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I just rode Barry Roubaix in Hastings, MI. It’s not a race that attracts too many “pro” racers I don’t think but it fills up registration at 3500 riders or something huge like that. The fastest riders are certainly high level and strong.
The race goes off in waves. Riders self-seed themselves into their wave at registration and then they go off in 3 minute intervals.
I don’t know how this ultimately works with the fastest riders but it wouldn’t be too hard to have separate men’s and women’s waves at the start for those who want to contend for a win. I was seeded in a mid-pack wave and there were plenty of women and nobody cared about gender that far back. It was more of a spirited ride than a race for anyone not in the first wave or two.
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