Martha Walsh

Wow, the calendar for March and April is loaded with events in the Norman Babcock Veloforma cat 4 women's series!

This Sunday's Banana Belt #3 race is the second event in the series.  Be sure to come out for the last BB race in 2010.  weather.com says there is 0% chance of precipitation, so it should be a perfect day for racing (I hope that doesn't jinx us)!  And don't forget the pre- and post-race clinics being offered--what a terrific way to learn more about bike racing.

Coming up are more exciting races:

3/28 Piece of Cake (postrace clinic by Veloforma riders)
4/17 Table Rock Omnium road race
4/22 Cherry Blossom Classic stage one

Some of these require advance planning (hotel space in The Dalles is filling fast for the Cherry Blossom Festival), so be sure to register soon.

Please encourage your friends and teammates to come out and explore the different kinds of events in this race series.  The whole schedule is here: http://www.obra.org/flyers/2010/cat_4_womens_series.html

We hope there are opportunities and challenges here for the beginning racer as well as for those returning for another season.  Try something new, find your favorite type of event, and have fun doing it!  Good luck with your spring racing!

-Martha