I hope you’ll put these two races on your calendar:
Why? Because it’s your last chance in 2015 to win some good money in a SoCal crit. I’m donating $2,000 in cash primes for the 8/23 race, and an additional $2,000 in cash primes for the 8/30 race.
For the 8/23 race’s P/1/2/3 event I’m donating eight $100 primes and one $200 prime on the next to last lap. Same for the 40+ masters men’s race. Good luck prying those dollars out of Surf City’s mouth!
For the 8/30 race, $1,000 in primes will be up for grabs in the P/1/2/3 event, and ditto for the women’s P/1/2/3 race, with the elite women getting exactly the same prime payout as the elite men.
The cash primes, which will be cash, will all be paid out in cash.
I support Chris and Vera’s efforts because year in, year out, they put on quality races that are easy to get to, that are run on safe courses, and that respect the efforts of the participants. Everyone doesn’t get a medal but everyone gets treated with respect, at least if you consider getting called a “cupcake” respect.
As just one example of the way Chris listens to his customers, this year he gave the 50+ racers one hour races for virtually the entire year. As far as I know, that’s the best in the country for our age category.
There is so much that is messed up about amateur bike racing that it’s incredibly important to support the quality events that we do have. I wish I knew how to make bike racing more popular and more inclusive, but I don’t.
What I do know is that beefy primes thrown in every few laps can up the ante, change the riders’ calculations at varying points in the race, encourage attacking, and give a lot more riders the chance to win even though they may not win the race.
See you there!
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They’re on my calendar now and I won’t even be in Southern Cal!
Ha ha!!
DUDE!!
Breaking news: Local liquor stores in Torrance report a rash of late-night robberies.
Applause from way down here in Texas.
Water the roots and you’ll run out of water.
“Give a man a bicycle and he’ll quit fishing”.
Unless he figures out he can use it to get to the fishing hole.
Yup, rod across the handlebars, maybe taken apart for narrow passage.
Watch the hook! Ah youth, and freedom to roam!
Waiting for the carbon fiber version at present: http://www.bikefisherman.com/
Carbon hooks, 100% carbon, made exclusively of carbon.
There is also a great crit in edwardsville Illinois on August 15. It’s a really easy 26 hour drive from the South Bay.
You can count on me!
Those primes U.S Dollars or Seth bucks?
Wanky Scrip. Redeemable in blog subscriptions and old socks.
Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike.
Come get some!
Seth makin it rain!!!
Though, I question giving Masters anything other than 30 minutes before they (me too) gotta pee.
Race with your platform pedals.
Raining mud. Primes + pee cup.
So did you play drug mule on the way back from the free world?
Seriously though, nice one! Putting your hard earned where your mouth is.
There’s been a rash of liquor store hold ups in the neighborhood.
All that holiday money saved by slumming it in hostels and riding bikes now going to a good cause, encouraging wankers/wankettes to go hard and fast in bike racing.
Good one Seth.
Thanks!
Fk, knew I should have charged more for those shifters…..
I’ll pay you in a Wanky Scrip, too.
For a second there I read “shitters.”
Ha! Well, considering how beat up those things are, you may not be too far off 🙂
Awesome! As long as they’re better than my factory rubber band.
Sorry, the extra money didn’t get the races on my calendar. They were already there because I LOVE racing my bike! But maybe your primes will wear out the fast ladies and if I don’t fall off my bike I might be able to win! Our maybe I’ll just go home happy that I had a fun day at the races.
In my cramped little world, not falling off of my bicycle IS winning!
when there are 1 hour women’s races I might consider crits again – otherwise long drives, short races mean lost fitness and not enough burned calories (more bwr races, please). very cool about the primes; glad cash is flowing your way however it flows.
Gotta start somewhere!