So, you think you want to try racing but you are not sure of what is involved. What are the rules? What is race etiquette? Why does everyone else look like they know what they’re doing and I don’t? Do you have questions like these… and more? Then bring your questions, a chair and an open mind. We should be able to make you feel comfortable about getting out and doing your first race.
Items we will go over: Ø Registration, race age, race class, race license Ø Race bib, what it is and how to put it on your bike Ø Starting and finishing Ø Different course markings and what they mean Ø Passing and being passed Ø Results–Preliminary, Final and What if something’s not right
If you think of any questions the week before the race, you can email them to Alan Johnson and we will try to get an answer back to you before race weekend and also make sure we go over it at the clinic. You can find some good race tips on the TMBRA Rules & Regs page at http://www.tmbra.org/rules.htm and some thought provoking reading at http://www.dorba.org/racing/race_tips.html.

 

Hope to see you there!

Alan and Kathy Johnson have been racing Expert over 6 years moving up the racing categories in TMBRA since 1999; and NORBA/USA Cycling Mountain Bike Nationals since 2004. They have held Beginner Race Clinics for the Dallas Off Road Bicycle Association (DORBA) for 5 years.