Trying to balance the books at the Bear Mountain Classic
Looking back at a challenging day at the Bear Mountain Classic, for reasons that had nothing to do with the actual racing
5 days and $16,000 at the Bear Mountain Classic
Counting down the days until Bear Mountain Classic registration closes while monitoring a significant financial gap
Race Director Diaries: If You Build It, Will They Come?
Before signing off from Journal entries to focus on final prep for this weekend’s race, we take one last look at registration trends for the Zach Koop Memorial Crit at Orchard Beach
Race Director Diaries: Zach Koop Memorial Crit Registration
A look inside registration trends for the Zach Koop Memorial Crit at Orchard Beach
Bikepacking in Japan Part 3: Tsurugisan and Hiroshima
In the final part of his three part series on bike packing Japan, Chris Burati tackles Tsurugi Super Forest Road, more onsens, the beauty of the Shiminami Kaido, the modern art of Naoshima, and the haunting landscape of Hiroshima.
In Defense Of: The Fred
Who is doing it right? The aesthetics obsessed cyclist who follows all of THE Rules in pursuit of ‘pro-ness’, or the Fred with an iPhone on his bars, an oversized jacket, and no knee warmers in 40 degree weather?
Bike Race Budgeting: A Look Inside the Numbers
A detailed look at the budgeting process for one of New York City’s largest cycling events, the upcoming Zach Koop Memorial Criterium at Orchard Beach
Ginger Boyd: Racing For All Women
We chatted with LA based Cat 2 road & fixed gear racer, Ginger Boyd, about the very common struggle that Women’s license holders face: finding races that make space for us, while simultaneously shouldering the burden of participation to ensure those races don’t take that space away from us.
Bike Packing in Japan Part 2: Sorry about the climbing, Chris
In part two of his three part series on bike packing Japan, our own Chris Burati recounts the beauty of some of the best climbing in Japan as well as a onsens, Kyoto, and wild monkeys in a travel journal style reminiscent of Matsuo Bashō.
Hell of Hunterdon and a Better form of Bikes
We take a first time look at the Hell of Hunterdon, an early spring mass-start and mixed surface ride through New Jersey
The USAC Upgrade System is Broken
After a frustrating day interrupts the Grant’s Tomb Criterium afterglow, TBD’s Matthew Vandivort argues that the USAC upgrade system needs to be changed.
The Bear Mountain Classic Pricing Conundrum
The very challenging task of budgeting for the upcoming CRCA Bear Mountain Classic
Grant's Tomb Criterium 2019: The Behind the Scenes Perspective
TBD’s Matthew Vandivort, who also serves as CRCA Director of Open Racing, gives a behind the scenes look at the Grant’s Tomb Criterium
Race Directing Isn't Easy (it Takes a Village)
With just a few days until the 2019 CRCA Grant’s Tomb Criterium we take a look at the people involved behind the scenes
Grant's Tomb Criterium: The Latest Registration Trends
In our latest Race Director Diaries journal entry we’re taking an updated look at Grant’s Tomb Criterium registration
Road Is Losing. Gravel Is Winning. Here Are the Numbers.
TBD analyzed 123,000 race registrations from Rasputitsa to analyze its riders and their registration trends over time. Among other things, we learned that when riders start racing gravel, their days on the road are numbered.
The Abbreviated Lifecycle of a Bike Racer
Two years later we circle back to our original ‘Demographics of Cycling’ piece and look at the latest data on the abbreviated lifecycle of a NYC bike racer.
An Early Look at Grant's Tomb Criterium Registration Trends
Registration is now open for the biggest race in New York City and we have a peak at some of the early registration trends