Escape Velocity Spring Series

[RyanC]

Some of the hardest races and best early season training I have ever done. It works better traveling in numbers. Who's in?

http://www.escapevelocity.bc.ca/spring

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[sylvan]

Some of the hardest races and best early season training I have ever done. It works better traveling in numbers. Who's in?

Well well well, that is very interesting. I'm in for some - can't do Sundays on Mar 6, Mar 20 or Apr 3, but other Sundays and all Saturdays are good. I'm racing B!

[Josh.E]

I was thinking I'd like to try the A (cat 1,2 and very fit 3s) race, for shits and grins, but then I read this:

and this year Cycling BC Upgrade Points WILL be on offer for A, B, and C Groups only. Top 5 for each category regardless of what Cat level you are (e.g. you're a Cat 4 in the B group and finish 4th overall, first Cat 4 over the line; you get 4th place points)

makes me want to race B (most cat 3s and very fit 4's) and try for some points.
I wonder when the 2011 schedule dates will be announced.....,

[RyanC]

I was thinking I'd like to try the A (cat 1,2 and very fit 3s) race...

You're a brave man. Ouch. My experience is that a lot of 'very fit 2s' tend to sandbag the 'B' group. The earliest series races tend to be crash fests. In the past I have waited until the 3rd weekend to join in. Squirrel season is mostly over by then.

My favourites:
The Huntington-Bradner-0 Ave course is really fast and has a surprisingly selective grunt of a hill at the top of 272nd.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Al ... xpanded-RR

Similarly, the Bradner & King course has a 300m climb that knocks about half the field out in the first 1/3 of the race in the 'B' group.

http://escapevelocity.bc.ca/images/2008 ... 202008.pdf

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[Roland]

Last year I did Old Yale Criterium and River Road TT in B. In the crit I missed an acceleration with about 5 laps to go and probably finished 1/2 a lap down. I was mid pack in the TT. Josh, I think you'd be strong in B and probably OK in A depending on the course.

[Marcus]

The link seems to be to the 2010 series unless I'm missing something.

[Roland]

The link seems to be to the 2010 series unless I'm missing something.

It is, but it's basically the same every year. The dates will be updated soon.

[sylvan]

I wonder when the 2011 schedule dates will be announced...

January 29: http://escapevelocity.bc.ca/spring

Sweet: "EV/dEVo reserves the right to pick your race class for you if you're sandbagging or should have trained harder."

Oh, not sweet at all: "No major changes, but the series is designated a Club Race in 2011, so no upgrade points."

[Roland]

Is there enough time to go over morning of? Or do you need to go over the night before?