I think having a NICA race on this day hurts us more. Some evidence actually supports this contention.
I'm not saying we should scrap NICA. Just to be clear. I am all for what they have doing. And like us, they have limited dates to work with. Plus here's a reality to ponder. Stats from BikeReg for the Mooch race:
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Compare to Short Track, where we have targeted kids:
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Doesn't take a genius to see that no matter which was you slice it, the 25-40 demographic is dead. Thank god for those old men who put NICA together. Because otherwise our sport was going to suffer a slow death in the years to come.