Just guessing September here in the US. If so, I plan on racing for sure.
Curious what others think. Is it responsible to race even if the sanctioning bodies get the green light?
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I’m holding out hope that Levi’s Gran Fondo - first Saturday in October - will still happen, but I’m only giving it a 50% - 50% shot.
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Yes, because they get the green light when the government says so. I’m in the UK, our gov is science led at least.
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I get it lol. A bit of the wild west over here as everyone knows.
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I think it will be sooner than that and I will race. The event industry as a whole can not withstand being shut down until September. Music venues, movie theaters, restaurants, bars, etc. when those are allowed to start opening the race organizers will be able to change the way races are done to meet social distances requirements. My bet would be in the US races will start to happen in June but maybe not usac sanctioned because they have more risk.
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Interesting. I’m not following you on how they would be able to police social distancing with any type of event. If social distancing is still needed then there is no point…
Not following you on the usac being more risky…more risky than say a DK200 or Levi Gan Fondo? Or just that you think usac is a bit more intense by nature and that drives the risk up?
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Usac is hoping races get started quick especially since they’ve been laying off staff and saying how they get most of their money from races.
At least they all got our license fees for a year where no racing will happen.
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Hopefully by next cross season.
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2021 gets my vote.
Science > sport.
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I’m really enjoying the process of training so I plan to move forward with events on the calendar that haven’t been canceled yet. May 16th - I know that’s likely going to get canceled or rescheduled but I’m moving forward as planned regardless. Once racing picks back up I’ll be there. So far this has been the best year of training I’ve put in. Looking forward to keeping it up no matter if events cancel or not. I’d love the chance to express my fitness on a race course but I’m just really enjoying the feeling of riding now more than ever.
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Me as well but, I miss the intensity of racing…I’m back in more a traditional base mode. Lots of Kj’s more than anything as I am mixing up trail, gravel and road rides. Down here in the desert SW the country side is beautiful with all the wild flowers. Rattle snake almost ruined my day though…scary little MFer’s…
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For sure, there’s nothing like the magic you get from pinning that number on. Why is it that we’re always more capable when we’re competing? I know the answers, but it’s still fun to ponder. Stay away from those snakes. We have them here in Appalachia as well, they tend to mostly stay away but I’ve encountered huge rattle snakes sun bathing in the middle of the trail. I give them wide berth.
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Hmmm…should Coach Chad update the Rattlesnake workout description? 
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Rattlesnake…it’ll almost ruin your day. Scary little MFer.
Recoveries between each set last 3 minutes each.
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nice
I have serious doubts that there will be any racing this year. Maybe the local crit type of thing. But until large portions of the population have been vaccinated there will always be the risk of another wave of the virus. So my bet is any form of mass event (say >100 or so) will not be happening this year, especially if people come from many parts of the world to participate/watch.
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I have an MTB 100 in mid June, I expect that to go. It may look different and there’s surely precautions that will be made, but it’s likely doable. Probably wishful thinking though.
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If anyone says “after Easter”… 
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I think a lot of it depends on getting more data on how many people are asymptomatic, there’s different reports ranging from 20-60% of people maybe asymptomatic, if it’s towards the higher end of that range and I think we’ll get data on that in the next month then things should hopefully get back to normal quicker than was originally expected.
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What is the “originally expected” timeline? 
Original estimates were for us to reach the peak weeks in June. That’s come down because of increased levels of social isolation but then again imperial college London who the government are taking a lot of their advice from said their model predicted we wouldn’t go over 400 deaths a day and today we had over 700.
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