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Well, it is that time of the year again…. time to start planning the year out and trying to figure out how to get it done. Here is what I forecast racing this year (italics are penciled in more than the rest)….

• 3/9: Rouge Roubaix (St. Francisville, LA) [LAMBRA]
• 3/15: Hell’s Kitchen (Fayetteville, AR)
• 3/28-3/29: Tour de Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa, AL).
• 4/11: Ride to Live (Leeds, AL)
• 4/18-4/19: Mississippi Gran Prix (Brookhaven, MS) [LAMBRA]
• 5/2: Sunny King Criterium (Anniston, AL)
• 5/9-5/10: Joe Martin Stage Race (Fayetteville, AR)
• 5/30-5/31: Tulsa Tough (Tulsa, OK)
• 6/13-6/14: Tour de Louisiane (Covington, LA) [LAMBRA]
• 6/27-6/28: Smith & Nephew Gran Prix (Memphis, TN) [TBRA]
• 7/4: Forth of July Crit (Oxford, MS)
• 7/18-7/19: Spring City Cycling Classic (Huntsville, AL)
• 7/25: Tennessee State TT & Nashville Cyclist crit (Lebanon & Nashville, TN) [TBRA]
• 8/1-8/2: Allanti Classic (Springdale / Nashville, TN) [TBRA]
• 8/22-8/23: Oak Ridge Velo Fall Classic (Oak Ridge, TN) [TBRA]
• 8/29-8/30: BMW River Gorge Omnium (Chattanooga, TN) [TBRA]
• 9/12: Pepper Place Criterium (Birmingham, AL)

I have updated my 2009 road season calender (seperate page) and will fill that in with updates as I go through the year. I have 14 weekends above in regular type and another 3 in italic type. I ended up with 18 seperate race weekends in 2008. On the subject of stats, in 2008:

• 11 Road Races
• 2 Circuit Races
• 17 Criteriums
• 11 Time Trials
• 7 Omniums
• 3 Stage Races

With several races approaching in March, all with different needs, I am focusing on threshold power and will likely get a little bit in sharper efforts as the time changes (it is a long season, after all).

• Rouge Roubaix (never raced before): Suspect it is all about power through wind and gravel + short steep gravel hills.

• Hell’s Kitchen (never raced before): Seems like it will require good 5-10 minute power to punch over the 1 mile climb 3x with the leaders.

• Tour de Tuscaloosa: Crit should a power course with an uphill grade. RR course is rolling / moderate hills. RR will just wear you out.

TdT crit course 2009. Less nasty, but only marginally.

TdT road course (2007, 2008, 2009?)