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To Be Determined began with road racing and the discipline has always been core to the Journal. For additional content see our Race Guides and don’t miss our State of the Sport and Race Director Diaries essays.

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The Harlem Criterium: A Race Typology
Matthew Vandivort
The Harlem Criterium: A Race Typology
Matthew Vandivort

A look back at the 2013 edition of the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic

Matthew Vandivort
Preserving a 30-year legacy of Brooklyn Bike Racing at FBF
Diane Akerman
Preserving a 30-year legacy of Brooklyn Bike Racing at FBF
Diane Akerman

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

Diane Akerman
The Race to the Sky: Mount Washington Hill Climb
Ben Brown
The Race to the Sky: Mount Washington Hill Climb
Ben Brown

The Mount Washington Hill Climb is one of the most difficult events on the East Coast. Ben, Dana and Matt tackled it this year.

Ben Brown
Grant's Tomb Criterium: the Race Report and Daghan Perker Photo Gallery
Alvaro Soltero
Grant's Tomb Criterium: the Race Report and Daghan Perker Photo Gallery
Alvaro Soltero

Our wrap of the racing side of things at the Grant’s Tomb Criterium, featuring a massive photo gallery from TBD’s Daghan Perker

Alvaro Soltero
Fast Times in NYC: the Harlem Criterium Race Report
Daghan Perker
Fast Times in NYC: the Harlem Criterium Race Report
Daghan Perker

Some collected thoughts on the 2022 edition of the Harlem Crit from Lucia D, with photos by Daghan Perker

Daghan Perker
Harlem Crit / a Daghan Perker Photoset
Daghan Perker
Harlem Crit / a Daghan Perker Photoset
Daghan Perker

The 2022 edition of the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic as photographed by Daghan Perker

Daghan Perker
The State of Central Park Racing in 2022
Matthew Vandivort
The State of Central Park Racing in 2022
Matthew Vandivort

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

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

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

Matthew Vandivort
A Field Guide to Racing Incorrectly: How Not To Race GMSR As Your First Ever Race
Ben Brown
A Field Guide to Racing Incorrectly: How Not To Race GMSR As Your First Ever Race
Ben Brown

GMSR is the hardest stage race on the East Coast. And it was Ben’s first ever road race.

Ben Brown
Bike Racing Returns to NYC
Matthew Vandivort
Bike Racing Returns to NYC
Matthew Vandivort

After a year long hiatus, bike racing has officially returned to New York City

Matthew Vandivort
Adding a Women's Field Changes Everything
Lisa Vandivort
Adding a Women's Field Changes Everything
Lisa Vandivort

As the 2019 race season at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field comes to a conclusion, Lisa from TBD-MDC reflects on how much of a difference it makes having a women’s field at this very unique race venue.

Lisa Vandivort
Mengoni Grand Prix 2019: Perfect is the Enemy of Good
Matthew Vandivort
Mengoni Grand Prix 2019: Perfect is the Enemy of Good
Matthew Vandivort

The CRCA Open Race calendar comes to a conclusion with a day of fast - and longer than expected - day of racing at the Mengoni Grand Prix, reminding us that even when things don’t go to plan they can still be pretty great.

Matthew Vandivort
Grant's Tomb Criterium 2019: The Behind the Scenes Perspective
Matthew Vandivort
Grant's Tomb Criterium 2019: The Behind the Scenes Perspective
Matthew Vandivort

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

Matthew Vandivort
How to Start Racing Bikes
Matthew Vandivort
How to Start Racing Bikes
Matthew Vandivort

The latest TBD Journal Guide is officially live: our step by step guide to getting to the start line for your first bike race

Matthew Vandivort
The Way of the Road: The Green Mountain Stage Race
Colin Keaveney
The Way of the Road: The Green Mountain Stage Race
Colin Keaveney

The story of the 2018 Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont. Featuring all of the suffering, joy, bad luck and happiness that bike racing has to offer.

Colin Keaveney
Intelligentsia Cup 2018: The Introduction
Matthew Vandivort
Intelligentsia Cup 2018: The Introduction
Matthew Vandivort

The team has made it back - mostly in one piece - from Intelligentsia Cup and with our return we have our first in a multi-part recap of the 2018 Intelligentsia Cup Series.

Matthew Vandivort
A Lady's First Floyd
Liz M
A Lady's First Floyd
Liz M

Liz Marcello from CityMD takes you inside her first race experience on the famous fractured concrete at Floyd Bennett Field

Liz M
A Bittersweet Day At The Race Avenue Crit
Steve Rousseau
A Bittersweet Day At The Race Avenue Crit
Steve Rousseau

Team rider Steve Rousseau had one of the most eventful races of his life at Lancaster’s Race Avenue Crit. He also witnessed some of the worst treatment of a women’s field in his life.

Steve Rousseau
Equal Pay & Fast Racing: Harlem Criterium 2018
Matthew Vandivort
Equal Pay & Fast Racing: Harlem Criterium 2018
Matthew Vandivort

The 2018 edition of the Harlem Criterium in photographs

Matthew Vandivort
New Feature: Intelligentsia Cup
Matthew Vandivort
New Feature: Intelligentsia Cup
Matthew Vandivort

In our latest Feature journal entry To Be Determined takes you inside one of the best race series in America at Intelligentsia Cup in Chicago.

Matthew Vandivort
New Feature: Gateway Cup
Mat Street
New Feature: Gateway Cup
Mat Street

Some of our favorite racing in the country involves a long drive to the Gateway City for four days of crit racing to end the road season.

Mat Street
New Feature: Grant's Tomb Criterium
Gregory Addo
New Feature: Grant's Tomb Criterium
Gregory Addo
Gregory Addo

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The 2025 TBD Road Race Calendar
Leah Goldberg
Calendar
The 2025 TBD Road Race Calendar
Leah Goldberg
Calendar

A look at some of the road events on our 2025 race calendar

Leah Goldberg
Calendar
TBD's Summer Newsletter: Hot weather, even hotter racing
Barb Blakley Millott
Newsletter
TBD's Summer Newsletter: Hot weather, even hotter racing
Barb Blakley Millott
Newsletter

Our mid-summer newsletter!

Barb Blakley Millott
Newsletter
Weekend Roll: CRCA Race Clinic and TBD Community Ride
Matthew Vandivort
TBD Rides, CRCA, Central Park, Weekend Roll
Weekend Roll: CRCA Race Clinic and TBD Community Ride
Matthew Vandivort
TBD Rides, CRCA, Central Park, Weekend Roll

A beautiful morning of racing and riding in Central Park

Matthew Vandivort
TBD Rides, CRCA, Central Park, Weekend Roll
This Weekend: New York City Bike Racing Clinic
Steph Mangan
CRCA, How To, WTF, TBD Rides
This Weekend: New York City Bike Racing Clinic
Steph Mangan
CRCA, How To, WTF, TBD Rides

Get an introduction to New York City bike racing at this weekend’s CRCA race in Central Park

Steph Mangan
CRCA, How To, WTF, TBD Rides
Tour de Millersburg Race Typology
Matthew Vandivort
Millersburg, Race Typology
Tour de Millersburg Race Typology
Matthew Vandivort
Millersburg, Race Typology

Our latest race typology: the now defunct Tour of Millersburg

Matthew Vandivort
Millersburg, Race Typology
2024 CRCA Grant's Tomb Criterium Preview
Corey W
Grant's, Criterium, Weekend Forecast
2024 CRCA Grant's Tomb Criterium Preview
Corey W
Grant's, Criterium, Weekend Forecast

A look at one of New York City’s biggest bike races - the CRCA Grant’s Tomb Criterium

Corey W
Grant's, Criterium, Weekend Forecast
The Harlem Criterium: A Race Typology
Matthew Vandivort
Race Typology, Archives, Harlem, Criterium
The Harlem Criterium: A Race Typology
Matthew Vandivort
Race Typology, Archives, Harlem, Criterium

A look back at the 2013 edition of the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic

Matthew Vandivort
Race Typology, Archives, Harlem, Criterium
Intelligentsia 2023: Turning Up the Heat
Lucia D
Criterium, Intelligentsia Cup, WTF
Intelligentsia 2023: Turning Up the Heat
Lucia D
Criterium, Intelligentsia Cup, WTF

A hot week in Chicago racing the Intelligentsia Cup

Lucia D
Criterium, Intelligentsia Cup, WTF
A Photographer at the Dave Jordan Central Park Classic
Daghan Perker
DJCPC, Central Park, CRCA, Weekend Roll
A Photographer at the Dave Jordan Central Park Classic
Daghan Perker
DJCPC, Central Park, CRCA, Weekend Roll

Checking into one of NYC’s biggest races at the Dave Jordan Central Park Classic

Daghan Perker
DJCPC, Central Park, CRCA, Weekend Roll
A Brooklyn Sunday in Polka Dots
Matthew Vandivort
Prospect Park, WTF, Dogs
A Brooklyn Sunday in Polka Dots
Matthew Vandivort
Prospect Park, WTF, Dogs

An excellent morning spent chasing polka dots in Prospect Park

Matthew Vandivort
Prospect Park, WTF, Dogs
Looking back: Pain faces of the 2023 GP Montreal
James Martin
Pro Racing
Looking back: Pain faces of the 2023 GP Montreal
James Martin
Pro Racing

James recaps an incredible experience watching World Tour Pros at GP Montreal

James Martin
Pro Racing
Race Report: The Breakaway that Almost Wasn't
Elbert Mets
Central Park, CRCA
Race Report: The Breakaway that Almost Wasn't
Elbert Mets
Central Park, CRCA

View from the break that stuck in an early season CRCA race

Elbert Mets
Central Park, CRCA
The 2024 Guide to NYC Bike Racing
Lucia D
How To
The 2024 Guide to NYC Bike Racing
Lucia D
How To

The comprehensive guide to racing in NYC updated for 2024.

Lucia D
How To
Opening the 2024 Season in New Jersey
Lisa Vandivort
Branchbrook, New Jersey, WTF, Bikes
Opening the 2024 Season in New Jersey
Lisa Vandivort
Branchbrook, New Jersey, WTF, Bikes

TBD’s women’s squad opens their race season in New Jersey

Lisa Vandivort
Branchbrook, New Jersey, WTF, Bikes
Race Report: Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup #1 2024
Rogier Kentie
Prospect Park
Race Report: Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup #1 2024
Rogier Kentie
Prospect Park

A damp morning of racing in Central Park puts TBD in the polka dot leaders jersey

Rogier Kentie
Prospect Park
Race Report: CRCA's 2024 Season Opener
Elbert Mets
CRCA, Central Park
Race Report: CRCA's 2024 Season Opener
Elbert Mets
CRCA, Central Park

Road racing kicks into full gear for 2024 with CRCA’s season opener in Central Park, NYC

Elbert Mets
CRCA, Central Park
How to Pin Your Race Number
Matthew Vandivort
Gear Guides, How To
How to Pin Your Race Number
Matthew Vandivort
Gear Guides, How To

Its that time of year: the definitive guide on how to pin your race number

Matthew Vandivort
Gear Guides, How To
The NYC Marathon Race Report: a day to remember forever
Barb Blakley Millott
Other Sports, WTF
The NYC Marathon Race Report: a day to remember forever
Barb Blakley Millott
Other Sports, WTF

TBD’s own Barb Blakely looks back at an incredible day at the NYC marathon

Barb Blakley Millott
Other Sports, WTF
State of the Sport: Road Isn't Dead, It Just Needs Perfect Weather
Matthew Vandivort
State of the Sport, Bear Mountain Classic
State of the Sport: Road Isn't Dead, It Just Needs Perfect Weather
Matthew Vandivort
State of the Sport, Bear Mountain Classic

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

Matthew Vandivort
State of the Sport, Bear Mountain Classic
Another Season of NYC Bike Racing Begins
Matthew Vandivort
Weekend Roll, Central Park
Another Season of NYC Bike Racing Begins
Matthew Vandivort
Weekend Roll, Central Park

Bike racing is back with the earliest ever start to the NYC race season

Matthew Vandivort
Weekend Roll, Central Park
The TBD Newsletter: Summer Recap Edition
Barb Blakley Millott
Newsletter
The TBD Newsletter: Summer Recap Edition
Barb Blakley Millott
Newsletter

Looking back at the summer that was for TBD

Barb Blakley Millott
Newsletter
Race Day, Beach Day Returns to NYC
Matthew Vandivort
FBF, Weekend Roll
Race Day, Beach Day Returns to NYC
Matthew Vandivort
FBF, Weekend Roll

One of our favorite days of the year returns: NYC”s race day, beach day

Matthew Vandivort
FBF, Weekend Roll
The Road to Winning a State Championship
Dana Scott
WTF, New York
The Road to Winning a State Championship
Dana Scott
WTF, New York
Dana Scott
WTF, New York
Grant's Tomb Criterium: A Race Report
Scott Rettino
Grant's, Criterium
Grant's Tomb Criterium: A Race Report
Scott Rettino
Grant's, Criterium

One of New York City’s biggest criteriums took place a few weeks ago, and Scott checks in with the race report

Scott Rettino
Grant's, Criterium
Racing One of the Country's Longest Running Crits: the Tour of Somerville
Alex Malkin
Criterium, Tour of Somerville
Racing One of the Country's Longest Running Crits: the Tour of Somerville
Alex Malkin
Criterium, Tour of Somerville

A great day of racing at one of the most famous crits in the country: the Tour of Somerville

Alex Malkin
Criterium, Tour of Somerville
TBD's Nite at FBF: A Recap of a Terrific Evening of Racing
Barb Blakley Millott
FBF, Criterium, WTF
TBD's Nite at FBF: A Recap of a Terrific Evening of Racing
Barb Blakley Millott
FBF, Criterium, WTF

TBD night at FBF features the biggest women’s field in recent history!

Barb Blakley Millott
FBF, Criterium, WTF
Weekend roll: Tuesday Nights at Floyd Bennett Field
Steph Mangan
Road, Criterium, FBF, WTF
Weekend roll: Tuesday Nights at Floyd Bennett Field
Steph Mangan
Road, Criterium, FBF, WTF
Steph Mangan
Road, Criterium, FBF, WTF
Intelligentsia Cup Preview
Leah Goldberg
Intelligentsia Cup, WTF, Criterium, Midwest
Intelligentsia Cup Preview
Leah Goldberg
Intelligentsia Cup, WTF, Criterium, Midwest

Our preview for 10 days of racing in Chicago at the forthcoming edition of Intelligentsia Cup

Leah Goldberg
Intelligentsia Cup, WTF, Criterium, Midwest
Join TBD at Floyd Bennett Field on 7/11!
Barb Blakley Millott
FBF, Criterium, WTF
Join TBD at Floyd Bennett Field on 7/11!
Barb Blakley Millott
FBF, Criterium, WTF

To Be Determined is sponsoring FBF on July 11th - including FREE registration for the Women’s field!

Barb Blakley Millott
FBF, Criterium, WTF
Grant's Tomb Criterium Race Guide (2023)
Matthew Vandivort
Grant's, CRCA, Criterium, Weekend Forecast
Grant's Tomb Criterium Race Guide (2023)
Matthew Vandivort
Grant's, CRCA, Criterium, Weekend Forecast

TBD’s updated guide to the CRCA Grant’s Tomb Criterium

Matthew Vandivort
Grant's, CRCA, Criterium, Weekend Forecast