by PhilBixby
Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:38 pm
I thought I'd better kick this off now since (i) the OGM - at which sporting events are discussed/agreed - is not far off on Monday 18th November (at The Golden Ball - get it in your diaries) and (ii) with the TdF visit next year the race calendar is doubtless going to get a bit shuffled, and sorting out event dates early would be good.
Assuming we're happy to continue doing the two evening events as part of a race series, this then leaves:-
-BC Road Race
-LVRC Road Race, plus
-Suggested Women's RR
I've heard / kicked around two suggestions:-
(1) Slot the Women's RR into the evening prior to the first (4th cat only) evening RR. For:- It's easy; marshals will be there anyway, etc. Against:- If competitors are coming from a wider area, early evening may be tricky. Possible solution is to run it after the 4th cat race and put the early attendance issues on them instead. Or...
(2) Go for a more major re-vamp. Do a Women's RR in place of the BC RR in the afternoon after a morning LVRC vets race. Do the BC RR as a separate event, and as a two-stage event as it has been in the past (possibly prologue in morning and RR in afternoon). For:- Gives more time for each event; allows the BC RR to use a harder circuit (Bulmer?) than the others. Against:- Requires more organisation, more marshals, may be harder to make it stack up (but may not).
Can I have some initial thoughts on this please. Any thoughts which contain the phrase "I'd be happy to...." would be particularly welcome!
Assuming we're happy to continue doing the two evening events as part of a race series, this then leaves:-
-BC Road Race
-LVRC Road Race, plus
-Suggested Women's RR
I've heard / kicked around two suggestions:-
(1) Slot the Women's RR into the evening prior to the first (4th cat only) evening RR. For:- It's easy; marshals will be there anyway, etc. Against:- If competitors are coming from a wider area, early evening may be tricky. Possible solution is to run it after the 4th cat race and put the early attendance issues on them instead. Or...
(2) Go for a more major re-vamp. Do a Women's RR in place of the BC RR in the afternoon after a morning LVRC vets race. Do the BC RR as a separate event, and as a two-stage event as it has been in the past (possibly prologue in morning and RR in afternoon). For:- Gives more time for each event; allows the BC RR to use a harder circuit (Bulmer?) than the others. Against:- Requires more organisation, more marshals, may be harder to make it stack up (but may not).
Can I have some initial thoughts on this please. Any thoughts which contain the phrase "I'd be happy to...." would be particularly welcome!