RE: PIR Handicap Races

Susan Otcenas

2005-08-26



  The best races are the ones where the lower category

riders actually stay away.



I don't know how other women might feel, but I'm wondering if there's any

chance of getting a "mentor" of sorts to ride with the women 4's to coach us

on some strategy in a race of this type. I've not done an event like this

and it's probably a fair guess that a lot of the other 4s haven't either.

Perhaps someone who can talk to us for 5 minutes before the start, and then

ride along and give advice during the race.



Would that be possible? Maybe it would be a good "warm-up" for one of the

upper-category men racing at 6:30.



Susan