Locally, women do seem to support the races that support them but there is incredible room for growth. Promoters have attempted to bolster women’s field sizes by providing reduced entry fees or by having equal prize money for men and women (some promoters have done BOTH!). Now beginners can show up and race with other beginners. This has been reflected locally as many Virginia promoters consistently offer a beginner’s race (categories 4 & 5) and a separate elite race (categories 1, 2, 3). This trend is changing, as Ruth notes “promoters take women’s racing more seriously than previously”. Sometimes the women’s race is even combined with juniors. Other factors contribute to race-day numbers as well, but the historic solution to fewer women racers has been to hold one race as an “open” field with all racers from beginners to expert in the same race.
Luckily, the local women’s fields tend to have fewer crashes, but Ruth and Liz both remarked that crit racing might have been more enjoyable for them if they had been willing to take more risks. It is no secret that crashes can happen during races. Regionally this is nothing new it does seem hard to get women out to local crits. These “field-size” differences (more men than women) are not immediately apparent in other sports like track and field, tennis, or swimming, for instance, but they are very apparent in cycling. This might seem obvious, but to those new to racing the smaller fields may initially seem odd.
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Races for beginners through elite riders, juniors and masters, free kids race and great spectating. We want to take this opportunity to recognize all the awesome women cyclists in our community with a celebratory bike ride. Sunday, March 8th is International Women's Day. Join Emily, Mary, and Johanna from the Tradewinds Racing Women's Cycling Team as we go over the tenets of bike handling and racing and most of all, have fun on bikes!Įast Coast Bicycles will provide hydration and nutrition as well as door prizes! Please bring a drop bar bicycle, a helmet, and a water bottle. Even if you're not interested in racing, this clinic will help you become more comfortable riding your bike! This is a short (~30 minutes for beginners) road race where you do laps on a closed course.Įntering your first race is a big step, so let's get you be as prepared as possible with a skills and drills clinic to help you become even more confident in your bike handling. The best way to dip your toes into road racing is in a criterium. So you love cycling, and maybe you’re interested in joining your first road race.
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