Century Road Club Association

Podiums from last weekend’s CRCA Club Race! Thank you to everyone who came out and made it a memorable points race. There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s Club Race in the members portal at crca.net. See you bright and early!

As we get ready to begin late-spring and summer racing, the CRCA Board wanted to share an update on the state of membership and spotlight some improvements to our systems. Our membership numbers are growing, our redesigned website is finally live, and we lowered prices across all Season Pass tiers, just to name a few! 👉Swipe for more, and check out the full writeup at crca.net👉

Club Racing is back on Saturday, May 9! Shout out to ENVE for sweetening our season-long Boyd Cup competitions with a pair of their new AR 40 wheels for the Men’s and W/T/F winners! Any guess who’s taking them home? #irideenve @envecomposites

A little late, but here are the podium shots from last week's Mengoni Grand Prix & Beginner Race Clinic! Thank you to all of the racers who came out to make this race a success and to @newyorkcycleclub @nyccracing for sponsoring the clinic. We have three club races coming up in May, starting on the 9th. Can't wait to see you there!

Wanna try racing bikes? How about this Saturday 4/18? The CRCA is hosting Men’s and Women’s Race Clinics at the Mengoni Grand Prix! Pin your first number in a supportive environment with experienced mentors riding alongside you the whole time. If you need an extra nudge, the forecast is looking amazing. Shoutout to our Beginner Racer Clinic partner, New York Cycle Club. As New York’s largest recreational cycling club, they play a huge role in growing the local cycling community, and many CRCA members got their start there. We’re thrilled that they’re also supporting cyclists taking their first leap into racing! @newyorkcycleclub @nyccracing

Thanks to all who braved the cold for the second CRCA Club Race! 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️ Here are this morning’s podiums. We’ll see you at the next club race on May 9th. Don’t forget to register! Thank you to our generous sponsors for their support @lucarelliandcastaldi @pissei @envecomposites 📸: Elizabeth Tobey

Ari Mar 14: Yes, finally, at the CRCA Central Park road race, I managed to get into a break in a Cat 1/2/3 field. This has been a big goal for me, and it finally worked! My experience has been that these Cat 1/2/3 fields often have winning breaks, and if you miss them, you are out of contention for a podium spot and left racing for honor in the field sprint. To get into a break, I was previously either racing too aggressively and chasing after everything, which burned too many matches, or I tried staying more tucked in to conserve energy but ended up missing the breaks. Today, I found a good middle ground. Our race was 5 laps for nearly 50km, and today I got into the break by following one rider who attacked on the final lap on Harlem Hill. We worked together for about 8km and, with 1km to go, we even managed to catch the two riders who had gone off the front earlier in the race. I was near my limit by the time we caught them, but I tried to pass them with the momentum I had because I wanted to avoid the field catching us. That backfired, and I ended up leading out the sprint and finishing 4th/32. In the meantime, the field caught up, and I crossed the finish line just 4 seconds ahead of it. I have always aspired to be a breakaway rider because of the strength it takes to ride hard for dozens of kilometers, so I finally proved to myself that becoming one is possible. Granted, this breakaway was only 8km long, the field was rather small, and I am sure there was also a good amount of luck involved, but at least this one succeeded. Max raced the Cat 3/4 field in Central Park for the first time and had a fantastic race. His race was 4 laps for nearly 40km. He went solo for about 2km to try to catch a break that formed near the start of the third lap, but he just missed it. So for him, it came down to the field sprint, and he finished 18th/44. This was also my first CRCA Club Race of the year, and it felt really special to race in Central Park again and catch up with the CRCA community and the Star Track riders who were also racing today: Ian, Ilai, Logan, Viv, and Zara. @Ari.Ebens @Max.Ebens @StarTrackNYC @PlanToPeakCoaching

Our first set of series leaders has been crowned! You'll find them racing in the iconic blue/purple jerseys with a @lucarelliandcastaldi logo. The CRCA club series is really unimaginable without the support of Tom Lucarelli & Phil Castaldi—personal injury lawyers representing cyclists and accident victims in New York and New Jersey. Tom and Phil are cycling insiders with a genuine love of the sport, and their series sponsorship reduces the cost of racing for every single CRCA member, helping us run the most accessible races in the region. 📸: @bicycle.racing.pictures , @lastlap_images

Thank you all for making the first race in the 2026 Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Series such a success. We had a blast and can’t wait to do it again on March 21! Special shoutout to our sponsors and partners @lucarelliandcastaldi @pissei @newyorkcycleclub @envecomposites — we couldn’t do it without you. See you next weekend! 📸: @bicycle.racing.pictures

The first race of the 2026 Lucarelli & Castaldi CRCA Club Series is just around the corner! Can’t wait to see everyone early in the morning on Saturday 3/14! Remember to register for the race ahead of time in the membership portal. Contact us if you have any questions. 📸: @bicycle.racing.pictures

We’re thrilled to have Pissei coming back as the sponsor of our L&C CRCA Club Series season-long competition jerseys. Pissei makes kit for World Tour teams, but this design can’t be bought. You gotta earn it, race after race, in Central Park. Thank you, Pissei! @pissei #pissei #corriconcuore 📸: @bicycle.racing.pictures

Early number pick up for the 2026 Lucarelli & Castaldi CRCA Club Series will be happening on February 27th and 28th, at @kingkogbrooklyn in Brooklyn and @rapha in Manhattan, respectively. To make race mornings smoother, we recommend picking up your number ahead of time. This helps avoid any last-minute delays and gets you to the start line stress-free. If needed, numbers will still be available for pickup before the race. If you haven't registered for the 2026 season, there's still plenty of time. 📸: @bicycle.racing.pictures