Please see details below on a race info website just started.
Press release,
A new website called "Race Starts At" ( http://racestarts.at ) has been created to help cyclists and race organisers. I'd greatly appreciate it if you could please inform your members of this new website and also put a link on your own website to RaceStarts.At.
Background
From a cyclist's perspective it can be very hard to get detailed information on events. Often the available event details only contain the name of a race, the province in which it is on and a mobile phone number. So it can be hard to find out what the course is like, how long the race is, what categories are catered for, parking & changing facilities available etc.
From a race organiser's perspective it can be frustrating getting lots of phone calls asking the same questions. The event details are given to Cycling Ireland very early in the year, well before the details are known. Exact course details are often only decided upon a few days before the race so it's also difficult to get this information communicated back to the cyclists.
Overview
RaceStarts.At is a website designed to help solve the problems mentioned above. The site contains a page for every Cycling Ireland race and leisure cycle. Each page allows people to add more information to the page by using comments. Cyclists can ask organisers questions by creating comments, organisers can answer queries or provide new event details by creating a comment. It's easy to use and doesn't even require registration.
Benefits
RaceStarts.At allows cyclists to easily discover information about events they are interested in. They can ask questions, answer questions and after the event they can post the results, link to reports, photos or videos. Event organisers can easily add event details themselves and hence reduce the number of phone calls from cyclists before the event. Additionally, new races or leisure cycles which aren't contained in the Cycling Ireland calendar can easily be added to RaceStarts.At
RaceStarts.At is a bit of an experiment, it may work, it may not. But if you are frustrated by the lack of information or tired of being inundated with phone calls please try and use the site so the we can help solve the problem.
Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Regards,
RaceStarts.At
http://racestarts.at
Press release,
A new website called "Race Starts At" ( http://racestarts.at ) has been created to help cyclists and race organisers. I'd greatly appreciate it if you could please inform your members of this new website and also put a link on your own website to RaceStarts.At.
Background
From a cyclist's perspective it can be very hard to get detailed information on events. Often the available event details only contain the name of a race, the province in which it is on and a mobile phone number. So it can be hard to find out what the course is like, how long the race is, what categories are catered for, parking & changing facilities available etc.
From a race organiser's perspective it can be frustrating getting lots of phone calls asking the same questions. The event details are given to Cycling Ireland very early in the year, well before the details are known. Exact course details are often only decided upon a few days before the race so it's also difficult to get this information communicated back to the cyclists.
Overview
RaceStarts.At is a website designed to help solve the problems mentioned above. The site contains a page for every Cycling Ireland race and leisure cycle. Each page allows people to add more information to the page by using comments. Cyclists can ask organisers questions by creating comments, organisers can answer queries or provide new event details by creating a comment. It's easy to use and doesn't even require registration.
Benefits
RaceStarts.At allows cyclists to easily discover information about events they are interested in. They can ask questions, answer questions and after the event they can post the results, link to reports, photos or videos. Event organisers can easily add event details themselves and hence reduce the number of phone calls from cyclists before the event. Additionally, new races or leisure cycles which aren't contained in the Cycling Ireland calendar can easily be added to RaceStarts.At
RaceStarts.At is a bit of an experiment, it may work, it may not. But if you are frustrated by the lack of information or tired of being inundated with phone calls please try and use the site so the we can help solve the problem.
Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Regards,
RaceStarts.At
http://racestarts.at
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