I recently met with Dan Smith (sportvelo.com) to establish my 2012 racing calendar.
Some considerations were:
* Preference for local races over out of district races (minimize travel).
* Preference for later season start.
* Getting married in August, and ensuing travel, effectively ends my season.
* Realistic race schedule, avoid burnout.
* Hope to compete in the Hellyer Velodrome Challenge this July.
As a result, my race season begins in mid March, and ends in late July.
I am planning to start the following races:
Mar 18 Bariani Road Race
Mar 25 Regalado (Warnerville) Road Race
Apr 14 Chico Stage Race
Apr 15 Chico Stage Race
Apr 22 El Dorado Hills Criterium
Apr 28 Wente Road Race
May 05 Cat's Hill Criterium
May 13 Panoche Valley Road Race
May 20 Scotts Valley Grand Prix
May 28 Memorial Day Criterium
June 03 Dunlap Time Trial
June 09 Campbell Criterium
June 17 Nevada City Classic
June 23 Pescadero Coastal Classic Road Race
June 24 Burlingame Crierium
July 06 Hellyer Velodrome Challenge
July 07 Hellyer Velodrome Challenge
July 08 Hellyer Velodrome Challenge
July 22 Menlo Park Grand Prix Criterium
July 29 Spring Hill Road Race
(Race dates are tentative, and based on the NCNCA 2012 Race Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=g533udgvcn6d0o6drp8ubatcuo%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles )