Road racing

This site is usefull actually;

http://www.thechainstay.com/bicycle-racing-in-belgium-guide-help/kermis-racing-in-belgium/

Can get flights for £80, would also be able to catch Flanders. Any advice on where approx to stay? Thinking in/around Oudenaarde?

Rent a car

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ciclismo-En-Verano/1464718223802364
Their first 2 day race was apparently great, was supposed to race but university got in the way.... Would be keen to get the future lufguss team entered in next years stuff.

Ride a bike.

mugs game, that...

I am trying to sign up for Imperial Winter Series at Hillingdon .. there is a £5 membership charge at RiderHQ; I have never used RiderHQ before I always thought it was free to use as a rider ..

Buys a new bike every month.
Questions £5 membership charge.

It's likely to be a deposit for the timing chip you'll get for the series.

The London Cyclocross League are using RiderHQ for the first time this year and have levied a similar charge. We should, although I'm not sure how the logistics will work, get it back at the end of the season.

Ah ok .. paid and got a place; hopefully it wont be too shit ..

Don't crash and die. Winter series is mental for 4th cats

mental as in?

Mental as in mental. Lots of dodgy riding and plenty of crashes on a non-selective course where everyone who survives to the finish thinks they can sprint like Cavendish.

It's only 50 minutes, you'll be fine :)

^^ Sounds like CS8 around Millbank

Perfect; I am used to that on a daily basis

Crashing is learning.

(not really)
I'm looking forward to summer already.

To be fair big races are just as sketchy. Actually sketchier and properly scary at first. But people can handle their bikes, so they don't crash into each other!

There will always be crashes, just make sure you are strong enough to hang around at the front, rather than off the back.

Though saying that, early last season, i was 3rd/4th wheel, the 2 front riders bumped shoulders and went down. I bounced over one set of legs and somehow stayed upright. Absolute carnage entailed behind.

Sounds awfully dangerous, I'll stick to dicing with lorries on dual carriageways.

Ah I do that as well, mainly on my commute mind, pretty sure CTT wouldn't be happy with my drafting tactics

Hopefully I'll live to tell the tales ..

Just think about it this way @amey - if you crash you can build ANOTHER bike!

Unfortunately, rebuilding a collarbone takes a bit longer

Gonna be my first season racing in 2015, what are the best tactics for cat 4?