Gloucester

[7rider]

Wow. You guys both did great. Sounds like a hoot - but hard as heck.
I wish the Gloucester races had been more established before I left town. I have a friend who was racing/perhaps volunteering there this past weekend (and the park is within an easy pedal from my old apartment!).
Pardon my ignorant question, but SheFly, you mentioned being passed by both Juniors (which, I take it you are not) and men. Are the races co-ed? Mixed "classes"? Or, do some groups overtake and lap earlier starting groups?

[Eden]

Pardon my ignorant question, but SheFly, you mentioned being passed by both Juniors (which, I take it you are not) and men. Are the races co-ed? Mixed "classes"? Or, do some groups overtake and lap earlier starting groups?

Our race was the similar - several groups of masters men, masters women and cat 4 women all started together (well they put about 30 sec between groups - starting with the groups they think will be fastesst). Ours was a long course so I didn't get lapped at all, even by the men.

[SheFly]

Wow. You guys both did great. Sounds like a hoot - but hard as heck.
I wish the Gloucester races had been more established before I left town. I have a friend who was racing/perhaps volunteering there this past weekend (and the park is within an easy pedal from my old apartment!).
Pardon my ignorant question, but SheFly, you mentioned being passed by both Juniors (which, I take it you are not) and men. Are the races co-ed? Mixed "classes"? Or, do some groups overtake and lap earlier starting groups?

Because there are so few juniors, and usually fewer women, they ran the two classes together, with the juniors going off first, followed 30 seconds later by us. This was a MUCH better scenario than last year when the women went off with the Cat 4 men .

The fields at Gloucester are huge. The Cat 4 men's field (think beginner here), was full and had a waiting list - that's 125 guys all riding the course at the same time!!!! The same was true for many of the other men's fields.

Next year I won't have to worry - I'll race with the Elite women and then there will only be Lyne Bessette lapping me to worry about .

Oh, and Regina - the Gloucester races are HUGE here, and are being referred to by some die hards as New Belgian Worlds...

SheFly