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I worry about getting hit all the time. Also worried about crashing in the peloton. Dangerous business bike racing.

Only trained on open roads with the team.

Otherwise, we have a great policed metro park where cars take a back seat to training cyclists. 10 mile course without cross roads. Great place to train.

Every spring we traveled to Indiana just east of Bloomington for training camp. There is a State Park we left from for 60+ mile runs.

I raced road and criterium during my amateur career.

I got a late start. 4th in the state at my peak as a Cat 5. Made Cat 4, but those bastard 20 somethings ate my lunch. Race masters, but it’s been a few years now.

Ride a 14.5 lb Wilier. Campy Record 10spd compact all carbon. 12/25 for Crits or flat road. 13/27 for hill racing.

I've got three: a Colnago CX-Zero race/tourer with Dura-Ace 9000; a Diamondback Podium Equipe full racer (former Rally pro-team bike from the Amgen Tour) with SRAM Red and HED Jet6 front/Jet 9 rear; and a Willier Blade TT with Dura-Ace 9000 except Ultegra 10-speed cassette.

Can't really race anymore, but that doesn't stop me from trying. Still want to knock 17 seconds off my TT time on the Tuesday Ten course ...