a shock to a heated up system if you dump it over your head...

I will be out of town for most of June, but am returning to NC for the weekend and I DO plan on doing this race. I'll need a ride up there with somebody who can lend me a pump to air up before the race as I'll be taking my day-to-day stuff up to NJ with me (but leaving a bike here...).

See you in Salisbury!