How to ride/race in Europe?

forestnot1
forestnot1 Posts: 244
edited April 2015 in Road general
Hi all,

I'd love to be able to ride and race in Europe, particularly in southern France/ spain as I tend to go well on climbs.

Does anyone know how I might go about getting a ride with someone/ a team there?

Many thanks,

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  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    Can't tell if joking?

    How many races have you won for your current local club? What cat have you got up to?
  • forestnot1
    forestnot1 Posts: 244
    Serious.

    2nd cat.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Move down there, join a club, get racing, get noticed, get recruited by a development squad, get a pro contract. Easy as that.
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    In that case, yeah what he said ^.

    Or keep winning races here, move up to 1st cat, keep winning races... Someone 'might' hook you up if the right person sees you and likes you.
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Assuming you have a race licence then you'll prob. need some results to back you up. Prob BCF can put you in touch with a team but even if you get a ride it's a tough game. Google some euro clubs eg

    http://www.creme-de-languedoc.com/Langu ... racing.php
    M.Rushton
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Get some results and see if you can get some support from the Dave Rayner Fund:

    http://www.daveraynerfund.co.uk/
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • sozofia
    sozofia Posts: 9
    If you just want to ride for your own pleasure, I have accidentally fallen into the Bulgarian brevet circuit - there will be Audax rides - all with brevet cards from Audax parisien - most weekends throughout the summer. Everyone's super-friendly and supportive, even to me, a girl on a rusty mountain bike, and entry fees are verryyy reasonable (£2.50, includes a support car and refreshments at control points!).

    Minimum distance is 200km. Maximum, Sofia-Varna-Sofia is 1200.

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