Logan hit it on the head. There are plenty of races in the area.
On Jan 7, 7:58 am, "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote:
> JP,
>
> I am from NY originally and I loved the 4' shoulders. Down here is a
> different story.
>
> If you are looking for information about racing, you need to check out
> Simple Green and Allstars. There may be others but they are the main racing
> teams here. Some of the Gyros ride with them on some of their weekly rides
> but, for most of us, their weekly rides ARE races.
>
> I am not the person to help you with this but there are others on this forum
> that can.
>
> How about it Andy?
>
> JP - If you are looking for great rides through the Northern part of NC join
> us sometime. We travel as far as Virginia and there are some fantastic
> country roads as you will see. Very little traffic and many are getting new
> surfaces. It'll be a good prep for getting you started again if racing is
> your long term goal.
>
> Tony
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JP" <[email protected]>
> To: "North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros)" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 11:15 PM
> Subject: [Gyros: 12113] Riding / Race Info
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I am originally from upstate New York and moved to NC last January. I
> > did not do much riding this year and my body is paying for it. I
> > really want to get back into riding again and have been reading your
> > group's discussions for a while now. I need to get some fitness back
> > before I start doing group rides again but I hope to join some of your
> > rides in the Spring. I do have a couple of questions that a few of
> > you may be able to answer though....
>
> > In New York, there were a lot of races throughout the year (when there
> > wasn't 10 ft. of snow on the ground!). Some were just citizen races
> > and some required licenses but you could race just about any weekend
> > from May to Sept. They were just 30-50 mile cat 5 type races, but
> > competitive and fun. I have not seen any races like that down here
> > anywhere in the triangle area. Do they exist here?
>
> > Also, how is the riding up where your club rides? I am down near Cary
> > and the roads are pretty crowded and have no shoulder (much different
> > than NY where there is 4 ft. of shoulder, they need it for snow
> > removal). Are there open country roads in North Raleigh that are nice
> > to ride on?
>
> > Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.
>
> > JP
>
>
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