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SUMMARY:Pre-Fireball Mini Skills Workshop
DESCRIPTION:You must be a Buffalo Bicycling Club member to participate. Membership categories eligible for this: Full\, Rookie\, Junior/College\, Out-of-Town\, Group Ride/Workout or Cyclocross.  Not eligible: ———. To join\, click here. \nGroup Ride members may do Mini Skills Workshops!  You can stay and race in the Thursday Night Fireball B race on the condition of signing up for full Rookie Membership afterwards.  Please see a club officer on site for more information. \nWe will be hosting a Mini Skills Workshop ahead of tonight’s Thursday Night Fireball!  Our Rider Development Director\, Drew Scott\, and other experienced club members will be teaching criterium-specific skills such as cornering\, braking\, and riding in a pace line so you can be more confident and prepared for circuit racing! \n  \nParking:\nPark at the small parking lot just outside of Beaver Island State Park on West River/West Oakfield Rd.  Many members generally ride to this location as free parking is limited. \nMeet up at the Finish line at the corner of West River/West Oakfield and Ferry Rd at 5:30pm.  \nCourse:\nClick Here to View the Course Page.  A 1.9-mile flat criterium circuit loop with 3 corners\, excellent for practicing cornering and tactics!  Finish line on the corner of West River/Oakfield and Ferry Rd. \nSchedule:\n5:30pm Arrive for introductions and instructions \n5:45pm Discussion on cornering\, safety\, and hitting the apex \n6:00pm Roll and practice cornering on course! \n  \nClick here for Tonight’s Fireball race details! 
URL:https://www.buffalobicyclingclub.com/event/pre-fireball-mini-skills-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Thursday Night Fireball Crit Series
DESCRIPTION:This event is a Buffalo Bicycling Club race. You must be a member to participate. Membership categories eligible for this: Full\, Rookie\, Junior/College\, Out-of-Town.  Not eligible: Group Ride/Workout or Cyclocross. To join\, click here. \nOur Thursday Night Fireball series stages on criterium training course on Grand Island.  This will be a scored series\, separate from the Sunday Series Club Races.  Our course is linked below\, a 1.9-mile circuit with 3 corners.  The A field will do 9 laps for 17.1 miles (about 37-40 minutes)\, and the B field will do 6 laps for 11.4 miles (about 27-30 minutes).  Come out and practice cornering\, top end fitness\, and race tactics to help sharpen your handling skills and racing craft!  It is important\, especially for newer riders\, to get out to these as much as possible to develop skills. \n  \nParking:\nPark at the small parking lot just outside of Beaver Island State Park on West River/West Oakfield Rd.  Many members generally ride to this location as free parking is limited. \nMeet up at the Finish line at the corner of West River/West Oakfield and Ferry Rd \nCourse:\nClick Here to View the Course Page.  A 1.9-mile flat criterium circuit loop with 3 corners\, excellent for practicing cornering and tactics!  Finish line on the corner of West River/Oakfield and Ferry Rd. \nSchedule:\nThe B field will start first at 6:30pm for a 30 minute race \nThe A field will start last at 7:05pm for a 40 minute race \nWhat You Should Expect on Race Day:\n\nPlease plan to arrive 30 minutes early to get into your riding clothes and get your bike ready\nWrite down your name on the sign-in sheet when it becomes available\, head out on the bike get a few pedal strokes in the legs to warm up.  SIGN IN IS AT THE FINISH LINE AT FERRY RD AND WEST RIVER\nWe’ll start the B group first for a 30 minute race\, and the A race after for a 40 minute race according to the amount of race laps noted in the Course Description\nAt the end\, make sure you know your finishing place and report it to the event organizer\n\nThursday Night Fireball Individual Scoring:\nThis race is part of the club’s 10-race Fireball Series. There will be an ‘A’ and ‘B’ field scored at each race\, with additional separate scoring below. Points are awarded in each race by finishing place: \n1st = 15 points \n2nd = 14 points \n3rd = 13 points \n4th = 12 points \n5th = 11 points \n6th = 10 points \n7th = 9 points \n8th = 8 points \n9th = 7 points \n10th = 6 points \n11th = 5 points \n12th = 4 points \n13th = 3 points \n14th = 2 points \n15th and after = 1 point \n  \nFirst and Second Half of the Season\nThe Thursday Night Fireball season will be split into two halves for scoreboards reflecting a first half and second half of the season.  This allows for more focused leaderboard competition and a reset mid-season to start over to compete on a new leaderboard! \nFirst half of the Fireball season will be: \n\n4/23/2026- Fireball\n5/14/2026- Fireball\n5/21/2026- Fireball\n6/4/2026- Fireball\n6/18/2026- Fireball\n\nSecond half of the Fireball season will be: \n\n6/25/2026- Fireball\n7/16/2026- Fireball\n7/23/2026- Fireball\n8/6/2026- Fireball\n8/20/2026- Fireball\n\nYour best 4 out 5 races for each of the two season halves will count towards your standing for each half-season. \n  \nMaster’s Scoring\nWe are including a version of separate scoring for Masters Men’s 50+ racers!  Master’s 50+ will race in the A field and will be scored against the A’s\, but Master’s points will be pulled out into a separate Master’s leaderboard.  How does this work?  If Master’s 50+ riders get 4th\, 7th\, and 8th in the A race\, their 4th/7th/8th place points will go towards their Master’s standings.  They’ll be on the Men’s A leaderboard and the separate Master’s leaderboard. \nWomen’s Scoring\nWomen racing in the Men’s A field will have the same version of separate scoring as the Men’s Master’s 50+ above.  If women riders get 4th/7th/8th in the Men’s A race\, their 4th/7th/8th place points will go towards a Women’s A leaderboard\, as well as the Men’s A leaderboard. \nWomen racing in the Men’s B field will have the same version of separate scoring as well.  If women get 4th/7th/8th in the Men’s B race\, their 4th/7th/8th place points will go towards a Women’s B leaderboard\, as well as the Men’s B leaderboard.
URL:https://www.buffalobicyclingclub.com/event/thursday-night-fireball-crit-practice-6/
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