Anyone planning on racing in any of the USA Crits races this year - including Harlem? I just convinced my girlfriend to take a weekend trip to Bentonville, Arkansas for 2 days and then to go to Tulsa for 2 days for Tulsa tough
I think USA Cycling is putting some resources into Harlem, in addition to making it part of the USA Crit Series. The pro-level racing should be pretty fast. I'm hoping that they make an effort to turn out the local populace for spectating.
Spent the weekend in Tulsa and it was a time. great race and so refreshing to see so many spectators. Standing at the finish of Day 2, we ended up meeting and making good friends with the parents of Luke Lamperti and his gf who were there to watch him race. Also got to see Dante Young of Miami Blazers and the Williams Brothers and Sky Schneider of L39ION. Sky swept the weekend
In a fit of delusion, I signed myself up to race at Tulsa Tough (both days) in the 4s. This is after watching the NorCal/Will Hardin recap video from last year and thinking it looked fun. https://youtu.be/9oobwBe5CHc?si=fQFNI3k_SwGGKnh_
Growing up in Oklahoma I didn’t know much about this race, but my dad grew up in Tulsa and my grandparents were active in a local cycling club. They often talk about it when I talk about cycling, so it’s been on my mind.
Now I have an A race to anchor around for early June… or I’ll just decide to unregister haha. We’ll see