I had a look at your results from the race and judging from your average
speed, I would think that you would have no problem at all racing in the
Senior 3 or Masters category depending on your age.
To become a licensed rider you will need to pay $125 to the Ontario
Cycling Association or a similar amount to the Quebec Cycling
association, depending on where you live, I think.
The license is good till the end of the year. So, it is usually best to
get a license at the beginning of the year. I know you can race up to 3
races on a one-day license which is $10 per event. The one-day license
is not available for the Senior1-2 category, but that should not effect
you.
The license will allow you to race most places in the world. With
membership to the OCA I get a newsletter, I think you only get it a few
times a year because I have only received one so far this year.
When I first started racing you had to do a learn to race course before
you got a license. Looking at the membership form for this year, it
looks like the learn to race course is no longer mandatory.
http://www.ontariocycling.org/
http://www.fqsc.net/
As for local races other than the time trials, every Tuesday night there
is race like group ride in Gatineau park leaving from the parking lot at
gamelin at 6:15pm or a crit at the NRC. When the A level rider are doing
the crit, the B level riders are doing the ride in Gatineau park and
vice versa.
http://members.home.net/seenite/
Tonight is a B night at the NRC, so this race would be suited to you.
This race is not scenic or hilly, it is 1km flat 3 corner loop which you
do for 1 hour or so. You do not need a license for these races.
Or if you want to show up at the ride in the park, you can do that as
well, but you might have a hard time keeping up on the hills.
There is a 2 day race in Kingston this coming weekend, which you could
probably do on a one day license:
http://www.kvc.ca/races/2001/races2001.html
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