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Analyzing CX Registration Trends: PACX by the Numbers
Essays, Cyclocross Hannah Camhi 1/27/25 Essays, Cyclocross Hannah Camhi 1/27/25

Analyzing CX Registration Trends: PACX by the Numbers

Our State of the Sport Series returns with analysis of registration for the Pennsylvania CX Series

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State of the Sport: Road Isn't Dead, It Just Needs Perfect Weather
Essays, Road Racing Matthew Vandivort 2/12/24 Essays, Road Racing Matthew Vandivort 2/12/24

State of the Sport: Road Isn't Dead, It Just Needs Perfect Weather

Race registration trends at New York City’s last road race - the Bear Mountain Spring Classic

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State of the Sport: The Cat 4/5 Podium
Essays Hannah Camhi 12/19/23 Essays Hannah Camhi 12/19/23

State of the Sport: The Cat 4/5 Podium

Assessing the state of women’s racing via the Women’s 4/5 podium in NYC

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Ode to the Fast Kids: Shark River Devo
Essays Diane Akerman 12/7/23 Essays Diane Akerman 12/7/23

Ode to the Fast Kids: Shark River Devo

We sit down with one of the NY-tri state area’s premium junior development programs

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Preserving a 30-year legacy of Brooklyn Bike Racing at FBF
Essays, Road Racing Diane Akerman 5/17/23 Essays, Road Racing Diane Akerman 5/17/23

Preserving a 30-year legacy of Brooklyn Bike Racing at FBF

The longstanding Tuesday night race series at FBF in Brooklyn needs your help

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What Does NYC's Biggest Bike Race Tell us about the State of the Sport?
Essays, Road Racing Matthew Vandivort 8/22/22 Essays, Road Racing Matthew Vandivort 8/22/22

What Does NYC's Biggest Bike Race Tell us about the State of the Sport?

A detailed look at registration for the 2022 Grant’s Tomb Criterium, how it compares to pre-pandemic editions, and what it suggests about the future of bike racing

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Grant's Tomb, I Love You. But I Must Say "Goodbye."
Essays Liz M 8/3/22 Essays Liz M 8/3/22

Grant's Tomb, I Love You. But I Must Say "Goodbye."

Liz reflects on her many years race directing New York City’s biggest criterium

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The State of Central Park Racing in 2022
Road Racing, Essays, Features Matthew Vandivort 6/2/22 Road Racing, Essays, Features Matthew Vandivort 6/2/22

The State of Central Park Racing in 2022

We dive into the latest NYC race registration data to assess the State of post-pandemic Road Racing in the region

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The COVID Boom or a Road Racing Bust? Analyzing 2022 Race Registration
Road Racing, Essays, Features Matthew Vandivort 5/1/22 Road Racing, Essays, Features Matthew Vandivort 5/1/22

The COVID Boom or a Road Racing Bust? Analyzing 2022 Race Registration

New York’s biggest road race is upon us - what does it say about road racing post-COVID?

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State of the Sport: Five Years of NYC Race Statistics and Analysis
Essays Matthew Vandivort 5/19/20 Essays Matthew Vandivort 5/19/20

State of the Sport: Five Years of NYC Race Statistics and Analysis

Looking back at 5 years of USAC racing registration data in New York City - the trends, the challenges, and more

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The New USA Cycling Upgrade Rules: What We Know and First Impressions
Essays, Features, Guides Matthew Vandivort 2/12/20 Essays, Features, Guides Matthew Vandivort 2/12/20

The New USA Cycling Upgrade Rules: What We Know and First Impressions

USA Cycling has made some big changes around upgrade requirements for 2020 - we look through the revisions and offer our first impressions

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State of the Sport: USAC Racing in 2019 by the Numbers
Essays, Features Matthew Vandivort 10/6/19 Essays, Features Matthew Vandivort 10/6/19

State of the Sport: USAC Racing in 2019 by the Numbers

A detailed look at 2019 year-to-date data from USA Cycling - where the news is not good for the State of the Sport

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Interview with Central Park Race Director Kevin Hsieh
Essays Matthew Vandivort 9/22/19 Essays Matthew Vandivort 9/22/19

Interview with Central Park Race Director Kevin Hsieh

We interview the person responsible for insuring the 12-race Central Park Club Series happened this year: CRCA Vice President of Racing Kevin Hsieh.

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The Next Generation of Bike Racing: Lessons Learned from Reading Radsport
Essays Alvaro Soltero 8/8/19 Essays Alvaro Soltero 8/8/19

The Next Generation of Bike Racing: Lessons Learned from Reading Radsport

Our three part interview and examination of the Reading Radsport Festival comes to a conclusion with a look at the lessons learned by the race directors and photographs from the 2019 edition of the race.

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The Next Generation of Bike Racing: How Reading Radsport is Changing the Model
Essays Alvaro Soltero 7/25/19 Essays Alvaro Soltero 7/25/19

The Next Generation of Bike Racing: How Reading Radsport is Changing the Model

The part two of our interview with Reading Radsport Festival race directors Gabe and Kacey we dive into sponsorship, storytelling, spectators, and sustainability

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The Next Generation of Bike Racing? An Introduction to Reading Radsport
Essays Alvaro Soltero 7/22/19 Essays Alvaro Soltero 7/22/19

The Next Generation of Bike Racing? An Introduction to Reading Radsport

The State of the Sport on the TBD Journal is changing gears from Red Hook Crit to a possible future formula for USAC racing as part of a multi-part interview with the team behind the Reading Radsport Festival

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Behind the Clipboard: A Call for More Diverse Race Directors
Essays Liz M 7/14/19 Essays Liz M 7/14/19

Behind the Clipboard: A Call for More Diverse Race Directors

Our Race Director Diaries series changes gears slightly as long-time New York City based race director weighs in on the lack of diversity in the role

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The Inside Track: A Conversation with Red Hook Crit’s David Trimble
Essays, Features Clay Jones 7/10/19 Essays, Features Clay Jones 7/10/19

The Inside Track: A Conversation with Red Hook Crit’s David Trimble

TBD had the opportunity to sit down with one of the few folks to truly innovate the sport of cycling as we know it over the past decade

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A pretty perfect morning of Brooklyn bike racing, with @borks.n.bikes taking sixth in his race with Josh and @photorhetoric while @hlcamhi lit up the women’s field alongside @shaneferro and @lookfor.lisa.
Don’t miss out on the next edition of the ToBeDetermined Community Ride Series, this Saturday 5th July, Engineers Gate at 7:30!

Route: South County Trailway to Red Barn Bakery, then back on some dirt via the Old Croton Aqueduct. Expect roughly
NYC bike racing is generally rain or shine, but this past Saturday we mostly got a whole bunch of rain and no sunshine - which if nothing else leads to some pretty memorable photos. Head over to the Journal to read @shaneferro’s race report inc
The rain showed up for the women’s race in Prospect Park as @leahgold31 got into an early break and snagged an incredible 2nd place after a long solo effort. A much larger (and very damp) photo gallery coming to the TBD Journal p/b @castellicyc
Erwin is currently in Kenya where he is taking on @safarigravelrace. Stay tuned for much more from his incredible adventure!
Montreal ➡️ Brooklyn on the Empire State Trail: 3 Days, 27hrs 7mins, 454 Miles, & 15,882ft elevation gain. 

Rogier shares his journey riding the full length of the EST (and then some) on the Journal, including what went into his preparation and
Another fun edition of the @farmersdaughtergravelgrinder! Head to the journal to see the full photo gallery  
 
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Following the Club Series, we kicked off the latest edition of our TBD Community Ride, heading over the GWB for some sunshine and pleasant miles. We have a few rides kicking off from Prospect Park to head to the beach, so join us for one!
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Quick hits from today’s @crcaracing club series race in Central Park where @luciadlite finished 4th ahead of the latest edition of our community rides. 

Photos by @photorhetoric
For the 3rd year in a row, our friends at @acmebicycleco are hosting Neutral Ground in Katona, NY. 

The event boasts road and gravel rides in a popular “enduro” format, where folks can ride at a social pace and then race a few timed sect
𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘐 𝘓𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘕𝘌𝘋 𝘍𝘙𝘖𝘔 𝘔𝘠 𝘍𝘐𝘙𝘚𝘛 𝘠𝘌𝘈𝘙 𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘉𝘐𝘒𝘌𝘚 𝘐𝘕 𝘕𝘠𝘊: a guide to getting started racing bikes in NYC by teammate Josh H up on the Journal. Link in bio!

“Coming from Colorado, I was initia

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