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Preferred Build: Cervelo P3C

Today begins a new set of articles on Slowtwitch, a series in which we feature a bike in a fashion we call our "Preferred Build." We'll highlight a bike, built as we might if it were left up to the Slowtwitch editors. We start with a Cervelo P3C, built to my choosing.

Your race budget

Our series on race directing continues with a nod to the budget. What will your race cost? Here is a list of things you'll not want to forget.

Torque wrenches (and one in particular)

In the old old days of cycling (when I was 25 or so), everything was made of steel and forged aluminum. Back then we needed torque wrenches. In today's age of carbon, you really need a torque wrench.

Attracting media to your race

Race directors: getting media to cover your race is not as hard as you think. But, it takes forethought. And, you have to decide what that media means to you; how it can help you. It's all explained here.

3T’s Ventus bar: The road test

The Dutch Masters (the bike makers, not the cigar makers) have struck again. The Ventus is a tri bar to be taken seriously: not just as eye candy atop the P3Cs ridden by Cancellara and the CSC team.

Getting sponsors

I know what you're thinking: "This has to be the hardest task facing a race promoter." Yes, you're right. But it doesn't have to be. Just invest in a little creative thinking, and you'll find that getting lucrative sponsors is not that hard.

Scott Debuts Plasma 2 in Italy

After entering the TT world pitching the Plasma as "superlight,", Scott is adding a new focus: aerodynamics. Here's Adrian Montgomery with details on the new Plasma 2.

Filling your race

Our series on Race Director aids continues with an installment on how to fill your race with participants.