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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
WOMEN RACERS NEEDED:
Wheel Around the Hub 53 Mile Race Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005 A) We have set up a very cool 53 mile circuit race with about $1500 cash when including lap premiums divided equally M&F top five places. Most people are opting for the 15 mile fun ride which does not offer a purse. B) We desparately need WOMEN competitors in the 53 mile race. Right now we have NO ENTRIES in the women's category. Please pass the word around with any contacts or friends that you might have to come to Smethport and compete in our 53 mile race for the purse & gold watches. It is really important that we have competitive entries so we can solicit prize money in the future and make the race grow. We have an identity problem because we are a new (well, at least not since the 1890s) race and we are from this little (cool) town. C) race website: http://www.smethporthistory.org follow link with the race logo D) online registrations: BikeReg.comhttp://www.bikereg.com/races/register.asp?EventID=2527 Active.com http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1231027 Cost of entry is $25 and includes a very cool t-shirt: E) Anyway, please pass this message around to your friends and contacts and perhaps you can assist us in generating several serious entries into our race. Thanks so much, Ross Porter Smethport Lions -- PLANET SMETHPORT "Students & Community Making History Together" http://www.smethporthistory.org A Virtual 1895 Tour of Smethport & Surrounding McKean County - a joint project of Smethport Area High School and the greater Smethport, PA Community located around the Planet Ross Porter- Project Director |
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
On 12 Sep 2005 21:45:42 -0700,
wrote: B) We desparately need WOMEN competitors in the 53 mile race. Right now we have NO ENTRIES in the women's category. Please pass the word around with any contacts or friends that you might have to come to Smethport and compete in our 53 mile race for the purse & gold watches. C) race website: http://www.smethporthistory.org follow link with the race logo When my club puts on races, we normally get very few women's entries until three or four days before registration closes. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
Dude, do what we did: Take the money that you would have given to the
women, and put it in the men's pot...and cancel the women's event. You shouldn't have to beg them to participate. |
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
Exactly. This is unfortunate, as I'd like to see women's racing get
big, at least on the East coast, but it doesn't seem to be growing. This past weekend, we had a women's race in Greensboro, NC. Payout was 20 deep. 14 women started. I know, know for certain that there are more than 14 women racers around the Southeast, as earlier this year, we had a field of about 65 women racing in Greenville, SC. Oh well... Tom |
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
On 13 Sep 2005 09:35:48 -0700, "Tom" wrote:
Exactly. This is unfortunate, as I'd like to see women's racing get big, at least on the East coast, but it doesn't seem to be growing. This past weekend, we had a women's race in Greensboro, NC. Payout was 20 deep. 14 women started. I know, know for certain that there are more than 14 women racers around the Southeast, as earlier this year, we had a field of about 65 women racing in Greenville, SC. Oh My club had over 50 women registered for two fields this past weekend. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
Hi Again,
A) We are not begging for women racer. we are advertising. I know that there are many quality women racers out there. We just want them to find their way to Smethport, McKean County September 24. We need male racers also. I know that there are more than 9 male racers out there also willing to go the 53 mile course. B) Most people are opting for the 15 mile fun ride which does not offer a purse. C) We have set up a very cool 53 mile circuit race with about $1500 cash when including lap premiums divided equally M&F top five places. D) No licenses are required. This is not an officially sanctioned race. This is our first year (since the 1890s) following the old, traditional race course. Olean Cycling Club members are assisting us with race details, race software, digital finish photography, etc. E) Race Course: Even though our region is hilly/mountainous (and beautiful)race course is very flat with only extremely mild, Illinois style terrain. F) Road surface is not perfect but pretty good. Paved. We are sweeping key corners and hay bailing, etc. We cross over Galico Bridge which is very old but solid and somewhat cordurouy. There are some 90 degrees turns on the course and on that is about 110. G) We desparately need WOMEN competitors in the 53 mile race. Right now we have ONE ENTRY in the women's category. Please pass the word around with any contacts or friends that you might have to come to Smethport and compete in our 53 mile race for the purse & gold watches. H) It is really important that we have competitive entries so we can solicit prize money in the future and make the race grow. We have an identity problem because we are a new (well, at least not since the 1890s) race and we are from this little (cool) town. I) race website: http://www.smethporthistory.org follow link with the race logo online registrations: BikeReg.comhttp://www.bikereg.com/races/register.asp?EventID=2527 Active.com http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1231027 Cost of entry is $25 and includes a very cool t-shirt: J) Anyway, please pass this message around to your friends and contacts. We need more than 9 racers! K) We just posted (today) a "where to stay" link on the Planet Smethport site which will be helpful: http://www.smethporthistory.org Thanks so much, Ross Porter Wheel Around the Hub Race Chair Smethport, PA 90 miles south of Buffalo; 100 miles East of Erie, 160 miles North of Pittsburgh |
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
How many of them ride for century road club? Probably most of them.
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
If the race is not through USCF (or another cycling body) that might be
one reason no racers know about it... Most of the racers have a license and only do licensed events. Also, what insurance company are you going through for the race? Medical and Liability? |
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Women Racers Needed: Smethport, PA 53 Mile race 9/24/2005
CoBikeRacer wrote:
If the race is not through USCF (or another cycling body) that might be one reason no racers know about it... Most of the racers have a license and only do licensed events. Eh? Most racers could care less about the sanctioning organization. If no one is entering it is because a lot of people are fried by this time of the year or their spouse is getting really hacked off by having bike racing be the focus of every damn weekend or something like that. And the large majority of the remainder are waiting until the morning of the race to decide whether or not to go. Bob Schwartz |
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