Masters racing in Normandy/W. France

[bykhtch2003]

I am a 50+ USCF masters racer and will be in Caen, Basse Normandy from June 7 through July 10 this summer. I am wondering if there are races there where I might find racers roughly my age. I know nothing about their masters races, if any. I have e-mailed a cycling club in Caen a week ago but have not yet received a reply. Is there anyone out there that knows something about masters racing in this area?

 

[RickCiocc]

Originally posted by bykhtch2003
I am a 50+ USCF masters racer and will be in Caen, Basse Normandy from June 7 through July 10 this summer. I am wondering if there are races there where I might find racers roughly my age. I know nothing about their masters races, if any. I have e-mailed a cycling club in Caen a week ago but have not yet received a reply. Is there anyone out there that knows something about masters racing in this area?

Here are some links for cyclosportives. Geared more toward non-professionals and age-graded although there is plenty of stiff competition; run in mass participation (as in typically a few thousand competitors), some of them are a continuing series sponsored by the racing federation in country. Italy runs a series of events for a season-long overall championship (http://www.mastertricolore.com).

http://home-1.tascali.nl/~edwinsel/races_cyclo.htm

http://www.sportcommunication.com (The English hyperlink button is hosed, but you can get a decent translation via Alta Vista (http://world.altavista.com/)

http://www.ardechoise.com/francais/index.html

May also find some helpful links at: http://www.velo101.com/default.asp?Section=Route

Good Luck!